Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-10-02

Commander at Fl. Marcy, Col. SIMON SNYDEI
| Adjutant .............. LIEUT.. s. Y SEIBURl
Discussing q. NJ Capt j. W. Summerhayes
RHETORICAL.
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 Coronados 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
odontod - ~ narno onant c,,ra ~ mi.
a.p.ou W , uiiG t ne bundroJS ur;,fP 10
witness Yam and hv traveIino from noint To
no;nt aimost anv 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, 7,455; Glorieta,
1857; Taos, $3.50; Las Vegas, GASP;
o,,nra,,o ' 'oI9. Sonorro ol' az Tss
Toda . "a. eilUor C;iv o4s. e.
Stonton, 600 The meon tenonerot,,re
ct tho tovarnment station at Santa Fa
fnr Tho Sesrs named was as follows !. 1874
40 q degreas. 1875 4S6 degrees. 1874
81. 1877 AZ 2. IS7g AZ 1870 50 a,
1oon AZ 'rrb; ; shows on extrao.d NOV
,''ifo,r rot For tnharc,,Iar diseosea ths
rate in Now Mevico ia the Iownst LIN in
-ho nc, TO- +ho ratio hoino os folIows
Nav ENGLAND *: Minnesota IA: sonth.
ern States, 6; and New Mexico, 8.
DISTANCES.
.n,, O. :, blatant fro,, Korsoo C;+v
',na. frorn Danyor eoe n,iIaa
Us, ti9in o,e ,ai,oa'. f Suo ' H.
ie oi ~ I.o trn LIVE hano;n, Ole
T.. - f, 1o II 'I poso 3Ao miles from Los
ein na1 n lS oi' frn,n san Fran.
. 5ol I'll o;Ios 'iii'0' '''
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ELEVATIONS.
h,oo 81 +ho monument in tho
,,I pase ~ oo c,, ~ latest correct.
Ia pro~n n, rU 701o K feet above the
llIe as 10 o p 49, .,oo,,nto;,, toworJ
Nel VI VIC SEQ Dtit 49,, itlo o.t.a, I'll" Ill
ne HUI 5nea "a az any co ~ w u ,'o,,ntoins
'In o eha Oh Ilie oanIa 70 T Io,ua pni, 10
,ool Ieet aoove &c" tesel Ia 800 eH Io oo
ne I'LL. n" - 10 10 az FOOT b;ab tho diviJe
u souroel, rs 1A,o ~, io0S - W. .o 100.
= teeuquGi io"G1 o af' o5S. T. Po;oJo'
|iehegullla NMesC, o,UHo, Ia Da r. a.
ol4 iouCn VI 1 ooE 500 "ioeA Nr w. U
,eha DiahoN, pax 20 GOO Si al nio &c.,
h ag1 polnU! io'ooo az 1sortbS'
,oOI LOS GeIii ht iiiouii''''i'' \'''"'"H
'o0f i0'' IA 'Ai7-''
POINTS OF INTEREST.
There are some forty various p9inls %
nore or less historic interest In anu ABOUT
ne ancient CITY: ~,
The adobe palace stahuS Oh Cil9 SPo'
there the old Spanish palace had been
rected shortly, alter l6oo. mat ancient
tructure was destroyed IN loo0 anu the
resent one was constructed between
697 and l7l6.
The chapel OF san Miguei was DUH De-
ween 1886 and 1851. In tne ialIef years
he Indians destroyed IL. fully restoreu
4 I'LL, it had previously, and after 1923,
cen the only Spanish chapel. IN SANTA
e. 1t still remains the Oldest clufch Ill
SO in New Mexico.
The walls OF the old catheural GATE III
art from 1922; but the ediilce proper Is
ON the past century.
Old Fort Marcy was tirst recognized
nd used as a strategic, military point oy
le Pueblo Indians when they ,revolted
gainst Spanish rule in 1850 and drove out
le enemy after pesleglng tne ciIy ioL
inc days. The American army ulloer
carney constructed old foft Marcy III
346. ,,. .,.
Fort Marcy OF tne Pfeoen' uay 10 l gai
soned by two companies oI tlle l Gi
Z. s. infantry, under command OF Ool.
nyder, ana mere aI a. H. uaiiy GGtus
laro Mounclns, lo@oa " H. i to,,~;niy
ntbar noints of interest to the tourist .
o'liS IN pJ M;storicai Societv,s rooms the
60 q n+ha m;ii i n,,arter chanel and
ual1Ca, " Sfi9 onr Tajy If The Rosary the
, ,,,o , u at The new cathedral the
n ahb;ah M aardens. church of our Our
adu - Gp,adssiune With its rare old works
auy ~ thn soldiers, monument. monu-
ar 'iiY the s pionear Path Finder. Kit
EN- 70 .o one hW tha g A R nj New
a ,o1na'. o O. V;rcont bosnital conducted
~: ~. rhor;tv and tha Ornhans;