The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-05-14

Heading off 10 The south, and little 10 The east OF Lagu
nilas, passing through gorge in The mountains
Ques Did you not say that you had followed that
road
Ans. I said that had followed roads north. south,
| Ques Did you state, on your former examination,
that you went south from Llgunas BY road Leading
nearly south from The mountains tt
Ans. think did
| Cues In your explanation, did you follow the road
leading south from Lagunias
Ans. have travelled the road running soo'h from
Cues Did you state how far you went
| Ans. | have no recollection that did.
| Cues Can you stale how Tar you went!
Ans | took The commission halt way 10 the bound
AIRY on one road running south DO not know whether
that is The road you refer 10 or not
Cues ask you about The road different IRON Inc one
to Arroyo Seco'
Ans. There are a number Of roads running in every
direction
! Cues What route did you take
| Ans. have taken roads leading IN every direction.
Ques Do | understand you 10 say, that in the Two
days you were exploring The southern part OF Lasun-
las sou took every route there!
| Ans. dad not conhne myself to one or two days
said that | exploring two days before went to the
| village OF Lagunllas.
Cues Did you state that on your previous examina
| ton
Ans II strikes me that did
Cues Did you not state that you explored the north
Ans told you that went in by Avercas; and that
place not being in the northern part | could not have
| said thai explored the northern part first
Cues Did you not say that you got guide IN Lagu-
nas and explored the northern part, aud afterwards
| the southern part Of the dlstrict'
Ans You will recoect that SAID l brought a man
| from Queretaro, who one OF my guides, and born
in the municipality Of Lagunillas explored the sou'h'
Cues What village did you first meet with in going
Ans | could see La Comundad.
CUES Dad you not tell US IN your former examination
that you Arroyo Seco directly 10 Laguniilas,
| in the day
Ans travelled slowly, and explored as went along.
| have perfect recollection vi that
Cues Did you 20 by the resulary-IaVelled path the
first time You went TO Lagunllias - ,
| Ans, think that ny former testimony will say So II
il does not, il ought did not take notes OF my eV
dence myself I; but ought 10 have done it.
| Cues Did you not say that you went from Arroyo
Seco 10 Lagunillas the first time in one day
| Ans really forget what said am not RESPONSE
bic for what that printed report says was refused per-
mission 10 correct 1t.
Cues Did you in fact 90 from Lagunillas to Arroyo
| Seco in day The first time
Ans. If had my book here | could tell you.
When gave my former testimony referred 10 my note
book MOI having it with me now, cannot speak with
certainly
| Cues Cannot you speak without your notebook :
| Ans. cannot be certain, but think /, was IN one
| CUES What is the distance!
Ans. Between three and four leagues
Cues Did you not say that i, was five leagues by an
air line
Ans | said by the roads themselves. | cannot
give explanations 10 an inch When person is guess
ing is impossible TO estimate accurately as u be had
chain. We surmised at the distances altogether.
Cues Did you not say twice before that 1t was hve
leagues in an air line!
Ans. | do not think that said 10 not think the
word % air line" IN the question put 10 me.
Cues. Was not Capt. Doubleday's map exhibited TO
you 10 see how far it was by i I
Ans. | told 10 look al the map, and say whether
could recognise any OF the places said dd reeog
Mise many of the places. say that iii between three
and i've leaguesit is than three, and 1t may be
five
CUES How long did it take you to go by the shortest
route from Arroyo Seeo TO Lagunillas3
Ans. did not go direct from place 10 place. AS |
engaged running of the road and making observa-
tons OF various kinds, cannot make an accurate esl
mate.
Cues Describe the route taken by the Senate COM
mission from Lsgunillas to Arroyo Seco.
Ans. We left about six o'clock IN The morning, and
reached there between eleven and twelve
Cues. Ddyou go of the road on that occasion
Ans. We did not 20 OF The road One or two stopped
and endeayored get drink OF water, and their animals
escaping, had 10 wa-l cannot tell the exact time
until the MeNicans had lassoed hem, We did not travel
FAST but a gentle pace
Cues | understand you to say that you cannot FIX the
distance from Arroyo Seoo 10 LaguniIIas exactlyi
Ans. say il is between three and five leagues. |
give the exact distance. will say that n Is about
four leagues, more OF less.
Cues. Did you not say that Capt. Doubeday's map
was accurate, and made from actlsl observation
Ans. told you that 1t corrected by observation.
Ques understood you TO say thai you with him
when he made his observatonsa
Ans. ! was with him, and Jaw him take observations
Cues. Stale, il you please. what direction, according
10 the compass, the commissioners took IN gong IRON
Lagunlllas 10 Arroyo Seco
Ans. | can tell what think the direction from
Lagunlllas We went nearly due south for about hive
miles, less and then turned 10 the right and went
west, and slightly south, TO Arroyo Seco When we got
10 place called Tres Palos, the place where
turned TO lbe right, the edge OF the Lemon
cils valley that stretched out south five or six miles
more.
Cues Capt. Hunter described your route going
south "a deg west. aud Arroyo Seco could not be laid
down where 1t IL the map before you
Ans think II could not.
Que, That map is an exact tracing OF Capt Double
days map down 10 Arroyo Secol
Ans. think Arroyo Seco is laid down correctly, but
the route by which we got to 4 is not laid down cor
recy.
Cues Did you not trace out that route, and say that il
correctly laid down
Ans. spoke OF the general direction.
Cues Did you point out bend IN the road as II is
ma ed out on that mapl
Ans Yes, sir; bat we made more southing than is
ma ed on the map
Que, Do you recoec whether Capt Doubleday took
any observation, looking back 10 Lsgunias when you
came TO a hill
Ans When we had passed mountain and left tito our
right think that he did look back, but bad nothing to
do with his observations His duties separate from
mine. bad connection with the commission IN one
way or the other.
oqes Did you not speak with confidence OF Captain
Doubledsy's mapl
Ans. spoke of s general accuracy. think that his
topography OF Lsgunilas is bat that is only my
opinion.
Cues Did you not say thatit was corree, as TO dis
lsncesl
Aus had great confidence in his ability as an engi.
neer. saw him making great part Of II IN this city,
Dues. Did you see HIM making that part in relation