Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-09-28
SANTA Re.
A Few Facts for the General 1nforma-
ton Of Tourists and Sight
seers Visiting the
CAPITAL CITY OF NEW MEXICO
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY,

Commander at Ft. Marcy, Col. Henry DOUGLAS
| Adiutant ............... LIEUT.. 5. SEYBl R!
! Ouartermaster ..,.............:L LIEUT.. PLuhhEl
Discussing Q. N capt. j. W. SuHniyrF FnH 81
U. 8, Int Rev. Collector .J.P. McGRoRT'
HISTORICAL.
Santa Fe, the city of the Holy Faith o
St. Francis, is the capital of New Mexico
trade center, sanitary. archepiscopa
see. and also the military headquarters
It is the Oldest seat OF civil and religious
government on American soil. Whe1
Cabeza de Baca penetrated the valley o
the Rio Grande in 1888 he found SAINTS
Fe flourlshing Pueblo village. The his
tory OF its first European settlement was
lost, with most of the early records Of the
territory, by the destruction OF all the
archives in 1880; but the earliest men
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 Fe worldwide in its celebrity.
THE CLIMATE
OF New Mexico is considered the finest on
the continent. The high altitude in
sures dryness and purity Especially
adapted to tle permanent cure OF pull
monary complaints, as hundreds will be
witness, and by travelling from point to
Doint almost any desired temperature
NAV be enioyed. The altitude of some of
the principal points in the territory is
az follows: Santa Fe, 7,047; Costilla,
7,774; TERRA Amarillo, 7,455; Glorieta,
1851; Taos, $3.50; Las Vegas, GASP ;
Cimarron, 6 ,4S9, Bernalillo, 5,704; Albu-
oueroue, 4,918; Socorro, 1865; Las
Cruces, S,S44; 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,
1879 degrees; 1875, 4S.6 degrees; 1876,
48.1; 1877, 4S.3; 1878, AIS. 1879, sos;
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, rs; Minnesota, ID; South
ern States, 6; and New Mexico, 3.
DISTANCES.
Santa Fe is distant from Kansas City
800 miles; from Denver, 1888 miles ;
from Trsinidad, PIG miles; from Albu-
oueroue, IS miles; from Deming, BIG
miles from FL Paso, $40 miles; from Los
Angeles, 1882 miles: from San Fran
cisco, ,2S1 miles
ELEVATIONS.
The base of the monument in The
grand plaza is, according to latest correct
ed measurements, 70l9.5 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, 661 feet above sea level; Lake Peak, to
the right (where the Santa Fe creek has
its source), is IL ,045 feet high the divide
CTesuoue road) III; Aqua Frla, 6,49o
Cieneguilla (west), COPS; La Balada,
5,5I4: mouth of Santa Fe creek (north OF
Pena Blanca), $685. Sandia mountains
(highest point, 10,6OS; Old Placers'
8.80l; Los Cerrillos mountains (south),
1854 feet in height.
POINTS OF INTEREST.
There are some forty various points o.
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 anc
captain general ESQ far as the data a
hand reveals) being Juan de Otermln :,
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 tn
10th century destroyed during the Pueblo
revolution of 1880; rebuilt by order o
'The Marques de la Penuela'" IN tn
year ITO. -. $1,000, A.,
The Oldest dwelling house in TIT
United States is located near San Mlgue
church. 1t was built before the spanish
The ancient cathedral's walls are grad
ually crumbling and instead grand mod
ern stone structure is building. The oil
cathedral was erected in 176l.
Old Fort Marcy was first recognize
and used as O strategic military point b
the Pueblo Indians when they revolto
against Spanish rule in 1880 and drove OF
the enemy after besieging the city fo
nine days. The American army unde
Kearney constructed old Fort Marcy j
Fort Marcy Of the present day Is ga
risoned by three companies OF the lOt
| u, S. infantry, under command OF Cal
tains Gregory Barrett, ]. F. Stretch and
Duggan, and here at $ q. m. daily occur
guard mounting, a feature of milltar
maneuvering ever of interest to the tours
Other points of interest to the touri
are: The Historical Societys rooms; tt
"Garita, " the military quarter chapel an
cemetery of Our Lady of the Rosary; Il
church museum at the new cathedral, tt
archbishop's gardens; church OF our o.
Lady of Guadalupe with its rare old Worl
, of art the soldiers monument, mon
{ rnent to the Pioneer Pathfinder, K
Carson, erected by the G. A. R. of Ne
Mexico; st. Vincent hospital, conduct
! by Sisters of Charity, and the Orphan
y industrial school; the Indian trainil
a school; Loreto Academy and the chap
3 of Our Ladyof Light.
The sight-seer here may also take
vehicle and enjoy days outing wi
both pleasure and profit. The vario
spots of interest to be visited are Tesuq
pueblo, taking in the divide en- rout
| Monument rock, up in picturesque San
Fe canon; the Aztec mineral spring
Nambe pueblo; Aqua >Fria village; t
turquoise mines; place OF the assassin
I ton of Governor Perez; San lldefon
pueblo, or the ancient cliff jewellers,
yond the Rio Grande.
THE CITY OF SANTA FEE
is making a steady modern growth;
r, now population Of 5000, and has evt
, assurance Of becoming beautiful mode
! CITY. Her people are liberal and ent
prising, and stand ready to foster and
IN courage any legitimate undertaking h
~ y, ing for its object the building up and
mi provement Of the place. Among
&c present needs of Santa Fe, and for VIII
NJ liberal bonuses in cash or lands could
~ Ill, Lo oocurad NAV he rnentio,