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... flood , but in 1864 there was a noticeable change . Q. Did the change take place in 1864 or later on ? -A . The river changed from 1864 to 1868 , but since then it has stayed as it is . Q. From 1868 to this date has the river made any ...
... flood , but in 1864 there was a noticeable change . Q. Did the change take place in 1864 or later on ? -A . The river changed from 1864 to 1868 , but since then it has stayed as it is . Q. From 1868 to this date has the river made any ...
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... flood on the Mexican side to appear on the American side with anything to distinguish it ; trees , houses , etc.?-A . No , there never was left anything that I could recognize as the original land . Q. While these sandbars were forming ...
... flood on the Mexican side to appear on the American side with anything to distinguish it ; trees , houses , etc.?-A . No , there never was left anything that I could recognize as the original land . Q. While these sandbars were forming ...
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... flood ; the greatest known , in 1862 ? —A . Yes , sir . Q. Then you say that notwithstanding that flood the river did not change in 1862 ? —A . Notwithstanding the great flood it did not change . Q. Did the current come with such ...
... flood ; the greatest known , in 1862 ? —A . Yes , sir . Q. Then you say that notwithstanding that flood the river did not change in 1862 ? —A . Notwithstanding the great flood it did not change . Q. Did the current come with such ...
Page 123
... flood then and rise in the river , and it worked more on the Mexican side , and undermined the banks more than in any previous year since I lived here in El Paso . Q. In all the years you have lived here have you ever known the river in ...
... flood then and rise in the river , and it worked more on the Mexican side , and undermined the banks more than in any previous year since I lived here in El Paso . Q. In all the years you have lived here have you ever known the river in ...
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... flood , deposited a great deal of alluvium ? — A. To the best of my knowledge , yes , sir . Q. In this way , the sandbars that were formerly drifting sand have been somewhat covered up by the many floods , have they not ? A. Yes , sir ...
... flood , deposited a great deal of alluvium ? — A. To the best of my knowledge , yes , sir . Q. In this way , the sandbars that were formerly drifting sand have been somewhat covered up by the many floods , have they not ? A. Yes , sir ...
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á la abajo Acta acuerdo aguas ahora alluvium ambos American año ANSON MILLS árboles Article ARTÍCULO avance avulsion bancos bank canal caso cauce cerca Chamizal channel Ciudad Juárez Comisión mixta Comisionado de los Comisionado mejicano como Consultor Convención corriente corrosión crecientes cual decir declaración derecho después dicha dicho efecto entonces época erosion estaba Estados Unidos fecha Fort Bliss fué fueron Gobierno Government había HAPPER hecho hizo ingeniero consultor Internacional de Límites International Boundary Commission JAVIER OSORNO Joint Commission lado mexicano land lecho lenta y gradual línea divisoria los Estados Unidos manera manifestó mapa meters metros Mexican Commissioner Mexico nuevo objeto obras oficina del Comisionado plano Ponce posible primera punto respectivos ribera Río Bravo river S. F. MAILLEFERT Salazar San Elizario seguida Señor slow and gradual tenía terreno territory testigo Texas tiempo tierra Tratado Treaty Unidos de América United States Commissioner Washington yardas
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Page 23 - Those who shall prefer to remain in the said territories, may either retain the title and rights of Mexican citizens, or acquire those of citizens of the United States. But, they shall be under the obligation to make their election within one year from the date of the exchange of ratifications of this treaty : and those who shall remain in the said territories, after the expiration of that year, without having declared their intention to retain the character of Mexicans, shall be considered to have...
Page 73 - ... and for that purpose have appointed as their respective plenipotentiaries: The President of the...
Page 51 - ... north latitude crosses the same, thence due west one hundred miles, thence south to the parallel of 31° 20...
Page 21 - ... to the point where it strikes the southern boundary of New Mexico; thence, westwardly, along the whole southern boundary of New Mexico (which runs north of the town called Paso) to its western termination; thence, northward, along the western line of New Mexico, until it intersects the first branch of the river Gila...
Page 14 - River; then following the course of the Rio Roxo westward, to the degree of longitude 100 west from London...
Page 27 - ... immediately deliver them over to the said Board of Commissioners: Provided That no such application shall be made, by, or at the instance of, any claimant, until the facts which it is expected to prove by such books, records or documents, shall have been stated under oath or affirmation.
Page 26 - ... of three millions of dollars each, together with interest on the same at the rate of six per centum per annum. This interest shall begin to run upon the whole sum of twelve millions from the day of the ratification of the present Treaty by the Mexican Government, and the first of the installments shall be paid at the expiration of one year from the same day.
Page 14 - The United States hereby cede to His Catholic Majesty, and renounce forever, all their rights, claims, and pretensions, to the territories lying west and south of the...
Page 31 - ... but if any officer shall break his parole, or any other prisoner shall escape from the limits of his cantonment, after they shall have been designated to him...
Page 20 - If, however, the ratification of this treaty by both parties should not take place in time to allow the embarcation of the troops of the United States to be completed before the commencement of the sickly season, at the Mexican ports on the Gulf of Mexico, in such case a friendly arrangement shall be entered into between the...