Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-13

LAS VEGAS
THE MEADOW CITY

1t In a city ~ "s@s 10 csr amA&a#.
ants. situated On hMa sides u tia
Galllnas river and is The count,
seat ef San Miguel county. Il
lie In = pretty and ter1e wales
af the western edge o. q vide uias,
eau O. table land. stretching many
miles eastward and at the foot % the
main range Of the Rocky mountains
occupying a commanding site I'm q
commercial a. we'll M climaaical re.
speet- Its history commences defIn,
itely with the year 1885. when a col.
ony vas established there by the
Republic Of Mealeo. A grant Of
land comprising nearly 5oo.o6o acres
In extent was given 10 the communi.
ty Of Las Vegas for homestead and
agricultural purposes. and through
colonization The population gradual
ly Increased and the town or com,
munity Vas permanently established.
Las Vegas Of today. which Is a mod
ern city. Ii composed. strictly speak.
ing. of the incorporated city nf Las
Vegas and the town. also incorpora.
ted. lying vest Of the river. The
streets are wide and well graded.
while eement sidewalks line most OF
them. as do growing trees. Three
parks, with lawns and trees. add 10
the beauty Of the place. as do hand.
some and well filled stores. elegant
residences with attractive environ.
ments and nice lawns.
4 tent city has been established at
and adjoining st. Anthony's sanitar-
ium. The air Is pure. dry. rarefied
and highly electrified. a certain cure
for consumption. IL the cure be taken
in time. The mineral waters Of the
hot springs nearby are a specific for
liver. skin. rheumatic and blood dis
orders.
The water supply In good and Is
taken from the Gallinas river In the
canon, about seven miles above the
town. The latitude is about the
same as that OF central Tennessee,
while the altitude Is nearly $500
feet. This combination gives a pecu.
liar and beneficial result. In the
winter the Thermometer seldom falls
below so degrees In the sun. while
1t often runs up TO 95 degrees
oil even more. On the other hand, In
the summer the heat Is never OPP
pressive In the shade and no night Is
too warm for comfortable sleep un.
der one or two blankets. This, with
the dryness of the air. caused by the
slight precipitation OF moisture. the
resinous aroma coming from the
pine-cladd mountains, the large
amount of electricity in the air. ami
the ozone resulting from the altitude.
as well as its location, land locked by
mountains and mesas, combine to
produce an atmosphere which is q
balm to the respiratory organs affec
ted with disease.
In the way Of health and pleasure
resorts. the town does we'll. It has a
racing park and an annual fair and
rae meets. In a radius of 30 miles.
In romantic mountain glens. are To-
Gated many picturesque health re-
sorts. Among them are Las Vegas
Hot Springs, Harvey's Resort, San.
doval's Mineral Hill Romero Ranch.
Blake's, Sparks, Sapello and Rociada.
There one can enjoy all outdoor
sports, such as trout fishing, hunt
ing, etc. The lover Of nature has
here the opportunity Of viewing
some of the grandest mountain seen
cry in all the Rocky mountain re-
gion, the scenic highway" at present
being under construction across the
Pecos forest reserve to Santa Fe.
Las Vegas affords satisfactory ed
ucational advantages. having five
public schools, one being a hand.
some stone structure costing $25,
600, and the Territorial Normal
school, which has an advanced
course of study. These schools EN-.
ploy upwards Of twenty-one teachers,
with an enrolment Of 1900 children
and students. Among other schools
are the Academy Of the Immaculate
Conception, conducted by the Sisters
nj Iaretto. the Christian Brothers