, 1876-01-03


THE CLAIM or NEW T0nK FrEN AuA1HHT TIRE
MEXICAN aogEnSMEHT-DEc1sIox IN rAyoR OF
THE cLAlMAsTa III TIE BRITISH MINISTER.
WAaH1s6r0S, Doc. 3l.-Tho umpire tn tho
United States aud Mozican Commission, Sir Ed
ward Thornton. rendered hsa decision on tho
23th inst. in the case OF tho La Ab.a SiIver-M
INK Company, Of Nov York, sRabst Mexico,
Which wns suhmittod TO him for decision aone
months ago upon difference OF opinion between
the Commissioners. Tho claimant u On Amcr1-
eau corporation, organized OF Nor. IS, 2sG5,
according to the lswa Of tho Hsate OF Now Yoc;
and having for its objo.!, in p1r:, tue carving
On Of the tuslnuss Of aiiyer mining at Tayaitita,
District Of San DiutAs, it, tho State Of Durango
lany, shortly Aftcri organization. acquired
tehhlyo and valuable silser-u,lnug properties ia
that u1strict, nont suitable agents, aupenu;ofd-
ents, aud nnsployeB Of Nil 4ills!s to work them,
aod purchased tho necessary machinery, mules,
aud prosislots. tue t0tai outlay under all these
heads bong e35s.7yi After wo,k,ug tlo
nino for some time, aud necusnuIatl1,g q largo
quantity Of yoiuahla silver orc. tho COM
pany bcgan to be systematically oppressed
aud abused In itH properties and tho peG-
sous OF liz agonta aud employees by tho lo+at
Mexican authorities md proplo. llepeAted seiz-
of iuuc-trains !nicn with provisions, aud os
ores at tbs mines, were made by tho au,.,ositioH,
BHd all demands for tcdroes wcro ro.u1cd, aud
those acts of oppression finally reached srcl
etaGo TINT the aGents Of the Company felt con-
Hsraanca 10, and did, ahandou the ~osks, Which
Lad pFpnllsod handsome return for the capital
invested Aftor reviewing tho case in all its
paints, and considering tie evidence pro and cou,
the umpire decides that tho allegations of tho
claimant Aro substantially tue, md that Mexico
in responsible for tho damages rraattitlg from
the enfotccd Abandonment Ut thD nliucB. lie
therefore awards that tlato DO paid by
tho Mexican 0oyerl,ueut, Oh ACCOUNT OF tho
aforementioned c!ain. tic Auu Of s35S. 701.od,
with interest a. per cent per aunum from
March ~, 1868, to the daso Of The iiuAl award
anti. further, tho STUN OF 3l03,t ,t3, with interest
ut per ccnL, from MugeA 90 1879. 10 the date
ot the tual award all iu Mexican gold c,in.
As tho tline OF tho final award will DO tho 1ss OF
August 1B7b the principal and inelest vii
amount 10 e6s3.o01 iu gold. or s77l,opo ii,
United StateB paper currency, Mt thB present
rase of guid premium. This amount, though
iarge. ~ not moro tlau about - p0r cau: Of
wlnt tho Company cln'med to be DUE. It appears
from tho testimony ond the argunpntH
OF couusel on both aides. that Gen. Adlms
tound iu tho district who!e the lnncs nso
located, in the Ahnds Of \ former bouli-kecper
Of tho Company, ali Eng'ishman, o1igsoxI ordo1s
local Judge Of thas distFic:, ordering the Compa-
ny to disoecnpy Or abaulon thrir 1uinea a.,d
works, uu!cta the Company should Sork tho
nlnes III tho manner directed By tlem, whrh
NUS einlply imp3tAlIio without f,un to tho COM
pany. lios!dont Lcfao de TelAda forwarded to
the Mo1ican Claim Commission certified coplos
# orders Adul.sad to have been given by said
l@ta3 authorities, which oy comparison With tho
niu =. These orders verified tho testimony Aled
by Tho claimants. aud tllus uided iu gaining the
caso. Tho presentation Of taois ordets
l!so @ho*s tue fairness Of The PrealaeAt
of Ill s1ico in fling material testimony
Which u uerated against The interest ot lin own
u,nt. Tic attornuy iu lsct in ths cass
was Gen, 4. ". Adalus, Ut New York, wlo waa
coinoe Of tho Frst Sen York ca:alsy rrg,ment
.omploto u. Wcr frou La Ahra Mining ComrAuy
70 prosecute the sui and control tho pl oooedinEr
botI. In Msx,c and the United StatcB. IIe made
NO trips 10 M.sxico for thu purpose Of procur-
ng tsntinony, tuA III 1870 mud tho othsr in 1871
luslnx tue war bet,rean tho Jup1oz Government
md FOL lirio ptax. liz employed ~ counsel, to
lesist him ut WA.lrau, ,.ton. Jeremiah i. BLACK, i.
?. stanton, W. ". Bvsce. and Thu,uls Il. Mol
ION, late Minister tup M&Klco. Tho Mexican Gov
}, ,un,eut waa represented by Caleb Gushing
daIusl Aspiroz, aud Elr .seslo Ayils.