Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-01-04
Las VEGAS FREE Pass
MONDAY, JAN. 4, 1892.
Las VEGAS.

most p0puious ana wealthy county OF the Territory
situated in latitude IS degrees 40 minutes north
on the Gallinas river, at the eastern base Of the
Rocky Mountains, at altitude Of about $500 feet
above sea level. A few miles to the west are the
mountains to the east and southeast vast plain
stretches away and affords fine stock and agricul
tural country. II has enterprsing population Of
between seven and eight thousand people andis grow
ing steadily.
1t is situated on grant of $4,000 acres, of which
only few thousand had good title, but the legsla
ture has just passed law which settles the title and
will throw the balance of the tract open to settle
ment.
The town is lit by electric light, has water works,
gas strcetcar line, telephone exchange daily pa
per churches academies public and private schools,
number Of solid banking and financial institutions
and mercantile houses some Of which carry stocks
of 100000 and whose trade extends throughout New
Mexico and Arizona. II is the chief commercial
tom of tributary country, rich in resources,
the development of which has Just been commenced.
West aud 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
Anes, 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 very rich
and prolhc producing wheat, oats corn, grass, ETC.,
in abundance East and south Of the town and like
wise tributary to IT, the vast and well erased
plains and valleys of the Canadian and Pecos rivers
a tl,otr tribufor,es constituting the finest stock
region for sheep and cattle in all the west. This
great country is already well occupied with prosper
GUS cattle ralsers and wool growers who make Las
Vegas their business town and supply point. Build
49, ,,,or,at % o,co,lent convenient and cheap and
, ,,,oss ,orsos ana residences arc handsome
~, ,,,,,, 49, rs,noront las vegas Is without
,e ,,,a ,ost hni,t town an Ne,v Mexico
,r, III, ,,a,,ors ~ tho dyiston of the A. T. & S
I, pat,rood extending from La Junta to Afbuuuer
'..oa horo os VOL "a their tie preserving
''r,s
n1, a.. rouroad connections IL has regular
p0''u09 - 60 eor,,,s ISort pascom ana Liner
-, a., rovos parbondIe southeast to Anton
-, - e,,,ror nd Ros,veil, north TO Mora via
ortheast with Los Alamos Go
,,ras and Fort Union. Telephone lines extend
nus ~ 80 ,,es Jstapt and TO Mora IS miles
W W l4V - a,,5 13ooiodo
w. T. srnrlied bv a Gravity system of water
o.or ho,ne, taken from the river seven
40 INC citv and has pressure of 14O lbs
49, ~ Ca ,bcye are NO nroducing mines very
100. 7 az vegas the prosDecting done has developed
~, f mat there are some very good prospects here
mat win with nroper working soon pay well. Ma
cbinery has lately been purchased by of these
and undoubtedly, they will soon be making regular
ontnnt
rive miles northwest of Las Vegas, where the Gal
,nos river breaks ont of the mountains are situated
tho Famous Hot Strings The river here runs from
west 10 east and the springs are on the south bank,
almost central in a natural park surroundedby pine
a,a1 IA n,ctnrcsoue Mountains The water of the
nI Is clear as crystal of high temperature and
th mineral constituents are so subtly dissolved and
blended as TO render It wonderfully beneficial to the
human svstem In addition and supplementary to
,n ,[,ontoges nossessed by the mineral water, the
climate ls one of the finest in the world. The Mon
teguma hotel there is very commodous. splendidly
furnished and the and tables all that
con no desired and the accommodation for guests 10
',,,nassed anvwbcre The bath house is large and
very compIete fin all its appointments
branch line of the Santa Fe railroad runs from
las Vegas TO the Hot Springs connecting with all
trains Al present round.trip tickets sold from
Kansas Citv and eastern points to the Hot Springs
good for ninety DAYS at greatly reduced rates.
About * miles above the Hot Springs at Hermits
peal, generallv called Old Badly detached spur Of
Tho Rocv Mountainsis some Of the finest scenery in
Now Mexico The peak is broken abruptly off on its
foce rising almost straight up O0 feet while the
eout side OF the mountains the river cuts through,
coming from the top of the range in a narrow
canon over 2OO0 feet deep rising in some places with
ort :. hreak the entire distance Good fishing and
Su' an he bod In the mountains anywhere
from 20 to 80 miles Of Las Vegas
The average temperature for the year 1890 taken at
enc aIontezuma Hotel each day was as follows; Jan
nar- 40 deoroes, February IS; March, Is; April, GO
NAV 90. June 7s; July 10; August nj September, 70
Oetobor go. November. 80: Decembef, So
c. l,,e,,stt "a the emnire county of New Mexico.
7. IT, thc average one hundred and eighty miles
., nv, ninetv.dye miles wide. and containing about
90, ooo acres embraces within its boundaries rugged
~ mountains extensive plains and fertile
T,I,ovs MS elevation ON the east is about 1000
feet and on the west 1900 The thirtyhfth parallel
otrolIv tbroug H. It's bounded
- 49,, nartt nv Mora Comfy. ON the south by Berna
nm, ,s Chovcs CopDties and extends from the sum
Mt ~ The main range Of mountains on the west to
t' oas Ponbondle on the east It is well watered
w., ~, comedian pecoa Gallinas Sapeo and Tecolo-