The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-10-07
A MEXICAN ESTATE.
Containing Nearly 100000
Acres of Land.


The hacienda or estate of San Rafael
del Salado contains an area Of 200 sitios,
or ss5,OOO acres Of land In one body. 1t
Is situated In The four States OF Coahuila,
Nuevo Leon, san Luis Potosi and Zao-
aleUas, ON jhe main highway from sal
tlio, The capital Of the state Of COabuiiu,
to the City oil Mexico. 1t is in the juris-
diotion OF the District of Cedra IN the
State of san Luis PotOsi, Republic oi
Mexico, and is the property OfeX-GOver-
nor, Of the state OF san Luis PolUsi, Don
Juan Bustamante, who resides at sHlado
the main ranch ON tuc estate.
W.1Ii,.
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 Ia 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 subterranean lakes al
no great uepth below the suriaoe OF the
soil OF the valley.
TIMBER.
No forest, according to the true mean
lhk VI AhN MOAhs Nlt ~ bt lbhllh vi AhN
estate, but abundance OF small trees ana
shrubs that are used for luel. The prin-
oipal timDers consist OF mesquite. elus,
oaks, willow and mulberrles, etU., ana
in the mountains, Oak, pines and noun
tain cedar.
The whole area Of this estate consti-
tutes one OF The best grazing properties IN
Mexico, over one-huit OF when could be
cultivated.
GRASSES.
here give the native names OF the
variety Oi grasses that cover the lunds Of
this estate, VIZ: Lucate chino, (musquite
grassG zaCate tODOsO, (grumuG zaCate
colorado, Gage grassC laCate siete yelna,
(Nild ClONeT); ZuOute cola de ZOrra, QOX
taiD zaoate Nervenu, (bunCh grass LuCate
salHuillO. aspecies OF small weed, (sulty)
which sheep are very iUnu Of, and when
they use 1t are not subject 10 lOmbrlz,
rs 1t destroys The disease.
JAUJA.
Soap plant, horse cattle and sheep are
very fond vi ~.
PALMA CHINA.
Palma lOca palma samunOquO, are
plants OF the Pam family that furnish
very nutritiye food Tor All kind OF stock.
.HUArlIIA.
A small bush furnishes very good food
lbi tAlAlts hblGNo Nllh eAANN ~ anu my NlN
very fond OF it,.
Cactus, better known in Texas rs
prickiy pear, and In Mexico as the nOpa..
This estate produces principally the va
rietles known us the NOpm lapun.
Nopal durasnillo and Nopal ciuja, the
figs and leaves furnish al all times good
food tOr cattle and sheep.
FmRUoUs PLANTS.
Among the ilbruous plants produced
by the estate is The nopal, the palma,
sOtOl, above mentioned; but The prinOl-
pal one now worked ls the lechuguiila
and the nlageuy. 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 iuund the laurel, may Uram, unisseeu,
the huaoO; that is sald TO cure snake
bite, and the tlanguls, which Is said 10
cure yellow lever.
MINERALS.
The mountains situated on the estate
are the loot hills OF The sierra de CatOrCe
ana are very rich IN minerals; some mihes
situated Oh II nave produced IN Tue iast
century Millions; The miners Ol The es-
tate are saiu TO have counted on the hliIs
ana mountains oil the same over Two
thousand metallic VEINS, principally vi
silver ores.
CROPS.
Crops can be raised on this estate oil
wheat, UaIs barley, beans, corn; cotton
can also be cultivated. All kinds Oi
grain and fruits thai grow IN temperate
climates do well; corn fodder ana Oat
constitute the principal forage.
RANCHES.
The principal ranches belonging to the
AulA San
Pablo and La Presita, and SO 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 ana as
schools; also stone dams, wells, and
troughs, constructed OF masonry.
LIME, MARBLE, BRICK, ETC.
This estate produces the best quality
of lime ana hydraulic lime rock, good
marble, excellent earth for brick and
fine brick; also kaOline, suitable for
choice porcelain.
TITLES.
The present owner, whose agent and
attorney am, reside at oaladO, 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 Moth boundary line OF this estate
Is situated about 50 miles south Of sal
tillo, on the main highway TO the City OF
Mexico. The line OF the Mexican
National railway, when completed be-
tween the above mentioned cities, VIII
run over the lands OF the estate for
over % miles, and has n station al
Salado. The owner owns the exclusive
privilege oil trading ON his estate which
is matter OF no little value. The
fibrous plants, out OF which the leChu
guilla alone produces to. the owner over
1900 per year could be made to pro-
cure much more. The corn crops have
often produced the owner enormous
sums, rs an examination Of his book Will
show. The stock raised on his estate
brings always u better price than that
raised on the neighDOring estates, and
in the year 1883, when that portion OF
Mexico suffered greatly from the
dTaughts, and lost nearly one-fOurth OF
their stock, II Is notorious that the
Salado did not suiler III all and grazed
the stock of some their neighbors.
This oilers Il line chance for safe in
vestment by home or foreign syndicate'
TO purchase Il valuable property at les'
than OO cents per acre, and II is different
from wild lands because the buyer steps
into improved property with buildings
etc., and his income commences with nl'
nnsgasginn