The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-03-26

dHs. saw no SUCH stream. saw the dry
bed OF stream--there was no water in it. s
CUES. Is that or not the same stream you
passed on the road to Arroyo Seco? j.
Ans suppose It may be. but ! cannot say.
did not follow the dry bed of the stream, but
went on and off it's course and crossed it re.
peatedly. have no doubt it was, but cannot
say was Near Penijuan the water is pretty deep.
found it very difficult to ford; at SOME places the
river is narrow, and the water deep At others
wide, and the water shallow. On the east side
of the town of LaguinilIas went as far as i've
leagues from it.
Ques. Do you recollect little village, marked
on the map as Ypartel?
Ans. do not. did not visit it,; there was no
village that saw, but there may have been few
ranches there; saw no stream in that direction or
near that place; but saw alagoon or two there
! have seen the river Rio Verde. knew it by no
other name; it runs up to Rio Verde nearly dry
! saw no navigation Of it BY canoes or otherwise
| cannot point out where crossed it, nor how far
where crossed it was from the district Of Lagui.
nlllas, but 1t was not very far, it pretty
near it. saw the road from Rio Verde to Tam
pico-its direction was eastwardly The road
to Laguinillas was nearly east did not go far
out on the Tampico road; l did not get to the via
mai, ESQ understood.) The road took to Lagu,
nllas from Rio Verde was not the road pointed out
to me as the road to Tampico
Cues. In exploring the partof the country north
OF Laguinillas, did you and any road!
Ans. No, sir; certainly no carriage road
Cues Was not the road you saw, which you
u
woods? ~.
Ans. There are no woods in that county; it ia a
coun mostly destitute of wood. On that road
met wheeled vehicle, which appeared to be pref
and Nuevos Camotes; it belonged to - There
are carriages and wheeled vehicles in the city Of
Rio Verde; met the one Ispeak of near Rio Verde;
think wheeled carriage could have gone on the
road as far as Nuevos Camotes.
CUES Have you any recollection of meeting the
mail rider when you we're travelling with the com
mission from Laguinias' after leaving it, on the
ness here was but imperfectly heard and not
derstood.)
The roads from Nuevos Camotes to Laguinillas
and from Laguinillas to Arroyo Seco were so mar
row and difficult, and the turns in them at some
places 80 short, and the route over such broken
and rugged surface, that it would be extremely
hazardous to attempt to transport an ambulance
over them by mules or otherwise. II could not be
done, in my opinion; it is not practicable. The
roads have freque 1T and abrupt turnings-some.
times quite preciptous and steep, and sometimes
leading up and round the sides of the mountains.
Cues. Was there any road on the east of Lagui
niias entering or leading to that town as practi-
cable for travelling transportation the roads
from Nuevos Camotes and Arroyo Seco?
Ans: could find none, after the most dilipent
search.
CUES. And the only road on the south is the one
you have described as from Arroyo Seco1
dssS. AudS 10 dil. w Can GU 10 COI0Onldad bV
that road, by means of branch which forks
ott-at about league from Arroyo Seco. By that
nidad.
Cues. In your travels round the district of La.
guinilas, on the east or northeast, did YOU visit
any village called Nogalles?
Ans. No, sir; remember no village of that
name.
, Cues. Or any village or town called Piedra
Ans No, sir; only met two villages in the dis
trlct ct Laguinillas; they were Penijuan and La
CUES. l do not mean in what you call the district
of Laguinillas, but anywhere in the distance YOU
explored or visited?
Ans. ! said already that had seen several out.
side the district of Laguinillas, but made note
OF having visited them or of their names I did
not ask their nance; | saw them at the north
Cues. Did you or not find practical road in that
northern part which you explored from Laguini
las to the village Of Rogalles7
Witness. Practical for what?
MIR. BRADLEY Any thing.
Ans. No road, sir; but you can find many mule
paths leading in every direction found up there
several villages, they were north of Laguinias,
but outside OF the district Of Laguinilas, and
took no notice of them, I found several mule
tracks which were very difficult ones to travel.
CUES. Are there not several large pine trees in
the south part of Laguinillas?
Ans. saw some on the mountains, but none in
there may have been some small ones
wv none
the east, but did see more at the north. saw
some oaks there, but not very large ones
CUES. Did you see wi thin the circuit of five
leagues of Laguinillas any trees large round as
those pillars?-(in the court room, say six or
Ans No; ] saw none that large within five
leagues of Laguinilas.
Ques. Az to this cave which you saw east of La
guiniilas, how deep was it?
Ans. Thirteen feet. perpendicuarly; it then in
cined horizontally thirteen feet the east Invent
down into it and examined it; l took down some
taliow candles lighted
Ques. Did you measure it,
Ans. No. sir; judged of it by my own height
Cues. You say you examined that cave; did
you find any thing in the back part Of it?
Ans. No, sir.
GUS. Did you find no covering Of plank or wood
Ans. No, sir.
Ques. speak now of the one east of Laeuinil
Ans No, cir, did not. 1t is little north of eaet
If Laguinillas.
CUES. How far from Laguinillas?
Ans; A mile and half, or it may be little
more; but not two miles.
Cues. You did not then find, within the distance
# five leagues of Laguinnillas, any mine e1ca
Ans. No, sir; did not.
Cues. Going south Of Laguinlas, and about
hree miles from town, was there not a hill from
he top of which you could see the town of Lagui-
lillas1
Ans. There were several bills from which you
Gould see Laguinilas. There was such hill.
Standing on that bill, there was dry bed of
tream between me and tagunllas, and another
beyond it. IA the one nearest Laguinillas there
nay have been little water; but not what could
'e called running water. These streams had no
names that could learn. ] do not think they were
1nited. The one nearest to me went up for some
distance. thought there might be a subterranean
liver, as heard rushing sound, which could dis
inctly hear by placing my ear to the rock.
Quss. Was there any artificial ford, or any ca.
Die fastened to trees on opposite sides of it, with
block and tackle, to enable persons to cross it?
Ans. saw none.
Cues. Is there not tall mount lin east of the
road to Arroyo Seco, and due south from Laguinil-
las, from which you could see Laguinillas?
Ans. You could see Laguinillas from several of
those hills.
Cues But mean one east Of the road to Arroyo
Seco, and due south of Laguinillas?
Ans. went up one of them and saw it. l. ia
west Of the road which turns that mountain
Irttness described the situation of the mountain
and the course of the road round it,
Ques Do you remember one due south of La
gufnillas, and east of the road?
,, Ans. could see Lagunillas from almost any of
them. 49,. :-s44s4 ,eAes--~--s.
Cues Where did you cross the stream you men
tioIi '
Ans. struck that river between Arroyo Seco
and Laguinill las; went up It for some distance:
went, perhaps. couple of leagues. did not con.
fine myself to it's bed all the time for in some
places it was yerv rockv nd difficult : ~