Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-01-20
HISTORICAL.

the first ventureSOme American trader
the forerunner of the great line of me-
chants who have made traffic over tn
Santa Fe worldwide in its celebrity.
THE CLIMATE
of New Mexico is considered the finest O.
the continent. The high altitude il
sures dryness and purity especial
adapted to tie permanent cure of pu
monary complaints, as hundreds will b
Witness and by travelling from point t
point almost any desired temperatur
may be enjoyed. The altitude of some Q
the principal points in the territory
as follows: Santa Fe, 7,047; Costilla
7,774; Terra Amarillo, 7,455; Glorieta
1857; Taos, $3.50; Las Vegas, 6,452
Cimarron, 6,4S9, Bernalillo, 5,7O4; Albu
querque, 4,9lS; Socorro, 1865; La
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
4S.9 degrees; 1875, 1876 degrees; 1876
4S.l; 1877, 4S.3; 1878, 47.6. 1879, 500
1880, 1876; which shows an extraordinary
uniformity. For tuberCrllar diseases thu
death rate in New Mexico is the lowest ir
the union, the ratio being as follows
New England, 25; Minnesota, IA South
ern States, &; and New Mexico, 8.
DISTANCES.
Santa Fe is distant from Kansas City
1863 miles; from Denver, 1873 miles
from Trsinidad, 2l6 miles; from Albu
querque, So miles; from .Deming, 3lt
miles from FL Paso, $40 miles; from Los
Angeles, 1882 miles; from San Fran
cisco, PSI miles.
ELEVATIONS.
The base of the monument in Uht
grand plaza is, according to latest correct
ed measurements, 7,0l9.5 feet above the
level of the sea Bald mountain, TOWARD
the northeast and at the extreme north
ern end of the Santa Fe mountains,
1861 feet above sea level; Lake Peak, tC
the right (where the Santa Fe creek has
its source, is II ,045 feet high the divide
(Tesuque roaU iii; Aqua Fria, 6,4SO
Cieneguilla (west), 6,025; La Bajada
5,5l4; mouth of Santa Fe creek (north OF
Pena Blanca), 5,225; Sandia mountains
highest point, l0,6OS; Old Placers,
Los Cerrillos mountains (south),
5 ,584 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, north side of the
plaza, has been occupied as an executive
mansion since 1880, the first governor and
captain general $50 far as the data at
hand reveals being Juan de Otermin
The Plaza-Onate and De Vargas made
triumphant marches over this beautiful
oasis, the one in 1891, the other in 1893.
Church of San Miguel.-Erected in the
10th century destroyed during the Pueblo
revolution of 1850; rebuilt by order OF
1.-THE Marques de la Penuela, in the
year ITO.
The oldest dwelling house in the
United States is located near San Miguel
church. 1t was built before the Spanish
conquest.
The ancient cathedral's walls are grad.
ually crumbling and instead a grand mod.
ern stone structure is building. The old
cathedral was erected in l76l.
Old Fort Marcy was first recognized
and used as strategic military point by
the Pueblo Indians when they revoltod
against Spanish rule in 1880 and drove out
the 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
tains Gregory Barret, 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 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
archbishop'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 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 a
vehicle and enjoy days outing with
both pleasure and profit. The various
spots of interest to be visited are Tesuque
pueblo, taking 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 assasslna-
ton of Governor Perez; San !ldefonso
pueblo, or the ancient cliff jewellers, he
yond the Rio Grande.
THE CITY OF SANTA FE
is making steady modern growth; has
now population of 5000, and has every
assurance of becoming beautiful modern
city. Her people are liberal and enter
prising, and stand ready to foster and en-
conr ,ge any legitimate undertaking hay
Ing for it's object the building up and i'm
provemeDt 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; wool securing plant
and tannery. Skilled labor OF ali kinds
is in demand at good wages. The cost Of
living is reasonable, and real property,
both inside and suburban, Il 81 adly ad-
vauCins In value.