Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-10-07

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HISTORICAL"
Santa Fe, the city Of the Holy Faith o
| St. Francis, is the capital of New Mexico
trade center, sanitary. arGhcpiscopa
sec, and also The military headquarters.
! Il Is the Oldest seat Of civil and religious
government on American soil. When
| Cabeza de Baca penetrated the valley Of
| the Rio Cirande in 1888 he found Santa
Fe tiolrlshing 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 1850: 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 forerunnor of the great line OF mer-
chants who have made traffic over the
Santa Re worldwide in its celebrity.
TIE CLIMATE
cf New Mexico is considered the finest on
the continent. The high altitude in
surcs drynoss and purity Especially
sdapted to tAe 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 in the territory is
as follows: Santa Fe, 7,O47; Costilla,
7.774; Terra Amarillo, 7,455; Giorieta,
1887; Taos, $3.50; Las Vegas, G,452;
Cimarron, ,4S9, Bernalillo, 5,7O4; Albu-
oueroue, 4,018; Socoro, 4,G55; Las
Cruces, ssh; Silver City, 5,046; TT.
Stanton, $500. The mean temperature
nj the government station at Santa Fe,
for the Years named was as follows; 1874,
$50 degrees; 1875, 1876 degrees; 1876,
1871; 1877, 4S3; 1878, 47.6. 1879, 50.6;
1880, A0.G; 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 Re is distant from Kansas City
500 miles; from Denver, 33S miles;
rom Trsinidad. PIG miles; from Albu-
oueroue, So miles; from Deming, 3l6
miles; from FL Paso, $40 miles; from Los
Angeles, l,O32 miles: from San Fran
cisco, ,291 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 Fo mountains,
II. GGl feet above sea level; Lake Peak, to
the right (where the Santa Fe creek has
its source, is 2,O45 feet high; the divide
Cresuque road IN; Aqua Fria, 6,460 I;
Cieneguilla (west, COPS; La Balada.
ssh: mouth OF Santa Fe creek (north Of
Pena Blanca, 5,225; Sandia mountains
(highest point, l0,G0S; Old Placers,
6,80l; Los Cerrillos mountains (south),
5 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: =,
Tho Adobe Palace, north side OF the
plaza, has been occupied SIS 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 1888.
Church of San Miguel.-Erected in the
10th century destroyed during the Pueblo
revolution OF 1885, rebuilt by order OF
THE Marques de Ia Penuela'" in the
The Oldest dwelling house in the
United States is located near San Mlguel
church. 1t was built before the Spanish
conquest.
The ancient cathedral's walls are grad
uallv crumbling and instead grand mod.
ern stone structure is building. The old
cathedral was erected in l7bl. -.
Old Fort Marcy was lirst recognized
and used as strategic military point. by
the Pueblo Indians when they revoltod
against Spanish rule in 1880 and drove Out
the enemy after besieging the city ttoi
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 l0tl
q. s, infantry, under command OF Cap
tains Gregory Barrett, j. F. Stretch and
Duggan, and here at n. m. daily occurs
ruard mounting, feature OF military
maneuyering ever OF interest to the tourist
Other points of interest to the touris
are: The Historical Society's rooms the
"Garita, " the military quarter; chapel anC
cemetery of Our Lady of the Rosary; thu
church museum at the new cathedral, thu
archbishop's gardens; church of our Ou
Lady of Guadalupe with its rare old works
of art the soldiers monument, monu
nent to the Pioneer Pathfinder, III
Carson, erected by the G. A. r. OF New
Mexico; st. Vincent hospital, conducte,
by Sisters of Charity, and the Orphans
, industrial school; the Indian trainin,
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 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 assassina
tion of Governor Perez; San Ildefons
pueblo, or the ancient cliff jewellers, be