Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-06-13
SANTA FE.
a Few Facts for the General Informa-
ton Of Tourists sid Sight
seers Visiting the
CAPITAL CITY OF NEW MEXICO.
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY
TERRITORIAL

LAND DEPARTMENT.
0. 8. Surveyor General. go. EDWARD F. HoBAR
0. 8. Land Register. A. L. MoRRIsO
Receiver Public Moneys. ..WN. NJ. BERGE
US. ARMY.
Commander at IT. Marcy, Col. SIMON SNyDE
Adjutant, ............. LIEUT.. y. Y. SEYBCRl
6Ii sbursins O. Cant. j, ". summerbayes
o., 3. Int. Rev Collector. ..........J.P. McGRoEr,
HISTORICAL.
Santa Fe, the city Of the Holy Faith O.
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
cd 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 forerInner OF the great line of mer-
chants who nave made traffic over the
Santa Fe worldwide in it's celebrity.
THE CLIMATE
of New Mexico is considered the finest on
the continent. The high altitude in
s,lres dryness and purity especially
adapted to toe 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, 6,452;
Cimarron, s, 4S9, Bernalillo, 5,7O4; Albu-
aueraue, 4,9lS; socorro, 1856; 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, 4S.6 degrees; 1875,
4S.1; 1877, 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, rs; Minnesota, IA; South
ern States, 6; and New Mexico, 3.
DISTANCES.
Santa Fe is distant from Kansas City
369 miles; from Denver, 1888 miles;
from Trsinidad, PIG miles; from Abu-
auerque, So miles; from Deming, 3l6
miles; from Ell Paso, $40 miles; from Los
Angeles, 1882 miles; from San Fran
cisco, 1921 miles.
ELEVATIONS.
The base of the monument in The
yrand plaza is, according to latest correct
I'd measurements, 7,019.5 feet above the
eyel of the sea; Bald mountain, toward
he northeast and at the extreme north
Urn end of the Santa Fe mountains,
z, G61 feet above sea level Lake Peak, to
he right (wh pre- the Santa Fe creek has
is source, is 12,045 feet high the divide
Tesuque road 7,l71; Aqua Fria, {, 4S0;
Jieneguilla (west), 6,025; La Bajada,
',5l4 mouth of Santa Fe creek (north OF
'ena Blanca), 5,225; Sandia mountains
highest point, 10,6OS; Old Placers,
1901; Los Cerrillos mountains (south),
1884 feet in height.
POINTS OF INTERRUPT.
There are some forty various points Of
more or less historic interest in and about
he ancient city:
The adobe palace stands on the spot
where the old Spanish palace had been
rected shortly after 1905. That ancient
tructurs was destroyed in 1850 and the
resent one was constructed between
697 and l7l6. 8
The chapel Of San Miguel was built be-
ween 1886 and 1850. In the latter years
he Indians destroyed it. Fully restored
u I'LL, it had previously, and after 1893,
een the only Spanish chapel in Santa
e. 1t still remains the oldest church in
SO in New Mexico.
The walls of the old cathedral date in
art from 1922; but the edifice proper is
rom the past century.
Old Fort Marcy was first recognized
nd used as strategic military point by
he Pueblo Indians when they revolted
gainst Spanish rule in 1880 and drove out
he enemy after besieging the city for
inc days. The American army under
.earney constructed old Fort Marcy in
846.
Fort Marcy of the present day is gar
soned by two companies OF the 10th
!. s. infantry, under command of Col.
nyder, and here at 90. m. daily occurs
uard mounting, feature of military
ever of interest to the tourist.
Other points Of interest to the tourist
re-: The Historical Society's rooms; the
Garita, )" the military quarter; chapel and
emetery 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 it's rare old works .
t art the soldiers monument, monu-
tent to the Pioneer Pathfinder, Kit
arson, erected by the G. A. h. of New
iexico; st. Vincent hospital, conducted
v Sisters of Charity, and the Orphans
idustrial school; the Indian training
chool; Loreto Academy and the chapel
+ Our Lady Of Light.
The sight-seer here may also take q
ehicle and enjoy days outing with
9th pleasure and profit. The various
pots Of interest to be visited are Tesuque
ueblo, xking in the divide en- route;
rock, up in picturesque Santa
"a canon; the Aztec mineral springs;
Iambe pueblo; Aqua Fria village; the
mines; place OF the assassina-,
on Of Governor Perez; San Ildefonso
ueblo, or the ancient cliff jewellers, be-
ond the Rio Grande.
THE CITY OF SANTA ~
making a steady modern growth; has