Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-01-16
LAS VEGAS F Rec Press
SATURDAY, JAN. 10, 1892.
LAS VEGAS.

Las Vegas (the meaGows) the largest city In New
Mexico is the county seat Of San Miguel county, the
most populous and wealthy county Of the Territory.
situated in latitude IS degrees 40 minutes north,
on the Galllnas river, at the eastern base Of the
Rocky Mountains, at altitude of about $500 feet
above sea level. A few miles to the west are the
mountains to the east and southeast a vast plain
stretches away and Affords fne stock and agrcul-
tura country. It has enterprising population Of
between seven and eight thousand people and sgrow-
ing steadily.
II "a situated on grant Of $4,000 acres, Of which
only few thousand had good tle but the legisla-
ture has Just passed aaw which settles the title and
win throw the balance Of the tract open to settle
ment.
The town Is t by electric light, has water works.
gas street.car line, telephone exchange, daily pa
per churches academies, public and private schools
anumber Of solid banking and financial institutions
and mercantile houses some Of which carry stocks
OF s95OO0O and whose trade extends throughout New
Mexico and Arizona. 1t 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 Coora
do line is a mountain and mineral region, covered
with forests Of pine timber, afiording 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.
Tho valleys Of the mountain streams are very rich
and prolific producing wheat oats, corn, grass etc.
I'm abundance Eas; 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 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,
well built and permanent. Las Vegas is. without
question. the best built town in New Mexico
The headquarters of the division of the A. T. q s.
f. Railroad extending from La Junta to Aibuquer-
que are located here well as their tieipreseryng
works.
Resides 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 20 Mora via
sapello and Rociada northeast with Los Alamos, GO
londrinas and Fort Union. Telephone lines extend
to Los AIamos 10 miles distant, and to Mora, 50 miles
via sapello and Rociada.
water is supplied by gravity system Of water
works, the water being tasen,from the river seven
miles above the city, and has pressure Of 40 lbs
while so far there are producing mines very
near Las Vegas the prospecting done has developed
the fact that there are some very good prospects here
that wn with proper working, soon pay well. Ma
chlnery 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 Cal
linas 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, surroundedby pine
clad and picturesque mountains. The water OF the
springs as crystal OF high temperature ana
the mineral constituents are so subtly dissolved ana
blended as to render It 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 commodous, 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 and
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 roundtrlp 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 Mountansis some of the finest scenery In
New Mexico, The peak ia broken abruptly Oh on It's
face rising almost straight up 1000 feet while on tho
south side of the mountains the river cuts through
coming from the top Of the range, In narrow
canon over 1000 feet deep rising in some places win
out break the entire distance. Good hshing ana
hunting can be had in the mountains anywhere
from % to 30 miles Of Las Vegas.
The average temperature for the year 1880 taken at
the Montezuma Hotel each day was as folowsi jan
uary 40 degrees; February, bs; March, 55i April %
MAY 69 june 80; July 7s August. az September 90;
October. g.; November. ST. December, 50.
San Miguel Is the empire county otNew Mexico
1t is on the average, one hundred and eighty miles
long by ninetynve miles wlde and containing about
$4,000 acres embraces within its boundaries rugged
and wooded mountains, extensive plains and fertile
valleys rs elevation on the east is about 4OOO
feet and on the west 1900 The thirtyhfth parallel
of latitude centrally through IL. It's bounded
on the north by Mora County, on the south by Berna
lilo and Chayes Counties and extends from the sum
milf Of the main range Of mountains on the west TO
the Texas Panhandle the east. 1t is well watered
by the Canadian Pecos Galinas, sapelo and Tecolo-
te rivers and their tributaries. Between the sepe'
10 and the Gainas is the great divide when 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 to
the highest range in the Territory capped with eter
nal SHOWS The elimination of the mountains at
such great altitude twelve thousand feet, causes
great accumulation of snow, which constantly feedS
the mountain streams with pure water, that passes
OF into and through the valleys below. Inc Mora,
sapeIo GaIlinas, Tecolote and Pecos streams all
have their sources in the same mountains andneary
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
ritory.
New Mexico is 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 lands. Millions OF acres
rich in resources, waiting to be occupied Ithas
the precious METALS COAL IRON stock ranges, agrcul
tura horticultural and grape lands, splendid scenery
more sunshine more even temperature, more eX-
hilarating 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-
scrlpilon more FARMS gardens, orchards, vineyards
miners, stock ralsers-a million more industrious
people to develop its resources and make for them
selves comfortable homes. There Is no better neld
for profitable investment Of capital.