Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-03-12
LAS VEGAS FREE Press
SATURDAY, MARoH 10, 1892.
Las VEGAS.

Las Vegas (the meaeows), the largest city in New
Mexico, is the county seat Of San Miguel county the
most popuous and wealthy county Of the Territory.
It Is situated in latitude degrees 40 minutes north
on the Ganas 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 vast plain
stretches away and affords fine stock and agricul-
tural country 1t has an enterprsing population Of
between seven and eightthousand people ndisgrow-
ing steadily.
It Is situated on grant Of 100000 acres of which
only few thousand had good title, but The legisa-
ture has just passed law which settles the title and
will throw the balance Ut the tract open to settle
ment.
The is 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
ind mercantile houses, some Of which carry stocks
Of $4,000, and whose trade extends throughout New
Mexico and Arizona. IL is the chief commercial
town Of vast tributary country, rich I'm 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 affording an excellent
quality of lumber. just west of town, one to two
miles, Is 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, grass etc,
In abundance East and south Of the town and like
vice tributary to it. the vast and well grassed
plains and.valeys 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 well occupied with prosper
GUS cattle rasers and wool growers who make Las
Vegas their business town and supply point. Build
ing material IL 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 ).
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 Liber-
ty, and the Texas Panhandle southeast to Anton
Chico, Fort Sumner and Roswell; north to Mora via
sapeIo and Rocada; northeast with Los Alamos, Co
londrinas and Fort Union. Telephone lines extend
to Los Alamos 10 miles distant, and to Mora, 50 miles
via Sapeo 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 40 lbs
While far there are no producing mines very
near Las Vegas the prospecting done has developed
the fact that there very good prospects mere
that will with proper working, soon pay we'll Ma
chinery has lately been purchased by some OF these
and undoubtedly they will soon be making regular
output.
linas river breaks out of the mountains situated
the famous Hot Springs. The river here runs from
west to east and the springs are on the south DanK'
almost central in a natural park surroundedby pine
clad and picturesque mountains. The water OF the
springs as clear crystal Of high temperature and
the mineral constituents are SO subty dissolved anu
blended as to 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 commodious, splehdldly
furnished and the management and tabesa are all that
can be desired and the accommodation Tor guests
unsurpassed anywhere. The bath house Is large ana
very complete in all its appointments
A branch line of the Santa Fe.railroad runs from
Las Vegas to the Hot Springs, connecting with all
trains. At present roundtrip tickets are sold from
Kansas City and eastern points to the Hot springs
good for ninety days at greatly reduced rates.
About 10 miles above the Hot Springs at Hermits
Peak generally called Old Badly detached spur oil
the Rocky Mountainsis some of the finest scenery In
New Mexico, The peak is broken abruptly on on It's
face rising almost straight up 2O0Ofeet while on the
south side of the mountains the river cuts through
coming from the top Of the range, IN narrow
canon over 1000 deep, rising in some 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 1896 taken at
the Montezuma Hotel each day was as folowsi Jan
40 degreeBi February Ooi MulSn, vi Apili W
May 60; June, 49, July IS; August, az September iO
October 62; November. 50; December So
San Miguel is the empire county OF New Mexico.
It's on the average, one hundred and eighty miles
long by nnety-hve miles WIDE and containing about
$4,000 acres embraces within Its boundaries rugged
and wooded mountains, extensive plains and fertile
valleys Its elevation on the cast is about 4OOO
feet and on the west 1900 The thirtynfth parallel
of latitude runs centrally through It. II bounded
on the north by Mora County the south by Berna
lilo and Chayes Counties and extends from the sum
nit of the main range of mountains on the west TO
the Texas Panhandle on the east 1t is well watered
by the Canadian PecOs Galllnas, Sapello and Tecoo-
10 rivers and their tributaries. Between the sape'
loand the Gallnas 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 10
the highest range In the Territory, capped with eter-
nal SHOWS The elimination Of the mountains az
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 Ihe NORA
sapello, Gallnas, Tecolote and Pecos streams all
have their sources in the same mountains and nearly
I'm 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
rtory
New Mexico IS as large as 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,
rich in resources, waiting TO be occupied it has
the precious METALS coal iron stock ranges, agrcul-
turai 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 active home market
for all agricultural products.
New Mexico wants manufactures OF every de- |
scrpton, more farms, gardens, orchards. vineyards
miners, stock raisers-a million more industrious |
people 70 develop its resources and make for them
selves comfortable homes. There is no better heid
prohtable Investment OF capital.