Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-08-15

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HISTORICAL.
Santa Fo, the city Of the Holy Faith OF
Il. Francis, is the capital Of New Mexico.
rade center, sanitary. archppsropul
ee, and also the military headquarters.
t IS the oldest seat OF civil and religious
government on American soil. When
,'abe2u de Bara penetrated the valley OF
lie Rio Grande in l23S he found Santa
Re nourishing Pueblo village The his
DRY OF its first European settlement was
ost, with most OF the early records Of the
erritory by the destruction of all the
trclliyes in 1850; but the earliest mon
ion of it shows it then 70 have been the
apital and the center of commerce.
authority and influence. In 1904 came
the first venturesome American trader
he forerunner OF the great line of mer-
,hants who have made traffic over the
ANITA Fe worldwide in its celebrity,
TIE CLIMATE
New Mexico il considered the finest on
| he continent. The high altitude in.
1ures dryneS9 aud purity Especially |
ldapted to Lie permanent cure of pull |
nonary complaints, Us hundreds will be |
witness and by travelling from point to |
point almost any desired temperature
nay be enjoyed. The altitude of some of
the principal points i'll the territory is
IS follows; Santa Fe, 7,O47; Costllla,
-,774; Tierra Amarillo, 7,455; Glorieta,
,587; Taos, $3.50; Las Vegas, GASP
Jimarron, 6,4S9, Bernalillo, 5,7O4; Albu-
luerque, 4,9lS; Socorro, 4,655 Las
Cruces, 3,844 Silver City, 5,04G; TT.
tanton, $500. The mean temperature
1T tn government station at Santa Fe,
ior the years named was rs follows; 1874,
1879 degrees; 1875, 1876 degrees; 1876,
ISL; 1877, 1873; 1878, AS. 1879 500;
1850, 46.6; which shows an extraordinary
uniformity. For tubercular diseases the
eath rate in New Mexico is the lowest 10
the union, the ratio being as follows
New England, %; Minnesota, IA; South,
ern States, 6; and New Mexico, 5.
DISTANCES.
Santa Fe is distant from Kansas City
36g miles, from Denver, 33S miles
rom Trsinidad, PIG miles from Albu-
tluerque, SO miles; from Deming, 3l6
niles from III Paso, 34O miles from Los
Angeles l,U32 miles: from SAN Fran
isco, l,2ol miles.
ELEVATIONS.
The base OF the monument i'll the
grand plaza is, according to latest correct
ri measurements, 1898 feet above the
.evel of the sea; Bald mountain, toward
he northeast and at the extreme north
,rn end of the Santa Fe mountains,
2,66l feet above sea level Lake Peak, to
the right (where the Santa Fe creek has
It's source, is l2,045 feet high the divide
Tesuque road) iii; Aqua Fria, 6,4SO
Ciencguilla (west), 6,025; La Bajada
),5l4 mouth OF Santa 11e creek north OF
Pena Blanca), 5,2225; Sandia mountains
highest point, lO,G0S; Old Placers,
j,S01 Los Cerrillos mountains (sOuthl, {
1854 feet in height.
POINTS OF INTEREST.
There are some iorty various points oil
more or less historic interest il and about I
The ancient city: {
The Adobe Palace, north side OF the {
plaza, has been occupied as an executive e
mansion since 1850, the first governor and I
aptain general $50 lar us the data at /
aand reveals being Juan de Otermln /
The Plaza-Onate and De Vargas made Il
triumphant marches over this beautiful i
,asis, the one in 1891, the other in 1888. t
Church of San Miguel. Erected in the
10th century destroyed during the Pueblo
evolution OF 1851; rebuilt by order OF
The Marques de Ia Penuela, " i'll ahe /
year l7l0. 5
The oldest dwelling house in the c
United States is located near San Miguel t
hurch. 1t was built before the Spanish il
conquest. c
The ancient cathedral's walls are grad !
aally crumbing and instead Il grand mod
ern stone structure is building. The old
athedral was erected in 1861.
Old Fort Marcy was first recognized
and used as strategic military point by
he Pueblo Indians when they revolted |
lgainst Spanish rule in 1850 and drove out /
The enemy after besieging tho city for t
nine DAYS. The American army under +
Kearney constructed old Fort Marcy in {
1916. {
Fort Marcy of the present day is gar g
risoned by three companies OF the 10th t.
u. S. infantry, under command of Cap
tans Gregory Barrett, ]. L. Stretch and
Ouggan, and here at 8 a. NJ. daily occurs
guard mounting, a feature of military. c
maneuveling ever OF interest to the tourist t
Other points OF interest to the tourist o
are: The Historical Society's rooms; the V
'Garita, " the military quarter; chapel and G
cemetery of Our Lady OF the Rosary; the a
church museum at the new cathedral the O
archbishop's gardens; church of our Our $
Lady of Guadalupe with its rare old works a
of art the soldiers monument, monu- l
ment to the Pioneer Pathfinder, Kit i
Carson, erected by the &. A. r. of New I
Mexico; st. Vincent hospital, conducted +
by Sisters of Charity, and the Orphans e
industrial school; the Indian training j
school; Loreto Academy and the chapel J
of Our Lady OF Light.
The sight-seer here may also take a :
vehicle and enjoy a 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 !
pueblo, or the ancient cliff dwellers, be-
yond the Rio Grande.
THE CITY OF SANTA FL
is making a steady modern growth; has i
now population OF 5000, and has every /
assurance OF becoming Il beautiful modern |
city. Her people are liberal and enter
p,ising, and stand ready to foster and en- |
courage any legitimate undertaking hay .
ing for its object the building up and inn {
provement of the place. Among the {
present needs OF Santa Fe, and for which ,