Weekly Phoenix herald., 1884-02-14

. dSuCc UT papers Wulcn you Cfalu constitute any evidence of any gran
 having been maic to Peialta?
 R-Such as 1 have under my con.
 Surveyor Generals office at Tucson , C-Descrihe each of those paper CT dOcum ents.
 R-Ihcre is folio that rurpor ts to have been given under the seal of the lnQuisilion of Mexico, which is represented to me to contain histo-
 ry of the concession to Perulia
 There is another folio that is repre- scented to me to be what is known to the Spanish language as B testimo- nial which puiports to decree to me
 the suo cesslon of the concession 10
 PeraIta Tn accordance with the rec
 oids and decreee existent in the Re
 rub ic of Mexico.
 here is transcript and photo>
 graphic copy taken from the records
 of the State of Jalisco, City oi Gua>
 dalajara, which is represented to me
 as also appertaining and ref rring to
 the concession 10 Peralta. Thut is
 all 1 rs call tt present.
 C-Dt scribe the folio which you
 state purports 10 be a history under
 the St al of the 1nQuisition.
 RIA srmevhat ancient appi airing
 document containing what appears
 to be a title page, followed by q | statement of what, 1 am told, it re-
 latos 10. recognize three distinct documents following successively
 the contens of which have bee. :: l First, the original order of the King | relating 10 the concession to Peralta
 then report of the Inquisition tn
 the Viceloy of Mexlco respecting
 the matter. followed by the order of
 location and survey, all of which is represented tn me to be a transcript or copy of the original, sign, d by i the secretaries and notary of the In> 1 Quisition of Mexico, and under the seal of the lnquisitlon. which seal is i therrupon and corresponds 10 all ap> pearances with such as nave seen in Mexico. Then follows a letter which is repro sented tu me to be I request by Pcralta to the kIng of 1 Spain for q revalidation or confirms alton of the concession before made 10 bim and located by the order of the ViceroY, which request is signed by Miguel de teralta, Caball, rn de los Coloradcs, with some marks. I his is followed by what is repre- sentt d 10 me 10 be an endorsement of the fo. egOing claim as appear to be outlined in the document which is signed by Yo Fl Key, with scme other signatures and marks 1 don't reme ember. There is also seal which Mir Beltran, former custodian of archIve, in the City Of Mexico told me was the privite seal of the king of spain, as 1 understand him. Then follows what is represented tO me to be letter Or commu- nication from Santa Anna to Miguel Peralta the son of the Baron of he ColoradGs respecting the claims as set forth in the foregoing, signed 1 by Santa Ana, Lafaqual and Quor- nel, who appear to he officials. That I is all 1 remember distinctly ss the 1 leading features of the first named {, folio.
 C-Then by the word folio you mean book?
 R--Yes, SIT.
 C-State how this book Is bound, l if it is bound at all. 1
 R-Bound like pamphlet. Please read the question.
 C-The different papers that you ] have mentioned are sewed together !! on Gne side as tEough fastened with : needle and thread?
 R-They are bound together some way. Yes, they have the form Of : book without cover.
 C-Do you know who bound that ! book? I
 RI do not.
 C-Where was it wbcn you first : saw it? |;
 R-Among pnpers of Dr. Willing. { l don't remember the nrSt iime l saw it, distinctly, because 1 knew ot its contents and took ve.y little interest n ii.
 C-Staie where that was
 R-In St Louis, state of Missouri.
 CA bont how long ago?
 R-More than ten years.
 C--Are the papers which are con- tained in that folio the only papers " hich you have any knowledge of, and which you ;laim constitute any evidence ef a grant to Peralta.
 R-In which folIog
 C-The o..e you have just been des ribing.
 R-Please read question again. CIeFK reads again.
 R-No.
 C-State what other papers there Ire.
 R-Such as I have recited in my evidence.
 C-Please describe them and tate where they are now.
 RIA transcript and photographic .opy of records in the State of Ja> isco, City of Guadalajara, Mexico, which is represented to me to be , ;opy of the order Of the Victroy of Mexico, relating 10 the concession of oeralta, and report of the survey , nd location uf the concession in with the order which is crompanied by q typographical ketch or map of the land ard r, treams included in the concession 0 Peralta, and those lying adjacent; !, lso, represented to me 10 con ain a < will from Peral 8, Baron of the Col> radios to his son Miguel Peralta, re- D. cling the land included in this [ There are various sig> I atures represented on this docu- E 1ent which l do not at present re- all. This document, or transcript q nI photographic copy is signed and ealed under what is represented to le tO be certificate of Herachio Iarcediego, the former custodian ot f rchives in the State of Jailsco, City q f Guadalajara, Mexico, and veri> ed by the then Governor ot the tate of Jalisco; also, by the secre> c .ries of the Presidents Cabinet of f, Iexico, and verified by the then ecretary of Legation of the United fl tates in Mexico.
 C-Describe what others you n lain relate to the grant. r, RI have described two; please grite as I dictate. There are three q h hotographs of books and pages [