Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-08-23
Las VEGAS.


Mexico, is the county seat % San Miguel county IN
most popnious and wealthy county OF the Territory
It's situated In latitude IS degrees 20 minutes north
on the Gallinas river at the eastern base Of tn
Rocky Mountains, at an altitude Of about $500 fee
above sea level. few miles to the west are tn
mountains to the east and southeast a vast plali
stretches away and affords fine stock and agrlcul
tural country. Il has enterprlsing population o
between seven and elghtthousand people and grow
| ing steadily.
It is situated on grant OF $4,000 acres, OF which
only few thousand had good title but the legisla
ture has just passed aaw which settles the title ant
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
number Of solid banking and financial Institutions
and mercantile houses, some Of which carry stocks
Of $4,000. and whose trade extends throughout New
Mexico and. Arizona. II Is the chief commercial
town Of vast tributary country rich I'm resources,
| the development OF which has just been commenced.
West and north Of Las Vegas, reaching to the Coora-
do line is a mountain and mineral region, covered
with forests Of pine timber. anording 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 are very rich
in abundance. East and south OF the town and like
wise tributary to IT, are the vast and well grassed
plains and valleys Of the Canadian and Pecos rivers
and their tributaries, constituting the nncsti stock
region for sheep and cattle IN all the west This
great country is already well occupied with prosper
GUS cattle ralsers and wool growers, who make Las
Vegas their business town and supply point Build
ing material is excellent, convenient and cheap, aud
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. & s
+. Railroad extending from Ia Junta to Aibuquer
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
sapollo and Rociada; northeast with Los Aamos, Co
londrinas and Fort Union Telephone lines extend
to Los Aamos IS miles distant and to Mora, IS miles
via sapeo and ROciada,
Water is supplied by a gravity system Of watcr
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 some 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.
nas river breaks out Of the mountains situated
he famous Hot Springs. The river here runs from
west to east, ana the springs the south bank,
almost central in natural park, surroundedby pine
,lad and picturesque mountains. The water Of the
prlngs Is as cearas crystal high temperature and
he mineral constituents are 30 subtly dissolved and
blended render Il wonderfully beneficial to the
iuman system. In addition and supplementary to
hv min tlp
climate is one Of the finest In the world The Mon
ezuma hotel there is very commodlous, splendidly
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 Fe railroad runs from
.as Vegas to the Hot Springs, connecting with all
rains. At present roundtrlp tickets are sold from
,ansas City and eastern points to the Hot Springs
God for ninety days at greatly reduced rates.
About Is miles above the Hot Springs at Iermit's
eak generally called Old Badly, detached spur Of
he Rocky Mountainsis some Of the finest scenery in
lew Mexico, The peak Is broken abruptly OF on It's
ice, rising almost straight up a00feet while on the
,uth side OF the mountains the river cuts through,
omlng from the top of the range in narrow
anon over 900 feet deep, Ising in some placesltl
ut a break the entire distance. Good fishing and
uniting can be had In the mountains anywhere
ON % to % miles OF Las Vegas
The average temperature for the year 1896 taken ut
le Montezuma Hotel each day was as follows; Jan
airy, 10 degrees; February 5Si March, 50; April, 60
ay, 69 June 90; July - August, az September, i0
ctober. CO; November. 80; Decembei 90.
San Miguel is the empire county Of New Mexico.
Is on the average, one hundred and eighty miles
ng by nlnetynye miles wide, and containing about
10000 acres, embraces within its boundaries rugged
ID wooded mountains, extensive plains and fertile
.Ileys Its elevation on the east is about 400
HT a q d NN.N
latitude runs centrally through Il. Il Is bounded
/ the north by Mora County on the south by Berna-
10 and Chayes Countcs1and extends from the sum
It Of the main range Of mountains ON the west TO
c Texas Panhandle on the east. II is well watered
the Canadian, Pecos, Gallinas, sapello and Tecolo-
rivers and their tributaries. Between the sape-
and the Gallnas is the great divide which separates
e waters flowing into the Mississippi from those
wing Into the Rio Graude. The western portion Of
e county is mountainous, rising from the plains to n
highest range in the Territory, capped with eter'
SHOWS. The elimination Of the mountains at
ch a great altitude. twelve thousand feet causes
sat accumulation Of snow, which constantly feeds
mountain streams with pure water, that passes Z"
into and through the valleys below The Mora. II
pello Gallmas, Teooloto and Pccos streams all "
We their sources in the same mountains and nearly 4;
the same locality The precipitation moisture IL
the eastern slopes OF the mountains by rain and
w Is greater than IN any other portion OF the Ter q
)ry. Al
low Mexico Is as large as all the New England ~
tcs together, with New York and New Jersey III
own in It IS about equally divided In grazing n,
icuitural and mining lands. Millions Of acres "
IA IL resolrccs, are waiting to b. occupied. ltns ~
precious metals coal IRON stock ranges a-iirii ~
al hortcull uTai and Crepe lands plcudid scoLtis,
re sunshine. more even temperature more cN -,
irating atmosphere. than any other country ON w
! continent low taxes and an active home market ra
all agricultural products. If
ew Mexico wants manufactures Of every de- q, .
pton more farms, gardens, orchards, vineyards, III
lers, took ralsers, million more industrious CO
pie TO develop its resources and make for them in
.es comfortable homes There Is no better field -"