Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-03-29
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A Few Facts for the General lDforma-
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OFFICIAL DIRECTORY
TERRITORIAL
r,,.,.st.. ~, Couyress ANThrsY JOSEF
Governor H. pha nrc n ,t,,'tt, =,
Solicitor General .EDwAKn l.. BAR1LEL
Auditor TRINIDAD ALARIl
Treasurer ANTONIO OETIZ SALAZAI
AdE1tant Canursi L. ". WYNKoOI
Sec'y bureau Of immigration .-.'' MAJ rh"7
JUDICIARY.
Chief Justice supreme Court n. V, LONG
Associate Justice LIST district ". Ii. WHlTEM AN
Associate Justice ID district. " y; Lhh
Associate Justice 30 district. J. n; hcr
Presiding Justice Attn district T. " LoNo
e. ). District Attorney. ... T. a. rlshh
y ( Marshal TRINIDAD ROMERO
Elark supreme Court SuMMERs BuBKHAhT
LAND DEPARTMENT.
q. 5. surveyor General .... EDWARD r. HoBAsI
T. s. Land RegiSt6r....,.,. A. H. MohklsoS
Receiver Public Moneys. ......."a. NJ bEhdEh
q. 5. ARMY.
commander at Fit. Marcy, Col. HENRY DOUGLASS
Adi,Itant ......,. Lieut. 5. \. GEYBtRN
4uartcrmas4ter csn ;'.' " l's summerbavss
q, s. Int. Rev. Collector ..... Up. McGnoRrY
HISTORICAL.
Santa Fe, the city OF the Holy FAITH OF
st, Francis, is the capital OF New Mexico.
trade center, sanitary. archeplscopal
see, and also the military headquarters.
1t is the oldest seat OF civil and religious
government on American soil. When
Cabeza de Baca penetrated the valley OF
the Rio Grande in 1888 he found Santa
Fe fiourlshing Pueblo village. The his
tory of its first European settlement was
lost, with most of the early records OF the
territory. by the destruction OF all the
archives in 1880; but the earliest mem
ton of it shows it then to have been the
captal and the center Of commerce,
authority and influence. In 1904 came
the first yenturesome American trader
the forerunner OF the great line OF mer-
chants who nave made traffic over the
Santa Fe world in its celebrity.
THE CLIMATE
of New Mexico is considered the finest on
the continent. The high altitude in
sures dryness and purity especially
to the permanent cure OF pull
monary complaints, rs hundreds will be
witness, and by travelling from point to
ooint almost any desired temperature
NAV be enjoyed. The altitude OF some OF
the principal points in the territory is
as follows Santa Fe, 7,O47; Costilla,
!, ia; TERRA Amarillo, 1855; Glorieta,
! ,5S7; Taos, $3.50; Las Vegas, 6,452;
6,4S9, Bernalillo, 5,7U4; Albu-
1ueroue, 4 ,glS; Socorro, 1858; Las
Cruces, 3,S44; Silver City, 5,946; Fl.
Stanton, 3 800. The mean temperature
At the government station at Santa Fe,
for the years named was as follows; 1874,
iS.9 degrees; 1875, 4S.6 degrees; 1876,
t8l: 1877, 1873; 1873. 47.6. 1879, sos;
1850. 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, 25; Minnesota, IA; South
srn States, 6 and New Mexico, 3.
DISTANCES.
Santa Fe is distant from Kansas City
,6g miles; from Denver, 1888 miles;
rom Trsinidad, PIG miles; from Albu-
1ueruue, So miles; from Deming, 3l6
miles; from FL Paso, $40 miles; from Los
Angeles, l,O32 miles; from San Fran
3isco. PSI miles.
ELEVATIONS.
The base of the monument in The
grand plaza is, according to latest correct
ed measurements, 7,Ol9.0 feet above the
level of the sea; Bald mountain, toward
the northeast and at the extreme north
nrn end of the Santa Fe mountains,
y .6f;l feet above sea level Lake Peak, to
the right (wh ere the Santa re creek mas
its source, is l2,045 feet high; the DIVIDE
,Tesuuue road) III; Aqua Frla, +, 4oo;
Ciepeguilla west, 6,025; La BaJada,
1914; mouth of Santa Fe creek north OF
Pena Blanca), 5,225; Sandia mountains
highest point, l0,60S; Old Placers,
5 sol; Los Cerrillos mountains (south),
) ,5S4 feet in height.
POINTS OF INTEREST.
There are some forty various points OF
more or less historic interest III and about
the ancient city:
The Adobe Palace, north side OF the
plazs. has been occupied as an executive
MANSION since 1880, the first governor ano
captain general $50 far as the data at
hand rev .als) being Juan de Otermln
The Plaza-Onate and De Vargas made
triumphant marches over this beautiful
oasis, the one in 1891, the other IN 1923.
Church of San Miguel.-Erected In the
10th century destroyed during the Pueblo
revolution of 1880; rebuilt by order OF
"The Marques de la Penuela, In the
year l7lO. A.
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 arc grad
ually crumbling and instead a grand mod
ern stone structure is building. The old
cathedral was erected in 1861. ,
Old Fort Marcy was first recognized
and used as a strategic military point by
the Pueblo Indians when they revolted
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
Fort Marcy of the present day Is gar
risoned by three companies OF the 10Th
u. S, infantry, under command OF Cap
tains Gregory Barrett, j. F. Stretch and
Duppan. and here at 8 a. m. daily occurs
guard mounting, feature OF military
maneuvering ever of interest to the tourist.
Other points of irterest 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 Oul
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 chape
OF Our Lady Of Light.
The sight-seer here may also take
vehicle and enjoy days outing witt
both pleasure and profit; The various
spots Of interest to be visited are Tesuqu'
pueblo, aking in the divide en- route
Monum. ut rock, up in picturesque SAINT
Fe canon; the Aztec mineral springs
Nambe pueblo; Aqua Fria village; tn
turquoise mines; place of the asssssina
ton Of Governor Perez; San ildetons
= 49, ,oo;out cliff NWall6Pa. h<