Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-02-17
HISTORICAL.

government on American soil. Whei
Cabeza de Baca penetrated the valley O
the Rio Grande in 1888 he found SAINT,
Fe hourlshing Pueblo village. The his
tory OF its first European settlement Wa
lost, with most OF the early records of the
territory, by the destruction Of all the
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 forerunner of the great line of mer.
chants who have made traffic over the
Santa Fe worldwide in its celebrity.
THE CLIMATE
of New Mexico is considered the finest Oh
the continent. The high altitude in.
sures dryness and purity especially
adapted to the permanent cure of pull
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, 7,047; Costilla,
7,774; Terra Amarillo, 1855; Glorieta,
1887, Taos, $3.50; Las Vegas, 6,452 ;
Cimarron, 6,4S9, Bernalillo, 5,704; Albu-
olerque, 4,9lS; Socorro, 1868; Las
Cruces, 3,s44; Silver City, 1916; F..
Stanton, $500. The mean temperature
at the government station at Santa Fe,
for the years named was as follows; 1874,
48.9 degrees; 1875, 1876 degrees; 1876,
4S.l; 1877, 4S.3; 1873, 47.6. 1879, 500;
1880, As e; which shows an extraordinary
uniformity For tubercuar 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, s; and New Mexico, 3.
DISTANCES.
Santa Fe is distant from Kansas City
s69 miles; from Denver, 33S miles;
from Trsinidad, PIC miles; from Albu-
uueraue, 50 miles; from DGming, BIG
miles from FL Paso, $40 miles; from Los
Angeles, ,032 miles: from San Fran
cisco, ,251 miles.
ELEVATIONS.
The base OF the monument in the
grand plaza is, according to latest correct
ed measurements, 7,0lo.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, 66l feet above sea level Lake Peak, to
the right (wh ire the Santa Fe creek has
its source, is 2,045 feet high the divide
(Tesuque road iii; Aqua Fria, $3.50;
Cieueguilla (west), 6,025; La Bajada,
5.5l4; mouth Of Santa Fe creek (north OF
Pena Blanca, 1928; Sandia mountains
highest point, l0,b08; Old Placers,
&, SOl Los Cerrillos mountains (sOuth),
5, 584 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 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 1880; rebuilt by order OF
"The Marques de la Penuela, " in the
year ITO.
The oldest dwelling house in the
United States is located near San Miguel
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 1861.
Old Fort Marcy was first recognized
and used as a strategic military point by
the Pueblo Indians when they revoltod
against Spanish rule in 1850 and drove out
the enemy after besieging the city for
nine days. The American army under
K esrney 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, j. F. Stretch and
Duggan, and here at 8 a. m. daily occurs
guard mounting, feature OF military
maneuverlng ever of interest to the tourist.
Other points of If terest to the tourist
are: The Historical Societys rooms; the
"Garita, Z" 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
adv of Guadalupe with its rare old works
of art; the soldiers monument, monu-
nent to the Pioneer Pathfinder, Kit
Carson, erected by the &. A. K. 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 ht.
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, aking in the divide Ell route;
Monument rock, up in picturesque Santa
Fe canon; the Aztec mineral springs;
Nambe pueblo; Aqua Fra village; the
turquoise mines; place OF the aSsaaslna-
ton of Governor Perez; San ildelonso
pueblo, or the ancient cliff jewellers, be-
yond the Rio Grande.
THE CITY OF SANTA We
is making steady modern growth; has
now population OF 5000, and has every
assurance of becoming beautiful modern
city. Her people are liberal and enter
prising, and stand ready to foster and en-.
courage any legitimate undertaking hav-
ing for its object the building up and i'm
provement Of the place. Among the
present needs of Santa Fe, and for which
liberal bonuses in cash or lands could un-
doubtedly he secured, may be mentioned
a canning factory; a wool securing plant
and tannery. Skilled labor OF all kinds
is in demand at good wages. The cost of
living is reasonable, and real property,
both inside and suburban, u atoMlily ID
vsnsing n valns.