Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-11-08
TERRITORIAL.


g. q. Int. Rev. Collector up. 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 lie found SAINTS
Fe q hourlshing Pueblo village. The his
tory of its first European settlement was
lost, with most of the early records OF the
territory, ny the destruction of all the
archives in 1850; but the earliest men.
tion 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
Of New Mexico is considered the finest on
tho continent. The high altitude in
sures dryness and purity Especially
adapted to the permanent cure OF pull
monary complaints, as hundreds will be
witness 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,
7.774: TERRA Amarillo, 1855; Glorieta,
75S7: Taos, $3.50; Las Vegas, 6,452 I;
Cimarron, 6, 4S9, Bernalillo, 5,704; Albu-
querque, 4,9lS; socorro, 4,656; Las
Cruces, 3,S44; Silver City, 5,946; TT.
Stanton, $500. The mean temperature
at the government station at Santa re,
for the years named was as follows; 1874,
4S.0 degrees; 1875, 4S.6 degrees; 1875,
48.l: 1877, 4S.3; 1878, 47.6. 1879, 500;
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, %; Minnesota, IA; South
ern States, 6; and New Mexico, 3.
DISTANCES.
Santa Fe is distant from Kansas City
s69 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, 1892 miles; from San Fran
cisco, 1881 miles.
ELEVATIONS.
| The base OF the monument i'll 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,
IL, 66l feet above sea level; Lake Peak, 10
the right (where the Santa Fe creek has
its source), is II, 045 feet high the divide
| CFesuoue road) iii; Aqua Fria, 6, 480 ;
Ciepeguilla (westl, 6,025; La Balada,
1914: mouth of Santa Fe creek north OF
Pena Blanca), 1925; Sandia mountains
| (highest point, 10608; Old Placers,
6,801; Los Cerrillos mountains tsouth),
1854 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 US the data at
hand reveals) being Juan de Otermln
The Plaza-Onate and DE Vargas MADE
| triumphant marches over this beautllul
oasis, the one in 1891, the other IN 1923.
Church Of San Miguel. Erected IN the
10th century destroyed during the Pueblo
revolution Of 1880; rebuilt by order OF
"The Marques de Ia Penuela, in the
The Oldest dwelling house in the
United States is located near San Miguel
church. 1t was built before the Spanish
The ancient cathedfal's walls are grad
ually crumbline and instead grand mod:
ern stone structure is building. The old
cathedral was erected in 1761.
Old Fort Marcy was first recognized
and used as a strategic military point by
the Pueblo Indians when they revoltcd
against Spanish rule in 1880 and drove out
| tie enemy after besieging the city fol
nine DAYS, The American army under
Kearney constructed old Fort Marcy in
1846.
Fort Marcy of the present day is gar
risoned by three companies OF the lOtt
| U. S. infantry, under command of Cap
tains Gregory Barrel, ]. F. Stretch and
Duggan, and here at $ q. m. daily occurs
guard mounting, a feature OF military
maneuvering ever Of interest to the tourist
Other points OF interest to the tours
are: The Historical Society's rooms; thu
"Garita," the military quarter chapel ant
cemetery of Our Lady OF the Rosary; tn
church museum at the new cathedral, tn
archbishop's gardens; church OF our Ou
LADY of Guadalupe with its rare old work
of art; the soldiers monument, monu
2 rnent to the Pioneer Pathfinder, XII
!. Carson, erected by the G. A. r. of New
E Mexico; St. Vincent hospital, conducte'
! by Sisters of Charity, and the Orphans
= industrial school; the Indian trainin
q school; Loreto Academy and the chape
. of Our Lady OF Light.
The sight-seer here may also take
vehicle and enjoy days outing wit
both pleasure and profit. The variou
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 assasslns
! tion of Governor Perez; San lldefons
nueblo, or the ancient cliff jewellers, bt
yond the Rio Grande.
THE CITY OF SANTA FE
] is making steady modern growth; hs
4 now population of 5000, and has ever
I assurance of becoming beautiful moder
i! city. Her people are liberal and ente
prising, and stand ready to foster and ei
ln courage any legitimate undertaking ne
y, Il ing for it's object the building up and IN
nj proyement OF the place. Among II
g. present needs Of Santa Fe, and for whiC
z, liberal bonuses in cash or lands could Vi