The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-05-24
Las Vegas ana the Hot springs.

After breakfast few hours were spent
in seeing the sights in this rapidly
growing city. Like most all of the new
Mexican towns q stream divides the
new and old towns. Here we had the
first sight of the adobe buildings as
they appear in town. The old town
was an important station on the Santa
Fe trail. It has many wealthy and In
fiuential MEXICAN families. 1t is rapid
ly becoming AmerTcanized however,
and the adObes ON tbs principal streets
have already given way TO fine brick
structures occupied by American mer
chants. The MexIcsns, who love their
old ways, stand or sit quietly by and see
their race and their customs gradually
passing out of sight. Only q little
stream divides the old and the new
towns. The population of the two is
s,5GG. Here We found T. B. Mills, for
merly of Topeka, aad he has done
much through his real estate agency 20
call attention TO the city and the springs
six miles away. Las Vegas has foun-
dries, machine shops, saw mills, water
works, gas works, street railway, tele-
phone exchange, two daily papers and
Eve other periodicals. two banks and
several good hotels; Presbyterian,
Methodist, Baptist, Methodist South,
Episcopal, Congregational, Catholic and
Lutheran churches; Catholic college,
Las Vegas academy, Female seminary,
private and public schools 1t is nicely
located aEd central with respect to the
finest and most ext-nsiye stock ranges
IN New Mexico and the cattle and sheep
interests are very important; millions of
dollars worth of cattle, sheep, wool,
hides and pelIs are hannled here each
year. Las Vegas means the meadows,
and view of the landscape shows the
place to have been appropriately named.
Eight miles above the city, on a
lovely spot of ground, is located the ia
nous MOntezuma hotel, erected by the
A. L. & 8. p. company as health re-
soft. 1t is in the midst of large num-
Der of hot springs, the waters of which
partake of the same health giving qlal-
kansas. This hotel is comfortable
home for the tired and sick, as we'll as
for the seeker after rest and pleasure.
1t 10 very large and complete in all its
appointments, having all the modern
conveniences of such q resort. Arriv-
ing here our party at once scattered in
every direction 10 see the sights. Some
clambered up the mOuhttins, others fol-
lowed the stream. while still others pro-
VIded thems' lV,'s with carriages and
rode about the country and over the
mountains. Some twenty OF them
amused themselves by ride up the lit
tie valley on burros. This performance
also furnished amusement for others, as
the sight of SO many dignified ladies and
gentlemen travelling by this mode was
rare one, even TO Kansans. In the even
| ing the editorial party enjoyed de-
lightful dance given them at the Monte
yuma. A brisk rain struck the exeur-
sion here and stuck to them throughout
New Mexico. Thus Kansas must al
ways do something attractive. 1t was
the first rain that had visited that couD-
try in eight months.
At midnight The editors boarded their
trSip and ran down to Las Vegas for
breakfast After dispatching one of
Lasher's best meals and replepishing
our lunch baskets, the train vas boarded
for
SUNDAY RIDE OVER THE MOUNTAINS TO
SANTA FE.
One Of the sights that attracts atten-
ton hers. standing 80 the Jeff of the
road, is tall mountain peak called
Bernal, or starvation peak. There is a
tradition in connection with this mouH-
tain to the effect that in one OF the rev.
olutions of the country, hundreds of
years ago, q company of Sp4niards was
driven to the top by Indians and held
there till they starved to death. with
their own fair hslds in view. Some OF
the cr0sses erected there then may be seen
! from The train. We are running along
the Pecps riyer, and get glimpse Of
San Miguel, which claims Ia b. an old
or town Ihsa Saut. Fee Tbs scenery
here is pleasing. As we reach Levy, .
flag It .ti0n. and as the train is putting
and lAbiring up GlOrieta mountain,
Preutis and Al. Green, who have been
here beiurr, excite our interest in get
ting sight Of the runs of the old Pecos
pueblo and church. the latter $40 years
old. which is one Of the most interesting