Morning journal and courier., 1884-06-09
A Snug Ranch.



 The Purchase of an English Syndicate in Mexico.
 [From the Denver Tribune,I
 Probably the largest sale of lands ever made to private purchasers on the continent was made q few days since by Mir. J. P Lawson, of Denver, to syndicate of English and Scotch gentlemen. The price realized was $1, ,0O0, and the area of the country sold was larger than some of the New England States. The possessions are situated in the States of Chihuahua and Durango, in the Republic of old Mexico The title to the lands purchased and sold by Col Lawson was the most ancient of any upon the Ameri- can continent. This was the first transfer that had been made in 200 years Longer ago than that the King of Spain conveyed this tract of country to the ancestors of Don Antonio AnsunsoIa, where it had remained and descended from generation to generation until the present time. More than 1000 people as tenants are living upon this soil and growing corn and coffee and wheat in the villages and sheep and cattle in the mountains. Col. Lawson went down to Mexico two years ago and bonded this splendid country, paying liberal amount of money for the bond. He then went over to London and Edinburgh and formed syndi- cate and effected the sale. The price realized was $1, 100000 with au additional $1 ,OOO, ,OOO to be yet invested in cattle, blooded horses and agricultural implements.
 This immense estate consists of two i'm mense ranches, the roperty of Don Antonio Ansunsola, in the States of Chihuahua and Durango, Mexico. The property is contigu- ous and consists of six (6) haciendas and ranches named respectively 'sSan Ysidro, ''Noria," "Cieneguilla, ''Passida' and ''Ygacsios," situated principally in the south ern part of the State of Chihuahua, two- thirds of their area being in said State and one-third in Durango. The area embraced by these properties is very large, being about 27 Spanish leagues in length by an average width of nine leagues, or an equivalent in English measurement of seventy (70) by twenty three (23) miles, or ], ,610 square miles, The river Florida flows for a distance of twelve miles through the ranches of ''San Jose' and ''San Ysidro" The plains and rolling lands covered with the finest pastures, consisting principally of black gramma grass. These two ranches have 8 large area of very fertile and arabic land about 12, 900 acres under cultivation. The crops consist principally of Indian corn, wheat, barley, Irish and sweet potatoes These lands will graze 100, ,OOO head of cattle, or 300. 900 head of sheep. In and to the above described six properties the company purchased two important ranches, adjacent to each other. but in the two different States, known in Spanish parlsnce La Grande de Ia Estocade, or La Grande de San Anosse, and part of the ancient Hacienda de Canos These last mentioned contain from 250, 900 to 300, 900 acres, and most excellent grazing in the greatest abundance. The grasses on these are black gramma and bunch There were also included in the sale B, ,OOO head of | sheep, 1,2O0 head of unbroken horses, 300 l head of saddle horses so well-broken mules. 1 300 head of work oxen, 2O6 hogs. ,, 900 bushels ] of corn, 5000 bushels of wheat 250 acres of | seeded wheat, one-third of which is estimated l at 2,O00 bushels, furniture, farming tools, ! 5attdiss, harness, &c. In the &c. new | church just finished, The preacher not l included in the sale, sum could be l agreed upon at present market valus of the | product. Reason, market glutteG.
 The purchasers were syndicate of English l and Scotch gentlemen, c. Macpherson Grant, ! Lord TEeedmouth, J. Dalziel and Messrs | Gran, Bruce and others, the price being | e2OO, 900 or $1, GOO, GOO. Col J. P. Lawson, ! of Denver, is one of the directors The com pany intend stocking the land with the finest | and best breeds of English and Scotch horses | and cattle, and the lands will bs cultivated by ! skilled laborers and with improved agri- l cultural implements