Santa Fe daily New Mexican., 1890-09-03
LAND DEPARTMENT.
. HISTORICAL.

Santa Fe, the city of the Holy Faith o
st. Francis, is the capital of New Mexico
trade center, sanitary. archepiscopa
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'ho-ge, but it had been
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 in
the United States. In 1904 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
srres 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, 7047; Costilla,
7,774 .Tierra Amarillo, 1855; Glorieta,
1857; Taos, $3.50; Las Vegas, GASP;
Cimarron, 6,4S9, Bernalillo, 5,7O4; Albu-
querque, 4,918; Socoro, 1865; Las
Cruces, 3,S44; Silver City, 5,946; Ft.
Stanton, $500. The mean temperature
at the government station at Santa Fe,
for the years named was as follows; 1874,
4S.9 degrees; 1875, 1876 Degrees 1876,
4S.1; 1877, 48.3; 1878, 47.6. 1879, 500;
1880, 46.6; 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, 8; and New Mexico, 3.
DISTANCES.
Santa Fe is distant from Kansas City
369 miles; from Denver, 338 miles
from Trsinidad, 216 miles, from Albu-
1uerque, So miles; from Deming, 316
miles from El Paso, $40 miles; from Los
Angeles, 1892 miles; from San Fran
cisco, ,281 miles.
ELEVATIONS.
The base of the monument in The |
,rand plaza is, according to latest correct
I'd measurements, 7,019.5 feet above the
evel of the sea; Bald mountain, toward
he northeast and at the extreme north
,rn end of the Santa Fe mountains,
2,661 feet above sea level Lake Peak, to
he right (wh ere the Santa Fe creek has
is source, is ,045 feet high the divide
Tesuque road) III; Aqua Fria, 6,480;
Jieneguilla (westl, 6,025; La Bajada,
,514 mouth of Santa Fe creek (north of
'ena Blanca, 5,225; Sandia mountains
highest point, 10,608; Old Placers,
,801; Los Cerrillos mountains (south),
,584 feet in height.
POINTS OF INTEREST.
There are some forty various points OF
nore or less historic interest in and about
he ancient city:
The adobe palace stands on the spot
1here the old Spanish palace had been
rected shortly after 1905. That ancient
tructure was destroyed in 1880 and the
resent one was constructed between
697 and 17l6.
The chapel OF San Miguel was built be-
ween 1886 and 16S0.' In the latter years
he Indians destroyed it. Fully restored
I LII, IL nau previously, anu altei lo5o,
cen the only Spanish chapel in Santa
e. 1t still remains the Oldest church in
SO in New Mexico.
The walls of the old cathedral date in
art from 1922; but the edifce proper is
ON the past century.
Old Fort Marcy was first recognized
nd used as strategic military point by
10 Pueblo Indians when they revolted
gainst Spanish rule in 1880 and drove out
le enemy after besieging the city for
inc days. The American army under
,earney constructed old Fort Marcy in
346.
Fort Marcy of the present day is gar
soned by two companies OF the 10th
7. s. infantry, under command OF Col.
nyder, and here at 9 a. m. daily occurs
ialu no;.ne, no, q ;ntarest 70 tho tourist
Other noints of interest to the tourist