The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-03-24


The Plaza il LaguniIas about eighty yards opposite the
office of the acade. Witness saw him frequently on
his hrs visit there and conyesed with him On his
ond visit MIR Abbott and MIR Socum in that house
supposed they were stopping there Dad not Gardiner
Saw The acsde frequently both visits and had
stations with him Visited the office OF The acade and
amined the papers 10 il there any relating TO the
announcement OF mines, &c The alcalde was present
This was on the lst or I'd OF November, '52 Ola his
second visit accompanied the commission OF the Senate
there from San Luis Potosl
Witness examined The papers in the office OF the pre-
feet OF Rio Verde il he could find any denounce
ment of mines papers relating 10 mines Found no
announcement and don't eeoliect any papers connected
with mines Ibe project assisted him. AS lar as he
Knows be had Tree access TO all the papers Found no
record register OF any such papers Made inquiry abou,
Jorge Espnosa John q. simpson, and Andreas Areano
Witness was shows The paper No 2, heretofore men
toned in Colonel Psynes testimony as the paper on
which GARDENERS clam was made larger lie did not find
any record of that paper, copy OF which he had with
him in Mexico lie found no mines, no stone houses
mil. races, or stean-engnes. Don't think lie sin.
gle house in all Lsganillas The general charac.
Ter OF the in that counirythe mountain Iangei-
limestone Thinks II would have been impossible for the
remains OF large hacienda 10 have been destroyed IN
such a short time. Don't think there could have beer
any such thing refinery, or anything OF the Sort
The map heretofore produced was shown--made by
Captain Doubleday, partly In Mexico and finished ~
this cily-and witness was asked II II was correct
Saw Mr. Ds~bieday al work on the part relating tc
Lagunillas. in Mexico. Thinks that the map IS conec
from his observations in the country.
On the cross- examination the witness explained the
distances between number OF towns and ranches, then
positions and quality, and gave detailed account OF
his explorations in the district o. Rio Verde-more par
tculary OF the country OF Lagunlllas.
1.-THE witness replied TO the questions IN so low tone
OF voice, and so rapidly that impossible always
to get the substance OF his answers -,
Witness understood 10 say that he lound, Within
six leagues from Lagunlas, something that had the APP
pearance of having been minea cave, or excavation,
with sticks OF timber IN II; and that within hke range
below ATroyosaca, he found stream damned, TOR pur-
poses OF irrigation, perhaps In regard to facility OF car
rying s,eam-engine into that country, the witness
thought impossible for anybody to carry up the differ
parts of the machinery the backs OF mules. or be-
mules before the othe with the load between
them, on bars. &c. Had known OF carriages being taken
to pieces, and taken there on the backs OF men.
The witness examined the papers OF the prefecture OF
Rio Verde his visit there before the United States
commission came They bore evidence OF being muila-
ted the records not continuous The interpreter
(McDonald) read them while witness looked over his
shoulder Witness did not read the papers, or The titles
of the papers, is OF opinion they had related 70 maes
he would have them. Did not read the titles be-
cause he had implicit confidence IN his interpreter.
Mr.. Bradley submitted that this was not evidence
Mr.. May asked the witness whether he did not look
over the books and look at the titles.
The witness alter some versation, said be glanced
over the papers, manuscript books but did no, read
all the titles indicated them Some he could not read at
all He was, however perfectly satisfied there moth
ing there regard 10 mines He arrived IN Lagunillas on
Monday, 18th December, 1852, with The members OF the
commission. Put up at The house OF woman there !;
they had one room there that pretty well filled with
feas Saw Abbott and Socnm IN LaguniIlas. Lett with
the commission for Qnerelaro on Wednesday. Did not
not know that they, any oil them, went 10 look for
mines.
The population of Lagunillas village is two three
hundred persons There letter passed between Mr.
Abbott and Mr.. May. Did not read ii, but heard Mr.
May read it,
In reply 10 Mr. May, witness stated that he went with
Capt Hunter and Capt Doubleday TO the house OF Jose
Pando. These gentlemen had conversation win Don
Jose.
Mr. May. What that conversation,
MIR. Bradley objected.
Mr. May coaended that he bad right 10 prove that
Capt Hunter and Capt Doubleday inquired for Dr. Gard-
ner and requested Don Jose tell Dr. Gardiner, If he
there that they had in quest OF his mines, and
requested him TO show them to him
MIR. Bradley said the defence would show that Pando
did not deliver any such message that Gardiner was
lying very sick, and Pando instead OF delivering the mes
sage told him there three persons there nqurng Tor
him, and that Don Jose OF opinion that they came on
another eand connected with The notice that had been
given Gardiner not to into the prefecture oil Rio
Verde and therefore he had denied 10 them that the Doc
there
After some further remarks from Mr. May,
The Cosu decided that This commission not acting
under any OF authority regard TO this SUIT and FUR
theI that Dr. Gardiner had sort OF business with them
or they any authority him. any than II he had
been in the city oil Mexico the opinion oil the
court that this testimony clearly lnadmissble
After personal explanation between Mr. Bradley and
Mr.. May the court adjourned al "A o'clock, p M