Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-10-24
Y. s. ARMY.
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 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
I'd in 1908, it is therefore the St cond old
est European settlement still extant IN
the United States. In 1904 came the
first yenuuresome American trader -
the iorerunner 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 tie 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
as follows: Santa Fe, 7,047; Costilla,
7.774; TERRA Amarillo, 1855; Glorieta,
1851; Taos, $3.50; Las Vegas, 6,452 /;
Cimarron, 6,4S9, Bernalillo, 5,7O4; Albu-
quergue, 4,9lS; Socorro, 4,655; Las
Cruces, 3,S44; Silver City, 5,946; TT.
Stanton, $500. The mean temperature
at the government station at Santa Fe,
for the years named was as follows; 1874,
4Y.9 degrees; 1875, 4S.6 degrees; 1875,
48.l; 1877, 4S.3 1873, 47.6. 1879, sos;
1880, 1855; 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, +; and New Mexico, 3.
DISTANCES.
anita Fe is distant from Kansas City
lies; from Denver, 33o miles
4rslnidad, 2l6 miles; from Aibu-
,te, 50 miles; from Demlng, 3l6
3, from Ell Paso, $40 miles; from Los
,ts. 1872 miles; from San Fran
1881 miles.
ELEVATIONS.
base of the monument in .he
nd plaza is, according to latest correct
measurements, 7,Ul9.5 feet above the
eyel Of the sea; Bald mountain, toward
the northeast and at the extreme north
orn end OF the Santa Fe mountains,
y bbl feet above sea level Lake Peak, to
the right (wh IRE the Santa he creek has
its source), is II ,U45 feet high the divide
(Tesuuue road IN; Aqua FRA, 6,4oo
Cieneguilla west, 6,O25; La Balada
.5l4 mouth OF Santa Fe creek (north Of
pena Btanca), 5,225, Sandia mountains
1hirhest point, lO,bOo; Old Placers
ri Los C.rrillos mountains (south)
1884 feet in height.
POINTS OF INTEREST.
There are some forty various points O.
more or less historic interest in and abou
the ancient city: H.
The adobe palace stands on the ,spo
where the old Spanish palace hau peer
erected shortly after 1905. That ancleh
structure WAS destroyed in 1851 ana th'
present one WAS constructed between
| 1897 and l7l6.
The chapel of San Miguel was built be
tween 1886 and 1850. In the latter year
the indians destroyed it. Fully restore.
in III. 1t had previously, and after 1923
/ been the onty SPANS chapel IN oaht'
Fe, Il still remains the Oldest church IL
use in New Mexico.
The wallis of the old cathedral date IL
part from 1872, but the edlhce proper
| from the past century.
Ola Fort Marcy was first recognized
and used as strategic military point U.
the Pueblo Indians when they revolte'
AGAINST Spanish rule in 1851 and drove gu
the enemy after besieglng the city 10
nine DAVIS. The American army unde
x carney constructed old Fort Marcy Il
lS4b. ,
Fort Marcy of the present day Is gai
risoned by two companies OF the lVII
u. =. infantry, under command OF Col
SNYDER. and here at y u. IN. daily occur
puard mounting, a feature OF mllltar
m.ueuverlny even of interest to the tourist
other points OF interest to the tours
are. The historical Society roons vi
"Garlta, the military quarter chapel an
cemetery OF Our Lady OF the Rosary III
church museum at the new cathedral, Tn
urchblshop's gardens; church OF our W
Lady OF Guadalupe with Its rare Ola "ork
Of art: the soldiers monument, mont
men, to the Pioneer Path Finder, n
Uarsor. erected by the u. A. K. OF Ne
Mexlco; st. Vincent hospital, conducte
by Sisters of Charity, and tue Orphan
industrial school; the Indian tralnhn
school; Loreto Academy and the CHAP
OF Our Lady Of Liz bit. , ..Ao
" The sight-seer here may also take Re,
both pleasure and profit; The he T yarlo'
p ppueblo, Axing in the divide en- r ,9,'
Monnm.ot rock, up In picturesque San
Fe canon; the Aztec mineral springs
: Nsmhe pueblo; Aqua Fria village; Il
t,,rnuoise mines; place Of the assassin
ZION of Governor Perez san iidefon
nueblo. or the ancient cliff jewellers, D
.,., thn Rio (Irand0.