The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-09-22
A MEXICAN ESTATE.
Containing Nearly 100000
Acres Of Land.
San RaiaeLIdel salado-A.oesorption In
Brief Of the Land, the Mines, and
its Many Products.

HAGInn0n
Al ea,ado oon,o,ns an araa ~ ono s,,,os
"'i o"' ''''- -" - =,
or SSo,VOO acres OF lanu In one Dody. III
Ia situated In the four States OF Coahuila,
Nuevo Loon sam Iuis potosi and Zac-
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TITO, tho capital OF the STATE OF Coahuiia'
to the City OF Mexico. IL Is In the juria-
dictio, nj tho D,striot Of tedral In the
state of San Iuls potosi Republie of
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hieN'co' anu 10 '"e pi"Poi'y
nor, oil the STATE OF san LUIS Fotosl' Don
Juan Bustamante, who resides at Salado,
the main ranch on the estate.
WARM.
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meAioo, .heie "Ie no iu,,nans s'iea VI
WY '"". 80 ar,iso},l 'PaLss'
Wafer Is fnund in abundance In nil the
valleys or plains of the vast estate at
depth ranging from 10 90 feet, ana In
inexhaugtible quantities, which prove
the existence OF subterfanean lakes at
no great Gepth below the surface OF the
SOIL oil the valley.
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,'s S ~ n,,, aHnnda,,cs Of anal t,e,.s and
s5rnbs ,hat are ,,sed for fuel The nrin-
oipal timDers consist of MESQUITE, elms,
onks. willow and mulberries, etc,, and
An The mountains, oak, pines and noun
tain cedar.
The whole area of this estate constl-
tutes one ofthe best grazing properties in
Mexico, over one-haif OF which could be
cultivated
1 mere give Tue hh,iNe haihes VI .no
variety Vi RInsses .na, ooNer 'ie iahus VI
tnls es'ale, VIZ naca,c ehlno' Nneslu'.e
BrassG zaoa,e loposo, lgrhhhal naGate
eoloIauo, lsase grassE nnoa ne s,o.e 'e tr,,x,
,",N. zacate yarvsna fhunch yrassi 1aeate
salauillo. a species of small weed, (salty
which sheep are very fond of, and when
they use it are not subject 10 lombriz,
us Ii destroys the disease.
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soap pant MORSE o"'''e anu SneeP "ie
Wy palm, CHINA.
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hIula toc" pai'na s ~. o.
pla,'s VI ,nu , UNI ~, ia III I'M s,nnl
very n"'i''''' io'" 'o' "'' NUM- VI '''0"
HUAfIllA.
A small bush furnishes very good food
for cattle, horses and sheep, and they are
very fond of 1t.
cactus halter known In Texns Ms
-prickly pear. and in Mexico MS the nopal.
This estate produces principally the VA
rieties known as the NOpal Tapon.
Nopsl durasnillo and. Nopal ciuja, the
figs and leaves furnish at all times good
food for cattle and sheep.
p,np,rot,s pt.Nrs.
Amony rho dbruous plants proaueed
nv the estate ia the nopal. the palma
s3tol above mentioned: but The prinoi.
nal one now worked tx the leohiIguilln
nnd the mnDe,Iv. The pulp of the above
plants can be distilled into alcohol.
Nrptc1NAr. PLANTS.
,r,.,ds 80 ,t,o os,o,o ,rodroas ols,
,,.i."Ina 'oS a. harhs apmong nhicI
s aau s',,n, ,Sa ,a,,rai nevnr ~ anisseed
NJ .i n ''a W" tha, is aaS4 80 nnra snat,1
bite and the tlanguis. which is said tC
cure yellow fever.
MINERALS.
The mountains situated ON the estat,
are the foot hills of The sierra de Catorc,
and are very rich in minerals; some mine
century millions; the miners OF the es
tate are said to have counted on the hill
and mountains Of the same over TIVE
thousand metallic veins, principally o
silver ores.
cRors.
crons can he raised ON This estate o
wheat, oats barley, beans, corn; cottoI
can also be cultivated. All kinds o
grain and fruits that grow in temperate
climates do well; corn fodder and oat
constitute the principal forage.
RANCHES.
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Iapio anu u" iies''"' ""u o' ''ii"ie
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Consist OF houses constructed OF stoh'
and adobe, used Tor residences, onlces
granaries, stables, yards, houses used Il
residences ior renters, servants anu
schools; also stone dams, wells, ant
troughs, constructed OF masonry
LIME, MARBLE, BRICK, ETC.
Tbis estate produees the best oualit
of lime and hvdranIic lime rock goo
marble, excellent earth for brick an,
dna hrick. oIso knoline snitable IA
choice norcaIain
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