Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-04-09
LAS VEGAS.

most popuous and wealthy county Of the Territory.
IL Is situated in latitude IS degrees 40 minutes north,
on the Gallinas river, at the eastern base Of the
Rocky Mountains at an altitude Of about $500 feet
above sea level A few miles to the west are the
mountains, to the cast and southeast vast plain
stretches away and affords fine stock and agrcul.
tural country. Il has enterprisng population Of
between seven aud eight thousand people and grow
| Ing steadily.
It Is situated on grant Of 10000 acres, Of which
only few thousand had good title, but the leglsla-
ure has Just passed law which settles the title and
will throw the balance of the tract open to settle
ment.
The town is nc 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 $4,000, and whose trade extends throughout New
Mexico and Arizona. It IS the chief commercial
town Of a vast tributary country rich in resources
the development OF which has Just been commenced.
West and north Of Las Vegas. reaching to the Colorn
do line is mountain and mineral region. covered
with forests Of pine timber, affordng an 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 mountain streams arc 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 erased
plains and valleys Of the Canadian and Pecos rivers
and their tributaries, constituting he finest! stock
region for sheep and cattle IN all the west. This
great country Is 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 ana
| the business houses aud residences are handsome
well built and permanent. Las Vegas Is, Without
| question: the best hui.t town In New Mexico.
The headquarters Of the division Of the a. I. q s.
f. Railroad extending from la Junta to Aibuqu"r-
que are located here IS well their tie preserving
works.
| Besides its railroad connections II has regular
stages east Cabra Springs. Fort Bascom and Llher
| ty, and the Texas Panhandle southeast to Anton
Chico Fort Sumner and Roswell; north to Mora Via
sapello and Rocada; northeast with Los Alamos Co
londrinas and Fort Union. Telephone lines extend
to Los Aamos IS miles distant and to Mora, IS miles
| via Sapello and Rociada.s
| 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
tho fact that very good prospects here
that will, with proper working, soon pay well Ma
chinery has lately been purchased by some OF these
and undoubtedly they will soonbe making regular
| output.
nas river breaks out Of the mountains, are situated
| the famous Hot Springs. The river here runs from
west to cast, and the springs are on the south bank
| almost central in a natural park, surrUundcdby pine
clad and picturesque mountains. The water Of the
springs clear crystal high temperature and
the mineral constituents afe subtly dissolved and
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 of the finest in the world. The Mon
| tezuma hotel there is very commodious splendidly
| fftlif qu1lf ltut
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-trip tickets are sold from
Kansas City and points to the Hot Springs
| good for ninety days at greatly reduced rates.
About 10 miles above the Hot Springs. at HermIt's
Peak generally called Old Badly, detached spur of
the Rocky Mountainsis OF the finest scenery In
New Mexico, The peak is broken abruptly of on It's
face rising almost straight up 2OOfeet, Willie on the
south side Of the mountains the river cuts through
coming from the top Of the range, in II narrow
canon over 900 feet deep. rising in some places win
out Il break the entire distance. Good fishing and
hunting can be had in the mountains anywhere
| from % to 80 miles Of Las Vegas.
The average temperature for the year 1886 taken at
the Montezuma Hotel each day was as follows Jan
uary, 40 degrees; February 5S; March, IS; April, 81
May, 60; June, I6 July IS; August az September O'
| October SO: November. SO; Decemhei 50.
| San Miguel Is the empire county OF New MEXICO
1t is on the average, hundred and eighty miles
long by nnety-hve miles wide, and containing about
100000 acres embraces within its boundaries rugged
and wooded mountains, extensive plains ana iertie
| valleys. Its elevation on the east is about NV
feet and on the west 1900 The thirty-hfh parallel
OF latitude runs centrally through It. 1t Is bounded
on the north by Mora County, on the south by Berna
lilo and Chavos Counties and extends from the sum
init of the main range of mountains ON the west TO
the Texas Panhandle the east Ii is well watered
by the Canadian, Pecos, Galinas sapelo ana lecoo-
re rivers and their tributaries. Between the sApe'
and the Ganas is the great divide which separates
the waters flowing into the Mississip! from those
flowing into the Rio Ora de. The western portion Vi
the county is mountainous, rising from the plains TO
the highest range In the Territory capped win eler
| nal SHOWS The elimination OF the mountains "'
such great altitude, twelve thousand ieet causes
great accumulation Of snow, which constantly IeeuS
the mountain streams with pure water that passes
| of into and through the valleys below. The Nora
| sapello Gauinas, Tecolote and Peeos streams All
have their sources in the same mountains and nearly
I'm the same locality The precipitation OF molstur.
on the eastern slopes of the mountains by rain ana
snow is greater than In any other portion OF the le
rltory. 49,. loo ~ oil 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
rich In resources, waiting TO be occupied has
the precious METALS coal iron, stock ranges ngrlcul
tura horticultural and grape lands, splendid scenery
more sunshine. more even temperature more OK
Vibrating Atmosphere than any other country Of
this continent low taxes and an active home maiAe
for all agricultural products
New Mexico wants manufactures OF every nc
scripton, more FARMS gardens, orchards vineyard
miners, stock ralsers-a million more industrou
people to develop It's resources and make Tor then-
selves comfortable homes. There Is no be'ter ne"