The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-03-23
No 24O.

No 24O.
at least one hundred dollars per load, and kewis
large quantity of ores in the ore-yards of ths
MINES There was also destroyed in the Burning
OF the refinery all the silver that under
| going the process of ANAL gamation, and was tn,
| product of the month of October worth upwards
Of fifty thousand dollars. The casing or timberng
/ OF the interior of the mines was also burned
i causing them to cave in, and to be thus entirely
i ruined That, in the opinion of the deponent, il
would be very difficult to estimate the value of this
enterprise in consequence of its condition of ereat
prosperity out the lowest estimate, was worth
double what it cost. That he was acquainted with
other enterprises not prosperous as this was of
winch sbarra,'' or twenty fourth part, was worth
i from thirty to forty thousand dollars and he is
convinced that IN every respect they were inferior
| 70 this one He further swears his name to be as
aforesaid and that he is forty one years of age a
| native of Zacatecas by profession miner, and at
the time to which this deposition refers he lived at
OF them; that he now lives in this mining district.
and IS director of mines; that he is not the agent
| or attorney of said Gardiner, nor of any person
| interested in his claim, and that he has no in
erest, direct or contingent, in the claim to which
| this deposition refers
And In witness thereof, he signed it with me,
JOSE oCHoA.
GREGo. GONE CELIA,
b. VENTURA CARDENAs
|, the aforesaid Judge, before whom this deposi
ton has been taken, do certify that am not the
agent nor the attorney of the claimant nor of any
person interested in this claim, and that have no
interest, direct or contingent, in the claim to
which this deposition refers. / also certify that
am acquainted with the deponent, and that his
oath is worthy of full faith and credit; and that
this deposition has been reduced to writing in nv
q r. 10 AZ
said clerk Is not interested as agent or attorney,
nor in any other way; and that | have read
this deposition to the deponent, and he has ap-
proved it. a .= ss
In witness whereof give this in the CITY Quad.
alcazar, on the Goth of June, 1850.
5assaHa BRUNO oLAvIDE
GRECO GONE CELIA, ..nsas so
b. VENTURA CARDENAs. a..a
SAN LUIS PoTos1, July Is, 1850:
The Governor of the free State of San Luis Pc
tosi aothentlcates the signatures of Don Bruno
Olavide, first Alcalde of Guadalcazar which at.
tests the above document.
JULIAN DE LOS REYES,
ta# LUIS GUZMAN.
[Seal of the State of San Luis Potosi.]
&c No. 3.-TRANsLArIoN.
The citizen Bruno Oavide, LIST Constitutional
Alcade of this city of Guadalcazar, State of San
Luis Potosi 1Ee s-r ~
certify, in all legal FORM that ON the day of
the date hereof, on the petition of MIR. George A.
Gardiner, have called the citizen, Don Santiago
Gomez. for him to depose what he knows of the
mines that the petitioner worked in this State; and
the said Mr.. Gomez appearing before me- was
sworn In the usual manner, and he deposed that
MIR. George A. Gardiner came to this STATEN 1874
with cash capital of sixty thousand dollars and a
letter OF unlimited credit all of which he deposited
In house ofdeponen, and ged in the working of
the ancient silver mines of the Sierra de la Huastca
which he improved SO far TO place them in the
most prosperous condition; deponent believes that
most all the capitalnvesed in this enterprise pass
ed through his hands, as he was the depository of
the funds of said Gardiner and of the proceeds of
thisenterprse and commissioned to procure many
OF the articles used in it.
That he also visited it a number of times, and he
knows 1t to nave been an enterprise of great mag
nitude; that among the numerous effects that he
RENTED to these mines was steamer CINE which
cost, inclusive the expense of conveyance, twenty
nine thousand five hundred dollars; this was in
March of 1876 That, by order of deponent, there
was also sent to this enterprise, in April of 1896 lot
of quicksilver, which amounted to upwards of five
thousand dollars, and in August of the same year
ne sent another lot OF quicksilver, witch cost ten
thousand dollars, besides large quantities of lead
iron steel, powder, salt, and other effects and he
believes that the stock of materials on hand in this
enterprise when 1t was conhscated and destroyed
amounted to upwards of fifty thousand dollars;
that in the opinion of deponent this enterprise cost
said Gardiner to establish it and put it in the state
of prosperity in which it was in, about three hun
bred and fifty thousand dollars; that the product
four months that they were worked amounted to
eighty five thousand and odd dollars; and he was
notified by the superintendent of the refinery,
about the middle of October of 1885, that the re-
mission of silver towards the end of the month
would be about fifty thousand dollars, which was
not verified in consequence of the destruction of
this enterprise in those days. 1t is within the
knowledge of deponent that said Gardiner owes
about one hundred and ten thousand dollars, and
that he always had and still enjoys an unblem
lshed reputation for honesty and integrity, and
this enterprise was considered very valuable, and
that said Gardiner refused in June or July, 1886
one hundred and fifty thousand dollars for the
fourth part OF it, which offer was made through
deponent; and he knows that said Gardiner was |
completely ruined by his expulsion and the con-
fiscation and destruction of these mines; and de-
ponent adds that his name is Santiago Gomez |
native of Mexico, of fifty -four years Of age and by
profession merchant; chat at the time to which |
this deposition refers he lived in San Luis Potosi,
with the same profession that he is now in this
city attending to his mercantile business that he
Is not the agent or attorney of said Gardiner nor
OF any person interested in this claim and that he
has no interest direct or contingent in said claim
And in testimony whereof he signed this with me- |
- SANTIAGO GOMEZ.
Bruno OLAvIDE,
GRECO GONE CELIA,
b. VENTURA CARDENAs.
l, the judge before whom the above deposition
has been taken, do certify that am not the agent
nor attorney of the claimant nor of any person in
terested IN tns Clain and that have no interest,
direct or contingent, in it. / also certify that |
know the deponent, and that his oath is worthy of
all credit; and that this deposition has been reduced
to writing In my presence by the clerk, Ventura
Cardenas; and that he is not interested in this claim
as agent, attorney, nor in any other ways and that
have read this deposition to this deponent, and
he has approved it. And in witness whereof give
In Guadalcazar, on the 2lst of June 1850 with at
tending witnesses.
BRUNO oLAvIDE
GRECO. GONE CELIA,
b. VENTURA CARDENAs.
SAN LUIS PoTosI, July Is, 1885,
The Governor of the free State of San Luis Pc
tosi authenticate the signatures of Don Bruno
Olavide, first Acalie of Guadalcazar, which attest
the above document.
@ s.a JULIAN DE LOS REYES
LUIS GUZMAN,s Secretary
fSeal of the State of San Luis Potosi I
ID No. 4.-TRANsLATIoN 4
The citizen Rafael Mendez second Constitutiona,
Aicade of this city of Rio Verde State Of San Luis
aotosi: - 80 -
certify IN proper form that, on the day Of the
late hereof on the petition of the American citizen
Mr. George A. Gardiner, l have called the citizen
Jon Joaquin Espinosa that he may depose what
le knows respecting the mines of the petitioner
nd said Mr.. Espinosa, being in my presence. was
worn in due form and deposed: That said M
on1s