The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-09-30
A MEXICAN ESTATE.
Containing Nearly 100000
Acres of Land.
San Rafael del Salado-A Deseriptionlr
Brief OF the Land, the:Mines, and
It's Many Products.

Is situated III the TOUR states OF tOuhullu,
NuevO Leon, San Luis POtosi and Iac-
atecas, on the main highway from Sal
tillo, the capital of the state OF Coahuila,
to the City Of Mexico. 1t IL In the juris-
diction OF the District Of Cedral In the
State of san Luis Potosi, Republic Of
Mexico, aud is the property OF ex-Goyer-
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 10 iUund IN abundance III all The
valleys or plains OF the vast estate at II
depth ranging from to 30 feet, ana In
intXhausllDle quantities, which prove
the existence Of subterraneun lakes ut
10 great Iepth below the surface Of the
soil vi the valley.
TIMBER.
No forest, according to the true mean
ing OF the word, are 10 be found ON the
estate, but abundance oil small trees and
shrubs that are used Tor fuel. The prin-
Cipal tinlbers consist OF mesquite, elus,
oaks, willow and mulDeTrles, etc., ana
In the mountains, OAK, pines and noun
tain cedar.
The whole area Of this estate consti-
tutes one ofthe best grazing properties in
Mexico, over One-hull Oi which could be
cultivated.
CHASSIS
here give the native names OF the
variety OF grasses that cover the lands vi
this estate, VIZ; Zacate chino, mesquite
tnnDkn.
colorado, (sage grass); zacate siete yeina,
(wild clover; ZaCAte cola de zOrra, UoX
iail); Zaoate Nervena, (Ounch grass) zaCate
sulauIllo, u species Ol small weed, (salty)
which sheep are very fond OF, ana when
they use it are not subject 10 lombriz,
us II destroys the disease.
JAUJA.
soap plant, horse cattle and sheep are
very fond Of IL.
PALMA CHINA.
Palma lOca palma snmanoquo, are
plants OF the Pam family that furnish
very nutrilive food for all Kind Of stock,
IiUArIIIA.
a small bush furnishes very good food
for cattle, horses and sheep, ana they are
very fond Of 1t.
Cactus, better known in Texas as
prickly pear, and in Mexico as the nOpal.
This estate produces principally the va
rieties known Ms the NUpal IupOn.
Nopal durasnillo and Nopal ciuja, the
figs and leaves furnish at all times good
food Tor cattle and sheep.
FIBRUoUs PLANTS.
Among the iibruous plants produced
by the estate is the nopal, the palma
hOtol, above mentioned; but the prinoi.
pal one now worked Is the lechugullla
and the mageuy. 4 he pulp OF the above
plants can be distilled INTO alcohol.
MEDICINAL rLANTs.
The lands of the estate produces also
valuable medicinal herbs, among which
are found the laurel, may Dram, anlsseed,
the huaco; that is sald to cure snake
bite, and the tianguis, which is said tc
cure yellow fever.
MINERALS
The mountains situated on the estate
are the foot hills OF the Sierra de CatOrCt
ana are very rich in minerals; some mines
situated on 1t have produced IN the lasl
century millions; the miners OF the es'
tate are said TO have counted on the hillt
and mountains OF the same over two
thousand metallic veins, principally Of
silver ores.
CROPS,
Crops can be raised on This estate o
wheat, oats barley, beans, corn; cotton
can also be cultivated. All kinds o.
grain and fruits that grow in temperate
climates do well; corn fodder and oat'
constitute the principal forage.
RANCHES.
The principal ranches belonging to tn,
estate are Salado, san Salvador, SaI
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 al
residences Tor renters, servants and n
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, gOot
marble, excellent earth for brick ant
fine brick; also kaoline, suitable 70
choice porcelain.
TITLES.
The present owner, whose agent AM
attorney | am, reside at Sulado, 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.
The north boundary line of this estat
is situated about 50 miles south of sal
tillo, on the main highway to the City @
Mexico. The line OF the MeXica
National railway, when completed be
tween the above mentioned cities, vii
run over the lands OF the estate 70
over 10 miles, and has station a
Salado. The owner owns the exclusiv
privilege of trading on his estate whic
is matter of no little value. Tn
fibrous plants, out of which the lech
guilla alone produces to. the owner owe
2I,UUO per year could be made to pre-
cure much more. The corn crops hay
often produced the owner enormou
sums, rs an examination OF his book wi
show. The stock raised on his estGt
brings always IA better price than thu
raised on the neighbUring estates, an
in the year 1883, when that portion I
Mexico suffered greatly from I'll
draughts, and lost nearly one-fourth {
their stock, it is notorious that I'll
Saado did not suffer at all and Craze
the stock of some their neighbors.
This oilers a fine chance for safe IL
vestment by home or foreign syndicate
TO purchase valuable property at lei
than 90 cents per acre, and II Is diilerei
from wild lands because the buyer steI
into improved property with building
etc, and his income commences with h
possession.
II desired, the stock of the estate wi
be sold at its market value ut the time
delivery on that place. For further pa
ticulars address LORENZO CASTRO,
Agent for Gov. Bustamante,