The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-09-19
A MEXICAN ESTATE.
Containing Nearly 100000
Acres of Land,
Brief Of the Land the Mines, and
It's Many Products,

The hacienda or estate Of San Rafael
del Salado contains an area Of 200 sitios,
or $4,000 acres Of land in one body. 1t
is situated in the four States Of Coahuila,
Nuevo Leon, san Luis Potosi and Zac-
atecas, on the main highway from Sal
tillo. tho capital Of the State of Coahuila,
to the City Of Mexico. 1t Is in the juris-
diotion of the District of Cedral In the
State of San Luis Potosi, Republic Of
Mexico, and is the property Of ex-Gover-
nor, Of the State of San Luis rotosi, Don
Juan Bustamantc, who resides at Salado,
the main ranch on the estate.
WATER.
Being situated on the table lands OF
Mexico, there are no running streams on
the same. 1t is watered by springs,
wells. and tanks or artificial lakes.
Water IL found In abundance In all the
valleys or plains of the vast estate at n
depth ranging from to 80 feet, and In
inexhaustiDle quantities, which prove
the existence of subterranean lakes at
no great depth below the surface of the
soil Of the valley.
rINlBfU.
No forest, according to the true mean
ing of the word, are to be found on the
estate, but abundance of small trees and
shrubs that are used for fuel. The prln-
cipal timbers consist Of mesquite, elms,
oaks, willow and mulberries, ETC., and
in the mountains, oak, pines and noun
tain cedar.
The whole area of this estate constl-
tutes one ofthe best grazing Operties in
Mexico, over one-haif OF which could be
cultivated.
GRASSES.
| here give the native names of the
variety OF grasses that cover the lands of
this estate, viz: Zacate chino, mesquite
grass; ZaCate tOboso, (grama); ZaCate
colorado, (sage grass); zacate siete veina,
(wild clover; Zacate cola de zorra, fox
taiD; zacate vervena, bunch grass zaoate
saladllO. species Of small weed, (salty)
which sheep are very fond Of, and when
they use 1t are not subject to lombrz,
us ii destroys the disease.
JAUJA.
Soap plant, horse cattle and sheep are
very fond of 1t.
PALMA CHINA.
Palma loca palma samanOquO, are
plants OF the Palm family that furnish
very nutrilive food for all kind Of stock.
HUATuIA.
A small bush furnishes very good food
for cattle, horses and sheep, and they are
very fond of 1t.
Cactus, better known in Texas as
prickly pear, and In Mexico rs the nOpal.
This estate produces principally the va
rieties known as the NOpal Iapon.
Nopal durasnillo and. NOpal oiuja, the
figs and leaves furnish at all times good
food for cattle and sheep.
FIBRUoUs PLANTS.
Among the hbruous plants produced
by the estate IL the nopal the palma,
sotol, above mentiOned; but the princi-
pal one now worked is the lechuguilla
and the mageuy. The pulp of the above
plants can be distilled into alcohol.
MEDICINAL PLANTS.
The lands of the estate produces also
valuable medicinal herbs, among which
are found the laurel, mayOram, anisseed,
the huaco; that Is SAID TO cure snake
bite, and the tianguis, which Is said to
cure yellow fever.
MINERALS.
The mountains situated on the estate
are the foot hills of the Sierra de CntOrCe
and are very rich In minerals; some mines
situated ON IL have produced In the last
century millions; the miners of the es-
tate are said to have counted on the hills
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 OF
grain and fruits that grow in temperate
climates do well; corn fodder and oatt
constitute the principal forage.
RANCHES.
The principal ranches belonging to the
estate are SaladO, San Salvador, San
Pablo and La Presita, and 80 smaller
ranches.
IMPROVEMENTS
Consist of houses constructed of stone
and adobe, used for residences, offices
granaries, stables, yards, houses used al
residences for renters, servants and nj
schools; also stone dams, wells, and
troughs, constructed of masonry.
LIME, MARBLE, BRICK, ETC.
This estate produces the best quality
of lime and hydraulic lime rock, gOOt
marble, excellent earth for brick and
fine brick; also kaoline, suitable FOL
choice porcelain.
The present owner, whose agent an'
attorney | am, reside at Salado, on tn
estate, and has in his possession thu
chain of titles to his estate, ready to b,
exhibited to the purchaser. They ar
perfect.
ADVANTAGES.
The north boundary line of this estat
is situated about so miles south of Sal
tillo, on the main highway to the City o
Mexico. The line of the Mexican
National railway, when completed be
tween the above mentioned cities, will
run over the lands of the estate TO
over 90 miles, and has station a
Salado. The owner owns the eXclusiv
privilege of trading on his estate whlol
Is matter of no little value. III
ilbrous plants, out of which the lech
gullla alone produces to, the owner owe
$A,000 per year could be made to pro
cure much more. The corn crops hay
often produced the owner enormou
sums, ps an examination of his book wi
show. The stock raised on his estat
brings always Il better price than tina
raised on the neighbUring estates, an
in the year 1888, when that portion {
Mexico suffered greatly from tn
draughts and lost nearly one-fourth c
their stock, 1t is notorious that tn
Salado did not suffer at all and Craze
the stock of some their neighbors.
This offers n fine chance for safe In
vestment by home or foreign syndicate
to purchase valuable property at lei
than GO cents per acre, and 1t Is dlilerel
from wild lands because the buyer stel
into improved property with building
etc., and his income commences with h