Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-04-30
SANTA Re.
A Few Facts for the General InfoTma-
ton Of Tourists and Sight
seer9Visiting the
CAPITAL CITY OF NEW MEXICO.
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY

CAPITAL CITY OF NEW MEXICO
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY
TERRITORIAL
Delegate Ill nongTess AFfAofY JOSEF
Governor L. BRADFORD fklHC
-eCrttary B. NJ, THQH 4
solicitor General. .. EDWARD L. BARTLE L
Auditor ....... o.. TRINIDAD ALAEU
Treasurer ANTONIO ORTIZ 5ALAlAl
Adiutant General ;...:;....'W' D, fLkTHh n
Seoy Bureau of immigration. MAX FRos
JUDICIARY.
Chief Justice supreme Court. =, ;JAs o,BEiEs
Associate Justice LIST district ", h. WHlTEM AN
Associate Justice I'd district. .,.... ". D. LHE
Associate Justice Sd district ga. j. R. MCFtF
Presiding Justice 4th district ,..,..JAs. OBRtEN
e. & Marshal ..... TRINIDAD ROMERO
Jerk Supreme Court SUMMERS BuRKHA Ut
LAND DEPARTMENT.
q. $. surveyor General &c. EDWARD F. HOBART
| U. S. Land kegister....... a. L. MORRISON
| Receiver Public Moneys. .......WA. III. BERGER
U. S. ARMY
Commander at TT. Marcy, E.. COL SIMON SNYDER
| Adiutant ............. LIEUT. .. l. SEiB IN
| Ouartermaster . ............. LIEUT. PLUMMER
Disbursing Q. NJ Capt, wv. summerhayes
U. s. Int Rev Collector ....,.....J.P. McGEoRrY
HISTORICAL.
Santa Fe, the city of the Holy Faith Of
st. Francis, is the capital of New Mexico.
trade center, sanitary. archeplscopal
see, and also the military headquarters.
1t is the oldest seat of civil and religious
government on American soil. When
Caheza de Baca penetrated the valley of
the Rio Grande in 1888 he found Santa
te Hourlshing Pueblo village. The his
tory OF It's 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 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
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,
7 ,5S7 Taos, $3.50; Las Vegas, 6,452
Cimarron, 6,489, Bernalillo, 5,704; Albu-
querque, 4,9lS; Socorro, 1865; 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,
4S.9 degrees; 1875, 1876 degrees; 1875,
4S.1; 1877, 4S.3; 1873, 47.6. 1879, 500;
1880, 1855; 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, 25 Minnesota, IA South
ern States, 6; and New Mexico, 3.
DISTANCES.
Santa Fe is distant from Kansas City
369 miles; from Denver, 1888 miles;
from Trsinidad, 216 miles; from Albu-
luerque, IS miles; from Deming, 316
miles from FL Paso, $40 miles; from Los
Angeles, 1882 miles; from San Fran
.isco ,2S1 miles.
ELEVATIONS.
The base of the monument in Ihe
grand 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
ern end of the Santa Fe mountains,
IL ,661 feet above sea level; Lake Peak, to
he right (wh ,re the Santa Fe creek has
is source), is 2,045 feet high the divide
Tesuuue roadD iii; Aqua Fria, 6,4SO;
west, 6,025; La Bajada,
,,514 mouth of Santa Fe creek north OF
oena Blanca), 5,225; Sandia mountains
highest point, lO,60S; Old Placers,
1901 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, north side of the
,lazs. has been occupied as an executive =
mansion since 1880, the first governor anc
aptain general $50 far as the data at
land 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. directed in the
9Th century destroyed during the Pueblo
evolution of 1880; rebuilt by order OF
The Marques de la Penuela, in the
ear ITO.
The oldest dwelling house In the
United States is located near San Miguel I
hurch. 1t was built before the Spanish
onquest.
The ancient cathedral's walls are grad
lally crumbling and instead grand mod
IN stone structure is building. The old
athedral was erected in 1851.
Old Fort Marcy was first recognized
nd used as strategic military point by
he Pueblo Indians when they revolted
gainst Spanish rule in 1880 and drove ont
he enemy after besieging the city for
line days. The American army under
iearney constructed old Fort Marcy in
846.
Fort Marcy Of the present day Is gar
isoned by three companies OF the 10th
J. s. infantry, under command of Capt.
aims Gregory Barrett, j. F. Stretch and
)uggan, and here at 9 a. m. daily occurs
uard mounting, feature of military
naneuvering 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
emetery OF Our Lady OF the Rosary the
hurch museum at the new cathedral, the
gardens; church Of our Our
lady of Guadalupe with it's rare old works
f art; the soldiers monument, monu-
nent to the Pioneer Pathfinder, Kit =
larson, erected by the G. A. r. of New
dexico; st. Vincent hospital, conducted
" Sisters of Charity, and the Orphans
Industrial school; the Indian training
chool; Loreto Academy and the chapel
# Our Lady Of Light.
The sight-seer here may also take
,ehicle and enjoy a days outing with
10Th pleasure and profit. The various