Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-08-07
rHE MEADOW CITY.
Bone Things About Lac Vegas Not
Generally Known TO the
Outside World.

Las vugas.meaning The Meadows."
. the county seat of San Miguel coun-
y. lies OF both sides of the Gallinas
liver, and. with its suburbs. has about
10000 inhabitants.
II has excellent water works. arc
well-flled stores. beautiful residences
and incandcscent electric light plant,
telephone exchanges. headquarters of
the Atchison railway system, new
Mexico division, together with rail-
road machine shops and Representing
works. stock yards and large sheep
shearing and dipping plants.
West OF the river. the old town has
the quaint and picturesque Mexican
appearance adobe houses, narrow. /
crooked streets, native people and
customs. handicrafts and occupations:
but the plaza and all of the new town,
east of the river, constitute q distinc-
tive American city. The streets are
wide and well graded, while sidewalks
abound, shaded with growing trees.
Three parks, filed with grass and
trees, add to the beauty and healthful-
ness Of the place. Handsome and
and innumerable lawns. set In grass
and adorned with shrubbery and
flowers, combine to proclaim a cultur-
ed community, possessed OF all mod.
ern comforts and conveniences.
Las Vegas is the natural sanato-
rum Of the United States, combining
more natural advantages than any
other place In America. Her thermal
waters are the equal OF the Hot
Springs OF Arkansas, while her climate
Is infinitely superior. There is no
malaria, no excessive heat or cold, no
gnats, rats or mosquitoes. The air is
pure, dry, rarified. and highly electri-
fied-a certain cure for consumption,
II the. disease be taken in time. The
hot waters are a snecinc for liver,
skin. rheumatic and blood disorders.
Her Montezuma hotel ia the finest hos.
telry between CHICAGO and California
and IA situated in 4 beautiful CANYON.
five miles from town. where the hot
snrines. FORTY - numher come hoil.
ing 10 the surface. nesidea this
a. Anthonv,a Ganitar1,m conducted
~ the Sistera 81 Charitv ana M
plax. asn,t.riurn conducted IN m
h y C,,rt,.s p.,,ov N n
vas.. - ~ 80.
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rr.,.ra This t.ra. ~ tha ssmo,,.
vsiiav ~ Tho p,o cranao ana the Ice.
lannon's hit not los. ar%caisen+ v.ila,
~ the pecas-tha ansst fruit SECTION,
~ the vest
There are eight large vholesalt
|, houses. whose trade extends through
, mt the TERRITORY. ana INTO the nd
ioininr sactions. while the volume q
, this trade. ma the value Of the stock,
7 which thew carrv, cannot he duplicat
} ed west 81 Kansas CITY and south o
, I,e,ver. Three merchants' broker,
. have selected the citv a their dis
: tributins center. the mount Of thei,
yearly sales exceeding. In the agrre
gate the Combined aaIes az All othe
, snch brokers IN New MEXICO. III,
retail merchanta. If Ias vegas. m,
!, more nnmerons. and carry lareer -,
hotter .tocks NJ goods than 40 h n
: tai marchants n anv other town 4
mi. 1rorr,torv ~ Arf.ona
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~.sriv rsrer. thrss hsnts thra
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= a1 uoui ~
s capscity' MY OslEeis PET ~
9 ave w~oai-scousns es-taunsnn,en
! cleaning S'Vov.vVv p0unus " wool -
;. nuailyi : we,i-eculppeo Drewesy ~
/. pottins eetaoiisnment . msnuLactor
q Q ! miners ana csIDons.co wAtern
three sno csEIiase IsctosIes's ~
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4. ol1ctric iisnt plsnts .nIeo pl.
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