The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-03-23

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o. aoes Tor two hundred animals nav store nd
nr;se Mi Of belonging to this class of enter.
Ps S Oh 81 which were OF masonry besides o,,t
workmen. eo'i'hlooa'e one hundred
mat this refinery, with all its apnprten.ncos
cost from sixty five 10 seventy thousand 1880
aug oeIore II was entirely finished had been par
TALLY Ia operation, and had burned out in Ton
months eighty five thousand dollars worth of ell
YER That with the medium class OF ore that the
mines yielded in abundance, this refinery would
produce nifty thousand dollars worth of silver every
month, and this condition would have lasted five
or SIX years, as the miaers assured that the
abundance OF ore would continue much longer
time; that the mines of this enterprise were about
1hree hundred '.varas' deep, extensively tmbered,
and supplied with all the requisite machinery; and
Inc opponent had means of knowing, owing to the
CONFIDENTIAL and responsible poet that he occupied
tna SAID Gar diner had invested in this enterprise
ana forty thousand dollars That the effects car
REQ OH by the troops that the government sent to
exPel said Gardiner consisted of quicksilver lead
ron, steel, salt, powder, provisions, about two
hunored mules and number of ws CONS all of
Whlcn acas worth from forty-fve to fifty thousand
dollars; They Furthermore destroyed, in burning
the rehnery, about six thousand FIVE hundred
nurk KS Oh SILVER, which was being refined and in a
state OF amaigam, worth fifty two thousand dol
lars; there were also DESTROYED some eight hundred
loads OF ore which already assorted and assay
60, and contained fifteen marks Of silver per load
anu a was worth In that condition upwards of one
tnlng into consideration the great capital invested
the time employed, the hardships and trials of
es'aonsnlng an enterprise of this kind, the rick
and uncertainty attending this kind of epterprise
and the state of permanent prosperity in which
TINS was in, and in view of the great product it
would yield for number of wears, deponent be-
iieVes that the loss suffered by said Gardiner by
his expulsion, confscation of property and entire
obstruction OF this enterprise, 10 be inca culable
mat deponent knows that he was offered at diff
terent umes for fbarra," or share-twenty-
fourth Part-twenty-f five thousand dollars, these
offers being made before this enterprise was in a
state OF prosperity, and that he refused them con-
siderlng them below the just estimate. That he
also knows that there was an offer made of one
hundred ana nifty thousand dollars for the fourth
part OF this enterprise, and that was not accept
ed, and that he is aware that said Gardner was in
debt to considerable amount-in opinion OF depo-
nent, from eighty to one hundred thousand dollars,
ana that bis reputation was highly honorable and
that ne enjoyed an unlimited credit with all who
knew him. Deponent also knows that said Gard.
iner suffered many hardships by his expulsion, and
I tnat ne was entirely ruined. Deponent adds that
MS name Is Joaquin Espinosa that be is fifty wears
OF age, native of Zacatecas by profession miner
and rehner, and at the time to which he refers he
ved at said mines of La Sierra, and he was direc-
Tor OF the branch of refining; that he now lives at
tnls place. and his profession is the same; that he
ls not the agent or attorney of said Gardiner nor
OF any person interested in his claim, and that he
mas no interest direct or contingent therein. And
IN testimony thereof he signed it with me the
Judge, and attending witness.
JOAQUIN EsPINosA.
RAFAEL MENDEz,
JOAQUIN GALBAN,
Gil MENDEz.
i, the aforesaid judge, before whom this deposit
ION mas been taken, do certify that am not the
lgentor attorney of the claimant nor of any Der-
son interested in the claim, and that have no in
crest direct or contingent, in it. also certify that
know no the opponent, and that his oath is worthy
u all credit and that this deposition has been re-
luceo TO writing IN my presence by the clerk Joa-
luln Galban, and that he has no interest in this
slalm as agent, attorney, nor in any other way;
ano that nave read this deposition the deponent
and ne has approved it in every respect In wit
ness whereof give this in Rio Verde on the ninth
of July OF 1850, acting with my attending wit
nesses according to law.
JOAQUIN GALBAN,
Gil MENpEz.
SAN LUIS PoTosI, July Is, 1850.
! The Governor of the free State of San Luis Po-
osl authenticates the signatures of Don Rafael
hendez, second Alcalde OF Rio Verde, which attest
JULIAN DE LOS REYES.
..... LUIS GUZMAN, Secretary.
E. No. 5.-TRANsLATIoNI
The citizen Rafael Mendez second Ccnstitu.
tional Aicalde of this city of Rio Verde, State of
San Luis Potosi: -
certify, in proper form of law, that on the
peutlon oil the American citizen MIR. George A.
hereof, the foreigner Mr. John G. Simpson for
MIN 10 depose what he knows of the mines that
Inc petltloner worked in this State and said
3ra Pun appearing before me, was sworn in all
iue form and deposed: That he was empIoyed in
ne mining enterprise of said Gardiner in the
'lerra oe la Huastlca, in that department, as di-
ector or superintendent of the wood and surface
works., from the month of February lS45 until
october OF 1876, when said Mr. Gardiner was
expelled and this enterprise confscated and de-
royed by order of the governments; that, as
nfector OF the surface works, he knows that Mr.
Iardiner SPENT In the construction of machinery
uldlng, and other external improvements at the
nine OF Dolores, about fifty thousand dollars.
iat al ,ne Trinidad, in the same kind of surface
'orks' construction and putting up maohinerv
M various extensive buildings about FORTY tbon
ana ooiiars. In the same class of works al San
ose and San Andres, about seventy Thousand
eisars' ana IN the construction of the refinery
San Crlstobei with machinery, furnaces nu.
lerous and very extensive buildings, and the
'ater race and the assembling e constituting the
emery, ABOUT seventy thousand dollars. III.
mat having seen the great quantity of timber
repaired to case, timber the mines and The HI
Guilty and danger attending this kind of work it
MIS- opinion that this expense amounted 10 about
ny thousand dollars. That he knows that when
lese mines were coniscated the stock of materi-
Is IN the store houses amounted to from forty five
} nifty thousand dollars which was carried off bv
ne government troops; and that the tools, mules
lstr uments, and other utensils for these works
nd other expenses, could not amount to less than
1lrty thousand dollars. That as be is aware that
n an enterprise ofthis magnitude there are lnany
expenses OF which deponent can form estimate
e Is OF opinion that said Gardiner had investedin
1is enterprise from three hundred and twenty 10
'ree hundred and fifty thousand dollars
mat the principal outlay in this enterprise was
ready made, and in future there would have been
o'her expense than of keeping it in motion and
there was great abundance of ore, and the re-
merry was one of the best of the kind it is the
oinion OF deponent that this enterprise would have
roouced at least forty thousand dollars per month
" various years
nat, considering the uncertainty of this kind of
1terPrlse and the risk of undertaking them, and
lie great prosperity of this one to which he refers
, peheves II to have been worth double at least
nat IT had cost; that the troops, Decides taking
way all the movable effects which he has men
oned, destroyed, in burning the refinery, about
ny thousand dollars worth of silver, which was
a state of amalgan, and nlso about eighty thou
no dollars worth of ore, which was already
rted at the refinery; that he knows that Mr..
ardiner is owing about eighty thousand dollars,
I'd that he was completely ruined in the manner
oresad; and adds thereto that his name is John
Simpson, of thirty-eight years of age, a native
Scotland, by trade carpenter, and. AT the lime
which he refers, he lived at said mines of ola
erra,' and wac employed as director of wood
a surface works. that he now lives in this civ
d his trade is the same. That ne is not the aorent
attorney OF said Gardiner, nor of any person in
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