The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-04-28


 his guitar and his songs. Outside the private dwelling are the nre-prcof gran ies and sheds. Night and day sentry IS stationed on ,he Eat roof. on the look out for fire and robbers. and the large double entrance doors are always closed. and barred if the door-keeper leaves his post. All the windows have strong iron grAtings over them. after the spanish fashion.
 Under the Spanish rule this hAcienda was magnihccn,ly decorated and fur- nished. u was footed several times dur ing the war of independence, and down to 50 late a period as the presidency of Portiro Diar. 1, has been heavily hncd. both in cattle and money. in successive revolutions. and the remnants of the gor- seous furrnure, frescoed walls. canopied beds and broken eeuehes bear melancholy testimony to its once magnificent oondi- ton.
 The estate is chiefly in grass. cattle and dairy products being its main sources of revenue. There are annually sen, 10 narke, si,.ono worth os cheese. Sloco worth Of butter. and 900 bushels of ln- dian corn, 1000 bushels oi barley. and 900 bushels of wheat are the average yearly produce of the pio~ed land. Pull que 10 the value of sI.,so Is made from ;he magneys to be drank on the estate. The cattle on the es,ae are: SS- mich cows. ISo heiters for breeding. 9 70 calves. yearlings and oxen, 10; mules for carts and ploughing. l9 mares. i7 horses. 200 pigs and 5 sheep for the use ot the table The estate contains ten large dams or reservoirs for collecting water for iirigat- ing purposes. which cover a space ot Zoo acres. m addition to which there IS the lake of Zupltlan. formed by wall en- bankment mile in length. and shared in by two ne,ghboring haolendas- The estate boasts of a celebrated spring, San Dionisio. visited by Humboldt during his stay in New Spain. He calls it the bes, water Tn America. The water which flows from 1t belongs to the hacienda seventy hours ln ihe xeek ,!le Iesi ot she ilIas | Is diverted to two neighboring villages. ;he rights of each party being slgilantls guarded.
 There are 100 able-bodied men and boys employed on the farm these arc directed by a malor- -domo. assisted by three captains. There are twenty herds men. each panied by boy, who attend the cattle day and night. and there is an aguador. or water man. who attends Co the dams and waief-woiks. The n.ajor- iomo. the cap;a.ns and the overlook CTS always yide on horseback. ihs Relng one of the honers apPer;alning 10 'heir d. snined position.
 II was very interesting ten days; the weather Was perfect. the aif dry. and the sun TO; too ho:. ard occasionally elouded. The tlme was iG.y. l. there was any drawback I; MAS from the eo7 hogs which were yarded up every night. rus, outside our bedroom window. and II they were no, lei oa, a, aa early hour iheir musie disturbed our slunbers. In order that they might be counted. small wicket only in the double doors was opened for them to pass through. one or. a, most. two. al d tune: the struggles and squealIngs were awful-firs, out. hrsi served. There were long roughs of whey ready for ,helI oreakfAs. in a dlstan, yard. before the herdsman drove them up 10 the mountain ,o pick precanous lising. or sleep away the day.
 Al the principal granarics or barns. called :roles. were inscribed with titles or decorated with s,inis. and had quaint en;ablaiufes over their portals Under the bcliy aud over the main en- trance of the hacienda. the inscription was:
 En aques,e des,ierrey soledad disffu,o tesore de h pa.
 In this re,iremen, and solitude enjoy the treasure of peace.
 Some old member of the Te.ira family little knew. when he pa; up the aoove. how many times his property would be footed and ravAged during the wars of ln- dependence.
 The cottages for the laborers were n long row. a, some distance from the main buildings. Each family had one room, some fourteen fee, square There vas stone for a fireplace m the corner, but no chimney. no windows. The family slept on mats on the bare ground. In the day tune they lived mostly in .hc open air A good stream Of dashing water in iron, of their doors enabled the women to do the family washing. and keep A brigh, outlook al the same time or the eldest girl a, the door of the house. lest she should make the family tor,illas no; 10 tH,. fay