The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-09-17
A MEXICAN ESTATE.
Containing Nearly 100000
Acres of Land.
San Rafael del Salado-A Description IL
Brief Of the Land, the Mines, and
It's 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. II
Nuevo Leon, San Luis Potosi and Iao-
atecas, on the main highway from Sal
tlllo, the 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-Govor-
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. Ii Is watered by springs,
wells. and tanks or artificial lakes.
Water Is found In abundance In all the
valleys or plains Of the vast estate at
depth ranging from to 80 feet, and in
inexhaustiDle quantities, which prove
the existence Of subterranean lakes at
no great depth 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-
cipnl 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 oonsti-
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
this estate, viz: Zacate chino. (mesquite
grass); Zacate toboso, (gramu); zacate
colorado, Gage grass; Zacate siete veina,
wild clover; Zacate cola de zorra, fox
tail); zaoate veryena, (bunch grass) zaGate
saladillo, n species OF small weed, (sulty)
which sheep are very fond of, and when
they use it are not subject to lombriZ,
us it 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.
HUArTIA.
for cattle, horses and sheep, ana they are
very fond Of it.
Cactus, better known in Texas as
prickly pear, and in Mexico as the nopa.
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.
FmRUoUs PLANTS.
Among the iibruous plants produced
by the estate Is the nopal, the palma,
sotol, above mentioned; but the prinoi-
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
cpors
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crops can pe rhlseu On thls estate ol
wheat, oats barley, beans, corn; cotton
,,rain and Trrits thot o,rou, in +amnarotn
ssii,,ataa TO vii. . "oro foddar ang oat
onns'it,,te Tho nrincjnaI torao,o anu ''''
RANCHES
The principal ranches belonging to the
estate are Salado, San Salvador, San
Pablo and La Presita, and 80 smaller
ranches.
IMPROVEMENTS
Consist of honses construoted of STONE
and adobe. used for residences. offices.
pranarles stables. wards houses used as
residences for renters. servants and os
sohools. also stone dams. wells. and
trouphs. constructed of masonry.
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inns estate produces the best quality
OF lime ana hydraulic lime rock, good
marble, excellent earth Tor brick ana
hne Drick; also kaollhe, suitable Tor
cholce porcelain.
TITLES.
The present owner, whose agent and
attorney | am, reside at Saado, 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 essote
"a situated ahout M nniles south of Sal