Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-03-21
Las VEGAS.

Las vegas tine neNGDWh)t tue lafbtht tiO III NcW
Mexico is the county scat Of San Miguel county, the
most populous and wealthy county Of the Territory.
tits situated in latitude 80 degrees 20 minutes north
on the Ganas river at the eastern base Of the
Rocky Mountains, at an altitude Of aboat 65O0 feet
above sea level A few miles to the west are the
mountains, to the east and southeast a vast plain
stretches away and affords fne stock and egricui-
tural country It has an cnterprslng population OF
between seven and eightthousand people andisgrow'
ing steadily.
Il is situated on grant Of 10000 acres OF which
only few thousand had good title, but the legisa-
tare has Just passed which settles the title and
will throw the balance Of the tract open to settle
ment.
The town is ilt by electric light has water works,
gas street-car line telephone exchange daily pa
per churches academies public and private schools.
anumber OF solid banking and financial institutions
and mercantile houses. some Of which carry stocks
OF s250O0O and whose trade extends throughout New
Mexico and Arizona. II is the chief commercial
to1n of vast tributary country, rich in resources,
the DEVELOPMENT OF which has Just been commenced.
west and north Of Las Vegas reaching to the Coora-
do line Is mountain and mineral region. covered
with forests Of pine timber, afording an excellent
quality Of lumber, Just west Of town. one to two
miles, Ia unlimited supply OF the finest rcd and
white sandstone, pronounced by. Prof. Hayden the
finest in the United States.
The valleys Of the mountain2streams are very rich
and prolific producing wheat, oats. corn, grass etc.
in abundance. East and south OF the town and ike
wise tributary TO It, the vast and well erased
plains and;vaeys Of the Canadian and Pecos rivers
and their tributaries, constituting the nnesu STOCK
region for sheep and cattle in all the west THIS
great country is already wen occupied with prosper
ous cattle raisers and wool growers. who make Las
Vegas their business town and supply point Build
ing material is excellent, convenient and cheap and
the business houses and residences are handsome,
well butt and permanent. Las Vegas Is without
question. the best built town In New Mexico.
The headquarters Of the division of the a. T. q s.
f. Railroad extending from La JuntS to AbuQuer-
que are located here as well as their tie preserving
works.
Besides its railroad connections It has regular
stages east to Cabra Springs, Fort Bascom and Liber
ty and the Texas Panhandle : southeast to Anton
Chico Fort Sumner and Roswell; north to Mora via
sapello aud Rocada northeast with Los Alamos Go
londrinas and Fort Union. Telephone lines extend
10 Los Alamos 10 miles distant, and to Mora, IS miles
via sapeo and ROcada.
water is supplied by gravity system Of water
works. the water being taken from the river even
miles above the city and has pressure of 40 lbs
While 80 far there no producing mines very
near Las Vegas the prospecting done has developed
the fact that there some very good prospects mere
that WILL with proper working, soon pay we'll Ma
chinery has lately been purchased by some OF these
and undoubtedly, they will soon be making regular
output.
lnas river breaks of the mountains, are situated
the famous Hot Springs. The river here runs from
west to east and the springs are on the south bank
almost central In natural park, surroundedby pine
clad and picturesque mountains. The water OF the
springs is as clear crystal Of high temperature ana
the mineral constituents so sabtly dissolved ana
blended as to render It wonderfully beneficial TO the
human system. In addition and supplementary 10
the advantages possessed by the mineral water, the
climate is one Of the finest In the world. Tue Mon
tezuma hotel there is very commodious, splendidly
furnished and the management and tables are all tha
can be desired, and the accommodation Tor guests
unsurpassed anywhere. The bath house islarge anu
very complete in all its appointments
A branch line Of the Santa Feiailroad runs from
Las Vegas to the Hot Springs, connecting with all
trains At present round-trip tickets are sold from
Kansas City and eastern points to the Hot Springs
good for ninety days at greatly reduced rates.
About 10 miles above the Hot Springs at Hermits
Peak generally called Old Badly, detached spur OF
the Rocky Mountains is OF the finest scenery In
New Mexico The peak is broken abruptly on ON It's
face rising almost straight up SOOfeet while on the
souh side of the mountains the river cuts through
coming from the top Of tho range In narrow
canon over 1000 feet deep, rising In some places WITH
out a break the entire distance Good hshnR ana
hunting can be had in the mountains anywhere
from % to 30 miles Of Las Vegas
The average temperature for the year lsg taken at
the Montezuma Hotel each day was as followsi Jan
nary 40 degrees; February, IS; March, 81 April 60
May 90; June 90; July, IS; August az September 'O'
october. 90; November, So; December, 90
San Miguel is the empire county OF New Mexico
tits on the average one hundred and eighty miles
long by nlnetynye miles wide, and containing about
aAOOOO acres embraces within Its boundaries rugged
and wooded mountains, extensive plains and fertile
valleys Its elevation ON the east Is ABOUT wv
feet and on the west 1900 The thirty-hfth parallel
Gratitude runs centrally through it. 1t is bounded
on the north by Mora County, the south by Berna-
nlo and Chaves Counties and extends from the sum
mit of the main range Of mountains on the west 10
the Texas Panhandle on the east 1t is well watefed
by the Canadian Pecos Gallinas, sapelo and Ieeoo-
re rivers and their tributaries. Between the Sape-
oapd the Galinas is the great divide which separates
tbe waters flowing into the Mississippi from those
flowing into the Rio Grande. The western portion or
the county is mountainous rising from the plains 10
the highest range In the Territory capped with eter
nal SHOWS. The elimination OF the mountains AT
such a great altitude twelve thousand feet causes
great accumulation of snow which constantly feeds
the mountain streams with pure water, that passes
of into and through the valleys below. The Mora.
sapelo. Gallinas, Tecolote and Pecos streams all
have their sources in the mountains and nearly
In the same locality. The precipitation OF moisture
on the eastern slopes OF the mountains by rain ana
snow is greater than In any other portion OF the Ter
ritory.
New Mexico is as large as all the New England
States together, with New York and New Jersey
thrown in 1t Is about equally divided in grazing,
agricultural and mining lands Millions Of acres,
rich in resources, waiting to be occupied lthas
the precious METALS COAL iron, stock ranges aSricul'
tural horticultural and grape ands splendid scenery
more sunshine more even temperature, more ex-
hilarating atmosphere. than any other country on
mis- continent low taxes and an active home market
for all agricultural products
New Mexico wants manufactures OF every de-
seripton, more farms, gardens orchards, vineyards
miners stock Inisers-a million more industrious
people to develop It's resources and make Tor them.
selves comfortable homes. There Is no better noio
profitable investment OF capital.