Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-04-07
Las VEGAS.

most populous and wealthy county Of the Territory
It's stuatedn latitude IS degrees 90 minutes north
on the Galllnas river at the eastern base OF tn,
Rocky Mountains, at an attitude Of about 1900 fee
above sea level. A few miles to the west are tn,
mountains, to the cast and southeast a vast plair
stretches away and affords a enc stock and agrcul
tural country. II has an ontcrprlslng population Of
between seven and eghtthousand people and is grow
ing steadily.
1t is situated grant Of $4,000 acres. Of which
only few thousand had good title, but the lcgsla
ture has Just passed aaw which settles the title and
will throw the balance Of the tract open to settle
ment.
The town is nc by electric light has water works
gas, streecar line, telephone exchange a daily pa.
per, churches academies public and private schools
number Of solid banking and financial institutions
and mercantile houses, Of which carry stocks
Of s2JOOO, and whose trade extends throughout New
Mexico and Arizona. Il Is the chief commercial
town Of vast tributary country rich In resources,
the development Of which has Just been commenced.
West and north Of Las Vegas, reaching to the Colora-
do line Is mountain and mineral region. covered
with forests Of pine timber, af1ordng an excellent
quality Of lumber. Just west Of town, one to two
miles, Is an unlimited supply Of the finest red and
white sandstone, pronounced by. Prof Hayden the
finest In the United States.
The valleys Of the mountain streams are very rich
and prolific, producing wheat, oats, corn, grass etc.
in abundance. East and south Of the town and like
wise tributary to It, are the vast and well erased
plains and.valeys Of the Canadian and Pecos rivers
and their tributaries, constituting he nncsti stock
region for sheep md cattle IN mn the west. This
great country IL already wei occupied with prosper
ous cattle raiscfs and wool growers, who make Las
Vegas their business town and supply rolnt. Build
lug material Is excellent, convenient and cheap, and
the business houses and residences handsome,
well built and permanent. las Neeas ls without
question, the best built town 10 New Mexico
m. fftffs "a. L.
f. Railroad extending from IL Junta to Aibuquer-
que arc ooaed here rs wei MS their tie preserving
works.
Besides its railroad connections it has regular
stages east Cabra Springs Fort Bascon ard Libcr'
ty, and the Texas Panhandle southeast ~ Anton
Chico. Fort Sumner and Roswell; north TO Mora via
SbpcllO and Hocada; northeast with Los Alamos, Co
lUndtnas and Fort Unioi. Telephone lines extend
to Los Alamos % mites Distant and TO Mora, 30 miles
via sapello and lsocada
Water is supplied BY gravity system Of water
works. the water being taken from The river seven
miles above tie city, and las pressure oftiOi lbs.
While so far there are no producing mines very
near Las Vegas the prospecting done has developed
the fact that there some very good prospects here
that will, with proper working, soon pay well. Ma
chlnery has lately been purchased by some Of these
and, undoubtedly they viii soon be making regular
output.
InOs river Dfe0kb the MOUNTAINS, are HlNuoANu
the famous Hot Springs. The river here runs from
west to east, and the springs are on the south bank
almost central in a natural park, surroundedby pine
clad and picturesque mountains. The water Of the
springs is clear crystal Of high temperature aud
the mineral constituents are suhtly dissolved and
blended as to render Il wonderfully beneficial 10 the
human system. In addition ana supplementary to
the advantages possessed by the mineral water, the
climate is one Of the finest in the world. The Mon
tezuma hotel there is very commodIous, spendidy
furnished and the management and tables are all that
Gamble desired, and the accommodation for guests Is
anywhere The bath house is large and
very complete in all its appointments.
branch line of the Santa Fe railroad runs from
Las Vegas to the Hot Springs, connecting with all
trains. At present round-trlp tickets sold from
Kansas City and eastern points to the Hot Springs
good for ninety days at greatly reduced rates,
About Is miles above the Hot Springs. at Hermlt's
Peak generally called Old Badly detached spur of
the Rocky Mountainss some Of the finest scenery In
New Mexico, The peak is broken abruptly on on its
face, rising almost straight up 400 feet while on the
south side Of the mountains the river cuts through
coming from the top Of the range, in u narrow
over 900 feet deep, rising in some places with
out q break the entire distance Good fishing aud
hunting can be had in the mountains anywhere
from % to 80 miles of Las Vegas
The average temperature for the year 1896 taken at
the Montczuma Hotel each day follows; jan |
May, co. June. 20; July, %; August a.; September, IO
October. 60; November, 50; December, 90.
San Miguel Is the empire county OF New Mexico. |
II is the average, one hundred and eighty miles
long by ninety-nve miles wide, and containing about |
100000 acres embraces within its boundaries rugged
and wooded mountains, extensive plains and fertile
valleys. Its elevation the east Is about 1000 |
feet and on the west 1900. The thirty-lfh parallel
Of latitude runs centrally through Il. II is bounded
on the north by Mora County, the south by Berna
lilo and Chayes Counties and extends from the sum
NIT of the main range Of mountains on the west TO
The Texas Panhandle ON the east. II Is well watered
by the Canadian Pceos Gallinas, sapelo and Tccoo-
to rivers and their tributaries. Between the sape'
10 and the Galinas Is the great divide which separates
The waters flowing into the Mississippi from those
lowing into the Rio Grande The western portion Of
he county Is mountainous rising from the plains TO
ne highest range in the Territory capped with eter-
nal SHOWS The elimination OF the mountains NJ
uch great altitude, twelve thousand rect causesa
,reat accumulation of snow which constantly feeds
he mountain streams with pure water that passes
IN into and through the valleys below The Mora.
;apello Galllnas, Tecolote and Pccos streams all
AVE their sources In the mountains aud nearly
n the same locality. The precipitation OF moisture
N the eastern slopes of the mountains by rain and
now is greater an In any other portion Of the Ter
New Mexico "a as large as all the New England
states together with New York and New Jersey
brown in. It is about equally divided in grazing
agricultural and mining lands. Millions OF acres
ch IN resources. arc waiting 10 be occupied. lthas
he precious METALS coal iron, stock ranges, agreui-
ura horticultural and grape lands, splendid scenery,
more sunshine, more even temperature, more eN-
iilaratlng atmosphere, than any other country on
mis- continent, low taxes and an active home market
or all agricultural products.
New Mexico wants manufactures OF every de-
Icrlptlon, more farms. gardens orchards vineyards
miners, stock ralsers-a million more industrious
,eople to develop it's and make for them
elves comfortable homes. There is 40 better held
profitable Investment Of capital.