The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-10-03
A MEXICAN ESTATE.
Containing Nearly 1000, 900
Acres of Land,



Tho hacienda or estate of San Rafael
AL sotodo contains an or,o of 1OO .ttios.
u'i 80 '''is ,''. ,.,1. +,
OF ooo'uVV AIRES VI i""u J." o"e oo"3
Is situated in the four states OIL COahuia,
Nuevo eon. san Luis Potosi and Zac-
a,,oas ., tho ,,,,i, l,iobvo, from, Sol-
"S'"1' V" ,.-tt,.
tIlo' 'hu C"pl'hl vi 'ne St",eo VI No'n"'i''
to the City of Mexico. II Il In the iuris-
diction Of the District Of Cedral In the
Stnte of san Luis potosi, Republic of |
uoxioo and IL tho ,,ronsrt, ofex-Gover- |
- 80 -. i,,.,,..t NJ, |
nor, Oh 'he ot"'e Vi o"u LUIS o.os'' ~"
Juan Bustamante, VINO resides AT SalhuO' |
the main ranch ON the estate.
WATER.
p.t,,,. st,,,otod o,, Tho toil, iorda of |
Ni'sis ,havo ar, no ,nnnir,, str,,,,ns an |
~, sa,,a If IL vatsrsd ny snrings |
wells. and tanks or artificial lakes. |
Water Is found In abundance in all the |
valleys or plains oil the vast estate AT |
depth ranging from 10 80 feet, ana in |
lneAhaustlple .q9ahlitles, when Prov
the existence vi suo,eiI " '....' l"NSs a.
no Brea. uePtn po'O" ''o 9"i law VI wv
'''' " Wv rt,uusp.
No forost oocordinc In tbs trua nenn-
ina, Of the vord .ra 20 he fonnd ON tbe
esInte. hut abundance OF small trees and
shrubs that are used for fuel. The prin-
oipal timbers consist Ol mesquite. elms,
oaks, willow and mulDerrieH, ETC., ana
In the mountains, OAK, pines ana noun
tain cedar.
The whole area Of this estate cOnst-
tutes one ot the best grazing properties In
MeAico, over ohe-h"h VI "n'on oou" VIC
GLASSES.
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.aii.'y VI 80 ~, ~ I,i,
.iis es'"'o, ''" ,' I',',,'N 49,
siassJ A" I.a.' ''y',.'N' yai',
fwiId cloy,rla ,5,cnte lola de zorra. Oox
tail); Zaoate vervenu, (bunch grass zaOate
salauillo. species Oi small weed, (salty)
which sheep are very lOnu OF, ana when
they use 1t are not subject 10 lOmbriz,
as IL destroys The disease.
JAuJA.
g.. In. -. go, tt,. aud s,,oo,, o,a
very fond of il.
PALMA CHINA.
poi,,,, loon r.l,,n s.r,o,oouo ore
"''', -, - pm, f,,,,ii,, 'hot furnieh
,an' ,,,,r,,i,, fool rar az lind of stock
''i' " 49, ~
.hUAlllLA'
A small bush furnishes very good food
for cattle, horses and sheep, ana they are
very fond OF IL.
Cactus, better known in Texas as
pTickly pear, and in Mexico rs the nopal.
This estate produces principally the va
rieties known AS the NOpal 1apOn.
Nopal durasnillO and NOpal cluja, the
iigs and leaves furnish at all times good
food Tor cattle ana sheep'
FIBRuoUs PLANTS.
Among the Hbruous plants produced
by the estate is the nopal, the palma,
sotol, above mentioned; bur the prinCi-
mi one now worked is the leohuguilla
and the mageuy. he pulp OF the above
plants can be distilled into alcohol.
MEDICINAL PIANTs.
us,t,,,ds az tho ost.ta nrodpces also
ny '''ii ',' a. 6nrhs p,nor,, bicS
", 1000 tha In,,rsl n,ovnrnIn ,,nisseed
the huaco; that is sand to cure snake
bite, and the tianguis, which is said 10
cure yellow fever.
MINERALS.
The mountains situated on the estate
are the foot hills OF the Sierra de CatOrce
mud are very rich In minerals: some mines
situated on II have produced in the last
century millions; the miners OF the es-
tate are said to have counted on The mis-
and mountains Of the same over TWO
thousand metallic veins, principally OF
silver ores.
CROPs.
Crops can be raised on this estate OF
wheat, oats barley, beans, corn; cotton
can also be cultivated. All kinds oil
grain and fruits that grow In temperate
climates do well; corn fodder ana Oats
constitute the principal forage.
RANCHES.
rho ri,oi,,ol ranches balancing IN tbe
.,a,e 20 Il'taco San S,,iySdor san
u pain or prasit" ond ~ sn,aIIer
1aoio "'i' i'' -AN'''"'
l"h'"'S b,ppo,,,,,,,>rs
-. ....
consist OF houses cohs'Iuu'eu Vi ntoHe
ana adobe, useu lor resluenoes' oiilSes'
granarles, STABLES, yarus, houses use9 ne
residences Ior renters servants anu hs
schools alAO stone uuhsi Veins, anu
troughs, CONSTRUCTED oI inasonI9'
LIME, MARBLE, BRICK, ETC.
This estate produces the best quality
of lime and hydraulic lime rock good
marble. excellent earth for brick and
fine brick: also kaoline, suitable fol
choice noroelnin.
TITLES.
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o,tn nu piIso on' ras',io ot S"IoG6 on The
a 49,, ynd hos in liz n"ssession The
5I ,'tlas 70 lie ,,store ready to IA.
onaih w. - w 10 n',r"hasar INV arc
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