Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-11-05
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.

RECEIVER Public Moneys. see. WIN M BERGE
q. 5. ARMY.
commander al IT. Marcy, Ooh SIMON SNYDkI
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lluartermaster 49,. LIEUT.. PhuhhEi
DiSbursing q Capt. J. w SumiHerha!es
O. =. Int Rev. collector. Il. A. HUdHE
santa Fe, the city of the Holy Faith o
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. Its
name WAS O-ga-p'hOge, bnt it had been
abandoned long before CoronadU's TINE
The spanish town of Santa Fe vas found
I'd in 1000, it is therefore the St. cond 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 i'll
sllres dryness and purity especially
adapted to Tile permanent cure OF pull
monary complaints, as hundreds will be
witness and by travelling from point to
point almost any desired temperature
may be enloyed The altitude of some of
the principal points in the territory is
n III Io
7,774; Terra Amarillo, 7,455; Glorieta,
1887; Taos, $3.50, Las Vegas, 6,452 ;
Cimarron, 6,4Sy, Bernalillo, 5,7O4; Albu-
auer4ue, 4,9lS; Socorro, 1853; Las
Cruces, 3,S44; Silver City, 5,946; IT.
Stanton, $500. The mean temperature
at the government station at Santa te,
for the years named was as follows; 1874,
1879 degrees; 1875, 4S.6 degrees; 1876,
1871; 1877, 4o.3; 1878, 47.6. 1879, 5O.6 !;
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, Is; Minnesota, Ia; South
ern States, +; and New Mexico, 3.
DISTANCES.
alta Fe is distant from Kansas City
lilies; from Denver, 33o miles 4,
lrslnidad, 2l6 miles from Aibu-
., ele, 80 miles; from Deming, 3l6
3, from FL PasO, $40 miles from Los
tts, l,O32 miles; from San Fran
1881 miles.
ELEVATIONS.
base of the monument IN Uhe
I'd plaza is, according to latest correct
measurements, 7,Ul9.0 feet above The
vel Of the sea Bald mountain, toward
II e northeast and at the extreme north
arn end OF the Santa Fe mountains,
II. 6bl feet above sea level Lake Peak, to
the right (wll ,re the Santa te creek has
its source, is II ,U45 feet high the divide
(Tesuque road) in; Aqua Fra, o,4oo !,
Cieneguilla west 5000; La Ba]ada,
5.5l4: mouth OF Santa Fe creek north OF
Pena Banca), 5,225, Sandla mountains
(highest point, lO,6OS; Old Placers,
&. SOL; Los Cerrillos mountains (south),
1894 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 bad been
erected shortly after 1903. 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 lb3o and 1851. In the latter years
the Indians destroyed it. Fully restored
in III, 1t had previously, AMI after 1915,
been the on,y Spanish chapel III Santa
te. Ii sliil remalns the oldest church Ill
use in New Mexico.
The wallis OF the old cathedral date i'll
Dart from 1872 but the edl1ce proper Is
from the past century.
Ulu Fort Marcy was first recognized
and used as strategic military point ny
the Rueulo Indians when they revolteu
against Spanish rule In 1851 and drove out
the enemy after besleglng the city Tor
nine DAYS, The American army under
hearney constructed old Fort Marcy In
1916.
Fort Marcy Of the present day ID gar
rlsuned by two companies OF the 10th
U. >. infantry, under command OF Col.
SuyUeI, duu bciO op y g. AA' Ns~A-'
guard mounting, feature OF military
maueuverlng even OF interest to the tourist.
Uther points OF T,eresL " the tourist
are; The historical oOClety's roons, ;ne
"Garlta, the MILITARY quarter chapel and
cemetery OF Our Lady OF the Rosary tile
church museum ut tile new cathedral, Tile
archblshop's gardens; church ol our our
Lady OF Guadalupe with It's rare old works
oi Art: the soldiers monument, nuuu-
ment to the Pioneer Path-t lnder, Ait
Uarsor, erected by the u. A. II. ol New
Mexico; 81. Vincent hospltal, conducted
by sisters OF Charity, and tie Orpnans'
industrial school, the INDIAN training
school, Loreto Academy AMI the cnapei
OF Our Lady OF Light.
The slght-seer here may also take
vehicle ana ENJOY days outing Will
both pleasure and pront. The various
spots OF interest to be visited are Iesuque
pueblo, aKlng In the divide en- route /;
Monument rock, up LII picturesque santa
he Gallon; the Aztec mineral springs;
Nan,be pueblo Aqua Fra village; the
lnr,uolse mines; place OF the assassllia-
tIon of Governor Perez; San llueionso
mleblo. or tile ancient cllh jewellers, De-
vonu the Rio Grande.
The CITY w Santa Fk
ls making u steady modefh sro"th, mas
nov u population ol o,OUu, anu las ever.
,.ssllrauce vi DeCulilns u peauCLiui ihouefh
city. Her people are liberal anu enIef-
urls,ny, and stand ready W losCer allu ell
,,,r.,,., uuv l,.y,,IiliAl8 Undertaking nav