Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-09-11

| Associate JESfIGe "a NiNlltl. " y, l4h!
Associate Justice 20 district, de II. MCFi'
| Presiding Justice 4th district 49,. v, LONG
| ii, =. District Attorney ...,... -. THOMAS oMLIl
| l. !. Marsha. . .... KOMULO MARITIME
| C ufk ~lpr4ne court go. SUMMERS BURKHAR1
LAND DEPARTMENT.
| T. =. turvry0r Gcnersl go. EDWARD F. HOBART
1 ,,r ir@r hp6jie Moneys JAMES a. sPRADL, NC
L. 5, ARMY.
uunmvnder at Fl. Marcy, Col" HGNhY DOUGLASS
| AaiUinnt .......... Lieut.. =, SETBt RN
luitrternaster ............L LIEUT.. PLuMMER
secy bureau of Immigration .,... MAN Frost
U. 8. Int, Rev. Collector. ........ .J.F MCGRohrY
HISTORICAL.
Santa Fe, the city OF the Holy Faith Of
st. Francis, is the capital Of New Mexico,
trade center, sanitary, arChepiscopal
see, and also the military headquarters.
It is the oldest seat OF civil and religious
government on American soil. When
Cabeza~de Baca penetrated the valley Of
tie Rio Grande in 1888 he found Santa
Re Hourlshing 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 venture8ome American trader
the forerunncr Of the great line OF mer-
chants who have made traffic over the
Santa Fe worldwide in its celebrity.
TIE CLIMATE
Ct New Mexico is considered the finest on
the continent. The high altitude in
sures dryness and purity Especially
adapted to tle permanent cure OF pul-
monary 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, 7047; Costilla,
7,77l; TERRA Amarillo, 7,455; Glorieta,
1887 Taos, $3.50; Las Vegas, G,452;
Cimarron, 6,4S0, Bernalillo, 5,7O4; Albu
ouerolle, 4,9l8; Socorro, 4,655; Las
Cruces, 3,S44; Silver City, 5,946; TT,
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,
1871 /; 1877, 1873; 1878, 47.6. 1879, SOC;
1880, 46.6; which shows an extraordinary
uniformity. For 'tubercular diseases the
death rate in New Mexico is the lowest III
the union, the ratio being as follows
New England, rs; Minnesota, II; South
ern States, 6; and New Mexico, 8.
DISTANCES.
Santa Fe is distant from Kansas City
$50 miles; from Denver, S3S miles
from Trsinidad, PIG miles from Albu-
queroue, So miles; from Deming, 3l6
miles; from I'll paso, $40 miles; from l,os
Angeles, 1882 miles: from San Fran
cisco, !, 28l miles.
ELEVATIONS.
The base OF the monument i'll ohe
grand plaza is, according to latest correct
ed measurements, 7,Ol0.5 feet above the
level of the sea; Bald mountain, toward
the northeast and at the extreme north |
ern end of the Santa Fe mountains,
u .GGl feet above sea level Lake Peak, to
the right (where the Santa Fe creek has
its source, is T., 045 feet high the divide
(Tesuque roatD I'LL; Aqua tria, 6,480
Cieneguilla (wesN, COPS; La Balada,
5 ,5l4; mouth of Santa Fe creek (north o.
Pena Blanca, 1925; Sandla mountains
(highest point, 1O,G06; Old Placers,
6 sol; Los Cerrillos mountains (sonth),
) 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 1850, 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 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, " i'll the
year ITO.
The Oldest dwelling house in the
United States is located near San Miguel
church. 1t was built before the Spanish
conquest.
Tie ancient cathedral's walls are grad
ually crumbling and instead grand mod,
ern stone structure is building. The old
cathedral was erected in l7Gl. =,
Old Fort Marcy was first recognized
and used rs strategic military point by
the Pueblo Indians when they revoltcd
against Spanish rule in 1850 and drove out
the enemy after beseging the city for
nine DAYS. The American army under
Kearney constructed old Fort Marcy III
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 Barrel, J. L. Stretch and
Duggan, and here at q. 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
archbishop's 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. Il. 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 a
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 Santa
Fe canon the Aztec mineral springs;
Nambe pueblo; Aqua Fria village; the
turquoise mines; place Of the assassina-
ton Of Governor Perez; San lldefonso
nnahlo or the aucient cliff dMellers he-