Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-01-28
DISTANCES.

Santa Fe is distant from Kansas Gil
869 miles; from Denver, 1913 miles
from Trsnidad, PIG miles; from Alb
querque, IS miles; from Deming, 81
- miles from FL Paso, $40 miles from L.
Angeles, | ,032 miles: from San Frar
ln i cisco, | PSI miles.
m ELEVATIONS.
m The base OF the monument in tn
IN grand plaza is, according to latest correc
m ed measurements, 7,0l9.5 feet above tn
m level OF the sea Bald mountain, towar
m the northeast and at the extreme north
N crn end OF the Santa Fe mountains,
1901 feet above sea level; Lake Peak t.
n the right (where the Santa Fe creek ha
N its source, is II ,045 feet high the divid
n tTesuque road III; Aqua Fria, $3.50
N Cicneglilla (west $685. La Baiada
N 5,5l4 mouth Of Santa Fe creek north q
n Pcna BIanca], 5,225; Sandia mountains
n highest point, lO,G08: Old Placers
a 6,S0l; Los Cerrillos mountains (south)
: 5,5S4 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 rcveals) being Juan de Otermin.
The Plaza-Onate and De Vargas made
triumphant marches over this beautiful
oasis, the one in 1891, the other in 1898.
Church OF San Miguel. Erected in the
18TH century destroyed during the Pueblo
revolution of 1880; rebuilt by order of
The Marques de la Penuela, " in the
year l7lO.
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 a strategic military point by
the Pueblo Indians when they revolted
against Spanish rule in 1880 and drove out
the enemy after besegng 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. ). infantry, under command of Cap
talns Gregory Barrel, J. +. Stretch and
Duggan, and here at 8 Il. H. daily occurs
guard mounting, a feature of military
maneuvering ever of interest to the tourist.
Other points of interest to the tourist
are The Historical Societv's rooms; the
Garita," the military quater; chapel and
OF Our Lady OF the Rosary; the
church museum at the new cathedral, the
archbishop's gardens; church of our Our
Lady OF Guadalupe with its rare old works
Of art; the soldiers monument, monu-
lnent to the Pioneer Pathfinder Kit
Carson, erected by the &. A. r.. of New
Mexico; st. Vincent hospital conducted
by Sisters of Charity, and the Orphans
Industrial school; the Indian training
school; Loreto Academy and the chapel
If Our Lady of Light
The sight-seer here may also take
'ehicle and enjoy days outing with
10Th pleasure and profit. The various
pots of interest to be visited are Tesuque
pueblo, taking in the divide en- route
Monument rock, up in picturesque Santa
70 canon; the Aztec mineral springs;
Sambe pueblo; Aqua Fra village; the -
turquoise mines; place of the assassina-
ion of Governor Perez; San lldefonso
pueblo, or the ancient cliff dwellers, be-
ond the Rio Grande.
THE AZTEC SPRINGS.
-Four miles distant from Santa Fe over
beautiful and picturesque mountain
DAD is the latest point of interest opened
0 the sight seer. Prof Clarke, OF the
smithsonian Institute, Washington, D.
J.sst1trtr dtUIo. "
arts in 10000 7
ilica ........ 0. 22O0
carbonate -.,.>..:.............0 5000
alcium sulphate. ............ ......... %. 0JUO
ndium ....... ................... ..... @ 225O /
Horde ...-................0 1890
otal. Observation-Disclosures. .... 2 sSlo
With enough carbonic acid to retain the
arbonates of calcium and magnesium in
olution as bicarbonates.
DR.. David l.. Huntington, curator of
he medical museum, Washington, ID. c.,
dds his voluntary testimony in behalf of
he spring, and says: "The water con- =.
aims eighteen grains of solid material to
he gallon. Soda, lime and magnesia
xist in bicarborals, also chlorides of
ulphates with traces of iron. 1t resem- -
lies many of the German springs and
,ould be useful in troubles OF the bladder