Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-05-03
HISTORICAL.

1t Is the oldest seat OF CIVIL and religion
government on American soil. Whe
Cabeza de Baca penetrated the valley {
t the Rio Grande in 1888 he found SAINT
Fe fiourlshing Pueblo village. The his
tory of it's first European settlement wa
lost, with most of the early records of tn
territory, by the destruction of all TIN
archives in 1880; but the earliest men
ton of it shows it then to have been tn,
capital and the center of commerce
authority and influence. In 1904 cam,
the first ventlresome 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 or
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, 1855; Gloreta,
1887: Taos, $3.50; Las Vegas, 6,452
Cimarron, 6,4S9, Bernalillo, 500; Albu-
querque, 4,9lS; 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, 4S.6 degrees; 1876,
48.1; 1877, 4S.3; 1878, 47.6. 1879, 500 ;
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, 25; Minnesota, IA; South
ern States, 6; and New Mexico, 3.
DISTANCES.
Santa Fe is distant from Kansas City
$50 miles; from Denver, 1888 miles;
from Trsinidad, 216 miles; from Albu-
querque, So miles; from Deming, 3l6
miles; from FL Paso, $40 miles; from Los
Angeles, 1872 miles: from San Fran
cisco, PSI miles.
ELEVATIONS.
The base of the monument in The
grand plaza is, according to latest correct
ed measurements, Jobs feet above the
level of the sea Bald mountain, toward
the northeast and at the extreme north
ern end of the Santa Fe mountains,
II, 1851 feet above sea level Lake Peak, to
the right (wh ere the Santa Fe creek has
its source, is 2,045 feet high the divide
(Tesuque road) 7,l7l; Aqua Fria, 6,4S0
west, 6,025; La Bajada,
5,5l4; mouth of Santa Fe creek (north of
Pena Blanca), 1925; Sandia mountains
highest point, l0,60S; Old Placers,
5 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, north side of the
plazs. has been occupied as All executive
since 1880, the first governor ant |
captain general $50 far as the data at
hand rev ,als) being Juan de Otermin
The Plaza-Onate and De Vargas made
marches over this beautiful
basis, the one in 1891, the other in 1893.
Church Of San Miguel in the
10Th century destroyed during the Pueblo
revolution of 1880; rebuilt by order of
THE Marques de la Penuela, in the
year 1710.
The oldest dwelling house in the |
United States is located near San Migue!
church. 1t was built before the Spanish
The ancient cathedral's walls are grad
lally crumbling and instead a grand mod
ern stone structure is building. The old
cathedral was erected in 1851.
Old Fort Marcy was first recognized
and 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
I846.
Fort Marcy of the present day Is gar
'isoned by three companies of the 10th
y. S. infantry, under command of Cap
aims Gregory Barrel, ]. F. Stretch and
Duggan, and here at 8 a. m. daily occurs
yuard mounting, feature of military
naneuvering ever OF interest to the tourist.
Other points of interest to the tourist
ire: The Historical Society's rooms the
'Garita, t" the military quarter chapel and
cemetery of Our Lady of the Rosary the
hurch museum at the new cathedral, the
Irchbishop's gardens; church of our Our
lady of Guadalupe with its rare old works
II art; the soldiers monument, monu-
nent to the Pioneer Pathfinder, Kit
Carson, erected by the G. A. R. of New
Mexico; St. Vincent hospital, conducted
" Sisters Of Charity, and the Orphans
Industrial school; the Indian training
Loreto Academy and the chapel
If Our Lady OF Light.
The sight-seer here may also take a
,ehicle and enjoy days outing with
10Th pleasure and profit. The various
pots of interest to be visited are Tesuque
pueblo, aking in the divide en- route;
Monument rock, up in picturesque Santa
7e canon; the Aztec mineral springs;
Nambe pueblo; Aqua Fria village; the
turquoise mines; place of the assassina-
ion of Governor Perez; San lldefonso
pueblo, or the ancient cliff jewellers, be-
,ond the Rio Grande.
THE CITY OF SANTA FE
8 making a steady modern growth; has
low population OF 5000, and has every
assurance of becoming beautiful modern
,ity. Her people are liberal and enter
,rising, and stand ready to foster and en-
courage any legitimate undertaking hav-
ng for it's object the building up and i'm
,rovement OF the place. Among the
present needs OF Santa Fe, and for which
liberal bonuses in cash or lands could un-
be secured, may be mentioned
canning factory; wool securing plant
md tannery. Skilled labor 81 Al kinds
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