Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-02-05
LAS VEGAS FREE Press
FRIDAY, FEB. 8, 1892.
LAs1vEaAs.

Las Vegas (the meaeows), the largest city In New
Mexico, s the county seat Of San Miguel county the
most populous and wealthy county Of the Territory
II is 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 Feast and southeast vast plain
stretches away and affords fine stock and agricul-
tural country. IL has enterprisng population Of
between seven and eghtthOusand people and grow
ing steadily.
1t is situated on grant Of 10000 acres, Of which
only few thousand had good title but the leglsa-
ture has just passed law which settles the title and
will throw the balance of the tract open to settle
ment
The town is 1T 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 s2OOOO, 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 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 an unlimited supply Of the finest red and
white sandstone, pronounced by. Prof. Hayden the
finest in The United States.
The valleys Of the mountainustreams are very rich
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 nnes 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 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. & 8.
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 to Cabra Springs Fort Bascom and Lber
ty, and the Texas Panhandle southeast to Anton
Chico. Fort Sumner and Roswell; north to Mora via
sapelo and Rociada; northeast with Los Alamos Go
Iondrinas and Fort Union Telephone lines extend
to Los Aamos, 1Smiles distant and to Nora 80 miles
via Sapello and Rociada.
Water is supplied by a gravity system of water
works. the water being taken from the river seven
miles above the city, and has pressure Of 40 lbs
While so far there are no 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, soon 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 are situated
the famous Hot Springs The river here runs from
west to cast and the springs the south bank,
almost central in natural park, surroundedby pine
clad and picturesque mountains. The water of the
springs is as crystal of high temperature and
the mineral constituents so subty dissolved and
blended as to render It wonderfully beneficial to the
human system. In addition and supplementary to
the advantages possessed by the mineral water the
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tezuma hotel there is very commodious, 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.rairoad.runs from
Las Vegas to the Hot Springs, connecting with all
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 Hermt's
Peak generally called Old Badly, detached spur OF
the Rocky Mountainsis some Of the finest scenery In
New Mexico, The peak is broken abruptly OF on Its
face rising almost straight up 1000 feet while on the
south side Of the mountains the river cuts through
coming from the top of tho range, in narrow
canon 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 ~ to 30 miles of Las Vegas.
The average temperature for the yeariisC taken at
,,a- 40 Snrraos. EehruaTv a. March a. AnriI GO
No. 90. Inno a. IuIv N. August N, september 20;
Ictnher 90. November 10. December. 60
San N,,gnoI IA the e,nnire county OF New Mexico.
7, ~ ~, ,,' average one hundred ana eighty miles
-, NV ,neta,e ,niIes wide and Icontainine about
10000 acres embraces within its boundaries rugged
ana onded ,nountains extensive Mains and fertile
-, H., iaa,Io,, on ,ha cast "a ahout AO0O |
cot ana ON tho west 10 0oo The tbirtv.afth parallel
n, IotIdo rms centrally through IT, 1t is bounded
on thc norm INV Mora county on the south by Berna
an a,I Cho,.es conpties and extends from the sum-
MT ~ no main range on mountains on the west to
,ho 1o,os panhandle on Tho east IL IA well watered
1,, ,to Comedian pecos Gauinas sapello and Tecolo
10 and the Galnas is the great divide which separates
the waters flowing into the Mssss IRON Oor,oD