Supreme court of the United States. No. 135. The United States, appellants, vs. John A. Sutter. Appeal from the District court U.S. for the Northern district of California.

950 The United States vs. Sutter.
represent correctly where the line on map A. P. L. marked' "Lindero latitud norte 380 41' 32"" crosses the Sacramento river, where
would the south line of the grant 380 49' 32" cross the same river.
Ans. At the end of course 151 of the survey of tract No. 3, shown
on the plat filed Feb'y 25th, 1853, and three and three-eighths miles
due north from the junction of the American and Sacramento rivers
Cross-examination.
Questions by counsel for intervenor Woodruff et al. and J. A.
Sutter et al.
Ques. 9. Examine the map now shown to you marked Exhibit E.
W. P., state what it is, and by whom it was made.
Ans. It is a copy of the northern part of the plat of the official survey filed Feb'y 25th, 1863, as far as it regards the boundaries of
tracts Nos. 2, 4, 12 and 13, and the topography of the country
1565 thereabout. It was copied by myself fully from the plat of
survey of the New Helvetia rancho on file in the U. S. surveyor general's office, and is a complete copy of that portion thereof
with the exception of the portion of Hock Farm tract, shown by the
yellow lines on the Exhibit.
10. State whether or not the yellow lines on said exhibit correctly represents the tract of land embraced within the following
description, to wit: commencing at a point on the west bank of
Feather river three miles above the house which is marked Sutter's
house on the plat of the official survey in this case, filed February
25th, 1863, thence running six miles down the river, and having a
depth of four miles westwardly from the river.
Ans. Substantially it does.
Deposition closed.
C. BIELAWSKI.
Subscribed and sworn to this 20th day of April, A. D. 1863, before
me, W. H. CHEEVERS,
U. S. Com.
Counsel for intervenor Gelston objects to all the foregoing testimony, from question 1 to question 8, both inclusive, as being
1566 wholly irrelevant, the U. S. Supreme Court having located
the southern boundary of the grant south of Sutter's fort.
Endorsed: Filed April 21, 1863.
W. H. CHEVERS, Clerk.
Exhibit, Coleman.No. 1.-Deeds and Map.
Deed book 3, page 228.
Know all men by these presents that I, John H. Sutter, of Hock
Farm, in the State of California, in consideration of three thousand