Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-09-01


Adjutant. .............. LIEUT.. s, Y. SEYBUH
tluarGermastef .........-....,.L LIEUT.. PLuMMH
Disbursing Q. M Capt. J. W. Summerhaye
o. 8. Int. Rev. Collector. ..........L. A. HUeHl
HISTORICAL.
Santa Fe, the city of the Holy Faith {
st. Francis, is the capital of New Mexico
trade center, sanitary. archepiscopa
see, and also the military head"- .ers
An Indian pueblo had exit .eu on tn
site previous to the 18th century. 1t
name was O-ga-p'ho-ge, but it had beef
abandoned long before Coronado's time
The Spanish town of Santa Fe was found
ed in 1905, it is therefore the second old
est European settlement still extant il
the United States. In 1904 came til,
first venturesome American trader -
the forerunner OF the great line of mer
chants who nave made traffic over the
Santa Fe worldwide in it's celebrity.
THE CLIMATE
of Now Mexico is considered the finest on
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-
querque, 4,91S; Socorro, 1865; Las
Cruces, 3,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,
48.9 degrees; 1875, 1875 degrees; 1876,
4S.1; 1877, 1873; 1878, 47.6. 1879, 500;
1880, 1856; 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, 6; and New Mexico, 8.
DISTANCES.
Santa Fe is distant from Kansas City
1863 miles; from Denver, 1888 miles;
from Trsinidad, 2l6 miles; from Albu-
luerque, So miles; from Deming, 316
miles from Ell Paso, $40 miles; from Los
1892 miles; from San Fran
cisco, ,2S1 miles.
ELEVATIONS.
The base of the monument in the
grand plaza is, according to latest correct
I'D measurements, 7,0l9.5 feet above the
evel of the sea Bald mountain, toward
he northeast and at the extreme north
srn end of the Santa Fe mountains,
u, 661 feet above sea level; Lake Peak, to
he right (wh ere the Santa Fe creek has
is source, is 12,045 feet high the divide
Tesuque road I'LL; Aqua Fria, $3.50
(wesfN, 6,O25; La Bajada,
1914; mouth of Santa Fe creek north Of
oena Blanca, 1925; Sandia mountains
highest point, l0,608; Old Placers,
1901; Los Cerrillos mountains (south),
1884 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 stands on the spot
where the old Spanish palace had been
'rected shortly after 1905. That ancient
tructure was destroyed in 1880 and the
present one was constructed between
697 and 1716.
The chapel of San Miguel was built be-
ween 1886 and 1850. In the latter years
he Indians destroyed it. Fully restored
n I'LL, it had previously, and after 1893,
,een the only Spanish chapel in Santa
1e. It still remains the oldest church in
lse in New Mexico.
The walls of the old cathedral date in
,art from 1922; but the edifice proper is
rom the past century.
Old Fort Marcy was first recognized
nd used as strategic military point by
he Pueblo Indians when they revolted
4gainst Spanish rule in 1850 and drove out
he enemy after besieging the city Tor
line days. The American army under
<earney constructed old Fort Marcy in
846.
Fort Marcy of the present day is gar
isoned by two companies OF the 10Th
J. s. infantry, under command OF Col.
snyder, and here at a. m. daily occurs
,uard mounting, feature OF military |
naneuvering ever of interest to the tourist.
Other points OF interest to the tourist
re: The Historical Society's rooms the
'Garita," the military quarter chapel and
cemetery of Our Lady OF the Rosary the
hurch museum at the new cathedral, the
.rchbishop's gardens; church OF our Our
adv of Guadalupe with it's rare old works
# art; the soldiers monument, monu-
nent to the Pioneer Pathfinder, Kit
larson, erected by the G. A. r. of New
Mexico; St. Vincent hospital, conducted
w Sisters of Charity, and the Orphans
Industrial school; the Indian training
Loreto Academy and the chapel
If Our Lady of Light.
The sight-seer here may also take
7ehicle and enjoy days outing with
both pleasure and profit. The various
,pots of interest to be visited are Tesuque
pueblo, aking 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-
ion of Governor Perez; San lldefonso
pueblo, or the ancient cliff jewellers, be-
yond the Rio Grande.
THE CITY OF SANTA FE
Is making steady modern growth; mas
now q population of 5000, and has every
assurance of becoming q beautiful modern
city. Her people are liberal and enter
prising, and stand ready to foster and en-
Courage any legitimate undertaking hav-
ing for it's object the building up and inn
proyement 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; a wool securing plant
and tannery. Skilled labor Of all kinds
Il in demand at good wages. The cost OF
living is reasonable, and real property,
= " i..sda and anhurban. In atlsdilY I'D.