San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-10-12
A BIG CHANCE.
1855, 900 Acres of Fine Land at rs
Cents an Acre,

We are now Offering a tract of land contain
ing one hundred and sixty-tive thousand
acres, and known as San Rodrigo tract, stu
ated in the State of Coahuila, Mexico, about
thirty miles from the town of Cuidad Portirio
DiaZ, formerly known as Piedras Negras, on
the right bank of the Rio Grande river. This
land lays opposite Fort Clark, Texas. One
third of this land is level bottom or prairie,
one-third undulating, and one-thrd billy or
mountainous. The valley and undulatiDg
land is susceptible of a high cultivation and
produces cotton, corn, sugar caue OF superior
quality, and all the cereals, and is well calcu-
lated to produce coffee. The land is also well
covered with an abundance of nutritious
grasses tor stock purposes, and in the noun
tains plant called SOtol is abundant, which
furnishes the best of food for sheep and cattle
during the winter season; this plant contains
great amount of saccharine matter, and 10
used extensively in Mexico for tattenlng pur'
The San Rodrigo river traverses this land,
the head springs being located on the tract.
From this stream a large portion OF this land
can be irrigated. There are also innumerable
springs of permanent water scattered over
the tract, and water in wells from ten to nj
| teen feet deep can DC secured. me SOL SOL;
| susceptible of the highest degree OF produc-
| ton. Coal is to be found on this land, and
| mines are now being operate d in large scale
nlthe Sabinas river, in Mexico, and also
u dad Porfirio DiaZ and near Eagle Pass, in
| exas. This tract lies between these points.
| here is every evidence also that silver ls
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| opinion that coal aud silver are abundant
| The Southern Pacific railroad passes along
| the left bank of the Rio Grande river, al
| most in sight of this land. The MeXi
can International railroad, running from
! Cuidad Porfrio DiaZ, Mexico, to the
City of Mexico. is but short
distance south of the tract. Both of these
trunk lines center at Eagle Pass, Texas, thus
| giving an all rail connection with all parts OF
| the United States of America and Mexico
| The health and climatic properties of thit
| section cannot he eXcelled in any part of the
, | world. The inhabitants are thrifty aDC
hospitable people, and life and property is a
| well protected as in any part OF TINS cont
| nent. Under the able administration or Pres
ident Diaz, Mexico has become garden spot
| as il were, not only in agriculture, mining
| etc. but also in religious and political liberty
| and any foreigners entering and investing
their money in Mexico, can rest assured tina
| they will receive hearty welcome, The it'll
to this land is absolutely perfect, there bein
but two transfers from the Government o
| Mexico to the present owner. This land !
now offeredlat the remarkably low figure o
= seventy-fve cents per acre, either al cash O
one-half cash, and the balance IN TWO notes @
| one and two years, with vendors lien, beal
> ing interest at the rate of eight per cent pc
| | annum from date until paid; interest pal
| semi-aunually; all payments TO be paid /
| the City of San Antonio, Texas, and in la
| full money of the United States of AmeriC
a For further information, address
JOHN T. HAMBLETON Co.,
l Land Agents, San Antonio. Texa