Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-07-19
Las VEGAS.


most popuioua and wealthy county Of the Territory
tits situated in latitude IS degrees 20 minutes nortl
on the Gallinas river at the eastern base OF tn
Rocky Mountains. at an altitude Of about 6500 fee
above sea level. A few miles to the west are tn
mountains, TO the east and southeast vast plat
| stretches away and affords lne stock and agrlcu
tural country. IL has an enterprisng population o
between seven and people and is grow
ing steadily.
1t is situated on grant of 10000 acres. of whicl
only few thousand had good title, but the legisla
ture has just passed law which settles tho title ant
win throw the balance Of the tract open TO settle
ment.
The town is lit by electric light has water works
gas street-car 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 stock
of s2J00OO and whose trade extends throughout New
Mexico and Arizona. IL 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 Coora
do line is n mountain and mineral region, covered
with forests Of pine timber affording 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
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 grasscd
plains and valleys Of the Canadian and Pecos rivers
and their tributaries, constituting the nnesu 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 handsome,
well built and permanent. Las Vegas is, without
Nf,r,f tho hat hrIlf f.xyn In NpxH nNfg
The headquarters Of the division of the a. T. q s.
F. Railroad extending from La Junta TO AlbuQuer
que arc located here as well their tie preserving
works.
Besides Its railroad connections It has regular
stages east to Cabra Springs, Fort Dascom and Lbcr
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
londrinas and Fort Union Telephone lines extend
to Los Aamos 10 miles distant and to Mora, So miles
via Sapello and Roclada.
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 iolb
While so far there no producing mines very
near Las Vegas the prospecting done has developed
the fact that there very good prospects here
that WILL with proper working, pay well. Ma
chlnery has lately been purchased by some Of these,
and undoubtedly. they will soon be making regular
output.
Five miles northwest Of Las Vegas, whore the Gal
llnas river breaks out OF the mountains, are situated
the famous Hot Springs The river here runs from
west to east and the springs on the south bank,
almost central in a natural park surroundedby pine
clad and picturesque mountains. The water of the
springs is clear crystal ola high temperature and
the mineral constituents so subtly dissolved and
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, splendidly
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.
A branch line OF the Santa Ferailroad runs from
Las Vegas to the Hot Springs, connecting with all
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 Hermlts
Peak, generally called Old Badly, detached spur of
the Rocky Mountansis some Of the finest scenery In
New Mexico, The peak is broken abruptly of on its
face rising almost straight up 00feet, 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 with
out a break the entire distance. Good fishing and
hunting can be had In the mountains anywhere
from ~ to 30 miles Of Las Vegas.
The average temperature for the ycar,lS& taken at
the Montezuma Hotel each day was as follows; Jan
uary, 40 degrees February, 5S March, 55 April, 60
May, 80 June, 76; July, Isl August, az September 10;
october. 60; November 52 December, So
San Miguel is the empire county Of New Mexico.
1t is on the average one hundred and eighty miles
long by ninetyve 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 400
feet and on the west 1900 The thrty1fth parallel
OF latitude runs centrally through It. It's bounded
on the north by Mora County on the south by Berna'
illo and Chayes Coultes1and extends from the sum
NIT of the main range Of mountains on the west TO |
The Texas Panhandle the cast II is well watered
by the Canadian, Pecos, Gallnas, Sapeo and Tecolo
ie rivers and their tributaries. Between the Sape |
10 and the Galnas is the great divide which separates
The waters flowing into the Mississippi from those |
lowing into the Rio Grande. The western portion Of
he county Is mountainous rising from the plains TO
he highest range in the Territory capped with eter-
nal SHOWS The elimination Of the mountains ot
uch great altitude twelve thousand feet, causes
reat accumulation Of snow, which constantly feeds
he mountain streams with pure water, that passes
N into and through the valleys below The Mora.
apello, Galllnas Tccoote and Pecos streams all
ave their sources In the same mountains and nearly
n the same locality. The precipitation moisture
N the eastern slopes Of the mountains BY rain and
now is greater than In any other portion Of the Tel.
TORY.
New Mexico Is as large as all the New England
tates together, with New York and New Jersey
brown In. Il Is about equally divided In grazing
grcultural and mining lands, Millions Of acres
lch IN resources, waiting to be occupied lthas
he precious metals, coal, ron stock ranges agrlou'
lra horticultural and grape lands splendid scenery,
acre sunshine, more even temperature more ex-
ilaratlng atmosphere, than any other country on
his continent. low taxes and an active home market
or all agricultural products.
New Mexico wants manufactures of every de-
,rpton, more farms, gardens, orchards, Vineyards
liners, took raisers, million more industrious
nope to develop its resouces and make for them i
lives comfortable homes. There is no better field
n profitable Investment ofcaptal.