Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-08-01
Las VEGAS.

Las Vegas (the mcae0ws), the largest city In New
Mexico, Is the county seat OF San Miguel county. the
mos: populous and wealthy county Of the Territory
1tisstuated In latitude s. degrees 20 minutes north
on the Gallinas river, at the eastern base of tho
Rocky Mountains, at an 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. II has enterprsing population OF
between seven and elghtthousand people andisg row
ing steadily.
It Is situated on grant Of 10000 acres OF which
only few thousand had good title, but the lcgsla
ture has Just passed aaw which settles the title and
WIN throw the balance Of the tract open to settle
ment
The town is III 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 s2jOOOO 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 mountain and mineral region, covered
with forests Of pine timber anordlng an excellent
quality Of lumber Just west OF town, one to two
miles, Is an unlimited supply Of the finest red and
white sandstone. pl 0nounced 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 andvalcys Of the Canadian and Pecos rivers
and their tributaries, constituting the hnest 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
1 the business houses and residences are handsome
| Ina
question the best built town IN New Mexico.
The headquarters Of the division Of the a. 7. 4 s.
F. Railroad extending from La Junta to AibuQuer-
que are located here well as their tic preserving
works.
Besides Its railroad connections It has regular
stages east Cabra Springs, Fort Dascom and Liber
| ty and the Texas Panhandle southeast TO Anton
Chico. Fort Sumner and Rosweli north to Mora via
sapello and Rociada northeast with Los Alamos, Co
londrlnas 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 100 Ids
While so far there are no producing mines very
near Las Vegas the prospecting done has developed
the fact that there are very good prospects here
that will, with proper working, soon pay wen. Ma
chinery has lately been purchased by some Of these
and undoubtedly. they win soon be making regular
output.
rive miles northwest Of Las Vegas, where the Gal
linas river breaks Of the mountains are situated
the famous Hot Springs. The river here runs from
west to east and the springs are 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 so subtly dissolved and
blended as to render II wonderfully beneficial to the
human system. In addition and supplementary to
Oh Inv fltn aiu
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 I'm all its appointments.
branch line OF the Santa Fe.railroad runs from
Las Vegas to the Hot Springs, connecting with oil
trains At present round-trip 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 Hermits
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 aOOfeet whie 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 some places with
out a break the entire distance. Good fishing and
hunting can be had In the mountains anywhere
from 20 to 80 miles of Las Vegas.
The average temperature for the yearlS& taken at
the Montezuma Hotel each day was as foowsi Jan
uary, 40 degreesi February, 5S March, 5o April ~
May 60: June 76; July, Isl August, a; September 40;
october e.; November 81; December, 90
San Miguel is the empire county OF New Mexico
IL is on the average one hundred and eighty miles
long by ninetyve miles wide and containing about
100000 acres embraces within its boundaries rugged
and wooded mountains, extensive plains and fertile
valleys Its elevation on the east is about 1000
uNUn no ftf-Nf
OF latitude runs centrally through IT, 1t is bounded
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 10
the Texas Panhandle the east II Is wen watered
by the Canadian, Pecos, Gallinas, sapeo ana Iecolo
10 rivers and their tributaries. Between the sape
10 and the Ganas the great divide which 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 I'm the Territory capped with eter
nal SHOWS The elimination of the mountains ~
such great altitude, twelve thousand feet causes
great accumulation Of snow, which constantly teeds
the mountain streams with pure water thst passes
on into and through the valleys below. The Mora.
sapeuo. GalIlnas, Tecolote and Pecos streams all
have their sources I'm the same mountains and nearly
I'm the same locality. The precipitation moisture |
on the eastern slopes OF the mountains by rain ana
snow Is greater than In any other portion OF the Ter
rtory.
New Mexico Is as large as all the New England |
states together with New York and New Jersey ,
thrownin 1t Is about equally divided In grazing |
agricultural and mining lands. Millions Of acres |
rich In resources are waiting TO be occupied Ithas
the precious metals coal iron, stock ranges agrcu
tural horticultural and grape lands, splendid scenery
more sunshine, more even temperature more eA- |
bilarating 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-
scription more farms gardens, orchards Vineyards
miners took raisers, a million more industrious
people to develop its resources and make TOT mem
.oiyos comfortable homes There Is no better held