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

hills being lesser mountains than The the right
called Lemoncta valley hen you assembled the noun
tains from the opposite side Of the valley, think that
you might look back and see Llgunillas from the sum
mits OF some OF Them.
Cues How FAR is that from Lagunllas
Ans took be three or four leagues, or len miles
south from Laguniilas There is range OF mountains
from the SUBMITS oil oil which you can see the VII
lage OF Lagunillas
Ques Ddyou 90 up one Of those mountains. and
look back aud see II
Ans did see the village from the summit OF one.
which was not the highest | could look back and see
the white speek, which The village OF Laganlias
Cues In what direction was that from Laguntllas
! Aus. think south.
Cues What is The distance! .
Ans | cannot be positive. did not measure the dis.
lance, and only speak by guess.
Cues What is the range OF the distance
Ans. About ten miles 1t, then, may be seven OF
thirteen.
faIlS
Ans Some were higher and some were lower
Cues Does the range OF mountains from which you
could see Lagunas continue The same lever
Ans. When you get beyond the range you come 10
valley in which the Carnza iiows
Cues Where was The place iron which you could
Ans Nav opinion IS that il was out of Lagunilas and
in Qneretaro II,
trct o. Lagunas from the village OF Lagunilias
Ans. About four leagues, Al is impossible lot me 10
be accurate about distances
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on hill sonh and outside OF Lagunillas from which you
could see Lsgunll!as9
Ans / thlnk you could see il from the summit OF a
mountains a portion OF which might be IN Lag unias
CUES Was the place from which you could look
back and Lagunilias IN the district oil Lasuhlas OF
not!
1t may be on the boundary, or very near IT,
Cues ID you get TO that place by going east from
the Spanish village on the Carrzal or not NJ ~.
| Ans | ascending the Lenoncita valley ihe
Lemonca valley IN Lagunillas, and in coursng IN
south line from the valley You mus. s,a,ke from
which you may look back and see Lagunllas'
Ans. ] cannot say positively. m
Cues | want all The information | can get. The
place you described being ten miles south OF Lagunl
las YOU approached ia directions from Lemoncila
valley, and from the valley OF the CaTriza
Cues Is that the same place you described to us'
Ans. | cannot say positively that II Is the same
spot ),
Cues Is il due south from Lagunllas
Ans. It's south; but 4 will not say that II Is due
south, because did not ascertain exactly by the CON-
pass
Cues Would yon Judge that it was south
Ans. YES, sir it is south.
Cues You were asked TO the of the stream
where you struck il below Arroyo Seco and where you
afterwards struck 1t near the southeast part OF Lasu.
nillas
Ans only saw it.
Cues. Did you go TO the village
Ans. No, sir.
Cues How near were you to the stream
Ans. | cannot tell exactly The road was very bad,
but there better going the tops oil The noun
tains, slightly TO tie westward
Cues. Did you meet anywhere IN that exploration
with the junction OF two streams I?
Ans Ol running water did not. The other day in
your argument, Mr. Bradley, you made mistake, and
avail self OF the present occasion TO correct It. You
said that testified that in all Lagunas had met with
running stream
MIR. Bradley. qualified it by saying, except little
brooks.
Mr. May Within twenty miles of the town Of La
gunas 10 the south, which county you fully explored,
passing over it three times, there is no running
stream other than the Carrizal nver
Ans. Most positively there ls none other.
Mr.. Bradley La what direction does the Carrizal nyer
flow after you first strike IL at Arroyo Seco
Ans. About southeast.
Cues. Are there not running streams there !:
Ans. There dry arroyos there, which have water
in them in the rainy season.
Cues. | understand you 10 say that you do not know
anything about The IunctuEe OF Carrzal and Ayutla
rivers
Ans did not go there. ......
Mr. NAV. Is the Carza a bold rlver'
Ans Yes, sir. There gooi deal OF water IN IL
when | crossed IL and also when The commissioners
crossed il II was rather broad risef.
Mr.. Bradley. How deep DO you think Il was
horse had to get upon the top OF my saddle 10 keep
from getting wet.
CUES How deep il at the place where some OF
the parry went in bathing
Ans do not know. did not 20 down 10 see them
hattie.
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