Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-07-20
Las VEGAS.

Las Vegas (the meaeows), the largest city In New
Mexico IS the county scat OF San Miguel county, tn,
most populous and wealthy county Of the Territory
situated In latitude IS degrees 40 minutes north
on tho Galllnas river, at the eastern base OF the
Rocky Mountains, Mt altitude Of about $500 feet
above sea level A few miles to the west are the
mountains, to the east and southeast q vast plain
stretches away and affords lno stock and agricul
tural country II has enterprising population Of
between seven and eightthousand people and is grow
ing steadily
1t is situated on grant OF 10000 acres of which
only few thousand had good title, but the legsla
ture has just passed alaw which settles the title and
win throw the balance Of the tract open to settle
ment.
The town lit by electric light, has water works,
gas, streetcar 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 s2J00O0 and whose trade extends throughout New
Mexico and Arizona. IL Is the chief commercial
tom 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 a mountain and mineral region, covered
with forests Of pine timber afTording 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 are very rich
in abundance. East and south Of the town and like
wise tributary to It, tho vast and well erased
plains and,vaoys of the Canadian and Pccos rivers
and their tributaries, constituting the 1nesti stock
| region for sheep and cattle I'm all the west This
great country is already well occupied with prosper
GUS cattle ralscrs 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,
well built and permanent. Las Vegas is, without
question, the best built town in New Mexico.
The headquarters Of the division Of the A. 7. & S.
f. Railroad extending from La Junta to Aibuquer-
que are located here rs well as their tie preserving
works.
| Besides its railroad connections It has regular
stages cast TO Cabra Springs Fort Dascom and Liber
| ty, and the Texas Panhandle southeast TO Anton
Chico Fort Sumner and Roswell; north to Mora via
sapello and Roclada northeast with Los Alamos Go
londrlnas and Fort Union. Telephone lines extend
to Los Alamos IS miles distant, and to Mora, 80 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 40 lbs.
While so 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, coon pay well. Ma
chinery has lately been purchased by some of these
and, undoubtedly they will soonbe making regular
output
Five miles northwest Of Las Vegas, where the Gal
lnas river breaks of the mountains, situated
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the mineral constituents so subtly dissolved and
blended to render It wonderfully beneficial to the
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