Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-03-08
LAS VEGAS.

Las Vegas (the meaGows), the largest city in New
Mexico is the county seat OF San Miguel county, The
most populous and wealthy county Of the Territory
1t situated In latitude IS degrees 40 minutes north
on the Gallinas river, at the eastern base Of TIT
Rocky Mountains, at altitude Of about 6,50O fee
above sea level. few miles to the west are the
mountains, TO the east and southeast vast plalr
stretches away and affords nnc stock and agricul
tural country. It has an enterprlsng population Of
between seven and eghtthousand people and grow
ing steadily.
1t is situated on grant Of 10000 acres, Of which
only few thousand had good title, but the legsla
has just passed Flaw which settles the title and
viii 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
a number Of solid banking and financial institutions
and mercantile houses, some of which carry stocks
Of e2J0OO0 and whose trade extends throughout New
Mexico and Arizona. It 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 the Coora-
do line is a mountain and mineral region, covered
with forests Of pine timber, afrording excellent
quality of lumber. Just west Of town, one to two
miles, Is 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
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in abundance. East and south Of the town and like
wise tributary to It, the vast and well erased
plains andvalleys of the Canadian and Pecos rivers
and their tributaries constituting the hnest 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. I. q s.
f. Railroad extending from La Junta to Abuquer-
que are located here well as their tic 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
sapeo and Rociada; northeast with Los Alamos' Co
iondrinas and Fort Union. Telephone lines extend
to Los Aamos miles distant and to Mora, IS 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 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
chlnery has lately been purchased by some of these
and undoubtedly. they will soon be making regular
output.
Five miles northwest VI LuS NcBdsi MhOiO thO NoA
nas 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 south BANK
almost central in natural park, surroundedby pine
clad and picturesque mountains. The water OF the
springs clear crystal of high temperature ana
the mineral constituents ale so subtly dissolved ana
blended as to render It 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 commodious, splendidiy
furnished and the management and tablesare all that
can be desired and the accommodation for guests
unsurpassed anywhere. The bath house Is large ana
very complete in all its appointments.
branch line Of the Santa Fe.railroad runs from
Las Vegas to the Hot Springs, connecting with al
trains At present roundtrip 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 Hermit's
Peak generally called Old Badly detached spur OF
the Rocky Mountans,is some of the dnest scenery In
New Mexico, The peak is broken abruptly of on Its
face rising almost straight up aOOfeet While on the
south side of the mountains the river cuts through
coming from the top of the range In narrow
canon over 1000 feet Deep rising In some places Wih
out a break the entire distance. Good nshlnR ana
hunting can be had In the mountains anywhere
from % to 80 miles of Las Vegas.
The average temperature for the year lSN taken at
the Montezuma Hotel each day was as followsi Jan
uary, 40 degrees February, 5s March, 55i April, 50
May SO; June as; July, 49, August, az september 'V'
October. 62; November So; December, 5O.
San Miguel is the empire county OF New MEXICO
II is on the average one hundred and eighty miles
long by ninety-hve miles wide, and containing about
s4OOOOO acres embraces within its boundaries rugged
and wooded mountains extensive plains and fertle
valleys Its elevation on the east Is about 4OOO
feet and the west 1900 The thirty'hfth parallel
OF latitude runs centrally through It, tbs bounded |
on the north by Mora County, the south by Berna
lilo and Chaves Counties and extends from the SUN
nit Of the main range Of mountains on the west 10
the Texas Panhandle the east 1t is well watered
by the Canadian, Pecos, Ganas, sapello and Tecolo
te rivers and their tributaries. Between the sape
10 and the Ganas the great divide which separates
the waters flowing into the Mississippi from those
flowing into the Rio Grande. The western portion OF
the county is mountainous, rising from the plains 10
the highest range in the Territory capped with eter
nal SHOWS The elimination OF the mountains al
such great altitude, twelve thousand feet, causes
great accumulation of snow, which constantly feeds
the mountain streams with pnre water, that passes
of into and through the valleys below The Mora
sapello GallInas Teeolote and Pecos streams all
have their sources in the same mountains ana nearly
in the same locality The precipitation OF moisture
on the eastern slopes of the mountains by rain ana
snow is 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 are waiting to be occupied lthas
the precious METALS COAL iron, stock ranges agricul
tural horticultural and grape lands splendid scenery
more sunshine, more even temperature, more ex'
hllarating 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-
scrpton, more farms, gardens orchards, vineyards
miners, stock raisers-a million more industrious
people to develop its resources and make Tor them,