Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-07-18
LAS VEGAS.

1
most populous and wealthy county OF the Territory
situated IN latitude IS degrees 20 minutes nortl
on the Galllnas river at the eastern base of tn
Rocky Mountains, at an altitude 0f about $500 fec
above sea level. few miles to the west IN
mountains, to the east and southeast a vast plat
stretches away and affords a fine stock and agrlcu
tural country. Il has enterprlsng population O
between and eightthousand people and Is grow
ing steadily
1t is situated on grant OF 10000 acres. Of whlc
only few thousand had good title, but the legsis
ture has Just passed aaw which settles the title ant
win throw the balance of the tract open to settle
ment.
The town Is III by electric light has water works
gas, streetcar line telephone exchange, daily pa
per, churches, academies, public and private schools
a number Of solid banking and financial institution
and mercantile houses some Of which carry stock
Of s25OOOO, and whose trade extends throughout New
Mexico and Arizona. It 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 mountain and mineral region covered
with forests Of pine timber affOrding an excellent
quality of lumber. just west Of town, 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 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, are the vast and well grassed
plains andyalleys 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 s 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 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. & s.
+. 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 Dascom and Liber
ty, and the Texas Panhandle southeast to Anton
Chico. Fort Sumner and Roswell; north to Mora via
Sapello and Rocada; northeast with Los Alamos Co
londrlnas and Fort Union. Telephone lines extend
to Los Alamos 10 miles distant, and to Nora 80 miles
via SRpello 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 so far there producing mines very
near Las Vegas the prospecting done has developed
the fact that there 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, situated
thc lannon's Hot snrines. Tho river here runs from
west 10 east and the springs are ON the south bank
almost central in a natural park, surrounded by pine
clad and plcturesone mountains The water of the
springs clearAs 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
tho odvontages nossossed nv the mineral water tho
climate ia one ~ the anest IN the world The Mon
teznme hotel there IA yery commodIous. spleudldly
furnished and the management and tables are all that
90 10 tosIrod ord tho accommodation for guests "a
anywhere The hath house ia large and
80, n,,n ntoto In oil its onnointments
Ahrnpch limo ~ tho SANTA Fe railroad rms from
as vegas IN tbe Hot Strings. connecting with all
trains Al nresent roundtrin tickets are sold from
Ironsos cI,v and eastern noints TO the Hot snrngs
- r n,ot,, 5o,,s az Greatly roduced ratcs
Ahont * miles above the Hot SPRING. At Hermit's
paat, ,,ororo1Iv called Ola paIdv detached snur of
~, pi, NIorrtotns % soma Of Tho fnest scenerv I'm
Nev NIexico The neal ia broken abruptly OF ON its
Zoo rsIr aroost STRAIGHT nm 9O1feet while on the
ontb stdo of tho mountains the river outs through
,omIno from the ton of tho range. I'm a narrow
anon over oooo feet deem rising I'm some naoes with
M a hroot tho ontIro distance Good nsbinp and
,,,a,,n,, oa, no had In tho mountains anvyybcre
-ror, On 70 on mics ~ las vegas
to tenneroture for the veor tso taken nj
no Nonteznma Hotel each day was as follows; Jan
,ar, 40 doorecs. Febrparv 5S. March AZ, Anril CD
Nav 60 Jnne "a. Julv ~ August ~, september 20:
1ctnhor 60. Novembcr 20. Dccemhe,' M
san N,gnel IA tho omnIre county of New Mexico.
=, "a on tho oyeraye one hundred and eighty mites
80 ~, ,,o ,nfes ,yIde and fcontaintnc abopt
,oo ooo ao onhracos within Its boundaries rugged
md wooded nonntnins, extensive plains and fertile
.,Iiovs T,s elevation on the east is about 400
90, and an tho west t2ooo The tbirtvAftb parallel
. iot,t,de rms centrally through IT, II ia bounded
m ,he north nv Mora County on the south by Berna.
m, an1 Cho,os Cop,,ies7and extends from The sum.
a., 90 ,h main RANGE of mountains ON the west to
,o 1oyos ponbandIe on tho east II well watered |
~ the CANADIAN Pecos GallInas. sapello and Tecolo
a Flyers and their trbutaries Between the sape. |