Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-07-13
LAS VEGAS.


Mexico, is the county seat Of San Miguel county, h
most populous and wealthy county Of the Territory
It's situated in latitude IS degrees 40 minutes north
on the Gallinas river at the eastern base OF tn,
Rocky Mountains, at an altitude OF about goo feet
above sea level. few miles to the west are tn,
mountains, to the east and southeast a vast plain
stretches away and affords fine stock and agricul
tura country. II has an onterprislng population Of
between seven and eightthousand people and IS grow
Ing steadily.
Il is situated on grant Of $4,000 acres, Of which
only few thousand had good title, but the legsla
ture has Just passed aaw which settles the title and
win throw the balance Of the tract open to settle.
ment
The towns lt 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 $4,000, 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 the Colora
do line is mountain and mineral region, covered
with forests Of pine timber, 8ffordng 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
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 grassed
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 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 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. & s.
F. Railroad extending from La Junta to AibuQuor-
Que located here well their tic preserving
works.
Besides its railroad connections It has regular
stages to Cabra Syringe Fort Bascom and Liber
ty, and the Texas Panhandle southeast to Anton
Chico, Fort Sumner and Roswell; north to Mora via
Sapeo and Rociada; northeast with Los Alamos Co
londrinas and Fort Union Telephone lines extend
to Los Alamos, 10 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 40 lbs
While far there producing mines very
near Las Vegas, the prospecting done has developed
the fact that there some very good prospects here
that will, with proper working, 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, 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
springsl clear crystal Of high temperature and
the mineral constituents so subty dissolved and
blended to render It wonderfully beneficial to the
human system. In addition and supplementary to
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 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 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 Hermlts
Peak generally called Old Badly detached spur Of
the Rocky Mountansls some of the finest scenery In
New Mexico, The peak is broken abruptly on ON its
face, rising almost straight up 2OOfeet while on the
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 places with
out 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.s9C taken at
the Montezuma Hotel each day was as follows; Jan
uary, 40 degrees; February, 49, March, %; April, Gu
May 60; June, 90; July, 49, August, as September, I0
October. CO. November, 50; December, 80.
San Miguel is the empire county Of New Mexico.
1t is on the average, one hundred and eighty miles
long by nlnety-hye miles wide, and containing about
10000 acres embraces within its boundaries rugged
and wooded mountains extensive plains and fertile |
valleys Its elevation on the east is about 400
feet and on the west 1900 The thirty-lfth parallel
q IA Nod
on the north by Mora County, the south by Berna-
lilo and Chayes Countes1and extends from the sum
NIT of the main range OF mountains on the west to
the Texas Panhandle on the east. IL is well watered
by the Canadian, Pecos, Ganas, Sapello and Tecolo-
te rivers and their tributaries. Between the Sape-
and the Ganas is the great which separates
the waters flowing into the Mississippi from those
flowing into the Rio Grande. The western portion OF
the county 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 feeda
the mountain streams with pure water, that passes
on into and through the valleys below The Nora
sapeno, Gallinas, Tecolote and Pecos streams all
have their sources In the mountains and nearly
IN the same locality. The precipitation Of moisture
ln the eastern slopes Of the mountains by rain and
snow is greater than in any other portion Of the Tel
ritory.
New Mexico is as large all the New England
states together, with New York and New Jersey
thrown In. 1t is about equally divided in grazing
agricultural and mining lands Millions Of acres,
-ich in resources, waiting TO be occupied lthas
he precious metals coal, iron, stock ranges, agricu
ura horticultural and grape lands, splendid scenery
more sunshine, more even temperature, more eX
atmosphere, than any other country on
his continent. low taxes and an active home market
for all agricultural products.
New Mexico wants manufactures Of every de-
crpton, more farms gardens, orchards, vineyards,
miners, took raisers, million more industrious
people to develop its resources and make for them
ELVES comfortable homes There Is no better field
or profitable investment OF capital. ,