Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-02-11

Angeles, l,O32 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,Ol9.5 feet above the
| level of the sea; Bald mountain, toward
| the northeast and at the extreme north
ern end of the Santa Fe mountains,
| u ,GGl feet above sea level; Lake Peak, to
the right (where the Santa Fe creek has
its source, is II, 045 feet high :; the divide
(Tesuque road I'LL; Aqua Fria, $3.50
Cieneguilla (west), 6,025; La BaJada
5,5l4 mouth OF Santa Fe creek (nortll OF
pena Blanca, 1925; Sandia mountains
(highest point, lO,GO8 Old Placers,
6,S01; Los CerrilIOS mountains (south),
) ,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 1850, the first governor and
captain general $50 far as the data at
hand reveals being Juan de Otermin.
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.-Erected in the
10th century destroyed during the Pueblo
revolution of $780, rebuilt by order of
"The Marques de la Penuela, " i'll the
year ITO.
The oldest dwelling house in the
=, toI
church. 1t was built before the Spanish
conquest.
The ancient cathedral's walls are grad
ualy crumblng and instead a grand mod
ern stone structure is building. The Old
cathedral was erected in 1861.
Old Fort Marcy was first recognized
and used as strategic military point by
the Pueblo Indians when they revolted
against Spanish rule in 1880 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
rsoned by three companies OF the 10th
U. S. infantry, under command OF Cap
tains Gregory Barrett j. +. Stretch and
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 quater chapel and
cemetery of Our Lady of the Rosary; the
church museum at the new cathedral, the
gardens; church OF cur Our
Lady of Guadalupe with its rare old works !
Of art; the soldiers monument, monu-
ment 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
Doth 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 ASSESSING
ion of Governor Perez; San Ildefonso
pueblo, or the ancient cliff jewellers, be-
yond 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
o the sight seer Prof. Clarke, of the
smithsonian Institute, Washington, D.
J., returns the following analysis of the
waters
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