Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-08-11
Las VEGAS.


most populous and wealthy county Of the Territory
Itssituated in latitude IS degrees 20 minutes north
on the Gallinas river, at the eastern base Of the
Rocky Mountains, at an altitude Of about $500 fee
above sea level. A few miles. to the west are Tho
mountains, to the east and southeast a vast plair
stretches away and affords fine stock and agricul
tural country. Il has an enterprisng population Of
between seven and eghtthousand people and is grow
ing steadily.
1t is situated on grant Of 10000 acres OF which
only few thousand had good title, but the legsla
ture has Just passed law which settles the title and
viii throw the balance Of the tract open to settle
ment.
The town is lt by electric light, has water works
gas, streetcar line, telephone exchange, daily pa
per- churches academies public and private schools
a number Of solid banking and financial institutions
and mercantile houses, some Of which carry stocks
Of s250OOO and whose trade extends throughout New
Mexico and Arizona. It is the chief commercial
TOM 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, Is unlimited supply of the finest red and
white sandstone, pronounced by. Prof. Hayden the
finest in the United States.
The valleys Of the mountan-streams 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, are the vast and well erased
plains and valleys Of the Canadian and Pecos rivers
and their tributaries constituting the hnestl stock
region for sheep and cattle in oil the west. This
great country already well occupied with prosper
GUS 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 built and permanent. Las Vegas is. without
question the best built town In New Mexico.
The headquarters Of the division OF the A. 7. & 5.
f. Railroad extending from La Junta to Aibuquer-
que are located here well as their tie preserving
works.
Besides its railroad connections It has regular
stages east to Cabra Springs, Fort Bascom and Lber
IT, and the Texas Panhandle southeast TO Anton
Chico. Fort Sumner and Roswell; north to Mora via
sapello and Rocada; northeast with Los Alamos, Co
Iondrinas and Fort Union Telephone lines extend
to Los Alamos 3 miles distant, and to Nora 50 miles
via sapello and Rociada.
Water is supplied by a gravity system OF water
works. the water being taken from the river seven
miles above the city, and has pressure Of 40 lbs
while so far there are no producing mines very
near Las Vegas the prospecting done has developed
the fact that there are very good prospects here
that will, with proper working, pay well. Ma
chinery has lately been purchased by some of these
and undoubtedly. they will soon be making regular
output
Five miles northwest OF Las Vegas, where the Gal
nas river breaks out 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 a natural park surroundedby pine
clad and picturesque mountains. The water of the
springs is as clear as crystal OF high temperature and
the mineral constituents are so subtly dissolved and
blended as to render It wonderfully beneficial to the
human system In addition and 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, splendidy
furnished and the management and tables are all that
can be desired and the accommodation for guests
anywhere. The bath house is large and
very complete In all its appointments.
A branch line OF the Santa Fe.railroad runs from
Las Vegas to the Hot Springs, connecting with all
trains At present roundtrip tickets are 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 Hermirs
Peak generally called Old Badly, detached spur OF
the Rocky Mountainss some Of the finest scenery IN
New Mexico The peak is broken abruptly OF on its
face rising almost straight up 1000 feet, while on the
south side of the mountains the river cuts through,
coming from the top of the range, in a narrow
canon over 900 feet deep rising in some places with
ant a break the entire distance. Good fishing and
hunting can be had in the mountains anywhere
from 20 to 80 miles Of Las Vegas
The average temperature for the year1s9C taken at
the Montezuma Hotel each day was as fonowsi jan
uary 40 degrees; February IS; March, ST. April, so
May, 60 June 76; July, IS; August a; September 70;
october. 90; November, 50; December, 80.
Son NigneI IA the empire county Of New Mexico.
II is on the average one hundred and eighty miles
long by ninety.ave miles wide and containing about
OOO acres, embraces within its boundaries rugged
and wooded mountains, extensive plains and fertile
valleys. Its elevation on the east is about 1000
feet and on the west i2OOO The thirynfth parallel
Of latitude runs centrally through It. 1t is bounded
on the north by Mora County the south by Berna-
lilo and Chaves Countlesoand extends from the sum
mn Of the main range Of mountains on the west TO
ho 1ovas panbandIe ON the east 1t Is well watered
nv the Canadian. Pecos Gallinas sapeIo and Tecolo
"a r,,,srs and their tributaries Between the Sape-