Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-11-28
HISTORICAL,

O. $. Int Rev. Collector. IL. A. HUGHES
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
An Indian pueblo hat existed on the
site previous to the 18th century. It's
name Was O-Gl-p' ho-ge, but it tad been
abandoned long before Coronado's time.
The spanish town Of Santa Fe was found
I'd in lGO5, it is therefore the second old
est European settlement still eXtant III
the United States. In 1894 came the
first venturesome American trader -
the forerllnner 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
sures dryness and purity especially
adapted to the 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, 7,047; Costilla,
7,774; Terra Amarillo, 1855; Glorieta,
1887; Taos, $3.50, Las Vegas, 6,452;
Cimarron, 6,489, Bernalillo, 5,7O4; Albu-
querque, 4,9lS; socorro, 1903; Las
Cruces, 3,S44; Silver City, 5,946; IT.
Stanton, $500. The mean temperature
at the government station at Santa fe,
for the years named was IS follows 1874,
4S.9 degrees; 1875, 486 degrees; 1875,
4S.I, 1871, 4s.3; 1878, 47.6. 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, 20; Minnesota, IA; South
ern States. + ; and New Mexico, 3.
DISTANCES.
suta Fe is distant from Kansas City
lilies; from Denver, 1888 miles;
lrelnidad, 2l6 miles; from Aibu-
&C we, So miles; from Deming, 3l6
4 { from Ell Paso, $40 miles; from Los
tts, l,O32 miles; from San Fran
1881 miles.
ELEVATIONS.
base of the monument in The
nd plaza is, according to latest correct
measurements, 7,Ul9.5 feet above the
vel of the sea Bald mountain, toward
tte northeast and at the extreme north
ayn end of the Santa Fe mountains,
u .tbl feet above sea level Lake Peak, to
the right (wh ere the Santa fe creek has
its source, is l2.O45 feet high the divide
(Tesuuue road IN, Aqua Fra, b,4oo;
Cieneplilla west 6,O25; La Balada,
5.5l4: mouth OF Santa Fe creek north OF
Pena Blanca, 5,225 Sandla mountains
(highest point, lO,6Oo, Old racers
6,sOl; Los Ctrrillos mountains (south),
1874 feet in height.
POINTS OK 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 1880 and the
present one was constructed between
1897 and l7l6.
The chapel of San Miguel WAS built be-
tween 1886 and 1850. In the latter years
the indians destroyed it. Fully restored
in III, 1t had previously, and after 1875,
been the on,y spanish chapel N Santa
Fe. Ii still remains the oldest church Ill
use in New Mexico.
The wallis OF the old cathedral date IN
DART from l622 but the edltlce proper Is
from the past century. .,
Ola Fort Marcy was first Recognized
and used as strategic military point ny
the Pueblo Indians when they reVolted
against Spanish rule IN 1851 and drove out
the enemy after besleglng the city Tor
nine DAYS. The American army under
kearney constructed old Fort Marcy In
1916.
Fort Marcy Of the present day ID gar
rlsoned by two companies OF the loCl
u. :. infantry, under command OF Vol
SNYDER, and here at u. N. daily occurs
guard mounting, feature OF military
maneuyerlngev ever of interest TO tne tollrlst
Other points OF interest to the tourls
are. The Historical Soclety's rooms che
"tiarita. the military quarter chapel ant
cemetery VI oui hpe'y VI 'iiN ,
church MUSEUM 1T the ne" cathedral, tht
archblshop's gardens; church OF our Ou
Lady OF Guadalupe with Its rare old work.
nj art. the soldiers monument, monu
ment to the Pioneer Path tlnder, M
Carsor, erected by the u. a. II. OF New
Mexico; ST. Vincent hospital, conducted
by sisters OF Charity, ana It's orphans
industrial school; the Indian tralhh
school; Loreto Academy and the chape
OF Our Lady Of Light.
The slght-seer here may also take
veh,cle and ENJOY days outing Will
both pleasure and profit. The varlou
spots OF interest to be visited are Iesu4u
pueblo, aking in the divide en- route
Monument rock, up IN picturesque SAINT
te canon; the Aztec mineral springs
Nambe pueblo, Aqua Frla Village; tn
turquoise MINES; place OF the assasslns
ton of Governor Perez; San lldetons
rneblo. or the ancient cliff jewellers, be
yond the Rio Grande.
THE CITY OF SANTA FB
is making steady MODERN growth hs
: now q population OF o,UOo, ana mas ever
assurance Of becoming beautiful houer
clty, Her people are liberal ana ente
prisiny, and stand ready to foster anu u
courage any legitimate undertaking ma
lny for lts object the building up ahd Ill
nrovement of the place. Among I'll