Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-01-09
LAS VEGAS FREE Press
SATURDAY, JAN. Q, 1892.
Las VEGAS.


Mexico is the county seat Of San Miguel county th'
most popuIous and wealthy county Of the Territory
IL Is situated in latitude IS degrees 40 minutes north
on the Gallinas river, at the eastern base Of tn,
Rocky Mountains, at an altitude of about $500 fee
above level few miles to the west are tho
mountains. to the east and southeast a vast plalr
stretches away and affords fine stock and agrcul
tural country It has an eutcrprsing population Of
between and eight thousand people and grow
ing steadily.
It is situated on grant of 10000 acres, OF which
only few thousand had good title but the legsla
has Just passed law which settles the title and
will throw the balance Of the tract open to settle
ment.
The town is ut by electric light, has water works.
gas streetcar line, telephone exchange, daily pa
per churches academies public and private schools
number of solid banking and financial institutions
and mercantile houses some Of which carry stocks
Of S25O0OO and whose trade extends throughout New
Mexico and Arizona. II is the chief commercial
tom 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 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 hnest 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.
wise tributary TO II, the vast and well grassed
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 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.
+. Railroad extending from La Junta to Aibuquer-
que are located here well as their tiepreservng
works.
Besides its railroad connections It has regular
stages east TO Cabra Springs Fort Bascom and Liber-
IT, and the Texas Panhandle southeast TO Anton
Chico. Fort Sumner and Roswell; north to Mora via
sapeo and Rociada; northeast with Los Aamos, Go
londrinas and Fort Union. Telephone lines extend
Los Aamos, 1smles distant, and to Mora, IS miles
via Sapeo and Rocada.
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 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
llnoS INNf DFtdkb VI tno
the famous Hot Springs. The river hero runs from
west east and the springs on the south bank,
almost central in naturalpark, surroundedby pine
clad and picturesque mountains The water OF the
sprngsis clear as crystal high temperature and
the mineral constituents are so subty dissolved ana
blended to render It wonderfully beneficial 10 the
human system In addition and supplementary to
the advantages possessed by the mineral water the
climate is Of the finest in the world. The Mon
tezuma hotel there 10 very commodious splendidly
furnished and the management and tables are all that
be desired, and the accommodation for guests Is
unsurpassed anywhere. The bath house is large and
very complete in sll its appointments.
branch line of the Santa Fe railroad runs from |
elias 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 Mountansis some Of the finest scenery In
New Mexico, The peak is broken abruptly on on Its
face, rising almost straight 400 feet while on the
south side Of the mountains the river cuts through
coming from the top Of the range In narrow
over 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 20 to 80 miles OF Las Vegas
The average temperature for the year 1890 taken at
the Montezuma Hotel each day was as follows Jan
uary 40 degrees February, 5Si March, %; April "
May, b9 june tbs July, ioi august f'i 0oPteh"oi ~
october. 90; November, 81; December 30
San Mlguelis the empire county Of New Mexico.
Il is on the average one hundred and eighty miles
long by ninety-nve miles wide, and containing about
100000 acres, embraces within its boundaries rugged
and wooded mountains, extensive plains and fertile
valleys. Its elevation the east is about 400
feet and on the west 1900. The thrtyhfth parallel
of latitude runs centrally through it. 1t is bounded
on the north by Mora County, the south by Berna
lilo and Chayes Counties and extends from the sum
init of the main range of mountains on the west 20
the Texas Panhandle the It is well watered