Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-07-23

U, S. ARMY
HISTORICAL.

Santa he, Cne CITY OF Tie llOly Faltn OF
st. Francis, is the capital of New Mexico,
trade center, sanitary. archepiscopal
see, and also the military headquarters.
An Indian pueblo had existed on the
site previous to the 10Th century. Its
name was O-ga-p'ho-ge, but it had been
abandoned long before Coronado's 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
sures dryness and purity Especially
adapted to tne 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, 1856; Glorieta,
1857; Taos, $3.50; Las Vegas, GASP;
Cimarron, 6,489, Bernalillo, 5,704; Albu-
querque, 4,91S; SoCorro, 1855; Las
Cruces, 3,S44; 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,
4S.9 degrees; 1875, 49.6 degrees; 1876,
4S.1; 1877, 48.3; 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, 25; Minnesota, IA; South
ern States, 6; and New Mexico, 8.
DISTANCES.
Santa Fe is distant from Kansas City
$3.50 miles; from Denver, 1888 miles;
from Trsinidad, 216 miles; from Aibu-
uuerque, S. miles; from Deming, 316
miles from Ell Paso, $40 miles; from Los
Angeles, 1882 miles; from San Fran
cisco, ,261 miles.
ELEVATIONS.
The base of the monument in the
grand plaza is, according to latest correct
ed measurements, 7,0l9.5 feet above the
level of the sea; Bald mountain, toward
the northeast and at the extreme north
ern end of the Santa Fe mountains,
IL ,661 feet above sea level; Lake Peak, to
the right (wh are the Santa Fe creek has
its source, is 12,045 feet high the divide
(Tesuque road) I'LL; Aqua Fria, $3.50;
(west), 6,025; La Bajada,
1914 mouth of Santa Fe creek (north OF
Pena Blanca), 1925; Sandia mountains
(highest point, 10,608; Old Placers,
s SOL; Los Cerrillos mountains (south),
5 1874 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 stands on the spot
where the old Spanish palace had been
erected shortly after 1905. That ancient
structure was destroyed in 1850 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 I'LL, it had previously, and after 1893,
been the only Spanish chapel in Santa
Fe. It still remains the Oldest church in
use in New Mexico.
The walls of the old cathedral date in
part from 1922; but the edifce proper is
from the past century.
Old Fort Marcy was first recognized |
and used as q 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
lS46.
Fort Marcy Of the present day is gar
risoned by two companies OF the 10Th
U. S. infantry, under command OF Col.
SNYDER, and here at 8 q. m. daily occurs
guard mounting, a feature OF military
maneuyering ever of interest to the tourist.
Other points of interest 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
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. 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 chapel
of Our Lady of Light.
The sight-seer here may also take a
vehicle and enjoy a days outing with
both pleasure and profit. The various
spots Of interest to be visited are Tesuque
pueblo, aking in the divide en- route;
Monument rock, up in picturesque Santa
Fe canon; the Aztec mineral springs;
Nambe pueblo; Aqua Fria village; the
turquoise mines; place Of the assassina-
ton Of Governor Perez; San !ldefonso
pueblo, or. the ancient cliff jewellers, be-
vord the Rio Grande,