Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-09-02
A Few Facts for the General I1forma-
ton Of Tourists and Sight
S8ars Visiting the
CAPITAL CITY OF NEW MEXICO.
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.


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HISTORICAL.
Santa Fe, the city Of the Holy Faith I'll
y Francis, is the capital of New Me&iro,
trade center, sanitary. archtpl5copai
SOC. and also the military headquarters.
II is the oldest seat OF civil and religious
rovprnmert on American soil. When
Cnhaza dc Baca penetrated the valley Of
The Rio Lirande in 1898 he found santa
Te Hourlshing Pueblo village. The his
forv Of its first European settlement was
lost, with most OF the early records OF the
territory, by the destruction OF aIl the
archives in 1850; but the earliest men
ton Of it shows it then to have been the
capital and the center OF commerce,
authority and influence. In 1894 came
the first venturcsome american trader
the foreruuner OF the great line Of mer-
chants who have made traffic over the
Santa Fe worldwide i'll its celebrity.
TIE CLIMATE
r.; New Mexico is considered the finest on
the continent. The high altitude IA
sures drynes5 and purity especially
aIaptcd to Tie permanent cure OF pull
monarv complaints, as hundreds viii be
witness and by travelling from point to
oojut 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; Costllla,
7,774; TERRA Amarillo, 7,455; Glorieta,
7'5S7; Taos, $3.50; Las Vegas, CO.
CiInarron, 6,489, Bernalillo, 5,7O4; Albu-
0npr0e. 4,9lS; Socorro, 4,GJ5; Las
Cruces, SSH; Silver City, 5,046; TT.
stanton, $500. The mean temperature
at the government station at Santa Fe,
for the Years named was as follows 1874,
49, degrees; 1875, 1876 degrees; 1876,
1871; 1877, 1873; 1873, 47.6. 1879, 500;
1880, 46.6; which shows an extraordinary
uniformity. For tubercular diseases the
death rate in New Mexico is the lowest III
the union, the ratio being as follows
New England, % Minnesota, "A; South
ern States, 6; and New Mexico, 3.
DISTANCES.
Santa Fe is distant from Kansas City
$50 miles; from Denver, 338 miles;
from Trsinidad, PIG miles; from Albu-
oueroue, IS miles; from Demlng, 3l6
niles from FL Paso, $40 miles; from Los
ANGELES, 1852 miles: from San Fran
cisco, PSI miles.
ELEVATIONS.
The base OF the monument III ehe
grand plaza is, according to latest correct
ed Measurements, 7,0l9.o feet above the
level of the sea Bald mountain, toward
the northeast and at the extreme north
ern end OF the Santa Fe mountains,
- 66l feet above sea level Lake Peak, to
the right (where the Santa re creek mas
its source), is Il ,045 ieet high ) the DIVIDE
,Tesuoue road) I'LL; Aqua Eria, 6,43O;
Cieneallilla (west), 6,020; La BnJada,
5.6l4: mouth of Santa Fe creek (nOrth OF
Penn Blanca), b,22J; Sandla mountains
highest point, 1O,GOo; Old flacef5'
6,S0l; Los Cerrillos 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 1880, the first governor and
captain general $50 far as the data at
hand reveals being Juan de Otermli
The Plaza-Onate and De Vargas made
triumphant marches over this beautiful
oasis. the one in 1901, the other IN 1913
Church of San Miguel Erected in the
1Rth century DESTROYED during the Pueblo
revolution of 1850; rebuilt by order OF
"The Marques de ID Penuela, IN the
year ITO. =. :. no
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 Inc olu
cathedral was erected III lIOl.
Old Fort Marcy was first recognized
and used as Il strategic military point by
the Pueblo Indians when they reFoltcd
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 III
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. +. Stretch and
Dugpan, and here at 9 a. IN. 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 Society's rooms; the
"Garita, " the military quarter chapel anc
cemetery of Our Lady of the Rosary; the
church museum at the new cathedral, the
archbishop's gardens; church OF our Oul
Lady of Guadalupe with its rare old work.
of art the soldiers monument, monu
ment to the Pioneer Pathfinder, III
: Carson. erected by the G, a. Il. OF New
Mexico: st. Vincent hospital, conducted
by Sisters of Charity, and the Orphans
j, industrial school; the Indian trainin;
$ school: Loreto Academy and the chape
= of Our Lady Of Light.
The sight-seer here may also take
vehicle and enjoy days outing viii
both pleasure and profit. The yarou
! spots of interest to be visited are Iesuqu
pueblo, taking in the divide en- route
/ Monument rock, up in picturesque SAINT
Fe canon; the Aztec mineral springs
Nambe pueblo; Aqua Fria village; tn
turquoise mines; place of the assassin'
tion of Governor Perez; San lldeions
: pueblo, or the ancient cliff dwellers, be
yond the Rio Grande.
THE CITY or SANTA FE
! is making steady modern growth; hs
:. now population of 5000, and has ever
I assurance of becoming beautiful moder
/! citv. Her people are liberal and ente
= nrising, and stand ready to foster and Ell
in courage any legitimate undertaking ha'
y u ins for its object the building up and in
nj nj nr 1 of the place. Among tt
&c present needs OF Santa Fe, and for whic
+. liberal bonuses in cash or lands could III