The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-05-07


believed me. and now you will 10 your sorrow thai
b was deceived, and he deceived you. He deeply re-
grets See in whom you place your conhdepce--n
man who has delivered pruae letters unto foreign t'ibu
nal, outstanding you lei hun IN yours OF 2oth Decem
Der not 10 tell anything, because The separation ouHh
to be gradual &c, Trust in your counirymen AMI you
will do we'll We here in order that THIS government
shall not demand you; and Notwithstanding you acted
badly, we will repay your treatment with generosity.
Place all your confidence in me, because never have de-
ceved you and when meet we Will talk things over
above all things prudence and secrecy and II il
be DONE collect all the documents you can, because
are in want OF them. Yours, LoSCAR
(arubrc)
lTranslaton.l
deposition Of Pando."
I. the CITIZEN ,-. FIRST constitutional alcalde of this
city oil Rio Verde, State oil San Luis Poos, [certiiy
that on This day, on The petition OF the icenate
-- attorney in facl'l OF The [D,'l American citi-
zen, J. c. Gardiner ordered Don Jose de Pando 10
appear, in order that he might depose what he knows
concerning the mining operations which the petitioner $
brother, DR. q A. Gardiner carried in this State and
the said Joseph ss) ds Pando having appeared, and
being by duly and lcgay deposed and said
That he knew the said Dr. q, A. Gardiner IN 1871,
when he came 10 this State from Mchoacan; that the
said G brought letters OF recommendation 10 deponent
from Morela and Guanajuao, and Told him (deponenD
that his object in visiting this State the old
mines of the" Sierra de la Huas ila of which he, (lhe
MIR. c. had very favorable accounts. AS the deponent
bal worked these mines in times past he enabled 10
give Mr. q. all the information he asked for and from
his questions, deponent al once knew that he
that the said g. A G. deposited with Mr. James tSaa-
hage) p. Gomez merchant residing then IN this State,
The OF 100000, and letter Of credit lion Count
Perez Gavez, who also gave the said Mr.. G letter
OF recommendation TO Mr.. Gomez.
Although the SAID mines were found IN state OF en-
tire abandonment, full OF water and dirt and Mr.. Gard
Ber, when he had denounced them, as he did was in
vested with all the rights OF lawful owner OF Them
ertheess deponent always kept laborer engaged
the mouth OF The addit Of San Andres Mr. G. entered
into agreement with deponent and this latter did by
means OF writing drawn up at that time, Sl) cede to
him (G) all his rights thereto. short time after the
FIRST iabors were begun in these mines, think that Mr.
Gardiner went 10 Mchoacan for the parpose of arranging
his affairs in that State, which believe consisted in
shares mines, and deponent remained in charge
oil ms affairs These mines OF the Sierra, as have al
ready said, completely abandoned, u OF DIRT and
waller In order TO clean them, he was obliged TO employ
many persons, and believe he imported engine from
Durango This. il appears to me, took place in Novem
Der, IA because in that month, in December, speak
ing Narclso Dlaz about these mines he told that
he had brought these engines from Durango These
mines had principal shafts and idit the ls,, a
Dolores, was about 300 uaras In depth the %, OF la
Trinidad about 200 800 paras and the Sd, of San
jose, about 200 the addt OF s. Andres about
800 in length, iull OF extensive works The chief
richness OF these mines consisted in the grea, guam
lily OF ore which taken out Than IN It's quality The
principal vein from TO IL uaras in breadth, and, al
though contained good deal OF native silver the pI.n
cipal ore the red suphuret OF silver.
In 1s45 the said G. A, Gardner TO me, with
the intention that should get up company of pesons
who would advance capital (apiadores and that should
supply the money he might want The faith OF the first
taken out In this there not much difficulty,
because, besides the entire confidence had in the SAID
Mr.. g., we had capital perfectly with the
English machinery which he had in the mines, The
mining TOOLS and the large quantity OF which there
was out of the mine The persons who associated them
selves with this speculation were Messfs (hee let
the names Of the To- individuals follow.)
From time to Time we continued 10 advance large sums
the first being $4,000 The others were no, so much
in cash, but consisted OF articles for the of, and
sumption in, the mines and reducing establishment
hac,snda)such as quicksilver POWDER iron, steel, salt
ga, &C. Deponent calculates that the least which
MIR Gardiner could have spent TO get this business into
operation would be about $500 ,0oo because in the
ducing establishment alone he bad about sixty drag
mills, (drrasires,) waer-mi sundry German and Span
ish smelling furnaces, well as barrels for The refining
(educing) by quicksilver by means oil amagamaOn, and
the utensils for the boiler process ealeras j and all this
needed in the large establishments which the said
Gardiner erected Large mue-yards also construct
ed grain-stores; and myself purchased for this eslab
lshment (tmpresa) from the estate OF Dona Juana Bar
ragan de GuernezJ uisa Busiamenle' 500 mules (here
the number) in tins way (here the date.)
Amongst many other things which saw in the baci-
enda noticed that Gardiner had built hospital for the
wokmen-an idea which seemed unusual TO the, but in
keeping with bis enterpnsng spri, and habits bust
There was also established large pay (enda de royal
store provided with everything required Tor The aborers
This supplied by Don Joseph (Jost) Corea and Dn
&C., &c. &c. and these individuals also furnished quick
silver, salt, powder, and candles, &c, &c.
suppose that at low figure this reducing establish
ment must have cost MIR. Gardiner 30 thousand
dollars This Mr. Couea and his partners being fright
eDed, ssppose, by the enormous outlay which Gardiner
was making, wished 10 make OF their debts and Of
fered TO purchase share u-2D of bis mines for $751;
000 but Gardiner told that he had refused the offer
Deponep also states THAT towards the middle of s46 he
authorized james Sariogo) p. Gomez offer TO said
Gardner 1000 for the / part Of his undefia-
kpg, which offer was also refused This offer not
made for deponent alone, but in the OF parties who
advanced capital
The first silver which deponen received from these
mines through Mr. Gomez was in December, as, when
they received about ii thousand and some more dol
lars in silver In 1916 received the following parcels
(here lei the parcels foIlow.)
AT the time OF the invasion OF the mountanecrs (ssrra
nos) in -, all my books were burnt stolen for IL
is public and notorious that even the government ar
chves did escape, that TO procure these
OF The parcels OF silver have been obliged to apply
The min, OF $. Luis Potosi for the copies, which
mex TO this deposition.
The deponest adds that, without fear Of being msts-
KEN he can positively state that this undertaking would
have become The most magnificent OF its kind which had
been established in the country and Mr.. Gardner bad
not been expelled in Oct 1916, very short time he
would have made an immense fortune; for already. from
May of that year, he bad begun 10 work the hacienda
with some advantage. As MINER the deponsnt states,
positively that but few persons could have inspired
confidence in their mining enterprises than the said
@ A Gardiner; for not only does he possess very ex
knowledge OF all ts branches but enters into his
specualions with tact and calculation which surprises
one Besides, his good conduct honesty and high honor
in all his Transactions. the most trlfng, gained
for him in short time the confidence OF every one.
With IN nrh sorroyr he learned al his exnnlson and