May 9.
May 6.

Minister of Justice acknowledges receipt..... 1787
Castillero makes a verbal report to Junta, and

is required to make his statements in writing 1760 May 12. Castillero makes written proposals, stating his denouncement, and possession, and grant of three thousand varas.

May 14. Junta transmits proposals with urgent recommendations...

1790

1787

May 20.

May 20.

May 20.

Acuerdo, granting Castillero's demands...
Acuerdo is recorded in the Libro General..... 1816
Minister of Justice replies to Junta reporting

1798

1792

that President approved of the arrangement
in all its parts..

May 20. Minister of Justice communicates the Presi-
dent's orders to Minister of Relations about
two league grant...

1803

1807

May 23. Acuerdo of Minister of Relations, directing order to issue.... May 23. Minister of Relations sends order to Governor of California to put Castillero in possession. 1807 Indorsement on the espediente in Ministry of Relations, "Concession of two square leagues to Señor Castillero"

June 12. Castro's power to MacNamara to bargain with

Nov. 28.

Dec. 17.

1808

some English company to work the mine.. 2469
Contract of avio made under foregoing power 2471
Castillero produces the two-league grant in
City of Mexico, and a copy is annexed to

an authentic act of ratification of foregoing
avio....

2468

Dec. 19. A copy is made by the Notary, who delivers

it to Negrete....

2474

Dec. 19. It is sent by Negrete to Alexander Forbes... 2449 Dec. 29. Alexander Forbes receives the copy in Tepic. 2452

1847.

Feb. 3.

Castillero and Negrete present a petition asking
for a second copy, and Judge Juan Hierra
orders it.
5

2466

Feb. 3.

Feb. 6.

1846.

1846.

1846 and 1847.

1846. Nov. 17.

Notary furnishes this additional copy.
Negrete forwards them to Alexander Forbes,
and charges him seventy-five dollars for
Notary's fees....

Blotter or borrador of the Sessions of the Junta
de Fomento, in April, May, September,
November, and December, 1846; produced
in traced copies..

Book of Minute or Actas, being the clean copy
made from the above blotter, and forming
part of the Archives; produced in traced
copies..

Copy of the entire Volume Third of the Min-
utes of the Junta from the 2d April, 1846,
to 30th June, 1847; Original.

Translation.....

Official Report made on the 17th November,
1846, by the Junta de Fomento to the Min-
istry of Relations, in pursuance of its order,
for the purpose of reporting it to the Con-
gress of Mexico...

1841 to
1846. Traced copy of two pages of the Libro General,
Vol. 15, which is the record of all grants
and decrees which passed through the Min-
istry of Justice in the years 1841-2-3-4-5
and 6....

1845.

1846.

Official Report made by the Junta de Fomento

2486

2453

1680

1755

1427

1712

1816

to the Government in the year 1845...... 1819 Report to the Congress of the Nation, read by

José Maria Lafragua, Minister of Relations,
at the Sessions of Congress, on the 14th,
15th and 16th December, 1846; Extracts at
page...
[The whole volume produced in original.]

1211

1844.

Resumé of searches made for quicksilver mines
in the year 1844 under orders of Junta de
Fomento, by Antonio del Castillo, Professor
of Mineralogy. . . .

1845-6-8. Lecture of Antonio del Castillo, Professor, to
the Class of Mineralogy, delivered on 17th
November, 1845, with notes from his annual
lecture delivered in 1846, published in the
Anuario of the Mexican National College of
Mining for the year 1848..
Extracts from the "Diario Oficial," "El Re-
publicano," and "El Monitor Republicano,"
stating the reading of Lafragua's Report to
the National Congress on the 14th, 15th,
and 16th December, 1846...

1846.

2051

2100

2357

2. John P. Brodie, Agent employed by Claimants.... 1059
3. John Forsyth, United States Minister in Mexico.... 1111
4. José Maria Bassoco, Member of Junta, Agent of its

Creditors

.. 1214

5. Blas Balcarcel, Director of Mining College, Member

of Faculty..

1865

6. Antonio del Castillo, Professor of Mineralogy...... 1935
7. José Maria Yrisarri, 5th oficial in Ministry of Justice 2107
8. Mariano Miranda, formerly clerk in do.

2146

9. Augustin Jimenes de Velasco, 3d oficial, Ministry of

Relations..

2199

10. Castillo Lanzas, Minister of Relations (Foreign).... 2229
11. José Maria Lafragua, do.

do....... 15

12. Francisco Villalon, Notary Public....

2553

13. Francisco Martinez Negrete, merchant.

2395

14. Teodoro Soto Mayor, 2d Escribiente in Ministry of

Justice..

15. Mariano Rodriguez, oficial in Ministry of Justice...
16. Vicente Segura, President of Junta de Fomento....
17. José Maria Duran, 1st oficial, Ministry of Justice...
18. Juan Maria Fiores, Member of Junta de Fomento...
19. J. P. Benjamin, one of Claimant's Counsel......... 3026

INDEX OF PERSONS ENGAGED IN THE BUSINESS,
WHO HAVE DIED, AND PAGES WHERE DEATH IS PROVEN.

Ramon del Moral, died in 1847-see pp. 1231-1864-1944-1992

Romanos,

Rios,

Becerra,

José Suñol,

José Berreyesa,

" in 1847....

2111-1152

“DIARIO OFICIAL," AND OTHER MEXICAN NEWS-

1846.

PAPERS.

March 2. Brig Juanita arrives in Mazatlan, in 12 days

from San Diego..

2354

12. Brig Juanita leaves Mazatlan for San Blas, with
Covarrubia, passenger.

2354

April 1. Brig Hannah arrives in Mazatlan, in five days

from San Blas...

2353

66

5. Government receives news from Upper Cali-

fornia...

2354

Dec. 19. Report of Session of Congress of the 14th Dec.

Same extracts as above found also in two other

papers, "El Republicano," "El Monitor Re-
publicano."