New-York daily tribune., 1858-12-01
CALIFORNIA.
TIE INJUNCTION IS THE NEW-AL-
MAIDEN CASE.
Frou or Own Corr. .ro1lr''.

Court in this city by the United states against
the New Mmajen Quicksilver Mining COMPANY!
prayiar for A. Injunction to restrain the defendants
from working tie mle, and praying further for
the appointment of receiver 20 take charge OF
the mine and appurtepsnces Inc decision oil 'he
Court was rendered on the 10Th ult., granting the
Injunction. and the ease has now become one OF
very great interest to the people OF our state
The .Almaden pronounced Al ma dane
mine is situated - miles southeast OF the town oi
San Joe in Santa CLARA County, and 20 miles
from San Francisco IL was known IN the last
century 10 the Indisns, Who went there to get
cnnabar. which decomposed when exposed To the
air. and furnished them with crude article OF
yermion, n color always pleasing to the savage
eye. In 1915, Don Andres Casillero, captain ID
the Nc xican army, Gnd then commissioner OF the
Federal Government in California, saw some ln-
dians painting their faces with cinnabar, and IN.
duced them 10 show him the place where they OBJ
tanned IT, He knew well the value of the yeln
and AT once formed a company 70 work H. Inc
land on which the mine is situated was claimed
by two rancherOs, neither of whom knew where
his boundary line was, not even within mile
or two. The mine, however, did not belong 10
the land owner under Int M'Alchh INV, ana th,lH-
lcro and his party denounced" il. or announced
that there was an unoccupied vein of mineral there
and that they would work II. They did not de-
nounce il, however, with the formaltles required
by the Mexican law nor were their proceedings
subsequent to announcement such a. would give
them legal title Before they could get at work
the Americans conquered the country and disorder
prevailed for several years. During the war, the
wealthy English commercial house oi Barron
H. h.ps nng ff
the shares in the mine. OF this firm, Alexander
Forbes the author of History of California. was
Il prominent member. James Alexander Forbes,
Agent of the Ilud-on's Bay Company AMI British
Vice Consul in San Francisco. and no relative To
the former Forbes was also an owner OF some
shares. The latter WAS appointed Managing Agent
of tbe mine because he WAS sharp business man,
residing near the nine and because the mine when
managed by hun would to certain extent, be- un
der the protection of the British Government.
James Alexander Forbes proved himself working
man. and ne soon got the mine under headway.
and il began 10 send out flood OF qllcksilser. Ia
lcj0 il was thought more prudent 10 have an
American Manager and Mr.. Walknshaw was ap-
pointed When the United STATES Land Com
mission was opened the Company presented Their
claim, or rather two claims: one for tract oi
three urs square claimed under the denounce-
mcut ss belonging to the NINE; the other Tor
tract for two square leagues (ncludlng the inhc
and the smaller claim, under an alleged grant from
Mexico 10 CastillerO. The Land Commission con-
frmed the announcement claim OF three miles
SQUARE and rejected the two league claim.
Several wears ago James Alexander Forbes sold
out his shares in the mines for q large sum- winch
he soon spent and then began to want for more.
He applied 10 some of bis old partners IN the mine
for loan and they refused il. Al this he was much
offended. and he determined 10 have vengeance and
make money out of them at the same tlue. lie
knew az he saws. the claim or claims to be iraudH-
lent and he had the documents Ia prove The fraud.
Having been himself Interested IN the nlne and It's
chief manager most of the time from lao to Icol
he had been in regular spondcuce with Barron,
Forbes \ Co., of Tepic, and had preserved Their
letters He had told them from the first that Cds-
tillero had 10 valid legal title Ia the mine. aud he
had advised with them frequently after the Amcrl-
can conquest To the best kind of documents To be
manufactured for sustaining their claim Knowing
that the evidence of the fraud was abundant, hc
took his letters To Mr.. Larrrncel, who claims the
land ON which the mine is situated, under a grant
by Mexico to u Sr. Laros and offered To sell the
privilege of using them for S2O, 900. He expected
that the papers would he used only for making
COMPROMISE: he supposed that Laurencel would
show them to the Company and that the Company
would at once buy them by giving third or fourth
interest in the mine. Laurcncel paid the S?o,Ooo,
and the papers were deposited in bank the bank
tT having lUslIUtllolIS lINt ru'uih h'' "
up by him except upon the JOINT order oi Forbes
aud Laurenccl.
When the latter had tie papers IA the bankers
hands he did not think of compromise, but went 1t
once to the United States District Attorney, and
told him he had important, evidence for the Govern
ment in the case of Castillero. IN whose name the
Quicksilver COMPANY had applied for the conhrma-
ton Of their claim. The case was at TINS tihe III
the United States District Court whittier IL had
been appealed by the United States from The deci-
sion of the Land Commissioners. he District
Attorney issued a subpoena 10 the banker 10 produce
the papers, and they came, aud precious lot oi
documents they were. They showed thai The 'oh-
pany employed Castero in l-i9 to have grant
of the land made out by Mexican officials ia me
City of Mexico, aud have copies placed III ihc
archives there: and the first one not being right,
they had him 10 Get another Getting these grants
made in proper order Was attended with many dii'
hcuties in regard to the boundaries and itle i"r-
malitcs some OF which are discussed win nuch
candor in the letters, which are signed by Barron
Forbes \ Co.. AleXandcr Forbes aud James Alex
andcr Forbes. The genuincness of the letters was
proved by various Witnesses. and Is admitted by thc
attorneys for the Company j. \. Forbes WAS
called 10 the witness stand. aud testified at great
length, describing the manner in which the whole
affair had been managed.
Copies of the testimony IN the case were lor'
warded 10 the members of the Cabinet at WASH
ipgton, and they not satisfied 10 leave the claiIl-
ants In possession of the mine until the final decl-
sion of the suit for title al Laws. sent Instructions 70
the United Ststes Dstrict-Attorney to bring suit
in equity 10 restrain the Company from working the
mine until its ownership be decided. In .oriance
with observation-disclosures prayer for injunction was
filed on the 30th August. The complaint AYERS
that the ew-Almadcn Quicksilver Mine j. within
the jurisdiction oi the Court; j. worth 81. .000 O00;
has improvements connected with Il worth $500.
coo; has produced quicksilver I" the value OF
=. .OOO 600: has had wood cui and limestone .Isr-