Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-04-24
a Few raots for the General 1uforina
ton of ftnrists and Sight
Seer9Visiting the
CAPITAL CITY OF NEW MEXICO
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.

c. :, surveyor General +. EDWARD F. HoBAR
U. s. Land Register. ........ A. l.. MoRRIso
Receiver Public Moneys. .......WM. M. BERGE
U. 5. ARMY.
commander at TT. Marcy. Col SIMON SSYDE
Adjutant ............, .LlEGT >. SEt 81 ~
Ousrtermaster .......L LIEUT.. PLUMMEl
Discussing O. NJ Capt. j. W. Summerhayes
U. s. Int. Rev. Collector ........ up. hcGRoRT'
HISTORICAL.
Santa Fe, the city of the Holy Faith 0
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 religious
government on American soil. Whel
Cabe2a lie Raca penetrated the valley o
the Rio tirande in 1888 he found SAINTS
Fe hourlshing Pueblo village. The his
tory OF its first European settlement was
lost, with most OF the early records OF the
territory, by the destruction OF all the
archives in 1850; 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 ventrlresome 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.
sures dryness and purity especially
adapted to the permanent cure of pull
monarv complaints, rs 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,O47; Costilla,
MA; Terra Amarillo, 1855; Glorieta,
1887 Taos, $3.50; Las Vegas, 6,452
Cimarron, 6,4S9, Bernalillo, 5,7O4; Albu.
querque, 4,9l8; Socorro, 1858; Las
Cruces, 3,844; Silver City, 5,946; #.
Stanton, $500. The mean temperature
at the government station at Santa Fe,
for the years named was as follows; 1874
4S.9 degrees; 1875, 1876 degrees; 1876
4S.1; 1877, 4S.3; 1873, 47.6. 1879, sos
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
$50 miles; from Denver, 1888 miles
from Trsinidad, 2l6 miles; from Albu.
ouerone. So miles; from Deming, BIC
miles from Ell Paso, $40 miles; from Los
Angeles, 1882 miles from San Fran
cisco, | ,2Sl miles,
ELEVATIONS.
The base of the monument in rhe
grand plaza is, according to latest correct.
ed measurements, 7,0l9.0 feet above the
level of the sea; Bald mountain, toward
the northeast and at the extreme north
ern end of the Santa Fe mountains,
y 661 feet above sea level; Lake Peak, to
the right (wh ere the Santa Fe creek has
it's source, is l2,O45 feet high the divide
(Tesuque road) iii; Aqua trla, 6,4So
Cieneglilla west, 6,O25; La ba]ada,
5,5l4 mouth of Santa Fe creek north OF
Pena Blanca, 5,225; Sandia mountains
(highest point, l0,60S; Old Placers,
6,S0l Los Cerrillos mountains (south),
5 1874 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, north side OF the
plazs, has been occupied as an executive
mansion since 1850, the first governor anc
captain general $50 far as the data at
hand rev.als) being Juan de Otermin
The Plaza-Onate and De Vargas made
triumphant marches over this beautiful
oasis, the one in 1891, the other in 1888.
Church of San Miguel.-Erected In the
10Th century destroyed during the Pueblo
revolution of 1880; rebuilt by ORDER OF
"The Marques de la Penuela, IN the
year l7lO.
The Oldest dwelling house in the
United States is located near San Miguel
church. 1t was built before the spanish
The ancient cathedral's walls are grad.
ually crumbling and instead grand mod.
ern stone structure is building. The old
cathedral was erected in 1851.
Old Fort Marcy was first recognized
and used as strategic military point by
the Pueplo Indians when they revolted
against Spanish rule in 1850 and drove GU,
the enemy after besieging the city toi
nine days. The American army under
Kearney constructed old Fort Marcy in
1916.
Fort Marcy Of the present day Is gar
risoned by three companies OF the 10th
II. s. infantry, under command OF Cap
tains Gregory Barrett, j. F. Stretch and
Duppan. and here at 8 a. N. daily occurs
guard mounting, feature OF military
maneuverlng ever of interest to the tourist
Other points of interest to the tourls
are: The Historical Societys rooms; thu
"Garita. 1.-THE military quarter; chapel ant
cemetery of Our Lady OF the Rosary; tht
church museum at the new cathedral, TN
archbishop's gardens; church OF our Ou
Lady of Guadalupe with its rare Old work.
of art; the soldiers monument, monu
ment to the Pioneer Pathfinder, XII
Carson, erected by the G.. A: K. OF New
Mexico; st. Vincent hospital, conducted
by Sisters of Charity, and the Orphans
industrial school; the Indian training
school; Loreto Academy and the chape
of Our Lady Of Light.
The sight-seer here may also take
vehicle and enjoy days outing Will
both pleasure and profit. The variou
spots Of interest to be visited are Tesuqu
pueblo, Aking in the divide en- route
Monument rock, up in picturesque SAINT
Fe canon; the Aztec mineral springs
Nambe pueblo; Aqua Fria village; tn
turquoise mines; place OF the assasslns
ton of Governor Perez; San ildefons
pueblo, or the ancient cliff jewellers, be
yond the Rio Grande.
THE CITY OF SANTA VI
is making q steady modern growth; ha
now population of 5000, and has ever
assurance Of becoming beautiful moder
city. Her people are liberal s. ana .a ent aa
prising, and stand ready 10 iostef anu .. ..
ing for it's object the building up and in
provement Of the place. Among tn
present needs of Santa Fe, and for whic
liberal bonuses in cash or lands could VI