Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-02-11
SANTA Re.
A Few Facts for the General Informa-
ton Of Tourists and Sight.
Seers Visiting the
CAPITAL CITY OF NEW MEXICO
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY
TERRITORIAL

OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
TERRITORIAL.
Delegate IN Congress ....... =. ANTHONY JOSEF
Governor .................L. BRADFORD PEiNt
| Secretary b. NJ. THOMA
Solicitor General. ........ EDWARD L. BAeTLEl
treasurer ... ANTONIO ORTIZ SALAzA
AdjutaHt General. ...............E, W. WfNKoo
JUDICIARY.
Associate Justice lst district. W. H. WHlrEMA'
| Associate Justice I'd district. ......... W. D. IL
| Associate Justice Sd district ........J. X: MCFi
Presiding Justice 4th district ...... L. V. Lon
| e. s. Marshal .. TRINIDAD kuMER'
| Clerk Supreme Court ...SUMMERs buRkHAR
LAND DEPARTMENT.
O. S. Surveyor General. ...EDwARD F. HoBAR
| y. S. Land Register. ,.., 90. a. j.. MORRlSOH
Receiver Public Moneys. ,....WM. NJ. BERGEt
U.s. ARMY.
Commander at Fl Marcy, Col. HENRY DOUGLASS
Adjutant ............. LIEUT.. 5. SEYBr RI
Quartermaster. =. ....,........ LIEUT.. PLUMMEF
Disbursing q. NJ Capt. J. W. summerhayes
Secy bureau OF immigration ... MAX Fkos
9. 8. Int. Rev. Collector ...,.,....J.P MCGRoRTY
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.
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 hourlshing 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 men
ton of it shows it then to have been the
capital and the center of commerce,
authority and influence. In 1904 came
the first venturesome American trader
the forerunner of the great line of mer-
chants who have 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 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 ,5S7; Taos, $3.50; Las Vegas, 6,452;
Cimarron, 6,4S9, Bernalillo, 5,704; Albu-
uuerque, ABS; Socorro, 1865; Las
Cruces, 3,844; 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,
1879 degrees; 1875, 4S.6 degrees; 1876,
1871; 1877, 4S.3; 1878, 47.6. 1879, 500;
1880, 46G; which shows an extraordinary
For tubercular diseases the
Heath rate in New Mexico is the lowest in
;he union, the ratio being as follows |
New England, 25; Minnesota, l4;' South
,rn States, =; and New Mexico, 3.
DISTANCES.
Santa Fe is distant from Kansas City
,69 miles; from Denver, 1913 miles
rom Trsinidad, PIC miles from Albu-
So miles, from Deming, 3l6
niles; from Fl Paso, 34O miles; from Los
Angeles, 1892 miles: from San Fran
,isco, ,2S1 miles.
ELEVATIONS.
The base of the monument in The
,rand plaza is, according to latest correct
I'd measurements, 7,0l9.5 feet above the
evel of the sea Bald mountain, toward
he northeast and at the extreme north
I'm end of the Santa Fe mountains,
1861 feet above sea level; Lake Peak, to
he right (wt IRE the Santa Fe creek has
is source), is II, O45 feet high 1.-THE divide
Tesuque road) I'LL; Aqua Fra, $3.50;
Jieneguilla (west), 6,025; La Bajada,
ola; mouth of Santa Fe creek (north of
'ena Blanca), 5,225; Sandia mountains
highest point, lO,6OS; Old Placers,
,SO1 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
he ancient city:
The Adobe Palace, north side OF the
'laza, has been occupied as an executive
mansion since 1880, the first governor and
aptain general $50 far as the data at
land reveals) being Juan de Otermin
The Plaza-Onate and De Vargas made
marches over this beautiful
asis, the one in 1891, the other in 1893.
Church of San Miguel. Erected in the
9TH century destroyed during the Pueblo
evolution of 1850; rebuilt by order of
The Marques de la Penuela, " in the
ear ITO.
The oldest dwelling house in the
United States is located near San Miguel
hurch 1t was built before the Spanish
onquest.
The ancient cathedrals walls are grad
ally crumbling and instead grand mod
IN stone structure is building. The old
athedral was erected in 1861.
Old Fort Marcy was first recognized
nd used as strategic military point by
he Pueblo Indians when they revoltcd
gainst Spanish rule in 1850 and drove out
he enemy after besieging the city for
line days. The American army under
carney constructed old Fort Marcy in
846.
Fort Marcy of the present day Is gar
isoned By three companies of the 10th
J. S. infantry, under command of Cap
aims Gregory Barrett, J. F. Stretch and
)uggan, and here at a. m. daily occurs
uard mounting, feature of military
laneuverlng ever of interest to the tourist.
Other points Of ir terest to the tourist
re: The Historical Society's rooms; the
Garita," the military quarter; chapel and
of Our Lady Of the Rosary; the
hurch museum at the new cathedral, the
gardens; church Of our Our
lady of Guadalupe with its rare old works
1 art; the soldiers monument, monu-
nent to the Pioneer Pathfinder, Kit
larson, erected by the G.. A. R. of New
lexico; st. Vincent hospital, conducted
" Sisters of Charity, and the Orphans
Industrial school; the Indian training
chool; Loreto Academy and the chapel
# Our Lady Of Light.
The sight-seer here may also take
eficle and enjoy a days outing with