Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-08-10
NNW MBZICOS CHIHQ CITY
Her Resources and Affiliations
Brief Summary III Her
Advantages:


Las vraAs, meaning "fbs Meadows,h
10 the county seat OF San Miguel county,
lies on both sides OF the GaIl,nas river, and
with lie suburbs, has about 10000 lDhab-
itants.
LAS VEGAS INDUSTRIES.
II has water-works, street cars, arc and
incandescent electric light plant, ,elrph nc
exchanges. Territorial agricultural expert
mtnt station, headquarters OF the Atchispn
railway systHm,. New Mexico division, o
gether WITH railroad machine Shops and
tie preserving works, stock yards, and The
largest sheep. shearing and dipping liant
IN the United Sta'es
nEAUTISrL N PICTURESQUE.
West Of the river, the old tow his tie
quaint and picturesque Mexican appear
nee = adobe houses, narrow, crooked
streets, native 5 eople aud customs, handi-
crafts and occupation I; but the plaza
the river, constitute q ~disulptiY,
we'll graded, While 'sSlEiSe'wsssilsss N ssbea s%I
shaded With grow Ing trees ThTee p,rts
died with grass aud tFeps. odd 10 III.
beauty aQd healtbfglnsss OF tho place
Hupdseme and we'll al ed stores, beauliTu
residences, aud innumerable lawns, ret Il
grass and adorned with %shrubtsIy ani
d,weis, combine " proc aim q cultured
comnunlty. posse sod OF all modern com
forts AID c~9nvenlsnces
rrn.Ic AND EDUCATIONAL BUILDINGS,
a city ball, three pshils SCHOOL build
'rgs, court ben q, Masonic temple. oper,
house, Territorial Normal school. Terrific
rinl Insane as, lam, are public buildings
constructed OF r. and white out sand
stone unsurpassed 4, beauty by simiia
ediices "a anf town, OF equal 'ise. IN th'
An Academy, Seminary, Jesuit college
Convent schlel, fresoStsrlan NJ ssioi
scho l. Methodist Manual 1rainin,
school. Christian Brothers institute. Cit
High school, turee graded public schools
a kindergarten aud two Music schools
besides, several private teachers are among
The educational advantages.
SANITARY ADVANTAGES,
Las Vegas Is the natural sanitarium o.
the United Slater, combining more nat,
uFal advantages than any ether place II
America. Her thsrmsl waters are tho equs
Of the Bot Springs Vt Arkansas, while bel
climate 10 Infinitely superior. There rs n
malaria, no excessive heat or cJld-no
guats, IA y or mosquitoes. The air Is puro
dry. rarinsd aud highly leotliled- GER.
tain cure for consumption, IL the dIseas.
bs taken in time. Tie hot waters Ere Q
specific for liver, skin, rheumatic and
Ul0od di. o. ders. Her Montezuma hotel /,
the hnest bostslry between 1 hlcago and
California. aud Is ~sitnateI la a beautiful
csny on, five miles from town, where ths
hot springs. forty ia number, come boiling
10 the surface,
LATITUDE AND ALTIrUpH.
The 1T tudo ia about tho same as that OF
central Tennessee, While toe altitude il
nearly 0,5O0 feet, This combustion give
"A peculiar, but most happy, result. Ia the
" inter, during the day. the thermometer
seldom fails. In the shade, below 40', while
it often runs In the sunshiae. to 057-or
ven more. Ou the other hand. 10 the
the heat is never oppressive, in
the shade. and no Light Is too warm for
comfortable sleep, under one or TWO blank.
cts. The sun viii shine niue days out OF
every ies, the year round. This, with th
xtrtm Gryn-ss of the air, caused by the
very slil bit lrecip tation OF moisture; the
resino us aroma roi ing Town from the
pine clad mountains; the large amount Of
electricity IN the air, and the consequent
zone resulting from the altitude; ana the
OF the town lard locked by noun
and N esa-these all conspire to pro-
luce ap atmqsphsFe ~hi d is a balm 10 al
diseases. OF the respiratory organs. The
,~srcentegs of death frim c assumption Is
over 10 New Mexico than II Is anywhere
in the United States; and no other
Ia New Mexico excsis las Vegas In
he ~saiubVity e lis plima g. Asthmatics
Experience %immedta.e AID permanent re-
LET iL .his ALTA ie.