The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-09-08
A MEXICAN ESTATE.
Containing Nearly 100000
Acres of Land.
San Rafael del Salado A Description in
Brief Of the Land, the Mines, and
its Many Products.

Is situated In the four States OF Coahulla,
Nuevo Leon, San Luis Potosi and Zac-
aiecas, on the main highway from Sal
tillo, tho capital OF the State of Coahuila,
to the City Of Mexico. 1t is In the jurls-
diotion of the District of Cedral in the
State of San Luis Potosl, Republic Of
Mexico, and is the property of ex-Goyer-
nor, Of the State Of San Luis Potosi, Don
Juan Bustamante, 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. aud tanks or artificial lakes.
Water is found In abundance in all the
valleys or plains of the vast estate ut n
depth ranging from to 80 feet, and In
inexhaustible quantities, which prove
the existence of subterranean lakes at
no great Uepth below the surface Of the
soil OF the valley.
TIMBER.
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 prin-
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 Consti-
tutes one ofthe best grazing properties In
Mexico, over one-half of which could be
cultivated.
GRASSES.
here give the native names OF the
variety of grasses that cover the lands of
IN yi IN .lf Iraa tn
grass; zacate toboso, (grama); zaoate
colorado. (sage grass; zacate siete veina,
wild clover; ZaCate cola lie zorra, UOx
tail); zaoate vervena, (bunch grass Zaoate
saladillo. q species of small weed, (salty)
which sheep are very fond of, and when
they use 1t are not subject TO lombriZ,
as 1t 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 nutritive food for all kind of stock.
HUArILLA.
A small bush furnishes very good food
ror cattle, horses and sheep, and they are
very fond of it..
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 Tapon.
Nopal durasnillo and. Nopal ciuja, the
| figs and leaves furnish at all times good
| food for cattle and sheep.
FIBRUoUs PLANTS.
Among the fibruous plants produced
| by the estate Is 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 Catorce
and 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 hills
and mountains OF the same over two
thousand metallic veins, principally Of
silver ores.
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 oats
constitute the principal forage.
RANCHES.
The principal ranches belonging to the
estate are Salado, San Salvador, San
| Pablo and La Presita, and 80 small, r
ranches.
IMPROVEMENTS
| Consist OF houses constructed of stone
and adobe, used for residences, offices,
granaries, stables, yards, houses used as
| residences for renters, servants and as
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, good
marble, excellent earth for brick and
fine brick; also kaollne, suitable for
choice porcelain.
The present owner, whose agent and
attorney | am, reside at Salado, on the
estate, and has in his possession the
exhibited to the purchaser. They are
perfect.
ADVANTAGES.
The north boundary line Of this estate
is situated about so miles south of Sal
tillo, on the main highway to the City Of
Mexico. The line of the Mexican
National railway, when completed be-
tween the above mentioned cities, will
run over the lands of the estate for
over 60 miles, and has station at
Salado. The owner owns the exclusive
privilege of trading on his estate which
Is matter of no little value. The
iibrous plants, out of which the lechu
guilla alone produces to. the owner Ov, T
S2i 900 per year could be made to pro-
cure much more. The corn crops have
often produced the owner enormous
sums, as an examination of his book will
show. The stock raised on his estate
brings always q better price than that
raised on the neighburing estates, and
in the year 1888, when that portion OF
Mexico suffered greatly from the
draughts, and lost nearly One-fourth Of
their stock, II Is notorious that the
Salado did not suffer at all and graZed
the stock Of some their neighbors.
This offers fine chance for safe in
vestment by home or foreign syndicates
to purchase valuable property at less
than GO cents per acre, and 1t is different
from wild lands because the buyer steps
into improved property with buildings
etc, and his income commences with his
possession.
II desired, the stock of the estate will
be sold at its market value at the time OF
delivery on that place, For further par