Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-01-31
HISTORICAL.

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 or
the continent. The high altitude III
sures dryness and purity Especially
adapted to Tie permanent cure of pull
monary complaints, as hundreds will be
Witness and by travelling from point tc
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, 7,455 Glorieta,
1887; Taos, $3.50; Las Vegas, 6,452
Cimarron, 6,4S9, Bernalillo, 5,7O4; Albu-
querque, 4,9lS; Socorro, 1865; Las
Cruces, S,S44; 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,
1879 degrees; 1878, 1876 degrees; 1876,
4S.l; 1877, 1873; 1878, 47.6. 1879, sos
1880, 46.G 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, 25; Minnesota, IA South
ern States, +; and New Mexico, 3.
DISTANCES.
Santa Fe is distant from Kansas City
500 miles; from Denver, 33S miles;
from Trsinidad, PIG miles; from Albu-
querque, So miles; from Deming, 316
miles: from Fl Paso, 34O miles from Los
Angeles, | 1882 miles; from San Fran
cisco, PSI miles.
ELEVATIONS.
The base of the monument in .he
grand plaza is, according to latest correct
ed measurements, 70l9.5 feet above the
level of the sea Bald mountain, toward
the northeast and at the extreme north
ern end of the Santa Fee mountains,
Il ,66l feet above sea level; Lake Peak to
the right (wk ire the Santa Fe creek has
its source, is l2,O45 feet high the divide
(Tesuque road III; Aqua Fria, $3.50;
Cieneguila (west), 6,025; La Bajada,
s ola; mouth of Santa Fe creek (north of
Pena Blanca, 5,225; Sandia mountains
(highest point, l0,60S; Old Placers,
6,S0l; Los Cerrillos mountains (sOutb),
5 1874 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
since 1850, 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
marches over this beautiful
oasis, the one in 1891, the other in 1893.
Church of San Miguel. Erected in the
10Th century destroyed during the Pueblo
revolution OF 1850; rebuilt by order of
1.-THE Marques de la Penuela, " in the
year l7lO.
The oldest dwelling house in the
United States is located near San Miguel
church. 1t was built before the Spanish
The ancient cathedrals walls are grad
ually crumbling and instead a grand mod
ern stone structure is building. The old
cathedral was erected in l76l.
Old Fort Marcy was first recognized
and used as a strategic military point by
the Pueblo Indians when they revOltcd
against Spanish rule in 1880 and drove out
the enemy after besieging the city for
nine days. The American army under
K carney 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
.ains Gregory Barrett, J. 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 If terest to the tourist
are: The Historical Society's rooms the
'Garita, i" the military quarter; chapel and
of Our Lady OF the Rosary; the
.hurch museum at the new cathedral, the
gardens; church of our Our
Lady of Guadalupe with its rare old works
If art the soldiers monument, monu-
nent to the Pioneer Pathfinder, Kit
Carson, erected by the G.. A. R. 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 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 Ell route
rock, up in picturesque Santa
Fe canon; the Aztec mineral springs;
Nambe pueblo; Aqua Fria village; the
turquoise mines; place of the assa5slna-
tion of Governor Perez; San ildefonso
pueblo, or the ancient cliff jewellers, be-
yond the Rio Grande.
THE CITY OF SANTA FIX
is making steady modern growth; has
now a 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-
any legitimate undertaking hav-
ing for its object the building up and inn
provement of the place. Among the
present needs of Santa Fe, and for which
liberal bonuses in cash or lands could I'M
doubtedly be secured, may be mentioned
a canning factory; 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, ID 81 'adly ad-
yencing in value.