Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-02-06
LAS VEGAS F Rec Press
SATURDAY, FEB. 8. 1892.
Las VEGAS.

Las Vegas tthc meaaows), the largest city in New
Mexico the county of San Miguel county, IN,
most populous and wealthy county Of the Territory
tits sltuatodi in latitude IS degrees 20 minutes north
on the Gallinas river at the eastern base OF the
Rocky Mountains, at an altitude Of about $500 feet
above sea level. A few miles to the west are the
mountains TO the Feast and southeast a vast plalT
stretches away and affords fine stock and agricul
tural country. IL has an euterprislng population Of
between seven and eightthousand people and sgrow
ing steadily.
It IS situated on grant of 10000 acres, OF which
only few thousand had good title, but the legsla
turc has just passed law which settles the title and
win throw the balance Of the tract open to settle
ment.
The town is lit by electric light, has water works,
gas strcetcar line, telephone exchange, daily pa
per, churches academies, public and private schools,
anumber Of solid banking and financial institutions
and mercantile houses, some of which carry stocks
Of e250OOO and whose trade extends throughout New
Mexico and Arizona. It Is the chief commercial
town Of 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 affording 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 mountalnlstreams are very rich
and prolific, producngl wheat, oats, corn grass, etc.
in abundance. East and south OF the town and like
wise tributary to t. are the vast and well grassed
plains and,yaleys 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 isexcelent, 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. & S.
F. Railroad extending from La Junta to Aibuquer-
que arc located here well as their tie 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
sapello and Eociada northeast with Los Aamos, Co
londrinas and Fort Union. Telephone lines extend
to Los Alamos 10 miles distant, and to Mora, So 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 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
lnas river breaks Of the mountains, are situated
the famous Hot Springs The river here runs from
west to east and the springs the south bank,
almost central in natural park, surroundedby pine
clad and picturesque mountains The water OF the
springs is clear crystal of high temperature and
the mineral constituents subty dissolved and
blended as to render 1t 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, spendtdly
furnished and the management and tables are all that
can be desired and the accommodation for guests is
unsurpassed anywhere. The bath house is large and
very complete in all its appointments.
branch line of the Santa Fe.rairoad runs from
Las Vegas to the Hot Springs, connecting with all
trains At present round-trip tickets are sold from
Kansas City and eastern points the Hot Springs
good for ninety days at greatly reduced rates.
About Is miles above the Hot Springs. at Hermt's
Peak generally called Old Badly, detached spur Of
the Rocky Mountainsls some Of the finest scenery in
New Mexico, The peak is broken abruptly of on its
face rising almost straight up feet while on the
south side Of the mountains the river cuts through
coming from the top of the range, In narrow
canon 2OO feet deep, rising in some places with
out a break the entire distance. Good fishing and
hunting be had in the mountains anywhere
from ~ to 30 miles Of Las Vegas.
The average temperature for the year1ssC taken at
the Montezuma Hotel each day was as follows; Jan
uary 40 degrees February, ST. March, IS; April, GO
May, 50 June 80; July 49, August, az September 10;
October. e.; November, 81; December, so.
San Miguel is the empire county OF New Mexico |
1t is on the average hundred and eighty miles |
long by ninetynye miles wide and containing about
10000 acres embraces within its boundaries rugged
and wooded mountains extensive plains and fertile |
valleys Its elevation on the east is about 1000 |
feet and on the west 1900 The thirtyhfth parallel
of latitude centrally through t. 1t is bounded
on the north by Mora County on the south by Berna
lilo and Chayes Counties and extends from the sum
mi. Of the main range Of mountains on the west to
the Texas Panhandle on the east IL is well watered
by the Canadian re.cs Gailinas Sapelo 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 TO
the highest range in the Territory capped with eter
nal SHOWS The elimination Of the mountains at
such great altitude, twelve thousand feet causes
great accumulation of snow, which constantly REEDS
the mountain streams with pure water, that passes
OF into and through the valleys below. The Nora
sapello Galltnas Tecoote and Pecos streams all
have their sources in the same mountains and nearly
in the same locality The precipitation Of moisture
on the eastern slopes OF the mountains by rain and
snow is greater than in any other portion of the Ter
rtory.
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, waiting to be occupied. Ithas
the precious metals, coal iron, stock ranges, agrcu
tural horticultural and grape lands, splendid scenery
more sunshine. more even temperature, more ex'
atmosphere, than any other country on
this continent, low taxes and an active home market
for all agricultural products.
New Mexico wants manufactures Of every de-
scription more farms, gardens orchards. vineyards
miners stock raisers-a million more industrious
people TO develop IT'S resources and make for them
selves comfortable homes. There is no better held
Tor profitable investment Of capital
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