Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-11-20
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. Whel
Cabeza de Baca penetrated the valley o
the Rio Grande in 1888 he found SAINTS
Fe fourlshing Pueblo village. The his
tory of its first European settlement was
lost, with most of the earl Y 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.
THE CLIMATE
of New Mexico is considered the finest on
the continent. The high altitude in
sures dryness and purity Especially
adapted to tne permanent cure of pull
monarv complaints, as hundreds will be
witness, y and by travelling from point to
point almost any desired temperature
may 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, 7,455; Glorieta,
1857; Taos, $3.50; Las Vegas, GASP I;
Cimarron, 6 ,4S9, Bernalillo, 5,704; Albu-
querque, 4,9lS; Socorro, 1865; Las
Cruces, 3,S44; Silver City, 5,946; Ft.
Stanton, $500. The mean temperature
at the government station at Santa Fe,
for the years named was as follows; 1874,
1879 degrees; 1875, 1876 degrees; 1876,
4S.1; 1877, 48.3; 1878, 47.6. 1879, 50.6;
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, 25; Minnesota, IA; South
ern States, 6; and New Mexico, 3.
DISTANCES.
Santa Fe is distant from Kansas City
1859 miles; from Denver, 1888 miles;
from Trsinidad, 216 miles; from Albu-
querque, IS miles; from Deming, 3l6
miles; from Ell Paso, $40 miles; from Los
Angeles, 1882 miles; from San Fran
cisco, ,2S1 miles.
ELEVATIONS.
The base of the monument i'll Uhe
grand plaza is, according to latest correct
ed measurements, 7,Ol9.5 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, to
the right (where the Santa Fe creek has
its source), is ,045 feet high the divide
(Tesuque road) I'LL; Aqua Fria, 6,4SO;
Cieneguilla (west), 6,025; La Balada,
5,514; mouth of Santa Fe creek (north OF
Pena Blanca), 1925; Sandia mountains
highest point, 10,6OS; Old Placers,
6,S01; Los Cerrillos mountains (south),
{, 1874 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 ESQ far as the data OF
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 1880; rebuilt by order OF
"The Marques de la 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.
The ancient cathedral's walls are grad
ually crumbling and instead grand mod
ern stone structure is building. The old
cathedral was erected in 17G1.
Old Fort Marcy was first recognized
and used as strategic military point by
the Pueblo Indians when they revotcd
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 Barrett, J. f. Stretch and
Duggan, and here at 8 a. m. daily occurs
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 quarter; chapel and
cemetery of Our Lady of the Rosary; the
church museum at the new cathedral, the
archbishops gardens; church Of our Our
Lady of Guadalupe with its rare old works
of art; the soldiers monument, monu-
ment to the Pioneer Pathfinder, Kit
Carson, erected by the G. 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 6
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 SAINTS
Fe canon; the Aztec mineral springs
Nambe pueblo; Aqua Fria village; the
turquoise mines; place of the assassina
ton of Governor Perez; San IldefonsC
pueblo, or the ancient cliff jewellers, be
yond the Rio Grande.
THE CITY OF SANTA FIX
is making steady modern growth; ha
now population of 5000, and has ever.
assurance of becoming beautiful moderl
city. Her people are liberal and enter
prising, and stand ready to foster and en-
courage any legitimate undertaking hav
ing for its object the building up and i'm
provement Of the place. Among tn
present needs OF Santa Fe, and for whic
liberal bonuses in cash or lands could VI
doubleday be secured, may be mentione