Why were settlements started in places like Vegas and Pheonix if they weren’t connected to a river that connected to the ocean like the Mississippi River for trade and had no viable farmland?

Question

Why were settlements started in places like Vegas and Pheonix if they weren’t connected to a river that connected to the ocean like the Mississippi River for trade and had no viable farmland?

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Answer 1

Las Vegas means the meadows there is a natural spring there look up the old Mormon fort onlas Vegas Blvd next to the Cashman center it was a stage coach/pony express stop to water horses