Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-01-06
SAINT A FE.
4 Few Facts for the General Informa-
ton of Tourists and Sight.
Seers Visiting the
CAPITAL CITY OF NEW MEXICO.

Seers Visiting the
CAPITAL CITY OF NEW MEXICO
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
TERRITORIAL.
Delegate III Congress ....., ANTHONY JOSEPH
Governor ........ -.-.l. Bro hFORD FRINGE
secretary . B. NJ. THOMAS
Acting Solicitor General. a.. R. E. TwITcHELl
Auditor 49,. TRINIDAD ALARID
Treasurer ANTONIO ORTIZ SALAZAR
Adiutant General ....... EDWARD l.. BARTLETT
JUDICIARY.
Chief Justice supreme Court f. V. Lone
Associate Justice lst district ". Fl. WHITMAN
Associate Justice ID district. ,,...,. W. u. LEE
Associate Justice 81 district. ........J r. MCFIE
Presiding Justice 4th district o.. ...E V. LONG
U. > District Attorney ....,. -. THOMAS SMITH
T. 4 Marshal ..,. ..... .ROMUI.O MARTINEZ
Clerk Supreme Court ..... SUMMERS BURKHART
LAND DEPARTMENT.
e. S. Surveyor General. .... EDWARD F. HOBART
o. S. Land Register . ....., j. II. WALLER
Receiver Public Moneys JAMES A. SPRADLlNG
U. s. ARMY.
Commander at TT. Marcy, Col HENRY DOUGLASS
Adutant ............ LIEUT.. ;. i. SEiBl RN
QuartermaSter... ......- $500. LIEUT.. PLuMMER
discussing O. NJ 1870. Capt. J. W. Summerhayes.
Scc'y Bureau OF immigration ..... MAX FRos'
q. s. Int. Rev. Collector up. MCGRoRTY
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.
1t is the oldest seat OF civil and religious
government on American soil. When
Cabeza de Baca penetrated the valley of
the Rio Grande in lo3S he found Santa
Fe Il Hourishing Pueblo village. The his
tory OF its first European settlement was
lost, with most OF the early records of the
territory, by the destruction of all the
archives in 1850; but the earliest men
ton Of it shows it then to have been the
capital and the center of commerce,
and influence. In 1904 came
the first venturesome American trader
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 on
the continent. The high altitude in
sures dryness and purity Especially
adapted to Tie 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
rs follows: Santa Fe, 7,047; Costilla,
: TIA; TERRA Amarillo, 1855; Glorieta,
: ,5S7 Taos, $3.50; Las Vegas, 6,452;
Jimarron, ,4S9, Bernalillo, 1904; Albu-
llerque, 4,9lS; Socorro, 1868; Las
Cruces, 1874; Silver City, 5,946; Fl.
stanton, $500. The mean temperature
1t the government station at Santa Fe,
or the years named was as follows; 1874,
1919 degrees; 1873, 4S.6 degrees; 1876,
1871; 1877, 1873; 1878, 47.6. 1879, sos
1880, 46.6; which shows an extraordinary
uniformity. For tubercular diseases the
ieath rate in New Mexico is the lowest in
he union, the ratio being as follows
New England, 25 Minnesota, IA; South
,rn States, &; and New Mexico, 3.
DISTANCES.
Santa Fe is distant from Kansas City
,69 miles; from Denver, 1913 miles
rom Trsinidad, PIC miles; from Albu-
lueroue, So miles; from Deming, 316
niles from FL Paso, $40 miles; from Los
\ ngeles, ,032 miles; from San Fran
'isco, PSI miles
ELEVATIONS.
The base of the monument in The
,rand plaza is, according to latest correct
I'd measurements, 7,Ol9.5 feet above the
evel of the sea Bald mountain, toward
he northeast and at the extreme north
,rn end of the Santa Fe mountains,
2 ,66l feet above sea level Lake Peak to
he right (where the Santa Fe creek has
is source is Il ,045 feet high the divide
Tesuque road iii; Aqua Fria, 8, 4So
(west), 6,O25; La BaJada,
,,5l4; mouth ofs5anta Fe creek (north OF
oena Blanca -, 225; Sandia mountains
highest point, lO,60S; Old Placers,
!, sol; Los Cerrillos mountains (south),
.5S4 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, north side of the
plaza, has been occupied rs an executive
mansion since 1880, the first governor and
,aptain general $50 far as the data at
land reveals) being Juan de Otermin
The Plaza-Onate and De Vargas made
marches over this beautiful
,asis. the one in 1891, the other in 1893.
Church of San Miguel in the
9Th century destroyed during the Pueblo
evolution of 1850; rebuilt by order OF
The Marques dc la Penuela, " in the
rear ITO.
The oldest dwelling house in the
United States is located near San Miguel
,hurch. 1t was built before the Spanish
conquest.
The ancient cathedral's walls are grad
1allv crumbling and instead grand mod
srn stone structure is building. The Old
cathedral was erected in 1861.
Old Fort Marcy was first recognized
md used as strategic military point by
he Pueblo Indians when they revoltcd
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
risoned by three companies OF the 10th
U. S. infantry, under command OF Cap
sains Gregory Barrett, J. F. Stretch and
Duggan, 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 Socetys rooms; the
"Garita, the military quarter chapel and
cemetery OF Our Lady of the Rosary; the
church museum at the new cathedral, the
gardens; church of our Our
Lady of Guadalupe with its rare old works
of art; the soldiers monument, monu-
lnent 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
vehicle and enioy a DAYS outing with