The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-09-24
Che DailpIigbt
Thursday, September 81. 1885.
A MEXICAN ESTATE.
Containing Nearly 100000
Acres of Land.
San Rafael del Salado-A Description In
Brief Of the Land, the Mines, and
It's Many Products.

The hacienda OF estate of san Rafael
del Saado contains an area of 200 sitlos, |
or $4,000 acres of land in one body. 1t |
Is situated in the four States Of Coahuila,
Nueyo Leon, San Luis Potosi and Iac-
atecas, on the main highway from Sal |
tilo, the capital Of the State of Coahuiia, |
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 ofex-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 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 Il
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
shrubs that are used for fuel The prin-
oipal timbers consist OF mesquite, elms,
oaks, willow and mulberrles, etc., and
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-hali Ot 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, (grama); zacate
colorado, (sage grass; zacate siete veina,
wild clover; Zaoate cola de zorra, Qox
tall; zacate yervena, bunch grass Zaoate
saladillo. species OF small weed, (salty)
which sheep are very fond of, and when
they use 1t are not subject TO lombriZ,
as IL destroys the disease.
JAUJA.
Soap plant, horse cattle and sheep are
very fond of it.
PALMA CHINA.
Palma loca palma samanOquo, are
plants OF the Palm family that furnish
very nutritiNe food for all kind OF stock.
uUArII.IA.
A small bush furnishes very good food
for cattle, horses and sheep, ana they are
very fond OF it.
Cactus, better known in Texas rs
prickly pear, and in Mexico rs the nopal.
This estate produces principally the va
rieties known as the Nopal ThpOn.
Nopal durasnillo and. Nopal ciuja, the
figs and leaves furnish at all times good
food for cattle and sheep.
FERROUS 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 sara to cure snake
bite, and the tianguis, which is said TO
cure yellow fever.
.-1--r MINERALS
The mountains situated on the estate
are the foot hills of the Sierra de CatOrce
ana 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
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 Saludo, san SalN ador, 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 ana 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
fine brick; also kaollne, suitable for
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.
The north boundary line OF this estate
is situated about 50 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 % miles, and has II station a
Salado. The owner owns the exclusly,
privilege of trading on his estate which
Is matter of no little value. Tit
tibrous plants, out of which the lecht
guilla alone produces to, the owner owe
S2i,OO0 per year could be made to pro
cure much more. The corn crops hay'
often produced the owner enormou
sums, rs an examination of his book will
show. The stock raised on his estat
brings always better price than tina
raised on the neighbUring estates, an'
in the year 1883, when that portion O
Mexico suffered greatly from tn
draughts, and lost nearly one-fourth o
their stock, it is notorious that tn
Salado did not suffer at all and Craze
the stock of some their neighbors.
This oilers fine chance for safe In
vestment by home or foreign syndicate
to purchase II valuable property at les
than 60 cents per acre, and II is diileren
from wild lands because the buyer step
into improved property with buildingi
ETC., and his income commences with hi
nnggaagian