Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-02-25
LAS VEGAS FREE Press
THURSDAY, FEB. rs, 1892.
Las VEGAS.

Las Vegas (the meacows), the largest city In New
Mexico is the county scat Of San Miguel county, the
most popuous and wealthy county Of the Territory.
1t is situated latitude IS degrees 10 minutes north,
on the Gailinas river at the eastern base Of the
Rocky Mountains, at altitude Of about 600 feet
above sea level 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 enterprising population OF
between seven and eightthousand people and grow
ing steadily.
Il is situated on grant Of 10000 acres, OF which
only few thousand had good title, but the leeisla
ture has Just passed law which settles the title and
Will throw the balance Of the tract open TO settle
ment.
The town is iit by electric light, has water works
gas streetcar line, telephone exchange, daily pa
per churches academies. public and private schools
q number Of solid banking and financial institutions
and mercantile houses, some Of which carry stocks
of s25OOOO 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, affordng 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
nnest In the United States.
Tho 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 erased
plains and,yaeys of the Canadian and Pecos rivers
and their tributaries constituting the nest stock
region for sheep and cattle In all the west. TINS
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 ana
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 5.
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 Liber
ty and the Texas Panhandle southeast to Anton
Chico Fort Sumner and Roswelli north to Mora via
sapeIIo and Rocada; northeast with Los Alamos' 90
Iondrinas and Fort Union. Telephone lines extend
to Los Aamos IS miles distant, and to Nora 50 miles
via Sapelo and RociGda.
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 producing mines very
near Las Vegas the prospecting done mas developed
the fact there some very good prospects mere
that WILL with proper working, soon pay well MA
chnery 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 Cal
linas 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 SCUM oahA'
almost central in natural park, surroundedoy pine
clad and picturesque mountains. The water OF the
sprngs is as clear as crystal high temperature and
the mineral constituents are subty dissolved ana
blended as to render It wonderfully beneficial TO the
human system. In addition and supplementary 10
the advantages possessed by the mineral water tue
climate is one of the finest In the world. The Mon
tezuma hotel there is very commodious, splendidly
furnished and the management and tables are all that
can be desired and the accommodation for guestsi s
unsurpassed anywhere. The bath house Is large anu
very complete in all its appointments.
A branch line of the Santa Fe railroad runs from
Las Vegas to the Hot Springs, connecting Win ali
trains At present round-trp 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 Hermirs
peak generally called Old Badly, detached spur OF
the Rocky Mountainsis some OF the nnest scenery IN
New Mexico The peak is broken abruptly on ON its
face rising almost straight up SSteet WINE on 'e
south side Of the mountains the river cuts through
coming from the top Of the range In narrow
canon over eO0 feet Deep rising in some places with
ont break the entire distance Good fishing ana
hunting can be had in the mountains anywhere
from % to 80 miles of Las Vegas.
The average temperature for the yearls9C taken at
the Montezuma Hotel each day was as Iollowsi jan
uary 40 degrees February, IS; March, %; APRIL W
Nav 69 June 20; July, 1s August, 11i september 'V
october. 62; November 50; December, So
San Miguel is the empire county Of New Mexico
tits on the average one hundred and eighty miles
long by ninetyhve miles wide and containing ABOUT
$4,000 acres embraces within Its boundaries rugseu
and wooded mountains, extensive plains ana lertlle
valleys Its elevation on the east Is ABOUT 4oVV
Seet and on the west l2OOO The thirtynfth parallel
through IL. IL Is DOunueu
ON the north by Mora County, the south by Berna
luo and Chayes Counties and extends from the sum
NIT of the main range Of mountains on the west 10
the Texas Panhandle the east. IL Is wen WAteIeu
by the Canadian Pecos Gallinss, sapeio ana Iecolo
te rivers and their tributaries. Between the sape
10 and the Gainas is the great divide which separates
the waters flowing into the MISSISSIPPI from tnoso
nowing into the Rio Grande The western portion OF
the county IA mountainous rising from the plains 70
the highest range In the Territory capped with eter
nal SHOWS The elimination OF the mountains al
such great altitude, twelve thousand iee'' eausesa
great accumulation of snow, which constantly ieeus
the mountain streams with pure water that passes
on into and through the valleys below. The Mora,
sapelIo. Gallipas, Tecolote and Pecos streams all
have their sources in the same mountains ana nearly
I'm the same locality. The precipitation OF moisture
on the eastern slopes OF the mountains by ram anu
snow is greater than in any other portion OF the
ritory. LAM,
States together, with New York and New Jersey
thrown in 1t Is about equally divided In srazins'
agricultural and mining lands. Millions OF acres
rich in resources are waiting TO be occupied lhas
the precious metals, COAL iron stock ranges
tura horticultural and grape lands splendid scenery
more sunshine, more even temperature, more ex'
bilarating atmosphere. than any other country on
this continent low taxes and an active home market
for all agricultural products.
New Mexico wants manufactures OF every de
scriptlon more farms, gardens orchards VlneyaIu
miners stock raisers-a million more lnuus.tious
naone 10 devotion It's resources and make for them
selves comfortable homes There is no better neld
profitable Investment Of capital.