Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-10-31

Commander at TT. Marcy. Col, SIMON SNYDER
Adjutant LIEUT.. 5. ! SEf III HN
Discussing q. M Capt j. W. summerhayes.
o. 8. Int. Rev. Collector. L. A. HUGHES
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 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 l6O5, 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 it's 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
as follows: Santa Fe, 7,O47; Costilla,
7,774; TERRA Amarillo, 1855; Glorieta,
7 ,587; Taos, $3.50; Las Vegas, 6,452;
Cimarron, t. S9, Bernalillo, 5,7O4; Albu-
4,91S; Socorro, 1858; Las
Cruces, 1884; Silver City, 5,946; TT.
$500. The mean temperature
at the government station at Santa Fe,
for the years named was as follows; 1874,
4S.9 degrees; 1875, 1875 degrees; 1876,
4S.l; 1877, 4S.3; 1878, AIS. 1879, 5O.6;
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, rs; Minnesota, Ia; South
ern States, +; and New Mexico, 3.
DISTANCES.
anita Fe is distant from Kansas City
! lilies; from Denver, 1888 miles;
lrslnidad, 2l6 miles; from Aibu-
: cue, So miles; from Deming, 3l6
" from Ell Paso, $40 miles, from Los
\. uts, l,O32 miles; from San Fran
1881 miles.
ELEVATIONS.
base OF the monument in The
nd plaza is, according to latest correct
measurements, 1898 feet above the
ryel of the sea; Bald mountain, toward
lie northeast and at the extreme north
prn end OF the Santa Fe mountains,
II ,bbl feet above sea level Lake Peak, to
the right (wh ,re the Santa Fe creek has
its source, is l2,O45 feet high the divide
(Tesuuue road) iii; Aqua Frla, $3.50;
Cieneguilla (west>, 6,025; La Bajada,
5 ,5l4 mouth OF Santa Fe creek north OF
Pena Blanca, 5,225; Sandla mountains
highest point, lO,60S; Old Placers,
!, 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 stands on the spot
where the old Spanish palace had been
erected shortly after 1905. That ancient
structure was destroyed in 1850 and the
one was constructed between
1897 and l7l6. u,
The chapel of San Miguel was built be-
tween 1886 and 1850. In the latter years
the indians destroyed it. Fully restored
in I'LL, 1t had previously, and alter 1875,
been the ouy Spanish chapel III Santa
Ee Il still remains the Oldest church in
use in New Mexico.
The walls OF the old cathedral date IN
part from 1922 but the edlhce proper Is
from the past century. -.-,
Ola Fort Marcy was first recognized
and used as strategic military point by
the Pueblo Indians when they revolted
ayalnst Spanish rule In 1851 and drove OUT
the enemy after besieglng the city tor
nine DAYS. The American army under
Kearney constructed old Fort Marcy In
1916.
Fort Marcy OF the present day Is gar
risoned by two companies OF tlle lOth
U. >. infantry, under command OF Col.
SNYDER, and here at Va. In. daily occurs
guard mounting, a feature OF military
even OF interest," 10 Inc Io'lrlst.
other points OF interest to the TOURIST
are: The historical ooclety's rooms ahe
"Garlta, the military quarter chapel ana
cemetery of Our Lady OF the Rosary the
chnrch museum ut the new cathedral, the
archblshop's gardens; church OF our Our
Lady of Guadalupe with Its rare old WORKS
at art: the soldiers monument, monu-
ment to the Pioneer Pathfinder, Kit
Carsor, erected by the u. A. K. OF New
Mexico; st. Vincent hospital, conducted
nv sisters OF Charity, and the Orphans
industrial school; the Indian training
school; Loreto Academy and the chapel
OF Our Lady of Lig ht. -
The slght-seer here may also take 9
vehicle and enjoy a days outing with
both pleasure and profit. The various
snots Of interest to be visited are Tesu4ue
pueblo, aking in the divide en- route !;
Monument rock, up In picturesque SANTA
Fe canon; the Aztec mineral springs !;
Nambe pueblo; Aqua Fria village; the
t,roloise mines place Of the assasslna-
,;on Of Governor Perez; San lldefonso
nuahlo. or the ancient cliff jewellers, be-
vond the Rio Grande.
THE CITY OF SANTA FR
ia making a steady MODERN growth; mas
now population of S,UOO, ami has every
assurance Of becoming abeautl1ul lhouefh
city. Her people are liberal anu entel-
prising, and stand ready to foster anu eh-
courage any legitimate undertaking nav
lnx for it's object the building up and IN
proyement Of the place. Among the
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