Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-04-18
SANTA re.
a Few Facts for the General Informa-
ton of Tourists and Sight
seerSVisiting the
CAPITAL CITY OF NEW MEXICO,
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY,
TERRITORIAL.

Chief Justice Supreme Court. JAS. OBRI
Associate Justice list district. W. Ii. MHITEa.
Associate Justice I'd district ...... =, W. d. L
Associate Justice I'd district ....... J. f. McF
Presiding Justice 4th district. jas. O'BRIl
[. =. district Attorney. .,... r. A. FIST
| L. s. Marshal o.. ..... TRINIDAD RoMEl
Jerk Supreme Court SUMMERS BURKHA
LAND DEPARTMENT.
U. 5. Surveyor General. .... EDWARD F. HoBAl
| q. s. Land Register.......... ... A. l.. MoRRIst
| Receiver Public Moneys. ........Wa. NJ. BERGI
o.. ARMY.
Commander at Fl, Marcy. Coll SIMON sNYDE
| Adjutant ............. LIEUT.. >. SEfbt q
Discussing Q. N Capt. j. W. Summerhaye
! Q. g. Int Rev. Collector j. P. McGRoRT
HISTORICAL.
Santa Fe, the city of the Holy Faith c
st. Francis, is the capital of New Mexico
trade center, sanitary. archepisCopa
see, and also the military headquarters
1t is the oldest seat of civil and religion
government ON American soil. Whel
Caheza de Raca penetrated the valley o
the Rio Grande in 1888 he found SAINT.
Fe hourlshing Pueblo village. The his
tory of its first European settlement wa
lost, with most OF the early records of the
territory, by the destruction of all the
archives in 1880; 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 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
NAV be enjoyed The altitude of some Of
the principal points in the territory is
Us follows: Santa Fe, 7,047; Costilla,
7,774; Terra Amarillo, 7,455; Glorieta,
7 ,587 Taos, $3.50; Las Vegas, 6,452 !;
Cimarron, 6,489, Bernalillo, 5,704; Albu-
auerque, 4,9l8; Socorro, 1865; Las
Cruces, 3,S44; Silver City, 5,946; #.
Stanton, $500. The mean temperature
at the government station at Santa Fe,
for the years named was as follows; 1874,
1873 degrees; 1875, 4S.6 degrees; 1876,
,S.l; 1877, 4S.3 1878, 47.6. 1879, 500;
1880, 46.6; which shows an extraordinary
Uniformity. For tubercular diseases the
Heath rate in New Mexico is the lowest in
;he union, the ratio being as follows:
New England, 25; Minnesota, IA; South
,rn States, s; and New Mexico, 3.
DISTANCES.
Santa Fe is distant from Kansas City
,69 miles; from Denver, 1888 miles;
rom Trsinidad, PIG miles; from Albu-
luerque, So miles; from Deming, 3l6
niles; from FL Paso, $40 miles; from Los
Angeles, 1882 miles; from San Fran
,isco, ,291 miles.
ELEVATIONS.
The base of the monument in Uhe
rand plaza is, according to latest correct
I'd measurements, 7,0l9.5 feet above the
evel of the sea Bald mountain, toward
he northeast and at the extreme north
IN end of the Santa Fe mountains,
1861 feet above sea level Lake Peak, to
he right (wh ,re the Santa Fe creek has
Is source, is 12,045 feet high the divide
Tesuque road) I'm; Aqua Fria, 6,4SO;
Jienegulilla (west), 6,025; La Bajada,
,5l4 mouth of Santa Fe creek (north of
'ena Blanca), 5,225; Sandia mountains
highest point, l0,60S; Old Placers,
,80l Los Cerrillos mountains (south),
1874 feet in height.
POINTS OF INTEREST.
There are some forty various points Of
lore or less historic interest in and about
he ancie ut city:
The Adobe Palace, north side of the
lazs. has been occupied as an executive
lansion since 1880, the first governor ant |
aptain general $50 far as the data at
and rev .als) being Juan de Otermin
The Plaza-Onate and De Vargas made
triumphant 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 l7l0.
The oldest dwelling house in the
Tnited States is located near San Miguel
hurch. 1t was built before the Spanish
onquest.
The ancient cathedral's walls are grad
ally crumbling and instead grand mod
IN stone structure is building. The old
sthedral was erected in 1851.
Old Fort Marcy was first recognized
nd used as strategic military point by
le Pueblo Indians when they revolted
gainst 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 Barrett, j. F. Stretch and
uggan, and here at 8 a. m. daily occurs
lard 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
,metery of Our Lady Of the Rosary the
lurch museum at the new cathedral, the
,chbishop's gardens; church of our Our
adv of Guadalupe with its rare old works
art; the soldiers monument, monu-
tent to the Pioneer Pathfinder, Kit
arson, erected by the G. A. r. of New
[exico; St. Vincent hospital, conducted
' Sisters of Charity, and the Orphans
idustrial school; the Indian training
;hool; Loreto Academy and the chapel
Our Lady Of Light.
The sight-seer here may also take
ehicle and enjoy days outing with
9th pleasure and profit. The various
cots Of interest to be visited are Tesuque
ueblo, / sking in the divide en- route
Ionum. ut rock, up in picturesque Santa
e canon; the Aztec mineral springs;
ambe pueblo; Aqua Fria village; the
lrquoise mines; place Of the asssssina-
on of Governor Perez; San lldefonso
ueblo, or the ancient cliff jewellers, be-
ond the Rio Grande.
THE CITY OF SANTA FR