The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-09-29
A MEXICAN ESTATE.
Containing Nearly 100000
Acres of Land.
San Rafael del Saiado-A Deseriptioniin
Brief Of the Land, the:Mnes, and
its Many Products.


The hacienda or estate of San Rafael
del Salado contains an area Of 20 sitios,
or $4,000 acres Of land In one body. Ii
Ia situated in the four States Of Coahuiia,
Nuevo Leon, San Luis Potosi aud Iac-
aIecas, on the main highway from sal
tlllo, tho capital of the state of Coahuila,
to the City Of Mexico. It 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 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 IL wutered by springs,
wells, aud thinks or artificial lakes.
Water Ii found IN abundance IN All The
valleys or plains Of the vast estate al
depth ranging from 10 30 feet, ANA IN
ineXhausuDle quantities, winch prove
the existence vi subterfanean lakes at
no great Lepth below the surface VI the
soil OF the valley.
TIMBER.
ing of the word, are 10 be found ON the
estate, but abundance Ul small trees ana
shrubs that are used IOr fuel. The prln-
uipal timDers consist Ot mesquite. eltns,
oaks, willow and mulberries, etc., ana
IN the mountains, oHk, pines and noun
tain cedar.
The whole area of this estate consti-
tutes one OF the best grazing properties IN
Mexico, over one-hali OF winch could be
cultivated.
GRASSES.
here give the native names OF the
variety OF grasses that cover the lands OF
TINS estate, viz: LacaIe chino, (mesquite
gruss); zaoate tODoso, (grama; zaoate
colorado, (sage grass); zacate siete yeina,
wild clover; ZaCate cola dc zorra, (OA
iail); Zaoate yeryena, bunch grass laoate
sAlaulllU. species oi small weed, (sulty)
which sheep are very fond of, ana when
they use 1t are not subject 10 lUmbrlL,
as II destroys the disease.
JAUJA.
soap plant, horse cattle and sheep are
very fond of 1t.
PALMA CHINA.
Palma lUca palma snmanoquO, are
plants OF the Pam family that furnish
very nutritiVe food for all Kind OF stock.
mUAPuLA.
A small bush furnishes very good food
Tor cattle, horses and sheep, ana they are
very fond OF 1t.
Cactus, better known In Texas as
prickly pear, and in Mexico MS the nOpai.
This estate produces principally the va
rieties known MS the NOpai Iupon.
Nopll durasnillo and Nopal ciuja, the
figs and leaves furnish at all times good
food Tor cattle and sheep.
FlBRUoUs PLANTS.
Among the iibruOus plants produced
by the estate is the nopal, the palma,
sutul, above mentioned; but the prlnCl-
pal one now worked is the lechugullla
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
nIe found the laurel, may Dram, anlsseed,
the huaoo; that is SAID TO cure shake
bite, and The tianguis, which is said to
cure yellow lever.
JlNEI,ALs
The mountains situated on the estate
are the foot hills Ot the Sierra de Catorce
and are very rich In minerals; some mines
situated on it have produced in the last
century mllliuns; 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 oil
silver ores.
CROPS.
Crops can be raised on this estate oil
wheat, oaIs barley, beans, corn; cotton
can also be cultivated. All kinds oil
grain and fruits that grow in temperate
climates do well; corn fodder and oatt
constitute the principal forage.
RANCHES.
The principal ranches belonging to the
estate are SaladO, San Salvador, san
Pablo and La PTesita, and 30 smaller
ranches.
IMPROVEMENTS
Consist of houses constructed OF stone
and adobe, used for residences, Offices
granaries, stables, yards, houses used al
residences for renters, servants and al
schools; also stone dams, wells, ant
troughs, constructed of masonry.
LIME, MARBLE, BRICK, ETC.
This estate produces the best quality
of lime and hydraulic lime rock, gooI
marble, excellent earth for brick ant
line brick; also kaollne, suitable TO
choice porcelain.
The present owner, whose agent AM
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.
ADVANTAGES.
The north boundary line OF this estat
is situated about 50 miles south of Sal
tillo, on the main highway to the City Q
Mexico. The line Of the Mexica
National railway, when completed be
tween the above mentioned cities, Wi
run over the lands of the estate 70
over 90 miles, and has station a
Salado. The owner owns the eXclusiv
privilege OF trading on his estate who
Is II matter of no little value. III
iibrous plants, out of which the lech
guilla alone produces to. the owner owe
900 per year could be made to pre-
cure much more. The corn crops haN
often produced the owner enOrmol
sums, rs an examination OF his book wi
show. The stock raised on his estaI
brings always better price than Thu
raised on the neighbUring estates, an
In the year 1883, when that portion
Mexico suffered greatly from Il
draughts, and lost nearly one-fourth
their stock, IL Is notorious that Il
Salado did not suffer at all and graZt
the stock of some their neighbors.
This offers line chance for safe II
vestment by home or foreign syndicat
to purchase valuable property at lie
than 60 cents per acre, and 1t Is diilere
from wild lands because the buyer ste
into improved property with building
ETC., and his income commences with L