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his oath IA worthy of all credit, and that this depo
sition has been reduced TO writing in my presence
by the clerk Joaquin Galban; and that he has no
interest as agent, attorney, nor IN any other way
10 the deponent, and be has approved it. In testi
mony whereof give this in Rio Verde, on the IOtn
of July, $780, acting with attending winssses &C
cording to law. RAFAEL MENDEA
JOAQUIN GALBAN,
SAN urs PorosI, July Is. 1850
The Governor of the free State OF san LUIS 70
tosi authenticates the signature OF ION haiaei
Mendez, second alcalde of Rio Verde, which attest
WIG A'''' ' JULIAN DE LOS REYES.
LUIS GUZMAN, Secretary.
ISeal of the State of San Luis Potosi.
IF No. 6.-TRANsLATioNl
The citizen Rafael Mendez, Second Constitu.
tional Acalde of this city of Rio Verde, State Of
San Luis Potos:
| certify, in legal form, that on the day of the
date hereof, on the petition of Mr.. George A.
Gardiner, have called the citizen Don Andres
Arrellano, for him to depose what he knows
specting the mines that the petitioner bad in this
State, and said Arrellano appearing before me,
and being duly sworn according to form, de-
posed: That he was called in his scientific capacity
OF engineer and surveyor of mines, in the month of
October of 1S45, to the mines of said Mr. Gardiner,
in the Sierra de la Huastica, in this department,
to take measures and design works in said mines.
That to inform himself of the limits, be had to
consult the titles of possession. by whe he knows
that said Gardiner was the lawful owner of them,
with all the requisites of ordinance. That these
mines had been abandoned during the war OF in
dependence, and had crumbled in and filled with
water and rubbish; and that said Gardiner, over
coming obstacles that appeared insurmountabe,
opened roads and put up machinery, with which
he enabled to drain and clean them out,
Notwithstanding the Inconvenience OF their be-
ing situated in the most rugged portion of
the branch of the Sierra Madre, and having
to bring his workmen and all his resources
from distance. That the vein runs north and
south, with a slight inclination to the westward,
and it dipped to the westward forty FIVE degrees,
varying in width from eight to twelve varas; its
bed or walls of slate, and its matrix was
calcareous quartz, abundant in RED sulphuret and
native silver That the shaft of Dolores was three
hundred varas deep; that Of Trinidad about two
hundred and twenty varas, and San Jose about one
hundred and eighty varas in depth, and the level
or adlt OF San Andres was about two hundred and
fifty varas long, with extensive horizontal work
ings, in which were employed three hundred la
borers. That after deponent finished his measure
ments and instructions be left, and returned again
in August of 1916, and found these mines in the
greatest state of prosperity; steam-engne was
in active operation, and there bad been erected at
the mines very spacious buildings, houses,
store houses, stables, and the requisite granares
all of masonry.
The mines had been timbered within in the most
efhcacious manner, and their products were very
abundant; that about mile from the mines he had
quit areHnery CdlleQ san CrlstODal, which was
active operation, refining silver with good result
This refinery was furnished with improved and ex
tensiye machinery, with superior smelling fur
naces and various excellent systems of refining,
and water wheel of thirty feet in diameter,
with water race half league long, with ore
houses, sixty grinding mills, spacious store
houses, granaries, stables, and other establish
ments and dwellings, all of the first class and of
masonry. That at this time there in the
refinery and mines about five hundred workmen,
and most of the miners shares of the
ores they extracted, this being the most econom
ical plan, in consequences of the great abundance
OF ore; that, in the opinion of deponent, the
In sight in the mines could not be exhausted In
ten years, and be believes that this enterprise
would have yielded, free of all expenses, from
thirty-hve to forty thousand dollars per month
for at least five years. That, having at that time
this enterprise before him, the deponent calculated
its cost to be about three hundred and Fifty thou
sand dollars, in the following manner: In erecting
the refinery, with all its Offices, machinery, and
water race, eighty thousand dollars; in houses,
store houses, machinery, and other establishments
and exterior works at the mines, one hundred
and twenty thousand dollars; in timberipg and
cleaning out the mines to put them in con-
dition 10 be worked, sixty thousand dollars;
IN laying In a stock of materials for the fu-
ture prosecution of the works, and for refining,
such quicksilver, lead, powder, iron, STEEL salt
corn, mules, and effects in the pay store, fifty
thousand dollars; in TOOLS scientific instruments,
roads, furniture, and sundries, twenty thousand
dollars; besides many other expenses that the de-
ment the value of this enterprise in the state of
permanent prosperity in which it was in was in
calculable, and he can only give idea of its
value by the offer that deponent was authorized to
make to said Mr.. Gardiner of twenty-five thou
sand dollars for ssbarra, or twenty-fourth part,
which was refused by Gardiner, might have
been expected. DePonent also knows that the
of one hundred and fifty thousand dollars offered
to accept in payment the one-fourth part of this
enterprise and this offer was also rejected Depo
nent further knows that said Gardiner was ex-
PEELED, and these mines conhscated by the Govern
ment; and that the troops charged with the exc
cution of this order fire to al! these buildings
and machinery, and that the fire communicated to |
the timbers OF the interior of the mines, causing
them to cave in, and thus destroyed this whole |
Deponent has since returned to these |
mines, and has convinced himself of the fact that |
the damage done under ground by the fire makes
It more expensive to undertake the working of |
them again than it was at frat.
In conclusion, he swears his name to be Andres
Arrellano, native of the mineral of Catorse, Of
Forty- lone years of age, by profession engineer
md surveyor of mines; that, at the time to which
refers, ne at said mine of La Sierra in this
department, engaged professionally; that he now
ives IN this city, and his profession ia the same;
hat ne Is not the agent or attorney of said Gardi
ler, nor OF any per inter in his claim, and
hat he has no interest," direct contingent in this
'laim. And in testimony thereof he signed il, with
ne, the judge, and attending Witnesses with whom
act according to law.
RAFAEL MENDEz,
JOAQUIN GALBAN,
GIL MENDEz .....
/, the aforesaid Judge, before whom this deposit
ton has been taken, do certify that am not the
agent attorney of the claimant nor of any per-
son interested in his claim and that have no in
terest, direct or contingent, in it.
also certify that know the deponent, and that
his oath ia worthy of credit; and that this deposit
ton has been reduced to writing, in my presence,
by the clerk, Joaquin Galban; and that be has no
interest in this claim agent, attorney, nor in any
other way; and that have read this deposition to
the deponent and he has ratified it in all its parts
In witness whereof give this in Rio Verde, on
the ninth of July, 1850, acting with attending wit
nesses, according to law.
RAFAEL MENDEZ.
JOAQUIN GALBAN,
GIL MENDEz.
SAN LUIS PoTosI, July Is, 1850.
The Governor of the free State of San Luis Po-
tosi authenticates the signatures of Don Rafael
Mendez, second Alcalde of Rio Verde, which attest
the above document.
JULIAN DE LOS REYES.
LUIS GUZMAN, Secretary.
[Seal of the State of San Luis Potosil
Pedro Jose Garcia, Governor of the free and
sovereign State of New Leon:
certify that his excellency, Don Julian de los
Reyes, is the present Governor of the State of San