The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-10-05
A MEXICAN ESTATE.
Containing Nearly 100000
Acres of Land,
San Rafael del Salado-A oesoriptonln
Bret OF the Land, the Mines, and
its Many Products.

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lis MANY Products.
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del Salado contains an area "l zUO s'''os'
or $4,000 acres of lnnd M one body IL
Is situnted in the, four states of Conhuila,
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iilO. Tho capital OF the state oil COahulh,
tnthe CIV of Nevico. Il il in the iuris-
diotion of the District of Cedral in the
Sto,o Of S,n tuis potosi n.uublic of
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MEXICO anu Is lhe property VI cA-""'eI-
nor, of the state OF san LUIS ioi"'l' Don
Juan Bustamante. who resides at Salado,
The main ranch ur nm. ,stute.
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Being situated on inc laple ANUS OF
MeAloV' 'heIS are no running s'IcHIno vi
Wy SAINT ,,, - ar ,rtis,;oI iaIss'
Water is found in abundance in all the
valleys or plains Of the vast estate at II
depth ranging from } to 30 feet, and In
ineXhaustiDle quantities, which prove
the existence Of subterTanean lakes at
no great Gepth below the surface oi the
SOL Vi the Nailey.
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ins VI W. ato -, anal tr.os and
s5r,h, hat ", .rs ,,ssd for iual line prin-
cinaI timbers consist of m,sauite. slms.
oaks. willow and mulbeiries, etc., and
u.s. H. r,n,,nt.i"s a.L Mn and r,oin-
The whole area of this estate oonsti-
tulrs one of The best pralinp properties IN
Mexico, over Ohe-haiI oil Which cOulu De
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mere give the h"llNe names Oh lhe
variety Oi grasses thul cover lhe ANUS ol
TINS estate WIS Aacale chlho' (lhesquite
grhssG Hacale tVpVsVi (BIumaG H"V"te
"uo, V"sV si",9' GAY, w.. H.
ain,znunte yeryenn. (bunch grassl za0ate
salrutllo. "A sDecies OF small weed. (sulty)
which sheen are very fond of. and " hen
tbev u.e il ARE NOT subject 10 luulbri2,
rs If DESTROYS The disease.
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soap p,an.l hoiso o"'''e an" '"e'P "'0
'ei9 io"" VI ,,,, cu,>,
rama loea palma s i,i ~
plahls OF Inc ram fanny lhat luIhISn
very hutIlllNe loou Ior AZ hlhu VI BLUM
liUAIIILA.
A small bush furnishes very good food
for cattle. horses and sheen, ana they are
yerv fond of n
coctus better known in Texas MS
prickly pear. and i'm Mexico as the nopal.
fhis estate produees PRINCIPALLY the va
rieiies known as tie Nopai 1apon.
Nopal duraspillo and Nopai ciuiu, the
figs and leaves furnish at all times good
food Tor cattle and sheep.
rlpRuous PLANTS.
A,o,,, rho ihru,ns nl,rts nronuced
h lily 'ne ~ ,h', n,pm"i 1he n"inn
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sotol, aUoEe ,ue erted t pu' i ,
and lie mnpeuy. The puIp OF the above
nIants can he distilled into alcohol
,u.r,c,x,t PLANTS.
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Inc JANUS Oh the es'Hle PIouuces aisO
NaluaOIe uleulclhhl heIps, hinons Nhlon
a 9h n huaco Wy tat ~ saI9 to cmre snake
bite. and the tianguis, which is said TO
cure yellow fever.
inNEEAIs.
rho maintains situnted ON the estate
o-athe foot nils of the Sierra de Catoroe
o. .',o - III, Ia ,'innrois. snIn, mines
situated on II have produced In the last
oeutury 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
wheni. 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 oate
constitute the principal forage.
p,xcnps
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nc prIhoipal IahOhes ptioib'i Us W w ~
estate are 5alauu, IAN o",N a. T ''i,
faDlo anu La iresi'", anu % sni"'iei
ranches
IMPROVEMENTS
Consist of houses constructed OF stone
and adobe, used for residences, Offices
granaries, stables, yards, houses used ut
residences Tor renters, servants and IA
schools; also stone Jams, wells, anC
troughs, constructed OF masonry.
LIME. MARBLE, BRICK, ETC.
mi. 800 ,,.od,,nos ,,,o host ouolit,
81 u ns ea,ate hpuGra"IIo i'm limo rncl onos
VI LII .'u sa.Sh f"r bricl. eant
nnn hr;oI aisn lnniino snitnbie foi
my ~, Di i',i.,i "'So ""0''''''
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Inc present owner whose agent am
attorney au, Ieslue ~ oulhuoi On wv
estate, anu mas ia ms Posseselon Wv
chain OF llllts 10 MS estate, Ieauy 10 W