Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-02-24
SANTA FE:.
4 Few Facts for the General Iuforma
ton of Tourists and Sight,
Seers Visiting the
CAPITAL CITY OF NEW MEXICO
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
TERRITORIAL.

Governor ...-.,.,.,..,...L. BKADFosD PRIEr
secretary ..... ..... o.. .... B. NJ. THoM :
Auditor. -. 90, .-........,.. TRINIDAD ALAH'
Treasurer 90. ...... ANTONIO ORTIZ Y SALAD
Adiutaht General ............. b. W. WfNKOC
JUDICIARY.
Chief Justice Supreme Court E.V. Los
Associate Justice LIST district. W, H. Written
Associ late Justice ID district. $50. 49,. ". b. L.
Associate Justice Sd district ........J. R. MCFu
Presiding Justice 4th district ..... E V. Los,
y. s. District Attorney ....... .-... L. A. FISK
L. s. Marsha. ......... TRINIDAD KOMER,
CLERK supreme Court ..,.SUMMERs BURKHARl
LAND DEPARTMENT.
y. 5. surveyor General. EDWARD +. HoBAEi
| y. 8. Land Register. .... go. &C.. A. l.. MORRISo>
Receiver Public Moneys. .,......WN. II. BERGE r.
US. ARMY.
Commander at 1T. Marcy, Col. HENRY DOUGLAS
Adlutant .... .......... LIEUT.. y. \. SEYBrR>
Qnarterma5ter, ....... ...... LIEUT.. PLUMMEn
Disbursing .. NJ Capt. j. W. Summcrhayes.
Sec'y bureau of Immigration MAX Eros
G. 8. Int. Rev. Collector ,,... ~ Z. MGGRoRTY
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 SAINTS
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 1850; 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 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,
I ,5S7; Taos, $3.50; Las Vegas, 6,452;
6,4S9, Bernalillo, 5,704; Albu-
querque, 4,91S; socorro, 1865; Las
Cruces, 1874; Silver City, 5,946; Fl.
$780, The mean temperature
at the government station at Santa Fe,
for the years named was as follows; 1874,
1879 degrees; 1875, 1875 degrees; 1876, {
1871; 1877, 48.3; 1878, 47.6. 1879, 500;
1880, 1876; which shows an extraordinary
Uniformity. For tubercular diseases the
leath rate in New Mexico is the lowest in
he union, the ratio being as follows +
New England, Is; Minnesota, IA; South
,rn States, s F.; and New Mexico, 3.
DISTANCES.
Santa Fe is distant from Kansas City
'e9 miles; from Denver, 1888 miles;
rom Trsinidad, PIG miles from Albu-
uerque, IS miles; from Deming, 316
niles from FL Paso, $40 miles from Los
ANGELES, 1892 miles: from San Fran
isco, ,2Sl miles.
ELEVATIONS.
The base of the monument in The
rand plaza is, according to latest correct
ID measurements, 1928 feet above the
evel of the sea Bald mountain, toward
he northeast and at the extreme north
IN end of the Santa Fe mountains,
2 ,661 feet above sea level Lake Peak to
he right (wh ,re the Santa Fe creek has
IS source, is IL, 045 feet high the divide
Tesuque road) 7,l7l; Aqua Fria, $3.50;
)ieneguilla (west>, 6,O25; La Bajada,
,514 mouth of Santa Fe creek north of So
'ena Blanca), 1925; Sandia mountains
highest point, l0,6OS; Old Placers, 4.
sol; Los Cerrillos mountains (south), e
1874 feet in height.
POINTS OF INTEREST. 4
There are some forty various points OF U
lore or less historic interest in and about d
he ancient city: ]
The Adobe Palace, north side Of the (,
laza, has been occupied as an executive !,
lansion since 1880, the first governor and
aptain general ESQ far as the data at
and reveals) being Juan de Otermin .
The Plaza-Onate and De Vargas made !
.iumphant 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 1880; 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
The ancient cathedral's walls are grad
ally crumbling and instead grand mod
m stone structure is building. The old
athedral was erected in 1851.
Old Fort Marcy was first recognized
nd used as strategic military point by
10 Pueblo Indians when they revolted
sainst Spanish rule in 1880 and drove out
le enemy after besieging the city for
inc days. The American army under
carney constructed old Fort Marcy in
346. &,
Fort Marcy of the present day Is gar
soned By three companies of the 10th
7. S. infantry, under command of Cap
inns Gregory Barrel, J. F. Stretch and .
uggan, and here at 8 a. m. daily occurs
lard mounting, a feature of military =
ever of interest to the tourist.
Other points of irterest to the tourist
re-: The Historical Societys rooms; the
Garita, the military quarter; chapel and
smetery of Our Lady of the Rosary; the
hurch museum at the new cathedral, the
rchbishop's gardens; church OF our Our
adv of Guadalupe with its rare old works
{ art; the soldiers monument, monu-
,ent to the Pioneer Pathfinder, Kit
arson, erected by the G.. A. R. of New
Iexico; St. Vincent hospital, conducted
y Sisters Of Charity, and the Orphans
idustrial school; the Indian training
chool; Loreto Academy and the chapel 1
Our Lady Of Light.
The sight-seer here may also take
ehicle and enjoy a days outing with
9th pleasure and profit. The various
pots of interest to be visited are Tesuque
ueblo, i aking in the divide en- route; '
ionum.nt rock, up in picturesque Santa
e canon; the Aztec mineral springs; 9
Tambe pueblo; Aqua Fria village; the
,rnuoisa mines: nIace of the assassina-