Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-01-07
LAS VEGAS F Rec Press
Las VEGAS.

Las Vegas Uhe meatows) the largest city I'm New
Mexico, is the county seat Of San Miguel county the
most popuous and wealthy county Of the Territory.
Itssltuated in latitude 50 degrees 20 minutes north
on the Galllnas river, at tho 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 east and southeast vast plain
stretches away and affords fine stock and agrlcul-
tura country, It has enterprising population of
between seven and eight thousand people andi grow
ing steadily.
It Is situated on grant OF $4,000 acres Of which
only few thousand had good title, but the leglsa-
ture has Just passed law which settles the title and
will throw the balance Of the tract open to settle
ment.
The town is 1T 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 stocks
OF $4,000, 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 Colora
do line Is mountain and mineral region, covered
with forests Of pine timber affording an 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. the vast and well grassed
plains and valleys ofsthe Canadian and Pecos rivers
and their tributaries, constituting the finest stock
region for sheep nndicattle I'M all theiwest This
great country 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
no hos huii touynf IN Nav exfCO-
The headquarters OF the division Of the A. T. & s.
F. Railroad extending from La Junta to Aibuquer-
que are located here well as their tiepreserving
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 Rociada northeast with Los Alamos, Go
londrnas and Fort Union. Telephone lines extend |
to Los Aamos miles distant and to Mora, IS miles
via Sapello and Rociada.
Water is supplied bys a7gravlty system of water
works. the water being takenlfrom the river seven |
miles above the city, and has pressure of 40 lbs.
While so far there are no producing mines very /
Las Vegas, the prospecting done has developed
the fact that there very good prospects here
that will, with proper working, soon pay we'll Ma
chinery has lately been purchased by some Of these
and undoubtedly. they will soon be making regular
output.
Five miles northwest oflLas Vegas, where the Gal
lnas 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 soIth bank,
almost central in a natural park, surrounded by pine
clad and picturesque mountains The water OF the
springs clear crystal high temperature and
the mineral constituents are so 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
fazu bofa oil 10 aDlpudidlV
furnished and the management and tables are all that
can be desired, and the accommodation for guestsi
unsurpassed anywhere. The bath house is large and
very complete in all its appointments
A branch line OF the Santa Fe railroadlruns from
Las Vegas to the Hot Springs, connecting with all
trains. At present roundrip tickets are sold from
Kansas City and eastern points to the Hot Springs
good for ninety days at greatly reduced rates.
About 10 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 It's
face, rising almost straight up 1000 feet while on the
south side Of the mountains the river cuts through
coming from the top Of the range, In a narrow
1000 feet Deep rising in some places with
out break the entire distance. Good fishing and
hunting can be had in the mountains anywhere
from n to 80 miles of Las Vegas.
The average temperature for the year 1880 taken at
the Montezuma Hotel each day was as followsi Jan
uary, 40 degrees; February IS; March, ST. April GO
May GO: June, 7d July, 49, August, n; September 10;
October. 62; November. 81; December, So q
San Miguel is the empire county Of New Mexico ,
It IS on the average, hundred and eighty miles
ong by nlnetyhve miles wide and containing about
100000 acres embraces within its boundaries rugged
wooded mountains, extensive plains and fertile
faeys. Its elevation on the east is about 1000 ,
eet and the west 1900 The thirty NTH parallel
latitude centrally through It. is bounded
IN the north by Mora County, the south by Berna
lilo and Chayes Counties and extends from the sum
nit of the main range Of mountains on the west to
he Texas Panhandle ON the east 1t is well watered
W the Canadian Pecos Galinas sapello and Tecoo-