Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-01-25
vz1AscO As SEEN BY JUICE 1oYa.
YrlAsco. Tex. Jam. lsth. lso5.

from here giving my impressions.
After a weeks absence and observa-
ton l am prepared 20 say that Las
Vegas has the finest climate and the
most pleasant surroundings as a
permanent home of any place ] have
yet seen. and that no place between
deep water and the Montezuma hotel
has come within my observation
where life can be so enjoyable as at
Las Vegas; nevertheless it cannot be
denied or doubted that immense pos
siblities are within view at this
point The Brazos, San Bernard
and Oyster Creek rivers traverse this
region in nearly parallel lines and
upon each side of these streams lies
land unsurpassed in fertility, and in
quantity sufficient to support a very
large population tributary to Velasco.
Oyster Creek valley is ten to twenty
miles in width and over fifty miles
in length. Between the river valleys
lie the open prairie, with a rich black
soil. Before the war the plantations
were in a high state of cultivation
and yielded large profit to their
owners, but with the revolution of
the labor system Of the south,
wrought by the war, came the aband-
onment of the sugar plantation, and
4 long period Of depression which
Frustrated all agricultural interests
aud converted fertile fields into
yalueless wastes. The company which
began operations on the Brazos has
worked a change in conditions, and
now new men, new energies and
methods are in operations, promis-
ing a wonderful and certain develop
ment in this fruitful field. Corn,
oats and cotton are here valuable
productions Among the fruits it is
safe to say figs, peaches and pears
will certainly succeed well, while in
some localities strawberries are be-
ing grown now for northern markets,
and the outlook for a large and
profitable production and shipment
of pears is very favorable. All this,
however is a mere incident, a slight
support to the larger interest, con-
centrated in two most important
words--deep water. Has Velasco
deep water; that is the question on
every tongue elsewhere, but at Vel
asco but few doubt it. Old timers
and new corners say with common
voice, yes, deep water is now here"
This, however, must be taken in a
relative sense, as nearly II to Is feet
now, and with the brightest proba-
bllity of soon reaching 30 to 90 feet
But a single conviction seems to
possess all corners and goers that |
have met, which is that Velasco is
destined to become in a very short
time a city OF immense commercial
importance. People are here from all
localities New Mexico is especially
well represented, and among the
most active and enterprising real
estate firms is Wall 81 Norheet, well
known in New Mexico as reliable
young men and who enjoy the con-
fidence not only of the company en-
gagged in the development work here,
but Of the people generally. 1t will
be a pleasure to their New Mexico
friends to know that they are in the
lead in this busy, active city.
promised many before leaving home
to write, but to all such the best ad.
vice can give is to come and see.
The hundreds coneregating here may
be .anguiue; SO each man should, be-
fore investing, come and exercise
his own Judgment; but he may be
certain IN advance that the rapidly
flowing river with "a width of over 500
feet, withits high banks and good OPP
portunity for wharfage with its con
tinually deepening channel extending
for over five miles, with the bar
surely wearing down, will all deeply |
impress him with the possibilities of |
this point as a great commercial and |
distributing center. Should the pro
gress in deepening the channel now
being made until twenty-five feet is
reached, and an additional trunk line
establish its terminal of thiu Y,1aoa |