Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-12-10

| The spanish town OF Santa re was found
I'd in 1905, it is therefore the second old
est European settlement still extant il
| the United States. In 1904 came the
| first venturesome American trader -
| the forerunner Of the great line Of mer
hants who uave made tratll' over Nht
santa te Worldwide IN its celebrity
ult rIJ~srs
u .N,~ MeAvu ~ On,ldereu ,It uuesl VII
II. "nntlnenl ihe tngh altitude III
sures dryness and purity ESPECIALLY
adapted IT, I.le permanent cure oi 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, 1856; Glorieta,
1887; Taos, $3.50; Las Vegas, 6,452 /;
Cimarron, 6,4S9, Bernalillo, 5,704; Albu-
querque, 4,91S; Socorro, 1865; Las
Cruces, 1874; 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.l; 1877, 4S.3; 1878, 47.6. 1879, sos I;
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, rs; Minnesota, IA; South
ern States, s; and New Mexico, 3.
DISTANCES.
anita Fe is distant from Kansas City
Lilies; from Denver, 33S miles;
lrsinidad, 216 miles, from Aibu-
'ue, 80 miles; from Deming, 3l6
q from Ell Paso, $40 miles; from Los
v tles, l,O32 miles; from San Fran
1881 miles.
KLEvATIUss.
/ base OF the monument in The
md plaza is, according to latest correct
measurements, 7,Ol9.5 feet above the
pyel of the sea Bald mountain, toward
the northeast and at the extreme north
ern end of the Santa Fe mountains,
IL, 1851 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) I'LL; Aqua Fria, $3.50;
Cieneguilla (west>, 6,025; La Bajada,
5 ,5l4 mouth OF Santa Fe creek north of
Pena Blanca), 5,225; Sandia mountains
(Aighest point, lO,6OS; Old Placers,
6,SOl; Los Cerrillos mountains (south),
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 stands on the spot
where the old Spanish palace had been
erected shortly after 1915. That ancient
structure was destroyed in 1880 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, 1t had previously, and after 1893,
been the only Spanish chapel IN Santa
Fe. 1t still remains the oldest church in
use in New Mexico.
The walls OF the old cathedral date in
part from 1922 but the editice proper is
from the past century.
OLD Fort Marcy was first recognized
and used as q strategic military point by
The Pueblo Indians when they revolted
against Spanish rule in 1880 and drove out
he enemy after besieging the city for
nine days. The American army under
kearney constructed old Fort Marcy in
1916.
Fort Marcy Of the present day Is gar
.lsoned by two companies OF the lUtli
y. ,. infantry, under command VI Col.
snyder, anu here al y u. LA. uaily Occurs
guard mounting, feature vi MILITARY
ever vi Interest To the tourist.
Other points Of H.,eresl w tile tourist
ire: The historical oocletys rooms, .ne
'HarlLa, tile military quai Ler chapel anu
Vi UuI Lady vi tiie Rosary tne
,uuICu ulustsuln al LlIe new Cathedral, Jnt
gardens, church o1 our JuI
LADY OF Guaualupe with Its rare OlQ works
# art; the soldiers monument, mOnu-
nent to the Pioneer Path-t lnder, Kit
Jarson, erected by the u. A. X. of New
Mexico; 1T. Vincent hospital, conducted
~ Sisters OF Charity, and the Orphans
Industrial school; the Indian training
chool; Loreto Academy and the chapel
II Our Lady Of Light.
The sight-seer here may also take q
,ehicle and enjoy days outing with
10th pleasure aud profit. The various
pots OF interest to BIO visited are Tesu4ue
pueblo, Aklng in the divide en- route;
Monument rock, up In picturesque Santa
~ canon; the Aztec mineral springs;
Sambe pueblo; Aqua Fra viilage; The
urquolse mlnes place Of the assasslna-
lon Of. Governor Perez; san llde1onso
,ueblo, or the ancient Cliff dwellers, be-
'onu the Rio Grande.
the UlTY or sANTA FL
. making y steady mOuern growthi has
lOM y population Of o,UUU, ailu has every
ssurxnce Vi becomlns aDeautlIui MODERN
lty. Her people are liberal and enter
'rlslng, and stand ready w lOsLer ami en'
outrage any legitimate Undertaking nav
w Tor its object the building dp AM lui-
'rovemenI Of the place. Among tile
'resent neeus Of oanLa re, AMI lor Which
LIBERAL bonuses III cssn or lands could I'LL
oubtedly no secured, may 10 mentioned
canning factory wool securing plant
nd tannsry. skilled labor OF al klnds
} in demand at good wages. The cost OF
wing u reasonable, and real property,
18th indds and g1huIhap. 10 a'saAiIy ad'
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