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July 3, 2014
From Desert to Party Central: The Birth of Las Vegas
After traveling 300 miles in that direction through a country somewhat fertile, in which there was a great many Indians, mostly naked and destitute of arms, with the exception of a few bows and arrows and what is very singular amongst Indians, they cut their hair to the length of three inches; they proved to be friendly; their manner of living is on fish, roots, acorns and grass. Only three years later, the Mexican trader Antonio Armijo was traveling with his company through the area (though a bit to the north) to forge a trade route from New Mexico to Los Angeles. They were thrilled to find the valley to be somewhat fertile and wet, unlike most of their desert travels. So, they named it “Las Vegas,” meaning “fertile plains.”-- TIFO
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I always heard it meant lost wages.
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at July 3, 2014 1:55 PM
Must be nice to have all that water and electricity "at hand".
I wonder where all the refuse (of all sorts) goes?
Posted by: CaptDMO at July 4, 2014 7:48 AM
Capt - Wastewater ends up in Lake Mead; solid waste ends up landfills; human waste ends up in holes in the desert.
Posted by: BillH at July 4, 2014 8:08 AM
Ah, Bill, the perfect place to land these wretched plague-ridden aliens.
When they are through voting for him they might feast on his corpse.
Posted by: chasmatic at July 4, 2014 6:38 PM
Oops, by "him" I meant Harry Reid.
Posted by: chasmatic at July 4, 2014 6:39 PM