The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-10-02
A MEXICAN ESTATE.
Containing Nearly 100000
Acres of Land.
San Rafael del Salado-A 0eseriptioniin
:3ref Of the Land ,sthe:Mines, and
its Many Products.

The hacienda or estate Of San Rafael
del Salado contains an area of 30 sitiOs,
or So, 600 acres Of land In one body. 1t
is situated In the four States Of Coahuila,
Nuevo Leon, san Luis Potosi and Zuo-
atecas, on the main highway from Sal
tillo, tho capital of the State Of CoahuiIa,
to the City of Mexico. 1t is In the juris-
diction 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 Potosl, Don
Juan Bustamante, who resides at Saludo,
the main ranch on the estate.
WATER.
Being situated on the table lands OF
Mexico, there are no running streams on
the same. Ii 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 al u
depth ranging from . to 80 feet, ana In
inexhausuUle quantities, which prove
the existence OF subterranean lakes at
no great Lepth below the surface Of the
soil Of the valley.
TIMBER.
No forest, according to the true mean
estate, but abundance Ol small trees and
shrubs that are used for fuel The prln-
cipal tmbers consist OF mesquite. elms,
oaks, willow and mulberres, etc., ana
in the mountains, oak, pines and noun
tain cedar.
The whole area of this estate oOnst-
tutes one ofIhe best grazing properties IN
Mexico, over one-huli Ol which could he
cultivated.
GRASSES.
| here give the native names Oi the
variety oil grasses that cover The lands OF
this estate, VIZ: HHcate chino, (mesquite
grassl; ZaCate tODOsO, (gramaG ZuCate
colorado, (sage grass); zaCate slete velna,
(wild clover; ZaCate cola de zorra, uoX
iail); Zaoate yervena, (bunch grass zaoate
salauIllo, u species OF small weed, (salty)
which sheep are very ionu OF, ana when
they use II are moi subject 10 lombrL,
as IL destroys the disease.
JAUJA.
Soap plant, horse cattle and sheep are
very fond of IL.
pAIAiA CHINA.
Palma loca palma samanoquo, are
plants OF the Pam family that furnish
very nutriive food Tor all kind Of stock.
nUArIIIA.
A small bush furnishes very good food
IOl anu oN
very fond OF 1t.
Cactus, better known in Texas as
prickly pear, and In Mexico AS the nOpai.
This estate produces principally The va
rielies known AS the NOpal lhpon.
Nopal durasnillo and. Nopal ciuja, the
figs and leaves furnish at all times good
food Tor cattle and sheep.
FmRUoUs PLANTS.
Among the iibruous plants produced
by the estate Is the nopal, the palma,
sotol, above mentioneu; but the prlnoi-
pal one now worked Is the lechugulla
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 when
are found the laurel, mayoraln, unlsseed,
the huaco; that is sald 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 Catorct
and are very rich in minerals; some mines
situated ON II have produced IN the las'
century millions; the miners OF the es'
tate are said to have counted on the hill'
and mountains of The same over tWC
thousand metallic veins, principally o.
CROPS.
NloPe oan i oo b,ons earn. rottor
Mneni, o"ta 0" nnI;S, a,ad All t,nGs N
can also Vo su tt,ot ~, In tamnar,t,
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RANCHES
The principal ranches belonging TO thu
estate are SaladO, san Salvador, Sal
Pablo and La Presta, and 50 smalle
ranches.
IMPROVEMENTS
Consist of houses constructed of ston,
and adobe used for residences, offices
arannrias stnhes wards, houses used a
rasidsnc.s Tor reniers. servants and a
scbooIs. also stone dams. wells, an,
tronohs constructed of masonry.
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LIME MA"bih, hHiNN' hiO'
This estate produces the best quaint.
of lime and hydraulic lime rock, goo'
marble, excellent earth Tor Drlck AM
line brick; also kaollne, suitable 10
choice porcelain.
TITLES.
The present owner, whose agent an
attorney am, reside at Salado, on tn
estate, and has in his possession tn
chain of titles to his estate, ready TO b
exhibited to the purchaser. They ar
perfect.