The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-05-11


Ooes Do you remember whether the country back oil
N sxallan is mountainous OF not
Ans The mountains are far removed from Mazatlan
There is a plain back OF the city Tor many miles.
Cues How lar are the mountains from Mazailan
Ans. About forty or nifty miles TO the east When
iou come into the town by The road came. you come
the norh and slightly 10 The east for number OF
niles When you stand on the end OF The promontory,
With your back TO the south, the mountains are family
blue.
Qhes Do you know The name of the nearest noun
ain
Ans. do not know any one of the range of noun
aims. assss
oues Is there any remarkable mountain near Ma
Ans. There is nothing Mazallan which should
call mountain.
Ques How far is the old port from Mazalan
Ans What we understood by the old pori OF Mazat-
Ian is harbor which partly bounds the present Town 10
the north.
Cues Where is the preside OF Mazatan
Ans The preside Of Mazaan is nine miles or nine
leagues Distant cannot recollect which judge from
hearsay 1t is in the INTERIOR and but very SNORT days
Cues Is that called the old town OF Mazalani
Ans II is called the preside. and not The Old port OF
Mazatlan.
near the iowa OF Mazalani
Anp When you refer TO the town, it is part OF the
city of Mazallan to the north
Cues. John Charles liner, IN his testimony, told
that there place about thirty miles distant In
the interior Do you know OF such place
Ans. do not, unless il be Rosario.
Cues. Which are The nearest towns to MaZallan
Ans. The nearest is the preside OF Mazailan, and
the next is Rosario. have been TO either place
do not remember whether il is nine miles or nine
leagues to the preside OF Mazaan, bat do know that
il il short days ,urney.
Cues. Do you know what is the nearest town pass
ing from Guadalalara TO Mazaan'
Ans. No. as never travelled that road. WeAt
from Mazallan 10 San Bias by wafer, and from San
Bias 10 repic.
Cues How many churches are there at Mazallan'
Ans, There is poor little affair there. which is
OF chapel Than anything else II Is built OF adobe
or bricks baked in the sun.
Cues Was there any physician at Maza,lan when
you there!
Ans. Dr. Beaver there.
Cues. thought you said he kept drug store
doctor, has the confidence of every there He
treated me.
Cues. hope he treated you we'll
Ans. He did, and shall never lose an opportunity OF
saving SO?
Cues. Did you know Mr.. MOTIF
Ans. Yes, sir.
Qaes. Describe him.
Ans. He tall and rather handsome man, and OF
ford complexion.
Cues Was he an Englishman or an American
Ans. He was American.
CUES. Was he about my size a~
Ans. | should think that he was taller.
Cues. Did you know Mr.. Talbot
Cues What sort OF man was he!
Ans There were two Ialbos, both OF whom knew.
The principal was a tall, slender man the other was
smaller. One small compared with mis- brother
One about my size, but little shorter, 1t anything.
Cues. Was Mr.. Talbot snail compared with
MIR. MOTIF
Cues Did you know any OF the priests there'
Ans. was moi personally acquainted with any OF
them.
Cues Did you know Father Wlndmi
Ans Father Moline? did not know him person
ally. ! saw him 10 the street.
Cues. By what other was he called
Airs. ! do not know tina, he had any other name.
Cues. Is there place near Mazdtlan called La Bat.
leriu7
tory of land OF which have spoken being in south
erly direction II is the end of what some called the
Great erosion, hat the end OF what the people called
the Creslon That is isolated rock by itself.
Cues. What DO you suppose The population OF Mazat-
Ian a, that tme9
Ans 1t was yarously estimated Some said that 1t
was Is 900; but never believed that II could be more
than IL ooo ! sci it down as tanning $4,000 in my
book That was more than less OF The number OF
mia nitants.
Cues Who was the American consul a, Maza,lan at
that lime
Ans / think Mir PARROT was c,nsal during part of
the Time there. He well understood 10 be the
consal.
Cues. Was he there when you were there
Aus When first went there he was there, bu, went
away and left the consulate IN charge OF gentleman
whose name do not now recollect. He was young
man from New York.
Cues. Are there any islands in the at Mazailan,
on either side OF the Cfeslon
To the left you stand on the point you have large
island. To the right are two large and remarkable
islands One called Nsnado, but do not remember The
name OF the other.
CUES is not Mazatlan itself almost surrounded by
waler9
Ans should not say tina, ii was almost surrounded
by water.
Cues How far is i, from the E,tero TO what is called
The old port
Ans About league.
Cues Is the town between those two iRlets
Ans. Mazailan is on the peninsula. branch OF the
sea into the land in northery direction perhaps
acning little TO the east
Cues Cab you say how far the mountains are from
Mszatlanl
Ans. should put them being at eas, forty or fifty
Cues Is there any landing projecting into the sea at
Mszailan
Ans Yes, sir.
Cues. Does il project into the sea- or into the Is.
tero
Ans Into the sea- where the lighters come up with
ragoes There is great bay there. The point OF land
extends into the like horse shoe o. part OF the
bend the town is situated 1t is the east side oil the
bav.
Cues What is the landing built Of
Ans. IL is built OF stone and is about twentysx ieet
vide. II extends into toe sea a long distance,
Cues. How far into the sea does IT extend
Ans. Between xty and eighty feet
CUES Where is the best part OF the town locatedf
Aus. In the vicinity OF the house OF Mott, Talbot, q
Co. and not Tar from the landing.
Cues ls II on an arm OF the sea which comes into The
land
Ans. Mr. Motifs house, ! suppose, ia three or four
hundred yards from the place speak of II is Just in the
centre OF the town itself.
Cues Where ia Oiasaltas
Ans II hosnds the town on the west
Cues. What is Olasaitssi
Ans. II means " high waves"
Qaes. There is where the dash up strongly on
the beach
Ans. People baihe there, and walk along there in the