Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-08-23
CAPITAL CITY OF NEW MEXICO.
DIRECTOEl

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HISTORICAL.
Santa Fe, the city OF the Holy Faith OF
st. Francis, is the capital Of New Mexico,
trade center, sanitary. archepjscoptu
sec, and also the military headquarters.
1t is the oldest scat Of civil and religious
government on American soil. When
Cabeza de Baca penetrated the valley Of
the Rio Grande in 1888 he found Santa
Fe tourshing Pueblo village. The his
tory OF its first Europcan settlement was
lost. with most OF the earl y records OF the
territory, Nv the destruction Of all the
archives in 1850; but the earliest mem
ton OF it shows it then to have been the
CAPITAL and the center OF commerce,
authority and influence. In 1904 came
the first venturesome American trader
the forerunner Of the great line OF mer-
chants who have made traffic over the
Santa Fo worldwide i'll its celebrity.
THE CLIMATE
Of New Mexico is considered the finest on
the continent. The high altitude in
sures dryness aud purity Especially
adapted to tle permanent cure of pull
monary complaints, as hundreds will be
Witness and by travelling from point to
point almost any desired temperature
may be enjoyed. The altitude Of some OF
the principal points in the territory is
as follows: Santa Fe, 7,047; Costilla,
7,774; TERRA Amarillo, 1850; Glorieta,
7 ,587 Taos, $3.50; Las Vegas, 6,452;
Cimarron, 6,489, Bernalillo, 5,704; Albu-
querque, 4,9lS; Socorro, 1865; Las
Cruces, 3,S44; Silver City, 1916; TT.
Stanton, $500 The mean temperature
at tn government station at Santa Ee,
for the years named was as follows; 1874,
1879 degrees 1875, 1876 degrees; 1876,
1871; 1877, 4S.3; 1878, 47.6. 1879, SOC;
1880, 46.6; which shows an extraordinary
uniformity. For tubercular diseases the
death rate in New Mexico is the lowest in
the union, the ratio being as follows
New England, %; Minnesota, a. South
ern States, 6; and New Mexico, 8.
DISTANCES.
Santa Fe is distant from Kansas City
500 miles; from Denver, 338 miles
from Trsinidad, PIG miles; from Albu-
1uerque, 50 miles; from Deming, 3l6
miles; from Ell Paso, $40 miles from Los
Angeles, 1892 miles: from San Fran
cisco, PSI miles.
ELEVATIONS.
The base of the monument i'll the
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 Fe mountains,
II ,G6l feet above sea level Lake Peak, to
the right (where the Santa Fe creek has
its source, is l. ,O45 feet high the divide
(Tesuque road) iii; Aqua Fria, $3.50;
(west), G,025; La BaJada,
) ,514; mouth OF Santa Fe creek north OF
Pena Blanca), 5,225; Sandia mountains
(highest point, l0,608; Old Placefs,
5 sol; Los Cerrillos mountains (southl
) ,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 oil 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 dc Otermin
The Plaza-Onate and De Vargas made |
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 $780, rebuilt by order OF
''The Marques de Ia Penuela, " in the
year ITO.
The oldest dwelling house in the
United States is located near San Miguel
church. 1t was built before the Spanish |
The ancient cathedral's walls are grad
lally crumbling and instead a grand mod
ern stone structure is building. The old |
was erected in 1851.
Old Fort Marcy was first recognized
and used as u strategic military point by |
the Pueblo Indians when they revolted
against Spanish rule in 1880 and drove out
lie enemy after beseging the city for
nine days. The American army under
Kearney constructed old Fort Marcy in
1916.
Fort Marcy OF the present day Is gar
risoned by three companies OF the 10th
U. S. infantry, under command of Cap |
tains Gregory Barrett, j. T. Stretch and
Duggan, and here at 8 a. m. daily occurs
guard mounting, feature of military
ever OF interest to- the tourist.
Other points of interest to the tourist
are: The Historical Society's rooms; the
"Garita, ;" the military quarter; chapel and
cemetery 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-
rnent to the Pioneer Pathfinder, Kit
Carson, erected by the G. 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
of Our Lady of Light.
The sight-seer here may also take a
vehicle and enjoy days outing with
both pleasure and profit. The various
spots Of interest to be visited are Tesuque
pueblo, taking in the divide en- route;
Monument rock, up in picturesque Santa
Fe canon; the Aztec mineral springs;
Nambe pueblo; Aqua Fria village; the
turquoise mines place of the assassina-
ton of Governor Perez; San Ildefonso
pueblo, or the ancient cliff dwellers, be-
yond the Rio Grande.
THE CITY OF SANTA FE
is making a steady modern growth; has
now population of 5000, and has every
assurance of becoming a beautiful modern
city. Her people are liberal and enter
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