Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-11-03
HISTORICAL.

Santa Fe, the city OF tne holy ralIn U
st. Francis, is the capital of New Mexico
trade center, sanitary. archepiscopa
see, and also the military headquarters
An Indian pueblo had existed ON the
site previous to the 10th century. lts
name was O-ga-p'ho-ge, but it had been
abandoned long before Coronado's time
The spanish town of Santa Fe vas found
ed in 1900, it is therefore the second old
est European settlement still eXtant in
the United States. In 1904 came the
first venturesome American trader -
the forerunner OF the great line of mer-
chants who nave made traffic over the
Santa Fe worldwide in its celebrity.
THE CLIMATE
of New Mexico is considered the finest on
the continent. The high altitude in
sures dryness and purity especially
adapted to tne 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 sorle 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, b,4S9, Bernalillo, 5,7O4; Albu-
querque, 4,91S; Socorro, 1865; Las
Cruces, 1884, Silver City, 5,946; Fl.
Stanton, $500. The mean temperature
at the government station at Santa Fe,
for the years named was as follows; 1874,
4S.9 degrees; 1875, 48.6 degrees; 1875,
4S.l; 1877, 4S.3; 1878, 47.6. 1879, sos; ;
1880, 46.6; which shows an extraordinary
uniformity. For tubercular diseases the
death rate in New Mexico is the lowest in
the union, the ratio being as follows
New England, rs; Minnesota, IA; South
ern States, +; and New Mexico, 8.
DISTANCES.
alta Fe is distant from Kansas City
lilies; from Denver, 33S miles,
.rslnidad, ZIG miles from Aibu-
, eue, 90 miles; from Deming, 3l6
d, e from FL Paso, $40 miles; from Los
\ ,ts, l,U32 miles, from San Fran
1881 miles.
ELEVATIONS.
base of the monument in The
nd plaza is, according to latest correct
measurements, 7,Ul9.5 feet above the
e\el of the sea Bald mountain, toward
the northeast and at the extreme north
prn end OF the Santa Fe mountains,
2,b6l feet above sea level Lake Peak to
the right (wh ,re the Santa Fe creek has
it's source, is l2,O45 feet high the divide
(Tesuque road) iii; Aqua Frla, i, 4oO +;
Cieneguilla west, 6,O25; La Balada,
5,5l4; mouth OF Santa Fe creek north OF
Pena Blanca), 5,225; Sandla mountains
highest point, lO,60S; Old Placers,
6.Y0l; Los Ctrrillos mountains (south),
1854 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 stands on the spot
where the old Spanish palace had been
erected shortly after 1870. That ancient
structure Was destroyed in 1850 and the
present one was constructed between
1897 and l7l6.
The chapel of San Miguel was built be-
tween lb36 and 1851. In the latter years
the Indians destroyed it. Fully restored
in III, 1t had previously, and after 1893,
been the only Spanish chapel in Santa
Fe. Ii still remains the oldest church Ill
use in New Mexico.
The walls OF the old cathedral date in
part from 1872, but the edltice proper is
from the past century.
OLD Fort Marcy was first recognized
and used as strategic military point by
the Pueblo Indians when they revolted
against Spanish rule in looU and drove out
the enemy after besleglng the city iof
nine days. The American army unuer
kearney constructed old Fort Marcy IN
1916.
Fort Marcy Of the present day Is gar
risoned by two companies OF the loth
U. =. infantry, under command OF Col.
SNYDER, and here at . u. III. daily occurs
guard mounting, feature OF military
maneuverlng ever of interest to the toIlrlst.
Other points OF interest to the tourist
are: The historical Soclety's rooms she
.Garlta, " the military quarter chapel and
cemetery OF Our Lady OF the Rosary the
church museum at the new cathedral, the
archblshop'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 Il. 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 Light.
The ,p6t-seer here may also take u
vehicle and ENJOY days outing with
both pleasure and profit. The various
spots of interest to be visited are Iesuque
pueblo, aking in the divide en- route !;
Monument rock, up In picturesque Santa
lie canon; the Aztec mineral springs,
Nambe pueblo Aqua Fria village; the
turquoise mlnes place OF the assasslna-
ton of Governor Perez; San lldefonso
nneh,o. or the ancient cliff jewellers, be-
yond the Rio Grande.
TIE CITY OF SANTA FE
ia making steady modern growth; has
now u population OF o,UUU, ami has every
assurance of becoming peautllul lhoueln
city. Her people are lberai anu ehter-
prislng, and stand ready to foster anu gu
courage any legitimate undertaking nav
INV for its object the building up ahd IN
provement Of the place. among the
present needs of Santa re, anu for WHICH
fiheral bonuses in casn or lands could I'M
douptedly be secured, may be mentioned
a csnniny factory; wool securing plant
and tannery. Skilled labor OF all kinds
ia in demand at good wages. The cost Of
living lie reasonable, and real property,
both inside and suburban, u s'sadily ID
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