Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-02-04
LAS VEGAS FREE Press
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Las Vegas (the meatowB), the largest city in New
Mexico, Is the county seat Of San Miguel county the
most populous and wealthy county Of the Territory
situated in latitude 50 degrees 40 minutes north
on the Ganas 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 enterprslng population OF
between seven and eightthousand people andisgrow-
ing steadily.
It is situated on grant Of $4,000 acres OF which
only few thousand had good title but the egIsla-
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, streetcar line, telephone exchange, daily pa
per, churches academies, public and private schools
aInumber OF solid banking and financial institutions
and mercantile houses some Of which carry stocks
of t2J0OOO 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 q 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
finest in the United States.
The valleys Of the mountainnstreams are very rich
and prolific, producingl wheat oats, corn, grass, etc.
in abundance. East and south Of the town and like
wise tributary to It, are the vast and well grassed
plains andivaleys of the Canadian and Pecos rivers
and their tributaries, constituting the nnesti 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 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. I. q s.
F. Railroad extending from La Junta to Aibuquer-
que located here as 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
Sapello and Rociada; northeast with Los Alamos Go
londrinas and Fort Union. Telephone lines extend |
to Los Alamos Smiles distant and to Nora So 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 14O lbs
While so far there are no producing mines very |
near Las Vegas, the prospecting done has developed
the fact that very good prospects here
that will, with proper working, soon pay WELL Ma
chinery has lately been purchased by Of these,
and, undoubtedly, they will soon be making regular
output
Five miles northwest Of Las Vegas, where the Gal
linas river breaks out of the mountains situated
the famous Hot Springs. The river here runs from |
west to east, and the springs the south bank
almost central in natural park, surroundedb by pine
clad and picturesque mountains. The water OF the |
springs is clear crystal Of high temperature and
the mineral constituents subtly dissolved and
blended to render 1t 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 commodous, splendidly /
furnished and the management and tables are all that
can be desired and the accommodation for guests
unsurpassed anywhere. The bath house is large and
very complete in all its appointments
branch line of the Santa Fe.railroadruns from 1
Las Vegas to the Hot Springs, connecting with all
trains. At present roundtrip 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 Mountains,is some of the finest scenery In
New Mexico, The peak is broken abruptly OF q its
face rising almost straight up 1000 feet while ofathe
south side of the mountains the rive uts through
coming from the top Of the rante, In narrow
cp5ca over 1000 feet deep, rising in scne places with
out break the entire distance. Good fishing and
hunting can be had In the mountains anywhere /
from 20 to 80 miles of Las Vegas.f
The average Temperature for the year1S9C taken at
the Montezuma Hotel each day was as follows; Jan
uary 40 degrees; February, SIS March, 1i April, 60
May 60; June 20; july 7s August, az September, 70;
October 81; November, 81; December, so.
San Miguel is the empire county OF New Mexico.
1t is on the average, one hundred and eighty miles
long by nnetyhve miles wide, and containing about
4OOOO acres embraces within its boundaries rugged
and wooded mountains, extensive plains and fertile
valleys. Its elevation on the east Is about 4OOO
feet and on the west 1900 The thiry-hfh parallel
Of latitude runs centrally through 1t. tits bounded
on the north by Mora County on 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 Gallinas, sapeo and Tecoio-
to rivers and their tributaries. Between the sape-
10 and the Galinas is the which separates
the waters flowing into the Mississippi from those
flowing into the Rio Grande. The western portion OF
the county mountainous, rising from the plains 70
the highest range in the Territory capped with eter
nal SHOWS. The elimination Of the mountains at
such great altitude twelve thousand feet causes
great accumulation of snow. which constantly feeds
the mountain streams with pure water. that passes
on into and through the valleys below. The Mora,
sapeIo, Galllnas, Tecolote and Pecos streams all
have their sources In the same mountains and nearly
in the same locality. The precipitation OF moisture
on the eastern slopes Of the mountains by rain ana
snow greater than in any other portion OF the Ter
ritory.
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. lthas
the precious metals, coal iron stock ranges, agrcu
tura 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-
scription. more FARMS gardens orchards, vineyards
miners, stock raisers-a million more industrious
N Re and make for them
selves comfortable homes. There is no better field
for profitable Investment Of capital.
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