The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-09-10
A MEXICAN ESTATE.
Containing Nearly 100000
Acres of Land,
Brief Of the Land, the Mines, and
its Many Products.

!
| Nuevo Leon, San Luis Potosi and Iao-
atecas, on the main highway from Sal
| tillo. the capital of the State of Coahuila,
to the City OF Mexico. 1t is In the juris-
dlotion 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. 1t 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 nj
depth ranging from to 30 feet, and In
inexhaustible quantities, which prove
the existence of subterranean lakes Mt
no great depth below the surface OF the
soil of the valley.
TIMER.
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-
cipal 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 oonst-
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: Iacate chino mesquite
| grassy Zacate tOboso, (grama); Zaoate
colorado. (sage grass; Zacate siete veina,
wild clover; Zacate cola lie zOrra, (fox
taiD;zaoate veryena, bunch grass zacate
saladillo. a species of small weed, (salty)
which sheep are very fond of, and when
they use it are not subject TO lombriZ,
as IL 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.
nUArILIA.
A small bush furnishes very good food
for cattle, horses and sheep and they are
very fond of 1t.
Cactus, better known in Texas rs
prlokly pear, and In Mexico as the nopal
rieties known ms the NOpal Tapon.
Nop6l durasnillo aud, Nopal ciuja, the
figs and leaves furnish Mt all times good
food for cattle and sheep.
FIBRUoUs PLANTS.
Among the 1ibruous 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 1t 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
silver ores.
CROPS.
Crops can be raised on this estate of
wheat, oats barley, beans, corn; cotton
can also be cultivated. All kinds OF
grain and fruits that grow in temperate
climates do well; corn fodder and oats
constitute the principal forage.
RANCHES.
The principal ranches belonging to the
estate are SaladO, San Salvador, San
Pablo and La Presita, and 80 smaller
ranches.
IMPROVEMENTS
Consist of houses constructed of stone
and adobe, used for residences, offices
granaries, stables, yards, houses used as
residences for renters, servants and as
schools; also stone dams, wells, and
troughs, constructed of masonry.
LIME, MARBLE, BRICK, ETC.
This estate produces the best quality
of lime and hydraulic lime rock, good
marble, excellent earth for brick and
line brick; also .kaoline, suitable fol
choice porcelain.
TITLES.
The present owner, whose agent and
attorney am, reside at Salado, 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 estate
is situated about so miles south Of Sal
tillo, on the main highway to the City o
Mexico. The line of the Mexican
National railway, when completed be
tween the above mentioned cities, will
run over the lands of the estate fol
over 60 miles, and has station a
Salado. The owner owns the exclusiv,
privilege of trading on his estate which
Is matter of no little value. Tn,
llbrous plants, out of which the lechI
guilla alone produces to. the owner owe
$4,000 per year could be made to pro
cure much more. The corn crops hay,
often produced the owner enormou
sums, es an examination of his book will
show. The stock raised on his estat
brings always n better price than tina
raised on the neighboring estates, an,
in the year 1888, when that portion O
Mexico suffered greatly from tn
/ draughts, and lost nearly one-fourth o
{, their stock, 1t is notorious that tn,
Salado did not suffer at all and grace
, the stock of some their neighbors.
, This offers fine chance for safe in
vestment by home or foreign syndicate
: to purchase valuable property at les
than 60 cents per acre, and 1t is diileren
from wild lands because the buyer step
: into improved property with buildings
: ETC., and his income commences with hi
possession.
a II desired, the stock of the estate vii
be sold at its market value at the time O
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