Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-09-09
i Few Facts for the General ILfo1 ma
ton Of Tourists and Sight
Seers Visiting the
CAPITAL CITY OF NEW NE EIOO.
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.

Clerk supreme Court ..ouMhERS BUAKhARl
LAND DEPARTMENT..
rs. SurEeyor General 'EDWAhp F. WopAE RI
R.r.iyer Public Moneys JAMES 4. srRADLlNt
US. ARMY.
Commander at IT. Marcy, Col. II FSEY DOUGLASS
| Adiutant .....,....... LIEUT.. ). SEiBt IN
| UuurternaSter .......... ....,,.LI iuT. PLuMhEB
9ec'y Bureau OF Immigration. MAX Frost
L. 8. Int. Rev. Collector ,...''. ..J.f. McGRokTY
HISTORICAL.
Santa Fe, the city Of the Holy Faith Of
st. Francis, is the capital OF New Mexico
trade center, sanitary. archepiscopal
see, and also the militia ~ headquarters.
1t il the oldest seat OF iyil and religious
government on Ameri' AN soil. When
Cabeza de Baca penetr eted the valley OF
the Rio Grande in IL IS he found Santa
Fe tlourlshing Pueb' o village. The his
tory OF its first Euro jean settlement was
lost, with most OF tn E early records of the
territory, by the { !cstruction of all the
archives in 1885, cut the earliest men
ton of it shows it Il zen to have been the
capital and the center OF commerce,
authority and infu ence. In 1904 came
the first ventureson ae American trader
the forerunner of t he great line of mer-
chants who have made traffic over the
Santa Fe worldwide in its celebrity.
THE CLIMATE
Ct New Mexico is considered the finest on
the continent. The high altitude in
sures dryness and purity Especially
adapted to the 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. TIE altitude OF some of
the principal points in the territory is
as follows: Santa Fe, 7,047; Costilla,
7,774; TERRA Amarillo, 1855; Glorieta,
1857; Taos, $3.50; Las Vegas, G,452;
Cimarron, 6,4S9, Bernalillo, 5,7O4 Albu-
ouerque, 4,9lS; Socorro, 1865; Las
Cruces, SSH; Silver City, 5,946; Fl.
Stanton, $500. The mean temperature
at the government station at Santa Fe,
for the Years named was as follows 1874,
1870 degrees; 1875, 1876 degrees; 1876,
1871; 1877, 1873; 1878, 47.6. 1879, SOC;
1880, 48.6; 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, IA; South
ern States, 6; and New Mexico, 5.
DISTANCES.
Santa Fe Is distant from Kansas City
S6g miles; from Denver, 1913 miles;
from Trsinidad, 216 miles; from Albu-
oueroue, 50 miles; from Deming, 3l6
miles; from FL Paso, $40 miles; from Los
Angeles, 1882 miles: from San Fran
cisco, /, PSI miles.
ELEVATIONS.
The base of the monument in 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,
Il, G6l feet above sea level; Lake Peak, to
the right (where the Santa Fe creek has
its source), is Il, O45 feet high the divide
(Tesuque road) iii; Aqua Erla, 6,48O
Cieneguilla (west), G,025; La Bajada,
5,5l4; mouth of Santa Fe creek (north OF
Pena Blapca), 1925; Sandia mountains
(highest point, 10,60S; Old Placers,
6,801; 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 1850, the first governor and
captain general $50 far as the data al
hand reyeals) being Juan de Otermiu
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 III the
10th century destroyed during the Pueblo
revolution of 1850; rebuilt by order OF
''The Marques do Ia Penuela, i'll the
year ITO.
The Oldest dwelling house in the
United States Is located near San MlSuel
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 l76l. :,
Old Fort Marcy was first recognized
and used as strategic military point by
the Pueblo Indians when they revoltod
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
risoned by three companies OF the 10Th
U. s. infantry, under command OF Cap
tains Gregory Barrel, j. F. Stretch and
Duggan, and here at 8 q. m. daily occurs
guard mounting, feature OF military
maneuvering ever OF interest 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, mont-
ment to the Pioneer Pathfinder; Kit
Carson, erected by the G.. a. II. OF New
Mexico; St. Vincent hospital, conducted
bv 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 !ldefonso
pueblo, or the ancient cliff jewellers, be-
yond the Rio Grande.
TIE CITY OF SANTA FEE
is making steady modern growth; has
now population of 5000, and has every
assurance of becoming beautiful modern
city. Her people are liberal and enter
prising, and stand ready to foster and en-
courage any legitimate undertaking hav-
ind for its object the building UP and inn