Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-11-09
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY,

Onarterm astcr ,............... LIEUT.. PLuMMEI
Disbursing @ II Capt. j. W. sulM,nter4 Rans
L. S. Int. Rey. Collector. ...... NJ McGRoET>
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.
1t is the oldest seat of civil and religious
government on American soil. When
! Cabeza de Baca penetrated the valley Of
tbe Rio Grande in 1888 he found Santa
Re tiourlshing Pueblo village. The his
tory of it's 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.
TIE CLIMATE
Ct New Mexico is considered the finest on
the continent. The high altitude in
sures dryness and purity Especially
oJantad fo Inc nerlnapeut cure of pull
monorv comnloints. "a hundreds will be
ritness ) and by travelling from point to
point almost any desired temperature
NAV be enjoyed. The altitude OF some of
the principal points in the territory is
as follows: Santa Fe, 7,047; Costilla,
7774; TERRA Amarlila, ',4oo; diorleta,
1857; Taos, 6,0oO; Las 'egas, o,49I !;
Cimarron, G,4S0, bernalliio, DIVE; Alpu-
querque, 4,9lS; Socorro, 1000; Las
Cruces, 3,S44; Silver CITY,, o'94o; ri.
Stanton, 5,SOo. Inc mean temperature
at the government, station at Santa re,
for the years named was Us iollo"si 1914,
4S.9 degrees; 1879, $50 degrees; 1876,
4S.l; 1877, 4S:3; 1878, 40. 1919, oo.o;
1880, 46. e; which SHOWS an eXtraofolnary
uniformity: For t.iDercuiar diseases tne
death rate IN New mexico - 'ile iq t0,Ia III
NJ NV En1iard Ok. minnesota. IA: South
ern States, d; and New Mexico, ).
ntsrANcrs.
,.. II. :, distant from, Kansos Citv
eanta re IL us'"i1S lon. 600 ;Ias.
oo9 in dl's; dnJ 1At o1n rniles. from Aim.
rom trse ~ NJ -.o frnn ha,3ino S1G
queFque, % inIos, 90 - t.c,,, 90
nles lroi,' d rn asY, o.o frn,;, son Fran.
Angeles, i'oo1 hliloS Aiol' ''"A' '1
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ELEVATIONS. -.
The base of the monument i'll the
grand plaza is, according to latest correct
ed measurements, 7,0l9.5 teet above the
level of the sea; Bald mountain, toward
ern end OF the Santa Fe mountains,
1861 feet above sea level; Lake feak, TO
the right (where the Santa Fe creek has
its source, is l2,O45 feet hgh the duVlde
(Tesuoue road IN; Aqua Fria, G,4So;
Cienegrlilla (west), 6,025; La Bajada,
5,5I4: mouth of Santa Fe creek (north OF
Pena Blanca, 5,225; Sandia mountains
highest point), lO,60S; Old Placers,
6,8Ol: Los Cerrillos mountains South,
5,584 feet in height.
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POINTS of 1NiAA"'''
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 Us 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 1901, the other in 1898.
Church of San Miguel. Erected in the
18TH century DESTROYED during the Pueblo
revolI1tion Of 1880; rebuilt by order OF
tSTbe Waroues de la Penuela, " in the
veor 171O. 50
The Oldest dwelling house in the
limited States is located near San Miguel
church. It was built before the Spanish
CONQUEST.
The ancient catbedral's walls are grad
ually crumblins and instead a grand mod
ern stone structure is building. The old
cathedral was erected in 1861.
Old Fort Marcy was first recognized
md used as a strategic military point by
the Pueblo Indians when they revoltod
acoinst Spanish rule in I6S0and drove out
t6e enemy after besieging. the. city for
nine davs. Tie American array under
Kearney constructed old Fort Marcy in
1a4e. ..
Fort Marcy of the present day Is gar
r;soned bv three companies of he,10th
" 9 infantry under command of Cap
toins Gregory Barrett. J. f, Stretch and-A
.Duggan, and hefefat 9:a. m. dailysocsHrss
guard mounting, q, feature oi nlunaas
0ther noints of interest to the tourist
are. The Historical Societv's rooms; the
"C;arita the military quarter: chapel and
com aterv Of Orr Lady Of the Rosary; the
church museum at the new cathedral, the
erchhishop's gardens. church of our Our
I'odv Of Gnadalupe with its rare old works
90 art the soldiers monument, monu-
roent 70 the Pioneer Pathfinder, Kit