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abundance for all. In fact, with the fall, there is suffi- 
cient power to carry other mills, before it reaches the 
plain where it is to be absorbed by the soil. A portion 
of this prolific supply, is led by an acequia through the 
town. 
I made a visit to this hacienda, with several gen- 
tlemen.of my party; where we were politely received 
by the superintendent, who conducted us through the 
establishment. The wine vaults are built of adobe, 
with walls about twenty-five feet in height. By an 
inscription on the rafters, it appears to have been roof- 
ed over in the year 1775; yet the timber did not ap- 
pear to be more than ten years old. The building is said, 
however, to be much older, the rafters being a portion 
of the renewed edifice. The several kinds of wine and 
brandy were arranged in very large casks on both sides 
of the vault, the whole exhibiting great cleanliness and 
order. The wine, both white and red, that I tasted, 
was far superior to that made at El Paso. About ten 
thousand gallons are made here annually, for which 
there is a good market in Coahuila and the adjoining 
States. The amount of wheat raised on the estate, is 
about two thousand fanegas, or 5250 bushels; all of 
Which is converted into flour’ at’ the-hacienda. The 
granaries are spacious buildings, about one hundred 
and fifty feet long, from forty to fifty wide, and twen- 
ty-five feet high. These, as well as all the buildings 
belonging to the establishment, are but one story in: 
height. Extensive improvements are now going on, 
with the addition of new buildings; these are of adobe, 
plastered over with mortar, and hard finished, and 
have a very beautiful appearance. This hacienda was 
