Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-03-07
Las VEGAS FREE Press
MONDAY, MARoH Z, 1892.
LAS VEGAS.

Las vegas (the meatows), the largest city in New
Mexico is the county seat of San Miguel county, the
most populous and wealthy county OF the Territory.
is situated in latitude IS degrees 10 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 vast plain
stretches away and affords fine stock and agricul-
tural country. 1t has enterprsing population Of
between seven and eghHthousand people and grow
ing steadily.
It is situated on grant of $4,000 sores. Of which
only few thousand had good title, but the legisa
ture has Just passed law which settles the title and
win 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,
a,number Of solid banking and financial institutions
and mercantile houses, some Of which carry stocks
Of s2j0OOO and whose trade extends throughout New
Mexico and Arizona. 1t is the chief commercial
town 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 afording 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 mountaln-streaus are very rich
and prolific, producing wheat, oats, corn grass etc.
In abundance. East and south Of the town and ike
wise tributary to it. are the vast and well erased
plains andivaeys OF the Canadian and Pecos rivers
and.theIr tributaries, constituting the resu 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, and
the. business houses and residences are handsome,
well built and permanent. Las VegaS is, without
M In Naxu owl
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 tie preserving
works.
Besides its railroad connections It has regular
stages east Cabra Springs, Fort Bascom and LDer-
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 Alamos 10 miles distant, and to Mora, IS miles
via Sapello and Rocada
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 l4O Ids
While so far there are no producing mines very
near Las Vegas tie prospecting done has developed
the fact that there very good prospects mere
that will, with proper working, soon pay we'll MI"
chnery has lately been purchased by some OF these'
and undoubtedly. they will soonb making regular
output.
lnas river breaks out Of the mountains, are situated
the famous Hot Springs. The river here runs from
west to east and the springs are on the south Dank
almost central in natural park, surroundedby pine
clad and picturesque mountains. inc water Vi tio
springs as clear as crystal of high temperature ana
the mineral constituents so subuy dissolved ana
blended as to render 1t 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 commodlous, spiendiuy
furnished and the management and tables are all that
can be desired and the accommodation Tor guests
unsurpassed anywhere. The bath houseIs iarse anu
very complete in all its appointments
A branch line of the Santa Felrailroad runs from
Las Vegas to the Hot Springs, connecting with al
trains At present round-trip 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 HerhhVs
peak generally called Old Badly, detached spur OF
the Rocky Mountainsi Of the finest scenery IN
New Mexico, The peak is broken abruptly on on lts
face rising almost straight up AOOfeet WINE on the
aouth side of the mountains the river cuts throush
coming from the top of the range, In a narrow
canon over 1000 feet deep, rising in some places with
ont break the entire distance. Good hshihR ana
hunting can be had in the mountains anywhere
from 20 to 80 miles Of Las Vegas.
The average temperature for the year. S% taken at
the Montezuma Hotel each day was as follows jan
nary. 40 degrees; February, 5Si March, 5i April %
May 50; June, IS; July, 70; August T september "'
October. 81; November, 81; December ~
San Miguel is the empire county OF New Mexico
his ON the average, one hundred and eighty miles
long by ninety-hye miles wde' and containing ABOUT
acres embraces within Its boundaries rugseu
and wooded mountains, extensive plains ana ierthe
valleys Its elevation on the east Is ABOUT ~"
feet and on the west 1900 The thirtynith pala,ie,
~ latitude runs centrally through It, It's pounoe1
ON the north by Mora County on the south by Berna
IrIo and Chayes Counties and extends from the sum
NIT of the main range OF mountains on the West 70
the Texas Panhandle on the east IL Is wen WAtereu
nv the Canadian, Pecos, Gallnas, sapeno ana lecoio
ia rivers and their tributaries. between tne SaPe
1oand the anas is the great divide when separates
enc waters lowing into the Mississippi from those
0ovving into the Rio Grande. The western portion OF
the county is mountainous, rising from the plains W
the highest range In the Territory cappeu WIN WV
nal SHOWS The elimination Of the mountains NJ
such great altitude, twelve thousand teeN CAUSES
great accumulation OF snow, which constantly ieeos
the mountain streams with pure water that passes
on into and through the valleys below. the Mora,
sapello, Gallinas, Tecolote and Pecos sueanis al
have their sources in the same mountains anu noaiH
in the same locality. The precipitation OF nols'ui
on the eastern slopes Of the mountains Dy ram nuu
snow Is greater than in any other portion Oh 'he
ritory. ~ t,ooiand
s,a,es toqether with New York and New Jersey
thrown in IL is about equally divided IN gre]inb'
agricultural and mining lands. Millions oi aoies'
,icb an resources are waiting TO be occupied Hhas
the precious METALS coal, IRON stock ranges ascul
tura horticultural and grape lands splendid scenery
more sunshine, more even temperature more OK
Vibrating atmosphere, than any other country On
this continent low taxes and an active nome
for all agricultural products
New Mexico wants manufactures OF every 40
scription. more farms gardens, orchards vineyards
miners, stock raisers-a million more industrious
people to develop Its resources and make Tor 'heln
selves comfortable homes. There Is no better neiu
proatable Investment OF capital