Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-12-20
A Few Facts for the General Informa
ton of Tourists and Sight
seera Visiting the
CAPITAL CITY OF NEW MEXICO.
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
TERRITORIAL.


n U. ). District Attorney. 4. A. FISK
d q. s. Marshal. TRINIDAD ROMERO
Jerk Supreme Court SUMMERS BURKHAR-
LAND DEPARTMENT.
P. Q. s. Surveyor General .... EDWARD F. HOBART
q. s. Land Register. A. L. MORRISON
. Receiver Public Moneys. WIN. M. BERGEF
3 US. ARMY.
Commander at TT. Marcy. COL SIMON SNYDER
Adjutant. ............. LIEUT. s. Y. SEYBURN
Quartermaster. ................L LIEUT. PLUMMER
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'ho-ge, but it had been
abandoned long before Coronado's time
The Spanish town of Santa Fe was found
I'd 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
sures 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, 7,047; Costilla,
7,774; Terra Amarillo, 1856; Glorieta,
1857; Taos, $3.50; Las Vegas, 6,452
Cimarron, 6, 4S9, Bernalillo, 5,704; Albu-
querque, 4,91S; Socorro, 1855; Las
Cruces, 3,944; 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,
4S9 degrees; 1875, 1875 degrees; 1876,
48.l; 1877, 48.3; 1878. 47.6. 1879, sos
1880, 1855; 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, 8; and New Mexico, 8.
DISTANCES.
ANITA Fe is distant from Kansas City
Lilies; from Denver, 1888 miles
lrsinidad, 216 miles; from Albu-
t ue, 90 miles; from Deming, 3l6
s, from Ell Psso, $40 miles from Los
,les, l,O32 miles; from San Fran
1881 miles.
ELEVATIONS.
/ base of the monument in Uhe |
nd plaza is, according to latest correct |
measurements, 7,Ol9.5 feet above tht
evel of the sea Bald mountain, towaru
the northeast and at the extreme north
ern end of the Santa Fe mountains,
1861 feet above sea level Lake Peak, to
the right (wh ,re the Santa Fe creek has
it's source), is IL ,O45 feet high the divide
(Tesuque road) 7,l7l; Aqua Fria, $3.50,
Cieneguilla (west), 6,O25; La Bajada,
5,5l4 mouth of Santa Fe creek (north OF
Pena Blanca), 5,225; Sandia mountains
(highest point, l0,6OS; Old Placers,
8,801; 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 1905. 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 restoreu
in I'LL, it had previously, and after 1893,
been the only Spanish chapel IN Santa
Fe. 1t still remains the Oldest church Ill |
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 strategic military point by |
the Pueblo Indians when they revolted
against Spanish rule in 1851 and drove out |
the enemy after besleglng the city for
nine days. The American army under
kearney constructed old Fort Marcy In
l846.
Fort Marcy Of the present day ls gar
risoned by two companies OF the 10Th
U. b. infantry, under command OF Col.
Snyder, and here at 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
"darita," 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 e. 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 slght-seer here may also take
vehicle and enjoy . days outing with
both pleasure and profit. The various
spots Of interest to be visited are Tesuque
pueblo, sKing in the divide en- route
Monument rock, up In picturesque Santa
h q canon; the Aztec mineral springs;
Nambe pueblo; Aqua Fria village; the
turquoise mines; place Of the assasslna-
ton of Governor Perez; San ldetonso
pueblo. or the ancient cliff jewellers, be-
yond the Rio Grande.
THE CITY OF SANTA III
ia making steady modern growth has
now q population Of 8,OOO, and has every
assurance of becoming q beautiful modern
city. Her people are liberal and enter
prising, and stand ready to foster and en-
courage any legitimate undertaking hav-
Inv tor its object the building up anu i'm
prOvement Of the place. Among the
present needs Of santa Fe, and tor which
liberal bonuses in cash or lands could un-
doubtedly he secured, may be mentioned