Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-08-31
SAINT a F':.
s Few Tacts fer the General Informa-
tion Of Toarista and Sight,
SGer8 Visiting the
CAPITAL CITY OF NEW MEXICO.
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.


frtSltllly justice JJl tllNll ltb - y -.
Us. District Attorney ...... go. THOMAS aMiIm
~. ;. Marsnal....... .... ,EoNtLo NAh!iNhn
G. ERIK -ul,rcluc Court .SUMMEEs BuRKIlAtT
LAND DEPARTMENT.
~. : surveyor .Geucral EDWARD r MoL,Er
{. ;. Land Register J. II, MA VI, iE
Receiver PubtiC Moneys .JAHES y. oPNAbI' NJ"
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rommandcr al IT. Marcy, Cor naErI p0CGLA%.
AGjuHut .....,'..- 'lhht l. - 10 u! r.,
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scc'y bureau OF Immigration .... Max Fro,
L. s. Int. Rev. Collector ..,,. .J.E McGRoHr!
HISTORICAL.
Santa Fe, the city of the Holy Faith OF
st. Francis, is the capital OF New Mexico.
trade center, sanitary, archepisropaI
see. and also the military headquarters.
# is the oldest seat OF civil and religious
government on American soil. When
Cul,oza de Baca penetrated the valley OF
tie Rio Grandc in lo3S he found Santa
Re nourlshins Puehlo village. The his
tory ri 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
,apital and the center OF commerce,
authority and influence. In 1904 came
tie 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
e New Mexico is considered the finest on
,he continent. The high altitude in
,ures dryness aud purity especially
adapted to tie permanent cure of pull
monarv complaints, as hundreds Will be
witness, } and by travelling from point to
)oint almost any desired temperature
nay be enjoyed, The altitude OF some OF
he principal points in the territory is |
IS follows: Santa Fe, 7,047; Costilla,
,,774; TERRA Amarillo, 400; Glorieta,
!, 5S7 Taos, $3.50; Las Vegas, 6,452
Jimarron, + ,4S0, Bernalillo, 5,7O4; Albu-
,ueroue, 4,9l8; Socorro, 400; Las
cruces, 3,S44; Silver City, 1916; Fl.
stanton, $500. The mean temperature
# IN Government station at Santa Fe,
or the years named was as follows; 1874,
1870 degrees; 1875, 1876 degrees; 1876,
81: 1877, 4S.3; 1878, 47.6. 1879, 500;
$50. 1866; which shows an extraordinary
Uniformity. For tubercular diseases the
leath rate in New Mexico is the lowest 10
he union, the ratio being rs follows
New England, 25; Minnesota, IA; South
I'm States, q; and New Mexico, 8.
DISTANCES.
Santa Fe is distant from Kansas City
Nj9 miles; from Denver, 33S miles;
rom Trsinidad, PIG miles; from Albu-
,uerque, So miles; from Demlng, SIG
niles; from FL paso. $40 miles; from I.os
ANGELES, ,032 miles: from San Fran
isco, PSI miles.
ELEVATIONS.
The base OF the monument i'll The
rand plaza is, according to latest correct
al measurements, 7,Ol95 feet above the
eve of the sea; Bald mountain, toward
lie northeast and at the extreme NORTH
,rn end OF the Santa Fe mountains,
= ,66l feet above sea level Lake Teak, to
he right (where the Santa Fe creek has
IS source, is 2,045 feet high the divide
Tesuque road III; Aqua Fria, O,48O;
Iieneeuilla (west), 6,025; La BaJada,
,.5l4: mouth of Santa Fe creek (north OF
5ena Blanca), 1928 Sandia mountains
highest point, l0,608; Old Placers,
SOL Los Cerrllos mountains (south),
,5S4 feet in height.
POINTS OF INTEREST.
There are some forty various points OF
more or less historic interest in and about
he ancient city:
The Adobe Palace, north side OF the
plaza, has been occupied as an executive
mansion since 1850, the first governor ana
aptain general $50 far as the data at
land reveals) being Juan de Otermln
The Plaza--Onate and De Vargas made
marches over this beautiful
oasis, the one in 1891, the other IN 1873
Church of San Miguel.-Erected in the
18th century destroyed during the Pueblo
evolution of 1850; rebuilt by order OF
The Marques de Ia Penuela, " III the
year ITO. -,
The oldest dwelling house in the
United States is located near San Miguel
.hurch. 1t was built before the Spanish |
The ancient cathedral's walls are grad
lallv crumbing and instead grand mod.
,rn stone structure is building. The old
cathedral was erected in 176l. /
Old Fort Marcy was first recognized
md used as strategic military point by
he Pueblo Indians when they reVoltcd
lgainst Spanish rule in 1880 and drove out
he 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 Barret, }. f. Stretch and
Duggan, and here at 8 a. m. daily occurs
guard mounting, feature of military
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
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; X. 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 Lig hit.
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
pueblo, or the ancient cliff jewellers, be-
yond the Rio Grande.
THE CITY OF SANTA FE