Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-01-29

querque, 50 miles; from Deming, BIZ
- miles; from El Paso, $40 miles; from lo
Angeles, l,032 miles; from San Fran
a cisco, |, PSI miles.
ELEVATIONS.
, The base OF the monument in tho
grand plaza is, according to latest correct
| ed measurements, 7,0l9.5 feet above the
| level of the sea Bald mountain, toward
the northeast and at the extreme north
ern end OF the Santa Te mountains,
12,G61 feet above sea level; Lake Peak tc
the right (where the Santa Fe creek has
its source is l., 045 feet high the divide
(Tesuque ROAD iii; Aqua Fria, G,48O
Cieneguilla (west, 6,025; La Bajada
1914 mouth Of Santa Fe creek (north OF
Pena Blanca), 1925; Sandia mountains
(highest point, lO,GOS; Old Placers,
6,S0l Los Cerrillos mountains (south),
1854 feet in height.
POINTS OF INTEREST.
There are some forty various points of
more or less historic interest in and about
the ancient city:
The Adobe Palace, north side of the
plaza, has been occupied as an executive
mansion since 1880, the first governor and
captain general $50 far as the data at
hand reveals) being Juan de Otcrmin.
The Plaza-Onate and De Vargas made |.
triumphant marches over this beautiful |
oasis, the one in 1891, the other in 1893. |
Church of San Miguel. in the |
10th century destroyed during the Pueblo
revolution of 1850; rebuilt by order OF .
"The Marques de III Pcnuela, " in the
year l7l0.
The oldest dwelling house in the
United States is located near San Miguel
church. 1t was built before the Spanish
conquest.
The ancient cathedral's walls are grad
ually crumbling and instead grand mod
ern stone structure is building. The old
cathedral was erected in 1861.
Old Fort Marcy was first recognized
and used as Il strategic military point by
the Pueblo Indians when they revolted
against Spanish rule in 1850 and drove out
the enemy after besieging the city for
nine days. The American army under
kearney constructed old Fort Marcy in
1916.
Fort Marcy OF the present day IS gar
rlsoned by three companies OF the 10th
U. S. infantry, under command OF Cap
5ains Gregory Barret, J. f. Stretch and
Duggan, and here at a. m. daily occurs
guard mounting, feature OF military
ever OF interest to the tourist.
Other points of interest to the tourist
ire: The Historical Socety's rooms; the
'Garita, the military quater; chapel and
of Our Lady of the Rosary; the
hurch museum at the new cathedral the
gardens; church of our Our
lady of Guadalupe with its rare old works
# art; the soldiers monument, monu-
nent to the Pioneer Pathfinder Kit
larson, erected by the G. A. Il. of New
lexico; st. Vincent hospital, conducted
" Sisters of Charity, and the Orphans
Industrial. school; the Indian training
chool; LOreto Academy and the chapel
f Our Lady OF Light.
The sight-seer here may also take
ehicle and enjoy a days outing with
9th pleasure and profit. The various
pots of interest to be visited are Tesuque
ueblo, taking in the divide en- route
lonument rock, up in picturesque Santa
e canon; the Aztec mineral springs;
ambe pueblo; Aqua Fria village; the
lrquoise Mines place of the assassina-
on Of Governor Perez; San Ildefonso
uehlo, or the ancient cliff dwellers, be-
ond the Rio Grande.
THE AZTEC SPRINGS.
-Four miles distant from Santa Fe over
beautiful and picturesque mountain
BAD is the latest point of interest opened
, the sight seer. Prof. Clarke, OF the
mithsonian Institute, Washington, D.
:, returns the following analysis OF the
ealthful waters:
arts in 10000
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