Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-04-08
lE4 Las VEGAS.

most populous and wealthy county OF the Territory.
1t stuatedin latitude IS degrees 20 minutes north
on the Galllnas river, at the eastern base OF the
Rocky Mountains, at altitude of about 65OO feet
| above sea level. few miles to the west are the
| mountains, TO the tRnd southeast vast plain
stretches away and affords fine stock and agricui-
tural country. It has enterprslng population Of
between 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 eglsla-
ture has just passed aaw which settles the title and
win throw the balance of the tract open to settle
ment.
The town is 1T by electric light, has water works
| gas street-car 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 $4,000, and whose trade extends throughout New
| Mexico and Arizona. II 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, affording 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 mountan-strcams 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, the vast and well z asscd
plains and valleys Of the Canadian and Pccos rivers
and their tributaries, constituting the incstl stock
region for sheep and cattle In nil The west. This
great country Is already well occupied with prosper
Gus cattle taisess and wo'l trowcrs who make Las
Vegas their business town and supply point. Build
ing material Is excellent CONVEX lent ana henp' ana
the business houses ana residences are handsoEe'
well built and permanent. Las Vegas is. without
question, the best built town IN New McXic"
The Headquarters of he Is glun Of the A. T. & 5.
F. Railroad extending from La Junia 10 Abuau"f'
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
ty and the Texas Panhandle southeast To Anton
Chico. Fort Sumner and Roswell; north to Mora via
sapelo and Rociada; northeast with Los Alamos, Co
londrinas and Fort Union. Telephone lines extend
to Los Aiamos 10 miles distant, and to Mora, 81 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 no producing mines very
near Las Vegas the prospecting done has developed
the that there some very good prospects mere
that will, with proper working. soon pay well. Ma
chinery has lately been purchased by some OF these
and, undoubtedly. they will soon be making regular
output " ,u,. mo ,oi
linas river breaks out Of the mountains are situated
the famous Hot Springs. The river here runs from
west to east and the springs 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 arc so subty dissolved ana
blended as to render Il 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 The Mon
tezuma hotel there is very commodious, splendidly
furnished and the management and tables are all that
can be desired and the accommodation for guests Is
unsurpassed anywhere. The bath house is large ana
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 round-trp 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 Hermits
Peak generally called Old Badly, detached spur OF
the Rocky Mountainsis some Of the finest scenery In
New Mexico, The peak is broken abruptly OF ON It's
face rising almost straight up 00feet while on the
south side of the mountains the river cuts through
coming from the top of the range In narrow
canon over 2O0O feet deep, rising in some places with
out a break the entire distance. Good fishing and
hunting can be had in the mountains anywhere
from ~ to 90 miles of Las Vegas
The average temperature for the year 1880 taken at
the Montezuma Hotel each day was as follows Jan
uary 40 degrees; February IS; March, IS; April 60
May 60; June 76 July, 49, August 11 September, 20;
October 62; November, so; December, 50,
San Miguel Is the empire county OF New Mexico
1t is on the average, one hundred ana elghy mles
long by nnetyhye miles wide, and containing about
100000 acres embraces within its boundaries rugged
and wooded mountains, extensive plains and fertile
valleys. Its elevation on the east is about 1900
feet and on the west 1900 The thlrty-nfth parallel
OF latitude runs centrally through It, 1t Is bounded
on the north by Mora County, on the south by Berna
lilo and Chayes Counties AMI extends from the sum
NIT of the main range Of mountains ON the west TO
the Texas Panhandle on the east. II is wen watered
by the Canadian, Pecos, Ganas, Sapelo and Tecolo-
te rivers and their tributaries. Between the saPe-
10 and the Galnas the great divide which separates
the waters flowing into the Mississippi from those
flowing into the Rio Grande. The western portion OF
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 great altitude, twelve thousand feet causesa
great accumulation Of snow, which constantly feeds
the mountain streams with pure water, that passes
o. into and through the valleys below. The Mora
sapello, Gainas, Tecolote and Pecos streams All
have their sources in the same mountains and nearly
In the same locality. The precipitation OF moisture
on the eastern slopes Of the mountains by rain and
snow is greater than in any other portion OF the Ter
New Mexico is as large as all the New England
States together, with New York and New Jersey
thrown In It Is about equally divided In grazing
agricultural and mining lanus' Mililohs Vi uVrVS'
rich in resources. waiting TO be occupied lthas
the precious metals, coal, IRON stock ranges agricu
tura horticultural and grape lands splendid scenery
more sunshine more even temperature, more ex-
| hilaratlng atmosphere, than any other country ON
this continent low taxes and an active home market
for all agricultural products.
New Mexico wants manufactures Of every de-
scription more farms. gardens orchards. vineyards
miners, stock raisers-a million more industrious
people TO develop its resources and make for them
selves comfortable homes. There Is no better neld
profitable investment Of capital.
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