The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-07-30
OLD MEXICO.
Rivers, Mountains, Natural Productions,
Agriculture, Flowers, Plants, Mines,
Railroands, HacIendas, I'll Jaral san
Rafael del salado, and Revenue.

walks-lhe garden oil the plaza, or square OF
Hidalgo, that was planted in 1874. 1t is
well adorned with trees, plants and flowers.
The new Alameda, that formerly formed
part Of the convent Of Ell GARNER.
The paseo, or public walk, that leads TO
the Sanctuary Of Guadalupe, one OF the finest
churches in the city.
There are many other monuments worthy
Of description. that this short sketch will not
permit the writer to describe.
during ,he MaSlmillan RUE mint was A'so
eS'aohsheu at Oa'orce' "h'ch was suppressed
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Among ue principal CUES anu towns VI
'n'S o'A'e inc 'oi'ON'ng ue'e''e P@'u'u"'
menuon
Ma'ehuaia' situated WITHIN "" MUGS o'
'he Terra uei rra'ie anp 'he Ca''''e NOUN
'a'"' Is improving very 'a'' Sn" HAS PoPu'"-
uon OIL 1900 Souls
Neu'Si' n'ne "''eS no''h o' "S'eiua''' "''u
many smelling ~O'Ns' mas PoPu's" v,, "'"'
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Tue mountains o' 'ne same nS"e' At an
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10 pan LUIS, mas "poPu'suO" VI w PeoP'e'
Cu'uHu uei "s'@' mo 'e'ue' 's"'" 'i"''N ue'
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some oil the largest haciendas (estates) IN
the Republic are situated IN ms state among
them can be mentioned that oil FL laral' the
properly oil the Moncada family before MeHl-
can independence twenty thouSand poems
were employed on the hacienda oil lhls nch
lord' VINO Quit Tor MS resisence the hneS'
mouse IN Mexieo' to-day the l'urDide MOTEL
None, to-day, can rival IN SIZE the hacienda
oil Dan Rafael del Saiado' which IS parity
situated IN tn's o'a'e ana JURISDICTION oil
Coural' he properly oil eN-DoVerhor Ion
juan DAs'Snian'e' II Is esunhS'eu 10 contain
zoo square leagues OF lanu' ou' IN all Prooa-
oniV II contains great ueai more ianu'
o"uA'eu az al eie'"uoi Vi S'ooo 10 o'ooo 'ee'
enjoys temperate Climate LIS ahuS are
equaiy "ei SuaP'eu 10 inc raising OF small
gam S"'" as oa's' Nne"'' oaf'ey anu corn,
ou' I" present corn ana oats arc 'he chlei
eu''u'e' Even without "r'e"uoh inc
average Is IS Dnsheis TO The acre
It's grazing Is eAcehen'' ana o. varieties OIL
~ NFan nj Il. atN haEk
grass gro" over 'i's PIlncey DOMAIN "hicn
equSiy "uAP 'eu u all KIM oi STOCK raising
NJ present ony PioO'ooo"ot'h OF STOCK Craze
On 'ne place. us horses ana JACKS winch are
Vi improved o'eeu, pfihg Det'er prce man
'hoSe o' 'ne heighooring haclendas' 1t is
seue'1iy oe"e'eu 'hat SheeP do remarkably
wen on "'s estate being situated on he
'aoie 'Anu Oh me~'co' ana nearly IN the centre
Vi "e eon"neh'' ABOUT nan way between the
Guy Oh Dan ANTONIO ana the city oil Mexico
~nen he mexican Nauonal, or Palmer
SULLIVAN railway Is completed 10 the CITY oil
Dan LUIS rolosi' which, IN all probability VIII
DC III 1904 he oaiado and several oil It's de-
PenuencieS VIII become towns oil importance
Inc norous plants that are indigenous on this
]oimahdoVue' zo'ol' palma and nopa
grow naturally IN great quantities In the hills
ana Valleys oil this estate, and are source o.
revenue TO It's owner that can be increased
easily so iold with labor An idea OF the
value oil these plants can be given as follows
II a ieehugerilla plant is cut it will, in iou
years. have reproduced from four TO hv'
sPfouts--'hat Will be ready to cut without an!
cultivation or care, and so on. 1t is general!
believed IN Mexico that the lechuguilla plan
cannot be transplanted, because it will dry up
The writer thinks that opinion is erroneou
and that time will prove that iithe lechu
gullla' like all other plants, is cultivated,
viii better develop itself and grow larger thai
II is TO day This plant is great source o
revenue 10 the owner OF lands where 1t grow
without any expense to them