New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-26

fT, o,.;r, n. nr,se,,.d in the r.Yne ol ArSrs Cas-
tisro IL t~oicd, fret, for the mine, tos'tHet r'u
Geo varss cf and, acquired by dsnoGncewsht "a Ds
o~mbsr 1915; secoLd for two squsre leagues Oh Snd
arorpd The uine derived by grant from the supreme
Government Of Mexico in May, 1916. four csnsutl,
erts held as purchasers from CastiDero, the orsnsi
grantee and their claim "a presented To thc onl'rd
States Land Commissioners IN Caiorsia, VINO heiu
- ti, sod for the mine bat decided that the CLAIM
fr the two leagues had not rpened into ttse az the
date OF the conquest OF CahioInis'
In the support OF the fret of these o,sns before the
Coz nssioners the claimants prodneedtne spproprAf
Socnmsnt sie1ed by the Aealde, Antonio Maria Pico,
rd tvo assisting wtr. both cf whOm gave iepo,i
tons establishing the genuneress OF the documents;
Th.y ao prove the geruneness o the papers sis lsd
bv ern sId constituting his denouncement oi te
nine as discovered AID opened by him uGder The
mi1ipg ordinances. These witnesses prove that al
tbcse ptpers were executed az the tne OF their date,
ard no attemnt has been made 10 imDach reese FH-
Hcsses. 80, c..,,- -
in The CITY OF Mexico having gone there with speci-
reps Of cinnabar taken from the MINES 10 ms posses
sior. These specimens, sther "lt1 sn appuc5'Sn
fcr Government aid 70 as-lS; hlm In SoIAns anu Gc
yaloping his mne, were lsld before The Junta DC MIG
eria Mining Commssiopl.
Tia body. impressed with the national importance
Of the discovery, mue lately trans mixed te spec.
mers 10 the Col, ge Of Mines for Assay The speci'
n,rs were spayzed by the Professor OF the College,
and & report made establishing them 70 be OF extra
ordinary purity ard richness; ard, on the receipt o.
ttis Report formal petition was presented oyCt'-
tileTp ststirg at lengto his claim for ana nom toe
Government and accompanied by nine distinct propo-
sliiors s-the sereRh of which sought the approval oy
tie SUPREME Government of toe minsg possession
given him by the locsl authorities Of California, aad
the eighth n era of two square leagues ot the !sni
surrounding the mines. These papers were iorwayeo
hy the Mining Commission fJHR'a de Mtterral, with
recommendation 10 grant the mining app, ,stioa IN al
its parts but with an exception from this recommen-
daticn the grant Of two leagues OF land, tne Coin
mission stating that such subjects were not ston
their iuisdction aud therefore declining 10 give al
opinion on III. TIE report and documents thus re-
csived by the Minister Of Justice from the Miuiug
Commission were by him laid before the President OF
the Republic, who approved IN all lts parts the agree
neut proposed by CSstlllero, and accepted by tue
Mining Commission, and also ordered the proper doca-
mens to be issued for the gra1t of the two Leagues
This spproyal Of the President was communicated
by lie SS..sser ~ Justice to the Mining Commission
on the 10th Msy, 1916. ON the same day the same
Minister addressed TO the Minls,e! OF Foreign ksl4
tions communication. embodyng copy, Of me let
ter of tie goth May 1916. to the JHEta de MiHera,
and stating that the President had thought proper to
accede 70 grant OF two leagues 10 Cssuero upon tne
land Of bis mining possession, ana afecHlS tue Pi'F'i
order 10 be issued.
Ga the 23d Of the same month Castillo Lsrzas, the
Minister of Foreign Affairs, addressed communici-
ton tmboying tie foregoing letter to the Governor Of
California directing him to put Cas.lero IN pose ession
of the two leagues of iand.
This original letter was n red in evidence before the
Land Commissioners 10 leJ5, hss been ON file in the
Office OF the Surveyor General of California, aad no
attempt hss been made to impesoh the genu'n@ness OF
tie gnature.
TIE foregoing paper, either ne original or copies
tolensls n the Offices 10 Hhicn they were addressed
end copies in the Offices from which they were sent
all found their appropriate Offices IN the City vi
Mexico.
Copies Of them hsye been recently obtained from
that city. The copies found IN esch department are
separately certified by its officers. These certu
,taiu mod he "
the College Of Mines irnm the Ministry oi justice,
and from the Minis ry OF Foreign Relations.
These copies are auti ertic ited IL the only form
allowed by Mexican law and certified to be 50 by Mr..
FORSYTH the United States Minister under his oficL
seal Mr.. Forsyth also certites las does the British
Consu in Me1co that he PR sent ald assisted al
tie comparison OF the copies with the originate, aud
that they correct copies. In addition 10 ths, the
correctness OF the copies has been attestcd by one o.
more witnesses present and assisting at the compar-
In the opinion recently deli, cred by tine judges Of
the L. :. Circuit Court in California, suggestions
have been thrown ont of doubt Whether these paper,
ought not 10 be authenticated under the grest sea- oil
Me1ico, to entitle them TO full faith as copies.
In or'er 10 satisfy this dolbt, your counsel in Cali
forna forwarded to an application addressed 70 the
Secretary of State, asking the nerposon OF 0uI own
Government TO obtain from Mexico tho originals OF
these documents 20 allow the great seal 20 be affixed
10 the copies. We sent this communication 10 the
Secretary Of State, with q request that he would
be taken by the Government. This was done on the
l1th December. No reply has yet been received and
propose to address letter 10 the President solicit
ing that the Government will procure IN us opn ndy,
u'Cpgh rs or" agents, and IN any J'rm SATISFACTORY
10 itSet either tie originals OF these documents or
copies which the Government will be wilhngtO receive
u CyideLce as true copies.
We have no ehadow Of doub. that these documents
genuine. They bear the strongest internal eyi-
dence OF genuireness. Either orig inas copies,
they twenty-five in number scattered through all
tie public Offices olthe City Of Mexico ard consistent
ard iIter1Oyen with each other. Above all, and to
place the question beyond cay, have in pos
session large printed volume, containing the Reports
read to TIE Mexican Congress in December, 1916, OF
the different Departments OF the Government for that
year, volume printed by the Government printer in
49, containing every subject of Government sdlnin-
isratiOn that could interest the Congress, including
statistics Of the Agricultural, Commercial and Mining
interests Of the country. This Report, made in De-
c,mttr 1916, contains the statement Of Castiero's
mining discovery, OF the assay Of the mineral OF toe
different documents above mentioned, ard the most I'm
pOrdHt ot H0se document, are distinctly described aud
nIcrred 10 IN tie Report.
II would extend this opinion too far 10 refer to nu-
merOus other proofs placing the genuneness If these
papers beyond ali possibility OF doubt. We select
only one more. lie December, 1916, Castlero execut-
ed before Notary Public in the City of Mexico, a
ratification Of contract, previously made by his
Agent with certain capitalists for the supply of funds
Necessary for working the mine, called 10 mining lam
Suaot u tthueCL vi bbtO' lLe cinucct hol only
contains references 10 all the other titles above.
tioIed but embo1ies 10 all the letter Of Castillo Ian
zas Of I'D May 1916 above referred to- yet this is
Of the very papers charged to have been f.bri-
Gated in lSiS and ante-datsd.
In opposition 70 all this proof, not solitary witness
has been found 10 state that thesspapers not genn-
me- Your constituents have been e1jOned from work
irg the mine by decree of the Circut Court which,
while prohibiting them from making Of their prop
eIty, carefully a6stoRs from any examination Of their
ME. The Judges have declined to look into the titles
hut determine that the Company s not 10 use toe
-nes III the ti,le 4 se.tled the nnnea fcnm the b