Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-10-31

e. s. Surveyor General. EDWARD F. i, HoBAn,
u s. Land Register ..... ......,....J II. NALkE'
Receiver Pubic Moneys JAMES A. SpRADLlNt
us. ARMY.
Commander ut IT. Marcy, Col. HENRY DOUGLAS
AdjutauC- ............... LIEUT.. ,. l 2h ~ M
1isbursiug Q. NJ Capt. J. W. Summcrhayes
sec'y bureau Of Immigration. ..... MAX fRosl
Z. S. Int. Rev. Collector *. McGEoRTh
HISTORICAL.
Santa Fe, the city of the Holy Faith O.
st. Francis, is the capital Of New Mexico
trade center sanitary. archcpscopa
see, and also the military headquarters
1t is the oldest seat OF civil and religious
government on American soil. When
! Cabeza dc HaGa penetrated the valley Of
the Rio Grande in 1888 lie found Santa
| Sc Il fourlsting 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,
lion of it shows it then to have been the
rapital 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 It's celebrity.
THE CLIMATE
Of New Mexico is considered the finest on
the continent. The high altitude i'll
sures dryncss and purity especially
adapted TO the permanent cure OF pull
monary complaints, rs hundreds Will be
witness and by travelling from point to
point almost any desired temperature
may be enioyed. The altitude Of some of
the principal points in the territory is
as follows: Santa Fe, 7,047; Costilla,
7,774; TERRA Amarillo, 1855; Glorieta,
1881; Taos, $3.50; Las Vegas, 6,452 I;
Cimarron, 6,489, Bernalillo, 5,7O4; Albu-
oueroue. 4,0l6; Socorro, 1865; Las
Cruces, 3,S44; Silver City, 5,946; Ft.
Stanton. $500. The mean temperature
ot the government station at Santa Fe,
for the years named was as follows; 1874,
48.9 degrees; 1875, 1876 degrees; 1876,
4S.1; 1877, A8.3, 1878, 47.6. 1879, 500;
1890, 46.O; 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, 25; Minnesota, "A; South
ern States, 6; and New Mexico, 3.
DISTANCES.
Santa Fe is distant from Kansas City
869 miles; from Denver, 1893 miles;
from Trsinidad, PIC miles; from Albu-
oueroue, 85 miles; from Deming, 316
miles; from Ei Paso, $40 miles; from Loo
Angeles, l,G32 miles; from San Fran
cisco, PSI miles.
ELEVATIONS.
The base OF the monument in vhe
grand plaza is, according to latest correct
ed measurements, 1888 feet above the
level of the sea; Bald mountain, toward
the northeast and at the extreme north
ern end OF the Santa Fe mountains,
y, GGl feet above sea level; Lake Peak, to
the right (whero the Santa Fe creek has
its so1rce), is u ,045 feet high the divide
(Tesuoue road) iii; Aqua Fria, 6,4SO;
CieDeguilla (west, 6,O25; La Balada.
5,5l4; mouth of Santa Fe creek (north. OF
Pena Blanca), 1925; Sandia mountains
(highest point, 10,G0S; Old Placers,
sol; Los Cerrillos mountains (south),
5 ,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 Otermin
The Plaza-Onate and De Vargas made
triumphant marches over this beautiful
oasis, the one in 1891, the other IN 1913.
Church of San Miguel Erected in the
10th century destroyed during the Pueblo
revolution OF 1850; rebuilt by order OF
"The Marques de Ia Penuela, In the
year 17l0. ~,
United States is located near San Miguel
church. It 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 .reNolted
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. T. Stretch and
Duggan, and here at 8 q. m. daily occurs
guard mounting, q 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, u 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 Oul
Lady of Guadalupe with its rare old works
of art; the soldiers monument, monu
ment to the Pioneer Pathfinder, Xii
Carson, erected by the G. A. r. OF New
Mexico; St. Vincent hospital, conducted
bv Sisters Of Charity, and the Orphans
industrial school; the Indian training
! school; Loreto Academy and the chape
OF Our Lady OF Light.
The sight-seer here may also take
vehicle and enjoy days outing witt
both pleasure and profit. The various
spots OF interest to be visited are Tesuqu,
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 assassina
ton of Governor Perez; San lldefons
pueblo, or the ancient cliff jewellers, be
yond the Rio Grande.
THE CITY OF SANTA FE
is making steady modern growth; ha
now population of 5000, and has ever
| assurance of becoming q beautiful.moder