Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-12-23
A Few Facts for the General Informs
ton of Tourists and Sight
seers Waiting the
CAPITAL CITY OF NEW MEXICO
TERRITORIAL.

Presiding Justice 4th district JAS. O'BRIEN
Associate Justic. 9th district. IA. A. Freeman
U. s. District Attorney. 4. A. FlskE
O. s. Marshal - TRINIDAD ROMERO
Jerk Supreme Court ... SUMMERS BURKHART
LAND DEPARTMENT.
o. s. Surveyor General EDWARD F., HoBART
q. s. Land Register. A. l.. MORRISON
Receiver Public Moneys. WIN. NJ BERGER
US. ARMY.
Commander at Ft. Marcy, -. Col. SIMON SNYDER
Adjutant ............ LIEUT.. s. Y SEYBURN
HISTORICAL.
Santa Fe, the city of the Holy Faith OF
st. Francis, is the capital of New Mexico.
trade center, sanitary. archepiscopal
see, and also the military Headquarters.
An Indian pueblo had existed on the
site previous to the 18th century. Its
name was O-ga-p'hoge, but it had been
abandoned long before Coronado's time.
The Spanish town of Santa Fe was found
ed in i6O5, it is therefore the second old
est European settlement still extant in
the United States. In 1894 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 toe 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, GASP;
Cimarron, s, 4S9, Bernalillo, 5,7O4; Albu-
querque, 4,9lS; socorro, 1850; Las
Cruces, 3,S44; Silver City, 5,946; TT.
Stanton, $500. The mean temperature
at the government station at Santa Fe,
for the years named was as follows; 1874,
4S.9 degrees; 1875, 1875 degrees; 1876,
48.l; 1877, 4S.3; 1873. AIS. 1879, sos;
1880, 1855; which shows In 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, 6; and New Mexico, 8.
DISTANCES.
~Anta Fe is distant from Kansas City
Lilies; from Denver, 1888 miles;
lrsinidad, PIG miles; from Albu-
oae 'ue, Sd miles; from Deming, 316
rs from Ell Paso, $40 miles, from Los
A Ges, 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
vel OF the sea Bald mountain, toward
the northeast and at the extreme north
ern end OF the Santa Fe mountains,
II ,b6l feet above sea level Lake Peak, to
the right (wh ,re the Santa re creek has
It's source), is 2,045 feet high the divide
(Tesuque road iii, Aqua Frla, b,4oO;
Cieneguilla west, 6,O25; La Balada,
5,5l4; mouth OF Santa Fe creek north OF
Pena Blanca), 5,225 Sandla mountains
(Aighest point, lO,6Oo; Old Placers,
6,SOl; Los Cerrillos 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 1906. 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 1886 and 1850. In the latter years
the Indians destroyed it. Fully restored
in I'LL, it had previously, and after 1893,
been the only Spanish chapel N Santa
Fe. 1t still remains the Oldest church III
use in New Mexico.
The walls of the old cathedral date IN
part from 1922; but the editice proper Is
from the past century.
Ola Fort Marcy was first recognized
and used us strategic military point by
the Pueblo. Indians when they revolted
against Spanish rule In looU and drove out
the enemy after besleglng the city lor
nine days. The American army under
Kearney constructed old Fort Marcy In
1916.
Fort Marcy of the present day ls gar
risoned by two companies OF the 10th
U. 5. infantry, under command OF Col.
Snyder, and here at 8 a. m. daily occurs
guard mounting, feature OF military
maneuvering ever Of interest to the tourist.
Other points OF interest to the tourist
are: The Historical Society's rooms; the
"Garita," the military quarter; chapel and
cemetery of Our Lady of the Rosary the
church museum at the new cathedral, the
srchbishop'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 u. 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 slyht-seer here may also take
vehicle ana ENJOY days outing with
both pleasure and profit. The VARIOUS
spots Of interest to be visited are Tesuque
pueblo, akiny in the divide en- route
Monument rock, up IN picturesque eanta
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