Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-09-04
HISTORICAL.


Santa Fe, the city of the Holy Faith O
st. Francis, is the capital of New Mexico
trade center, sanitary. archepiscopa
see, and also the military headquarters
An Indian pueblo had existed on tn,
site previous to the 18th century. 1T
name was O-ga-p'ho-ge, but it had beer
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 il
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 it's 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, 1856; Glorieta,
7 ,587; Taos, $3.50; Las Vegas, 6,452
Cimarron, 6,4s9, Bernalillo, 5,704; Albu-
querque, 4,91s; socorro, 4,655; Las
Cruces, 3,S44; Silver City, 5,946; Fl.
$500. The mean temperature
at the government station at Santa Fe,
for the years named WAS as follows; 1874,
1879 degrees; 1875, 1876 degrees; 1876,
4S.1; 1877, 49.3; 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
srn States, 6; and New Mexico, 8.
DISTANCES.
Santa Fe Is distant from Kansas City
800 miles; from Denver, 1888 miles;
rom Trsinidad, PIG miles; from Albu-
1uerque, 50 miles; from Deming, 3l6
miles; from Ell Paso, $40 miles; from Los
Angeles, 1882 miles; from San Fran
cisco, /, 281 miles.
ELEVATIONS.
The base of the monument in .he
yrand plaza is, according to latest correct
ID measurements, 7,0l95 feet above the
eyel of the sea; Bald mountain, toward
he northeast and at the extreme north
,rn end of the Santa Fe mountains,
q 1851 feet above sea level; Lake Peak, to
he right (wher the Santa Fe creek has
ts source, is 12,045 feet high the divide
Tesuque road) I'LL; Aqua Fria, $3.50;
(west), 6,O25; La Balada.
1914; mouth Of Santa Fe creek north OF
oena Blanca, 1925; Sandia mountains
highest point, 10,608; Old Placers,
SOL; Los Cerrillos mountains (south),
1874 feet in height.
POINTS OF INTEREST.
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
erected shortly after 1905. That ancient
structure was destroyed in 1850 and the
present one was constructed between
.697 and 17l6.
The chapel of San Miguel was built be-
ween 1886 and 1850. In the latter years
he Indians destroyed it. Fully restored
n I'LL, it had previously, and after 1893,
been the only Spanish chapel in Santa
&c. It still remains the oldest church in
lse in New Mexico.
The walls of the old cathedral date in
part from 1922 but the edifce proper Is
rom the past century.
Old Fort Marcy was first recognized
md used as a strategic military point by
he Pueblo Indians when they revolted
.gainst Spanish rule in 1880 and drove out
he enemy after besieglng the city tor
line days. The American army under
carney constructed old Fort Marcy in
L846. .
Fort Marcy of the present day is gar
.isoned by two companies OF the 10th
y. s. infantry, under command OF Col.
SNYDER, and here at 8 a. m. daily occurs
,uard mounting, feature of military
naneuyering ever of interest to the tourist.
Other points of interest to the tourist
ire: The Historical Society's rooms; the
'Garita, the military quarter; chapel and
cemetery of Our Lady of the Rosary; the
,hurch museum at the new cathedral, the
gardens; church of our Our
Lady of Guadalupe with its rare OLD WORKS
If art; the soldiers monument, monu-
nent 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 days outing with
10Th pleasure and profit. The various
anots 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 assasslna-
ton of Governor Perez; San ildefonso
pueblo, or the ancient Cliff jewellers, be-
yond the Rio Grsnde.
THE CITY OF SANTA EE
ia making a steady modern growth; has
now a population Of 5000, and has every
assurance of becoming beautiful modern
CITY. Her people are liberal and enter
prisinc. and stand ready to foster and en-
Courage any legitimate undertaking hay
ING for its object the building up and i'm
provement Of the place. Among the
present needs Of Santa Fe, and for which
fiberal bonuses in cash or lands could un-
doubtedly BIO secured, may be mentioned
: canning factory; q wool securing plant
and tannery. Skilled labor OF all kinds
ID in demand at good wages. The cost OF
living ID reasonable, and real. property,