The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-04-11
Vol. Nv.

Mr.. FEADALL. NO; ne salo ne olo NOT Inquire
Mr.. MAY Did you locate every town sette-
ment which you found in that country upon that
map?
Ques I will ask you if you found any mine in
that country? 1rltf
Ans. I did not. a
Quss. Not of any descriptions?
Ans Not Of any description.
CUES. Did you look for mines' of
| Ana. Yes. sir. $3.50 -.-ll ssasL
CUES. Generally, or not? la. j 1l
Ans. should correct myself when say that |
looked for them. did not look for them, but tried
| to find out whether there were any.
| Mr.. BRADLEY. Yes; butthat won't do.
| Witxess. l tried to find out where to look
Mr.. MAY. Where did you try to find out where
| to looks Erf
Mr. BRADLEY explained to the witness the rule
laid down by the court in relation to inquiries about
mines.
Mr.. MAY. What is the size of the district of
Ans 1t is about ten leagues long by about six
| leagues broad.
Qses. Did the commissioners travel through it's
| length?
CUES Did they visit any place. or any houses
| along their route?
Ans. Yes, sir.
Ques. Where?
Ans They visited every place on or near the
route-every settlement.
/ Ques How vast with respect to houses?
|
Not every house in the town of Laguinillas, but
every house their route both before they arrived
at and after they left Laguinillas.
CUES. Where did the commissioners go to after
| Ins They went to Carasal, in the State of
Queretaro.
gus, This place (Carasal) l understand is in
the State Of Queretaro?
qua How many leagues is Carasal from Lagui
nias'
4ns The road was 30 terrible that mi ght have
been deceived in the distance. might have made
it appear a shorter distance than it really is. lido
not know what the distance would be by an air
/ line. 80
CUES. What was the distance by the road? Was
/ there any other road?
| Ans. There was no other road.
2us' Did you go BY the road' ae
1ins did.
CUES. Had you guide through Laguinillas'
Ans. had guide to the boundary stone.
Mr.. BRADLEY. From where?
Ans. From Nuevo Camotes to the FIRST or north.
ern boundary stone. l =.
CUES. And the guide went with you from Arroyo
Seco?
Ans. Yes, sir.
CUES. What is the distance by the course Of the
road from Laguinillas to that boundary stone?
Ans. should think it ia about fourteen leagues.
CUES. Do you recollect what time Of day the
commissioners left Laguinillas?
Ans. 1t was some time after sunrise. did not
look at the watch. l remember now l did look at
The sun was up.
CUES Were you in the habit of noticing the time
| as passed along the road?
Ans Yes, sir.
Ques Did you keep a note of the time?
Ans. did. KIND
CUES. After leaving the town of Laguinillas and
going souA, what course was taken?
Ans. We went on a south westerly course.
CUES. Did you stop at the houses or settlements
| along the road?
Ans We stopped at every house, believe.
CUES. Arroyo Seco is a village'
-dns. Yes, air.
CUES. How far is it from the boundary line of the
| State of San Luis Potosi?
Ans. Ii is a league.
CUES. Did you spend some time in that village?
| Zns Yes, air; an hour or two. ~
Qu<s Did you converse with people there?
Ans. Yes, sir.
Qu<s Do you remember any thing of a river
which we passed after leaving Laguinillas?
Aus. There was the dried bed of what is a strea m
in the winter season.
CUES. Where did you first find running water
after leaving Laguinillas?
stream. ..
CUES; Do you remember the direction of that
stream?
Ans 1t runs to the southeast, and then turns up
and goes this corner, (pointing to place the
map,) to Santa Maria de Acapulco do not know
that the stream turns; but another stream seems to
4 Join il at that place.
/ Mr.. BRADLEY. Were you up at that Junction.
Quss. Then you know nothing of it personally?
Ans. No. rs .r.r 80. -l.l
CUES. What sort of road it that the commits
sion passed over to CarasaR
4 Ans. 1t was a very bad road almost q precipice;
very steep, and full of BOULDER, and winding &c
that thought it almost impossible to get down it.
Ques. Did you ever see such a road before?
-Ans. never did. II was % steep that there wal
great danger that the animals would fall down
upon US.
Que. What was tho character of the road be-
| yond CarasaR
Ans. If possible, it worse than the other.
| CUES. For how many days did you have such
roads?
Ans. For two or three days we had the most ter
CUES Ia it all mountainous country round
there, or noR
| -Ans. Ii 10.
CUES. Is there any open country there that you
| saw?
Ans. None.
CUES. Did you not sometimes reach high sum.
mits of mountains, and have an extensive view o.
the country in all directions?
CUES. And how did it appear to the eye?
Ans. wilderness OF mountains as far as the ey'
could reach.
CUES How far could you see!
Ans. great distance. suppose we were OF
the SUBMITS of some of the lofIiest mountains il
that part of Mexico. The mountains there ele
waited to great height above the level of the sea
and the climate depends upon whether you are al
the mountain or down the mountain. You cal
have the tropics or the temperate zone IN lev
hours The atmosphere is very clear there.
Quss. How far would you be able to see the char
acter of the mountains by the naked eye?
Ans From some of the heights we could see
long distance. | cannot estimate the distanc
exactly, but should say much more than twent.
or thirty miles. The country, A. far az the ey
could reach, presented the same wilderness al
round
CUES. Then in your opinion a steam-engin
could not be brought into that country?
Ans. do not think it could, by any posi-
bity. .fs. en-
Cues. Did you see anywhere any Of the scori
which 10 burned out of mines or furnaces, o
any indications of mines there, by the appear
ances of the rookie, OF by any other indications
D either existing or having existed?
!. Ans. did not in the district of Laguinillas.
CUES No indications of any description
| Ass. No, sir. We met man carrying som
| specimens from the mines of Xichu.
= Qsss Whore was he going!
Ans. He was going to the house of Juse Pando.
Qv<s. Do you know where the mines OF Xich
r are?
Ans. They are in the State of Guanajuata.
QuIs. Do you know whether they are now be
e ing worked! 60
Ans. only know from hearsay.
Quss But you know their location!
Ans. do.
Qs<s. Are they far from the boundary line
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