Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-03-19
SANTA re.
i Few Facts COR tue General lnfcrma =
ton o? Tourists and Sight
Seers Visiting the
CAPITAL CITY OF NEW MEXICO
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY

| aohciEnr General howard J.. bAHThEl
| Auditor ...' i EtSlbaD -hhn nj
, TIrassrrar ANTONIO ORTIZ Y SALAZA
adiutanr ,t.,uern, e. W. WYhKoo
Secy Bureau OF immigration MAJ 'h"S
JUDICIARY.
Chief Justice Supreme Court T. " LON
Associate Justice list district ". H. Written Al
| Associate Justice ID district " u IL
| Associate Justice Sd district. - II; MCfl
| Presiding Justice Attn u1strlCt d V. ioN'
r. District Attorney . Z. A. FISK
f. q Marshal TRINIDAD k0MER'
| lerk supreme Court . =. SUMMERS BURBHAR
LAND DEPARTMENT
0. ). surveyor General. .EDwARp r. HosAR'
u. ). Land Register. ,.,. A. L.. MQKKisof
Receiver Public Moneys ....Wa NJ bEHGEi
U. s. ARMY.
Commander at Fl, Marcy, Col. Henry DouaLAs'
Adjutant ........ LIEUT.. b. Y SEYBr m
6isSdrsas Capt: " s sSmnefhaSss
q. q. Int. Rev Collector ...;, Up. MoGRoRr1
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 a tiourlshing Pueblo village. The his
tory of it's 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 no nave made traffic over the
Santa Fe worldwide in its celebrity.
THE CLIMATE
of New Mexico Ii considered the finest on
the continent. The high altitude in
sures dryness and purity especially
adapted to tne permanent cure of pull
monarv 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; Glorieta,
1887; Taos, $780, Las Vegas, 6,452
Cimarron, 6, 489, Bernalillo, 5,704; Albu-
oneroue. 4,9lS; Socorro, 1866; Las
Cruces, 1874; Silver City, 6,946; f.
Stanton, $500 The mean temperature
at the government station at Santa Fe,
for the years named was as follows 1874,
4S.9 degrees; 1875, 1876 degrees; 1875,
48.l; 1877, 48.3; 1878, F.6. 1879, 500;
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, 25; Minnesota, IA; South
ern States. 8: and New Mexico. 8.
DISTANCES
santa Fe is distant from Kansas City
$50 miles; from Denver, 33H miles
from Trsinidad, 2l6 miles; from Albu-
oueraue, So miles; from Deming, 3l6
miles; from Ell Paso, $40 miles; from Los
Angeles, ,O32 miles: from San Fran
cisco, | PSI miles.
ELEVATIONS.
The base of the monument in Vhe
grand plaza is, according to latest correct
ed measurements, 7,Ol9.5 feet above the
level of the sea Bald mountain, toward
the northeast and at the extreme north
ern end of the Santa Fe mountains,
1851 feet above sea level Lake Peak, to
the right (wh ,re the Santa Fe creek has
it's source, is II, 045 feet high the divide
(Tesuque road) I'LL; Aqua Fria, 6,48O;
Cieneguilla west, 6,025; La Bajada,
5,5l4 mouth of Santa Fe creek north OF
Pena Blanca, 5,225; Sandia mountains
(highest point, l0,6OS; Old Placers,
6,SOl; Los Cerrillos mountains south,
1854 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 az an executive |
In ansion since 1880, the first governor ano |
captain general $50 far as the data at
hand rev,als) being Juan de Otermin
The PIaza--Onate and De Vargas made |
triumphant marches over this beautiful
oasis, the one in 1891, the other in 1893. |
Church of San Miguel.-Erected in the
10th century destroyed during the Pueblo
revolution of 1880; rebuilt by order OF
"The Marques de Ia Penuels, !" in the
year l710. 4.
The oldest dwelling house in the
United States is located near San Miguel
church. It was built before the Spanish
conquest. ....
The ancient cathedrals walls are grad
ually crumbling and instead grand mod
erD stone structure is building. The old
cathedral was erected in l76l. /
Old Fort Marcy was first recognized
and used as strategic military point by |
the Pueblo Indians when they revolted
against Spanish rule in 1880 and drove out
the enemy after besieging the city Tor
nine days. The American army under
Kearney constructed old Fort Marcy in
1848. .,y.r
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
Duggan, and here at 8 q. m. daily occurs
guard mounting, feature Of military |
maneuvering ever of interest to the tourist.
Other points of ir,!erest to the tourist
are: The Historical Societys rooms; the
"Garita, F" 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 Our
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. X. of New
Mexico: st, Vincent hospital, conducted
by Sisters Of Charity, and the Orphans
industrial school; the Indian training
school; Loreto Academy and the chapel
Of Our Lady Of Light.
The sight-seer here may also take a
vehicle and enjoy days outing with
both pleasure and profit. The various
spots Of interest to be visited are Tesuque
pueblo, AKing in the divide en- route
Monume mt rock, up in picturesque Santa
Fe canon; the Aztec mineral springs
Nambe pueblo; Aqua Fria village the
turquoise mines place of the eassassina-
ton Of Governor Perez; San ldefonso
pueblo, or the ancient cliff dwellers, be-
~ n Q;n Gvopdo