Las Vegas free press., 1892-03-22
LAS VEGAS FREE PRESS
TUESDAY, MARcu %, 1892.
Las VEGAS.

I.MN
Mexico IS the county Of San Miguel county, the
most popuous and wealthy county OF the Territory.
situated in latitude IS degrees 20 minutes north,
ON the Galnas river, at the eastern base Of the
Rocky Mountains, at an altitude Of about G5OO feet
above sea level few miles to the west are the
mountains, to the east and southeast vast plain
stretches away and affords nne stock and agrieul-
tprai country Il has an enterprsing population Of
between seven and eighthousand people and grow
ing steadily
n Is situated on grant Of 10000 acres OF which
onv few thousand had good title, but the legisa'
tnre has Just passed alaw 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,
,as 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 s2,OO0O and whose trade extends throughout New
Mexico and Arizona. II Is the chief commercial
toxin Of vast tributary country, rich In resources
tbe DEVELOPMENT OF which has just been commenced.
West and north Of Las Vegas reaching to the Coora'
do line is a mountain and mineral region covered
with forests of pine timber, anording an exceilent
ouallty OF lumber just west of town. one 10 Two
miles Is an unlimited supply Of the finest req ana
white sandstone, pronounced by. Prof. Hayden the
finest in the United States.
The valleys Of the mountaln-streams are very rich
and prolific, producing wheat oats, corn grass eto'
I'm abundance. East and south Of the town ana IKE
wise tributary to IT, the vast and well srasseo
mains and valleys of the Canadian and Pecos rivers
and their tributaries, constituting the hnesii stock
region for sheep and cattle in all the west Ihis
great country is already wen occupied with prosper
.ous cattle rasers and wool growers, who make Las
Vegas their business town and supply point Buiid-
ing material Is excellent. convenient and cheap ana
the business houses and residences are handsome
,yell built and permanent. Las Vegas is Wl'hout
tbo hpff 1utlf town In New Mexico.
The headquarters Of the division of the A. T. & S.
Il nntlroad extending from La Junta TO Aibuquer-
que are located here well as their tie preserving
works,
Besides ns railroad connections It has regular
stages east t. Cahra Springs Fort Bascom aud LDer
~ ard the Texas Panhandle southeast TO Anton
Chico Fort Sumner and Roswell; north TO Mola via
sapello and Rociada; northeast with Los AlamQs Co
londrinas and Fort Union Telephone lines extend
toIos Alamos 13 miles distant, and to Nora 80 miles
via sapello and ioc'oda
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
Iyiue SO far there are no producing mines very
near Las Vegas the prospecting done has developed
che fact that there some very good prospects mere
that viii with proper working soon pay well Ma
ebnery has lately been purchased by some OF thesc
and undoubtedly. they will soonbe making regular
output. .,
Five miles northwest Of Las Vegas, where the Cal
linos river breaks out Of the mountains, are situated
The famous Hot Springs. The river here runs IRON
west to east and the springs are on the south bahK'
almost central in u natural park surroundedby pine
clad and picturesque mountains. The water oi lhe
snrin is as ciearns crystal OF high temperature ana
the mineral constituents so subtly dissolved sAd
blended as to render 1t wonderfully beneficial 10 the
human system. In addition and supplementary 10
the advantages possessed by the mineral V9ler, the
climate is one of the finest in the world. The Mon
AZ. rHlNptF rnFn
furnished and the management and tables are al .ha'
can be desired and the accommodation 1or guesls Is
unsurpassed anywhere. The bath house Is large ana
very complete in all its appointments
Abranch line of the Santa Fe railroad runs from
Las Vegas to the Hot Springs, connecting win AL
trains At present round-trip tickets are soid 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 Dernits
Peak generally called Old Dady, detached spur OF
the Rocky Mouniains,is some Of the hnest scenery III
New Mexico, The peak is broken abruptly on on us
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 narrow
canon over 2OcO feet deep, rising In some places WIN
ont a break the entire distance. GOOD hshhH anu
hunting can be had in the mountains anywhere
from % to 90 miles Of Las Vegas
The average temperature for the year leVt taken Ut
the Montezuma Hotel each day was as followsi Jan
uary 40 degrees; February, IS; March. 55 April G
Nav GO; June 20: uly, IS; August 0 SEPTEMBER 'O'
october. 62i November, 80; Decembei so.
San Miguel is the empire county Of New Mexico.
Is on the average one hundred and eighiy hhles
long by nlnctynve miles wide, and containing ABOUT
RA0OOl acres embraces within its boundaries rugged
and wooded mountains extensive plains and fertile
valleys Its elevation ON the east is about 4UO
feet and on the west 1900 The thirty-hfth parallel
oflatltude runs centrally through It. It's bounded
on the north by Mora County on the south oy berh"
lilo and Chayes Coraiies and extends from the sum
mit of the main range Of mountains on the west to
the Texas Panhandle on the east II sven watered
bvthe Canadian Pccos Gallinas, sapelo and Tecolo-
,e rivers and their tributaries Between the sape-
oand the Galnas Is the great divide which separates
the waters flowing into the Mississippi IRON those
flowing into the Rio Grande. The western portion VI
the county is mountainous rising from the plains to
the highest range In the Territory capped Win e'er
mai snows The elimination Of the mountains al
such great altitude twelve thousand feet, causes
great accumulation Of snow, which constantly feeds
the mountain streams With pure water, that passes
OF into ana through The valleys below me Mora,
sanello Gallnas. 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
rltory.
New Mexico "a as large as all the New England
states together. with New YORK and New Jersey
thrown in II IS about equally divided IN grazing
agricultural and mining lands. Millions OF acres
rIeh IN resources are waiting 10 be occupied. Ithas
The precious metals, coal iron, stock ranges egricu
tra horticultural and grape lands, splendid scenery
more aunshine, more even temperature, more eN'
hnaratlng atmosphere. than any Other country on
mis- continent low taxes and active home market
for an agricultural products.
New Mexico wants manufactures OF every de-
scrlptlon more farms. gardens, orchards vineyards
miners. stock raisers-a million more Industrious
people 10 develop It's resources and make for them
selves comfortable homes. There Is no better field
profitable Investment Of capital.