Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-08-17
LAS VEGAS.

Las Vegas (the meadows, the largest city in Ne'
Mexico s the county seat OF San Miguel county, tn
most populous and wealthy county Of the Territory
1t situated In latitude IS degrees 20 minutes nortl
on the Gallinas river at the eastern base Of tn
Rocky Mountains, at an altitude Of about $500 fee
above sea level. a few miles to the west are tn
mountains, to the east and southeast vast plat
stretches away and affords a lne stock and agrlcu
tural country. II has an enterprisng population o
between seven and eightthousandp people and is grow
ing steadily.
1t is situated on grant Of $4,000 acres, OF whicl
only few thousand had good title, but the legisa
turc has just passed aaw which settles the title an,
will throw the balance Of the tract open to settle
ment.
The town is III by electric light has water works
gas, strcctcar line telephone exchange, a daily pa
per, churches, academies, public and private schools
a number of solid banking and financial institutions
and mercantile houses some Of which carry stock
OF $4,000, and whose trade extends throughout New
Mexico and Arizona. II 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 lire is a mountain and mineral region, covered
with forests Of Pine timber afrording 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 mountain streams very rich
and prolific, producing wheat oats, corn grass, etc.
in abundance. East and south of the town and like
wise tributary to It, Grc the vast and well erased
plains and valleys 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 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. & S.
F. Railroad extending from La Juna to Aibuquer-
que are located here wen as their tic preserving
works.
Besides its railroad connections It has regular
stages east to Cabra Springs Fort Bascom and Libor
ty and the Texas Panhandle southeast to Anton
Chico. Fort Sumner and Roswell; north TO Mora via
Sapello and Roclada; northeast with Los Alamos Go
londrinas and Fort Union. Telephone lines extend
to Los Aamos 10 miles distant, and to Nora IS miles
via sapello and Rociada.
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 fuI there are no producing mines very
near Las Vegas, the prospecting done has developed
the fact that there 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 viii soonbe making regular
output.
Five miles northwest Of Las Vegas, where the Gal
inas river breaks out of the mountains, situated
The famous Hot Springs. The river here runs from
west to cast and the springs on the south bank,
almost central in natural park, surroundedby pine
clad and picturesque mountains The water Of the |
springs is as clear crystal high temperature and
he mineral constituents are so subty dissolved and
blended as to render It wonderfully beneficial to the
lfsf lou ,NnrN 70
he advantages possessed by the mineral water, the
climate is one of the finest In the world. The Mon
ezuma hotel there is very commodious, splcndidly |
furnished and the management and tables are all that
AN be desired, and the accommodation for guests Is
unsurpassed anywhere. The bath house is large and
cry complete in all its appointments
A branch line Of the Santa Fc railroad runs from
.as Vegas to the Hot Springs connecting with all
rains At present round-trlp tickets arc sold from
Kansas City and eastern points to the Hot Springs
God for ninety days at greatly reduced rates.
About Is miles above the Hot Springs at Hermit's
'eak, generally called Old Badly, detached spur OF
he Rocky Mountainsls some of the finest scenery I'm
lew Mexico, The peak is broken abruptly of on its
ace rising almost straight up DO0feet, while on the
outh side of the mountains the river cuts through,
oming from the top Of the range in a narrow
anon over 200 feet deep, rising in some places with
ut a break the entire distance. Good fishing and
uniting can be had In the mountains anywhere
rom % to 30 miles of Las Vegas
The average temperature for the year 1896 taken at
he Montezuma Hotel each day was as follows; Jan
airy, 40 degrees February 5Si March, IS; April, GO
lay co. June, &c; July 7s; August q; September, 10;
october. 60; November, 50; December, 80.
San Miguel is the empire county OF New Mexico.
is on the average, one hundred and eighty miles
ing by nlnety-nye miles wide, and containing about
100000 acres embraces within Its boundaries rugged
nd wooded mountains, extensive plains and fertile
alleys. Its elevation on the east is about 1000
yet and on the west 1900. The thirty-hfh parallel
latitude runs centrally through IT. 1t is bounded
q the north by Mora County, on the south by Berna
llo and Chayes Countles1and extends from the sum
1T Of the main range Of mountains on the west to
ne Texas Panhandle on the east. 1t is well waered
the Canadian, Pecos, Galllnas, Sapello and Tecoo-
rivers and their tributaries Between the Sape'
and the Galnas is the great divide which separates
le waters flowing into the Mississippi from those
owing into the Rio Grande. The western portion OF
e county is mountainous, rising from the plains to
&c highest range in the Territory, capped with eer-
II SHOWS. The elimination Of the mountains at
ch great altitude, twelve thousand feet, causes
eat accumulation of snow, which constantly feeds a
e mountain streams with pure water, that passes
into and through the valleys below. The Mora. |
pello Gallinas, Tecolote and Pecos streams all Y
we their sources in the same mountains and nearly
the same locality. The precipitation moisture
the eastern slopes OF the mountains by rain ana
ow is greater than in any other portion Of the Ter
DRY.
Sew Mexico is us large as all the New England ,
ates together, with New York and New Jersey !
rown IN. Ii Is about equally divided in grazing, \
rcultural and mining lands Millions Of acres,
IA in resources are waiting to be occupied. lthas
precious metals, coal iron, stock ranges, agrlcu
RAIL- horticultural and grape lands, splendid scenery
)re sunshine. more even temperature, more ex' a
aratng atmosphere, than any other country on
Is continent low taxes and an active home market +
+ all agricultural products.
,ew Mexico wants manufactures Of every de- 1,
Upton, more farms, gardens, orchards vineyards
ners took raisers, a million more industrious e
ople to develop Its resources and make for them il
yes comfortable homes. There Is no better field
profitable investment of capital.