Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-01-22

angeles, ljO32 miles: from San Fran
cisco, ,28l miles.
ELEVATIONS.
The base Of the monument in the
grand plaza Is, according to latest correct
ed measurements, 7,0l9.5 feet above the
level of the sea; Bald mountain, toward
the northeast and at the extreme north
ern end of the Santa Fe mountains,
1861 feet above sea level; Lake Peak, te
the right (where the Santa Fe creek has
it's source, is 12,O45 feet high the divide
(Tesuque road I'LL; Aqua Fria, $3.50
Cieneguilla (west), 6,025 La Bajada.
5,5l4; mouth OF Santa Fe creek (north OF
Pena Blanca, 5,2225; Sandia mountains
(highest point, lO,6OS; Old Placers,
6,SOl Los Cerrllos mountains (sOuth),
1854 feet in height.
POINTS OF INTEREsr.
There are some forty various points OF
more or less historic interest III aud about
the ancient city:
The Adobe Palace, north side OF the
plaza, has been occupied as an executive
mansion since 1850, the first governor and
captain general $50 lar 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 1893.
Church of San Miguel. Erected in the
10th century; destroyed during the Pueblo
revolution OF 1850; rebuilt by order Of
"rhe Marques dc Ia Penuela, III the
year ITO.
The oldest dwelling house in the
United States is located near San Miguel
church 1t was built before the Spanish
The ancient cathedrals walls are grad.
ually crumbling and instead grand mod.
ern stone structure is building. The old
cathedral WAS erected i'll 1861.
Old Fort Marcy was first recognized
and used as 2 strategic military point by
the Pueblo Indians when they revOted
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
L. s. infantry, under command OF Cap
tains Gregory Barrel, J. +. Stretch and
bueSdll anu ilCIC AZ ~ o. III b'iif oNNuio
guard mounting, 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 quater chapel and
cemetery of Our Lady of the Rosary the
church museum at the new cathedral, the
gardens church of our Our
Lady of Guadalupe with its rare old works
Of art the soldiers monument, monu-
nent to the Pioneer Pathfinder Kit
Carson, erected by the q. 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
vehicle and enjoy Il days outing with
10Th pleasure and profit. The various
spots OF interest to he visited are Tesuque
pueblo, taking in the divide en- route
Monument rock, up i'll picturesque Santa
Re canon; the Aztec mineral springs
Hambe pueblo Aqua Fria village; the
turquoise mines place of the aSsassna-
ion OF Governor Perez; San lldefonso
pueblo, or the ancient cliff dwellers, be-
yond the Rio Grandc.
TIE AZTEC SPRINGS.
Four miles distant from Santa Fe owe,
! beautiful and picturesque mountain
Dad is the latest point of interest opened
o the sight seer. Prof Clarke, OF the
Smithsonian Institute, Washington, d.
=, returns the following analysis OF the
lealthful waters: