Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-05-29
HISTORICAL.

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
An Indian pueblo had existed on the
site previous to the 18th century. Its
name was U-ga-p'ho-ge, but it had been
abandoned long before Coronado's time.
The Spanish town OF Santa Fe was found
I'd in l6O5, it is there fore the second old
est European settlement still extant in
the United States. In 1904 came the
first yenturesOme American trader -
the forerunncr 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
slues dryneFs and purity especially
adapted to Tie permanent cure OF pull
monarv 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, 7,455; Glorieta,
1887; Taos, $3.50; Las Vegas, 6,452;
Cimarron, 6,4S0, Bernalillo, 5,7O4; Albu-
aueruue, 4,9lS; Socorro, 1858; 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,
48.9 degrees; 1879, 1915 degrees; 1876,
4S1; 1877, 4S.3; 1878, 47.6. 1879, 500;
1880, 46.6; which shows an extraordinary
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, + and New Mexico, 3.
DISTANCES.
Santa Fe is distant from Kansas City
1863 miles; from Denver, S38 miles
from Trsinidad, 216 miles; from Albu-
oueraue, So miles; from Deming, 316
miles from Ell Paso, $40 miles from Los
Angeles, l,O32 miles; from San Fran
cisco, PSI 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,
II 1861 feet above sea level Lake Peak, to
the right (wh ere the Santa Fe creek has
its source), is Il, 045 feet high the divide
(Tesuque road) iii; Aqua Fria, $3.50;
Cieneg1illa (west', 6,025; La Bajada,
1914; mouth of Santa Fe creek (north OF
Pena Blanca), 1925; Sandia mountains
,highest point, l0,60S; Old Placers,
5, sol Los Cerrillos mountains (south),
) ,5S4 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 |
1857 and ZIG.
The chapel of San Miguel was built be-
tween 1886 and 1850. In the latter years
lie Indians destroyed it. Fully restored
in I'LL, it had previously, and after 1903,
been the ony spanish chapel in Santa
Fe. 1t still remains the Oldest church III
use in New Mexico.
The walls of the Old cathedral date In
part from 1922, but the edltice proper Is
from the past century. /
Old Fort Marcy was first recognized
and used as strategic military point by
the Pueblo Indians when they revolted
against Spanish rule in 1850 and drove out
tile enemy after besieging the city for
nine days. The American army under
kearney constructed old Fort Marcy in
1916.
Fort Marcy of the present day is gar
risoned by two companies OF the 10th
U. :. infantry, under command OF Col.
Sny der, and here at 8 a. m. daily occurs
8 'i'i 90, &c intareat tn tho tourist
Other points OF ir;erest to the tourist
are: The historical Society rooms' the
"Garita, the military quarter chapel anu
cemetery OF Our Lady OF the Rosary; the
church museum at the new cathedral, the
gardens; chufch Oh our our
Lady OF Guadalupe with Its rare Old works |
Of art; the soldiers monument, monu-
ment to the Pioneer Path-f lnder, All
Carson, erected by the u. "A. II. OF Ne"
Mexico; st. Vincent hospital, conducted
by Sisters OF Charity, and tie orphans
;,,,Justrial school: the Indian training |