Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-01-16
Angeles 1882 miles: from San Fran
cisco. PSI miles.

Angeles, 1882 miles: from San Fran
cisco. PSI miles.
ELEVATIONS.
The base OF the monument III tn,
grand plaza is, according to latest correct
ed measurements, 7,0l9.5 feet above tht
level OF the sea Bald mountain, towar,
the northeast ami at the extreme north
ern end OF the Santa Fe mountains,
1861 feet above sea level Lake Peak, tc
the right where the Santa Fe creek has
It's source, is l2,Oi5 feet high the divide
| lTesuque road I'LL; Aqua Fria, 6,4S0,
CieneguiljA west, 6.025; La Bajada
5,5l4 mouth OF Santa Fe creek north OF
Pcna Blanca, 1925; Sandia mountains
highest point, lO,G0S; Old Placers,
6,HOl; Los Ceuillos mountains south },
5,5S4 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 PlazaOnate and De Vargas made
triumphant marches over this beautiful
OASIS, the one in 1891, the other in 1898
Church OF San Miguel in the
10th century destroyed during the Pueblo
revolution Of 1850; rebuilt by order of
The Marques de la Penuela, " in the
year ITO.
The oldest dwelling house in the
! nil oil i,+, toI O., Il
church, 1t WAS built before the Spanish
The ancient cathedral's walls are grad
u9Ily crumbling and instead grand mod !
err stone structure is building. The old
cathedral WAS erected in 17tl
Oli Fort Marcy was first recognized |
and used rs n strategic military point by |
-he Pueblo Indians when they reyoltsd |
against Spanish rule in 1850 and drove out
he enemy after besie2in2 the city for
line days. The American army under
Nearney constructed old Fort Marcy in
SIG.
Fort Marcy of the present day Is gar.
Soned by three companies OF the 10th
;. infantry, under command OF Cap
aims Gregory Barrel, J . +. Stretch and
'S-''i, anu litIt at y H. HI. ltllN btIttIS
uard mounting, Il feature of military
haneuycringcve Of interest to the tourist.
Other points of interest to the tourist
re: The Historical Society's rooms the
Garita,' the military quater; chapel and
OF Our Lady Of the Rosary; the
hurch museum at the new cathedral, the
gardens; church of our Our
ady of Guadalupe with its rare old works
art the soldiers monument, monu-
lent to the Pioneer Pathfinder Kit
arson, erected by the G. A. X. of New
lexlco; st. Vincent hospital, conducted
Y Sisters Of Charity, and the Orphans
ldustrial school; the Indian training
,hool; Loreto Academy and the chapel
Our Lady Of Light.
The sight-seer here may also take Il
ellcle and enjoy a days outing with
9TH pleasure and profit. The various
'ots OF interest to he visited are Tesuque
leblo, taking in the divide en- route;
rock, up in picturesque Santa
canon; the Aztec mineral springs;
ambe pueblo; Aqua Fria village; the {
rquoise mines; place OF the assassina- {
IN OF Governor Perez; San Ildefonso
leblo, or the ancient cliff dwellers, be-
md the Rio Grande. ,
THE AZTEC SPRINGS. S
-Four miles distant from Santa Fc oven {
beautiful and picturesque mountain {
ad is the latest point of interest opened
the sight seer. Prof. Clarke, of the s
nithsonian Institute, Washington, D. !
, returns the following analysis OF the /
althful waters: t