Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-03-11
LAS VEGAS F Rec Press
FRIDAY, MARCH II, 1892.
Las VEGAS.

Las Vegas (the meaeowsJ, the largest city in New
Mexico is the county seat Of San Miguel county. III,
most popuous and wealthy county Of the Territory
1t is situated I'm latitude IS degrees 40 minutes north
on the Gallinas river. at the eastern base Of the
Rocky Mountains, at an altitude OF about $500 feel
above sea level. few miles to the west arc the
mountains, TO the east and southeast vast plain
stretches away and affords hne stock and agricul
tural country. 1t has enterprislng population Of
between seven and eiphuthousand people and is grow
ing steadily.
1t is situated 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
will throw the balance of the tract open to settle
ment
The town is lit by electric light has water works,
gas street-car 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 s250OOO and whose trade extends throughout New
Mexico and Arizona. It is the chief commercial
toEn Of 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 rcd and
white sandstone, pronounced by. Prof. Hayden the
finest In the United States
The valleys Of the mountains are very rich
and prolific producing wheat oats, corn, grass ETC.,
In abundance East and south Of the town and like
wise tributary to 1t, the vast and well grassed
plains andyalleys of the Canadian and PecOs rivers
and their tributaries constituting the finest. stock
region for sheep and cattle in all the west. This
great country Is already wen 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,
vya1fh ui nd without
question. the best built town in New Mexico.
The headquarters of the division of the A. I. q s.
F. Railroad extending from La Junta to Aibnquer-
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 Liber
ty, and the Texas Panhandle southeast to Anton
Chico, Fort Sumner and Roswell; north to Mora via
sGpeio and aocada; northeast with Los Alamcs Go
londrinas and Fort Union. Telephone lines extend
to Los Aamos IS miles distant, and to Mora, IS miles
via Sapello and Rociada
Water is supplied by gravity system of water
works, the water being taken from the river seven
miles above the city, and has pressure Of i4O lbs
while 80 far there producing mines very
near Las Vegas, the prospecting done has developed
the fact that there 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 soon be making regular
output.
Five miles northwest Of Las Vegas, where the Gal
lnas river breaks out of the mountains, are situated
the famous Hot Springs. The river here runs from
west to east and the springs on the south bank
almost central in natural park, surroundedDy pine
clad and picturesque mountains The water Of the
springs as clear crystal high temperature ana
the mineral constituents are SO subty dissolved ana
blended as to render IT wonderfully beneficial TO the
human system. In addition and supplementary TO
the advantages possessed by the mineral water tine
In In
tezuma hotel there is very commodious, splendidly
furnished and the management and tables are all that
can be desired and the accommodation for guests 10
unsurpassed anywhere The bath house Is large ana
very complete in all its appointments.
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 eastern points 10 the Hot Springs
good for ninety days at greatly reduced rates.
About Is miles above the Hot Springs. at Hermts
Peak generally called Old Badly, detached spur OF
the Rocky Mountanss some Of the finest scenery IN
New Mexico, The peak is broken abruptly on on It's
face rising almost straight up 0Oeet, while ON the
south side of the mountains the river cuts through,
coming from the top Of the range, in q narrow
canon over 200 feet Deep rising in some places Win
out a break the entire distance. Good fishing and
hunting can be had In the mountains anywhere
from ~ TO 30 miles of Las Vegas
The average temperature for the year 1870 taken az
the Montezuma Hotel each day was as follows Jan
uary, 40 degrees; February, 5S March, 80 April 90
Nav 60 June 76; July, 49, August as September ~;
october 60: November SO; Decembei 90.
San Miguel Is the empire county OF New Mexico
1t is on the average one hundred ana eighly mics
long by nnetynye miles wide, and containing about
600 acres embraces within boundaries rugged
and wooded mountains, extensive plains and fertile
valleys Its elevation on the east is shout 4OO
feet and on the west 1900 The thlry-hfth parallel
of latitude runs centrally through IT, IL ID bounded
on the north by Mora County on the south by Berna-
llo and Chayes Counties and extends from the sum
,mit Of the main range Of mountains the west TO |
The Texas Panhandle the east 1t is well watered
iby the Canadian PecOs Galllnas sapelo and Tecolo
ne rivers and their tributaries. Between the sape-
10 and the Galnass the great divide which separates
;the waters flowing into the Mississippi nom those
aoWing into the Rio Grande. The western portion OF
rb county "a mountainous rising from the plains to
rhe highest range I'm the Territory, capped with eer
nal SHOWS The elimination OF the mountains AT !
such great altitude, twelve thousand feet' causesa
great accumulation Of snow which constantly ieeus
The mountain streams with pure water, that passes ,
on into and through the valleys below. The Mora.
sapero, Gannas, Tecolote and Pecos streams all
have their sources in the mountains and nearly
in the same locality. The precipitation OF moisture
ON the eastern slopes OF the mountains by rain ana
snow is greater than in any other portion OF the Ter
ritory. -,
States together, with New York and New jersey
thrown in 1t is about equally divided 10 grazing
agricultural and mining lands. Millions OF acres
rich in resources, are waiting TO be occupied lthas
the precious METALS coal iron stock ranges, agricu
tural horticultural and grape lands splendid scenery
more sunshine more even temperature, more OK
hilarating atmosphere. than any other country on
this continent, low taxes and active home market
for all agricultural products
New Mexico wants manufactures OF every de'
scrlpton more farms, gardens, orchards vineyards
miners stock raisers-a million more industrious
people TO develop It's resources and make for them
seivcs comfortable homes There Is no better hed
profitable investment Of capital.