The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-09-28
A MEXICAN ESTATE.
Containing Nearly 100000
Acres Of Land.
San Rafael del Saladc-A Description in
Brief Of the Land, the:Mines, and
its 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
IL situated in the four States OF Coahuila,
Nuevo Leon, San Luis Potosi and Iac-
atecas, on the main highway from SAL
tilo. 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 Potosl, Republic Of
Mexico, and is the property of ex-Gover-
nor, of the State of San Luis Potosi, Don
Juan Bustamante, who resides Mt Salado,
the main ranch Oh 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 10 found In abundance In all the
valleys or plains of the vast estate AT
depth ranging from TO 80 feet, and In
ineXhaustlUle quantities, which prove
the existence of subterranean lakes Mt
no great Iepth below the surface of the
soil of the valley.
TIMBER.
No forest. according to the true mean
ing of the word, are 10 be found ON the
estate, but abundance OF small trees ana
shrubs that are used iOr fuel. The prn-
oipal timbers consist Oi mesquite. elms,
oaks, willow and mulberrles, etc., and
in the mountains, oak, pines and noun
tain cedar.
The whole area of this estate 0onsti-
tutes one oilhe best grazing properties in
Mexico, over One-half OF which could be
cultivated.
CHASSIS.
here give the native names OF the
variety OF grasses that cover the lands OF
this estate, VIZ: Iacate chino, (nesquite
grassl; Zacate toDosO, (gramHj; ZaCate
colorado, Gage grass); zacate sle,e veina,
wild clover; Zacate cola de zorra, (ioX
iail); Zaoate Nervena, (bunch grass zaoate
saluulllo, a species Oi small weed, (salty)
which sheep are very FOND of, and when
they use 1t are not subject 10 lombriZ,
us 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 Pam family that furnish
very nutritive food for all kind OF stock.
nUAPIIIA.
A small bush furnishes very good food
for cattle, horses and sheep, ana they are
very fond of 1t.
Cactus, better known in Texas rs
prckly pear, and In Mexico MS the nOpal.
This estate produces principally the va
rieties known us the NOpal lapOh.
Nopal durasnillo and Nopal ciuja, the
figs and leaves furnish at all times good
food for cattle and sheep.
FwRUoUs PLANTs.
Among the iiDruous plants produced
By the estate 10 the nOpal, the palma,
sOtol above mentlUneu; Dut the prinCl-
pal one now worked Is the leChuguilla
and the mageuy. line pulp oil 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, may Dram, anisseed,
the huaCO; that Is salu to cure snake
bite and the tiunguis, which 10 said 10
cure yellow lever.
MINERALS.
The mountains situated on the estate
are the foot hills OF the sierra de CatOrce
ana 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 10 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 ana oats
constitute the principal forage
RANCHES.
The principal ranches belonging to the
estate are Salado, san salvador, san
Pablo and La Presta, and 80 smaller
ranches.
IMPROVEMENTS
Consist of houses constructed of stone
and adobe, used for residences, Offices,
granaries, stables, yards houses used us
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 kaoline, suitable fol
choice porcelain.
TITLES.
The present owner, whose agent and
attorney i am, reside at Salado, ON the
estate, and has in his possession the
chain of titles to his estate, ready to be
exhibited TO the purchaser. They are
perfect.
ADVANTAGES.
The north boundary line of this estate
is situated about 50 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, viii
run over the lands of the estate fol
over 10 miles, and has u station a
Salado. The owner owns the eXcluslv,
privilege of trading on his estate which
is u matter of no little value. The
iibrous plants, out of which the lechr
guilla alone produces to. the owner owe
S2l 900 per year could be made to pro
cure much more. The corn crops hay'
often produced the owner enOrmou
sums, rs an examination al his book will
show. The stock raised on his estate
brings always II better price than tina
raised on the neighburing estates, AM
in the year 1888, when that portion O
Mexico suffered greatly from III
draughts, and lost nearly one-fourth o
their stock, 1t is notorious that tn
Salado did not suiler ut all and grace
the stock of some their neighbors.
This oilers line chance for safe in
vestment by home or foreign syndicate
TO purchase valuable property at Les
than ~ cents per acre, ana IL Is dllefen
from wild lands because the buyer step
into improved property with buildings
etc., and his income commences with nj