Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-08-16
A Few Facts for the General Lnforma-
ton Of Tourists and Sight,
Saers Visiting the
CITY OF NEW MEXICO.
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY

[. = Land Register j. Il. WALEEi
Receiver Public Moii"ys JAMES a. -rNApL NJ
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commander al Fl ilarcy, Col. HFHTT DOUGLASS
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HISTORICAL.
santa Ie, the city OF the Holy Faith o.
! It. Francis, is the capital Of New Mexico
| uade center, sanitary. archepisrOpaI
/ see, and also the military headquarters.
| Il il the Oldest seat Of civil and religious
( government on American soil, When
| Cabpzu dc BaHa penetrated the valley Of
the Rio Grande in l53S he found Santa
| Fc & flourlshin4 Pueblo Village. The his
tory oi its first European settlement was
Iost, with most OF the early records OF the
territory, by the destruction OF all the
trchivea in 1850; but the earliest mem
lion Of it shows ii then 10 have been the
capital and the center of commerce,
authority and influence. In 1904 came
the first yenturesome 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
.fNew Mexico IL considered the finest on
The continent. The high altitude in
sures dryness aud purity Especially
adapted to tie permanent cure of pull.
monarv complaints, as hundreds will be
Witness and by travelling from point to
point almost any desired temperature
may be enjoyed, The altitude OF some Of
the principal points i'll the territory is
AZ fOllcws Santa Fe, 7,O47; Costilla,
7,774; Ticrra Amarillo, 7,4j5; Glorieta,
1851; Taos, $3.50 Las Vegas, G,452;
Cimarron, 4, 4S0, BernalilIo, 5,7O4; AIbu-
ouerque, 4,0lS; Socorro, 1868; Las
Cruces, SSH; Silver City, $780, IT,
Stanton, $500. The mean temperature
at tn government station at Santa Fe,
for the years named was as follows; 1874,
1870 degrees; 1875, 1876 degrees; 1876,
1911; 1877, 4S.3; 1873, 47.6. 1879, 500;
1850, 4B.6; which shows an extraordinary
uniformity. For tubercular diseases tho
death rate in New Mexico is the lowest il
the union, the ratio being as follows
New England, % Minnesota, H. South
ern States, Is and New Mexico, 3,
DISTANCES.
Santa Fo is distant from Kansas City
6U9 miles; from Denver, S3S miles;
from Trsinidad, PIG miles; from Albu"
oueruue, So miles; from Demlng, BIG
miles from Fl Paso $40 miles; from Los
Angeles, ! ,U3Z miles: from Sun Fran"
cisco, | PSI miles,
ELEVATIONS.
The base OF the monument in the
grand plaza is according to latest correct
ed measurements, 7,0l9.5 ieet 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 l2,O45 feet high the divide
(Tesuque rond) iii; Aqua Frla, $3.50
Ceneguilla (WesD, 6,025; La Baada
5,5l4; mouth Of Santa Fe creek (nOrth Of
pena Blauca), 5,225; Sandia mountains
highest point, lOO0S; Old Plarers,
6,SUl Los Cemill0s mountains (southh
5,584 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 IL 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 1888
Church Of San Miguel. -Erected in the
10th century destroyed during the Pueblo
revolution of 1850; rebuilt by order Of
1.-THE Marques de Ia Penuela, in the
year ITO.
The oldest dwelling house in the
United States is located near San Miguel
church. 1t was built before the Spanish
conquest.
Tie ancient cathedrals walls are grad
ually crumbling and instead grand mod
ern stone structure is building. The Old
cathedral was erected III l7Gl.
Old Fort Marcy was first recognized
and used as o strategic military point by
the Pueblo Indians when they reyolted
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 Barret, j. +. Stretch and
Duggan, and here at 8 a. M. daily occurs
guard mounting, feature OF military
maneuyering ever of interest to the tourist
Other points of interest to the tourist
are: The Historical Society's rooms the
"Garita, y" 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, monu-
ment to the Pioneer Path-Finder, .kit
Carson, erected by the &. 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
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 lldefonso
pueblo, or the ancient cliff jewellers, be-
yond the Rio Grande.
TIE CITY OF SANTA FE
is making steady modern growth; has
now a population of 5000, and has every
assurance of becoming beautiful modern
4 citv. Her people are liberal and enter
prising, and stand ready to foster and ell
courage any legitimate undertaking hay
ing for its object the building up and i'm
.ouon,ont nj the pacp AMONG the