Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-01-23

,;o, oI i ~ pho, Dut the earliest men
,.o,i :" " 1,'T' it then to have been the
.nfhoritv and !; center OF commerce,
, .ha er ana nluence. In 1904 came
the fnr e, v,,su' es e American trader
rh ,o s0i ui,'ei VI 'ii great line of mer-
S .nata ~ WIG mol, nave h", traffic over the
Nanta re Worldwide in IL celebrity.
/ THE CLIMATE
Of New Mexico is considered tn, e,oa.
the continent. The high altit,,Ie' in in
s1res dryness and purity (esl pe i
aoaPte" to TIE permanent cure of MI
msyo 9 complaints, as hundreds will w.
ooinl almost by. travelling from point to
NAV be enjoyed. The altitude oAnerature
the principal points in the territory is
as follows: Santa Fe, 7,047; Costilla,
7,774; TERRA Amarillo, 1850; Glorieta,
1857; Taos, $3.50; Las Vegas, 6,452
Cimarron, 4, 4S9, Bernalillo, 5,7O4; Albu-
qucrque, 4,9lS; SocOrro, 1853; LAS
Cruces, 3,S44; Silver City, 5,946; Fl.
Stanton, $500. The mean temperature
at the government station at Santa Fe,
for the years named was as follows; 1874,
43.9 degrees; 1875, 1876 degrees; 1875,
4S.l; 1877, 4S.3; 1878, 47.6. 1879, 50.6;
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, a. South
ern States, +; and New Mexico, g.
DISTANCES.
Santa Fe is distant from Kansas City
$3.50 miles; from Denver, 1873 miles;
from Trsindad, PIG miles; from Albu-
uueroue, 50 miles; from Deining, 3l6
miles from Fl Paso, $40 miles; from Los
Angeles, 1892 miles; from San Fran
cisco, PSI miles.
ELEVATIONS.
The base of the monument in The
grand plaza is, according to latest correct
ed measurements, 1923 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 ,661 feet above sea level Lake Peak, to
the rirht (wf ire the Santa Fe creek has
its so,lrce), is Il, O45 feet high the divide
(Tesuuue road) iii; Aqua Fria, $3.50;
Cieneglilla (west), 6,025; La Balada,
5,5l4; mouth of Santa Fe creek (north OF
Pena Blanca), 5,225 Sandla mountains
(highest point, l0,6OS; Old Placers,
6, 1901: Los Cerrillos mountains (south),
5, 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, north side OF the
plaza, has been occupied as an executive
mansion since 1880, the first governor and
captain general $50 far as the data at
hand reveals) being Juan de Otermln
The Plaza--Onate and De Vargas MADE
triumphant marches over this beautlluI
oasis. the one in 1891, the other IN 1873.
Church of San Miguel.-Erected in the
10Th century destroyed during the Pueblo
revolution OF 1850; rebuilt by order OF
"The Marques de la Penuela, in the
year l7lO.
United States is located near San Miguel
church. 1t was built before the Spanish
conquest.
The ancient cathedrals walls are grad
uallv crumbling and instead grand mod
ern stone structure is building. The old
cathedral was erected in l76l.
Old Fort Marcy was first recognized
and used as strategic military point by
the Pueblo Indians when they revoltod
against Spanish rule in 1880 and drove out
the 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 three companies OF the 10th
U. S. infantry, under command OF Cap
tains Gregory Barret, J. F. Stretch and
Duggan, and here at 8 q. m. daily occurs
guard mounting, feature OF military
maneuverlng ever of interest to the tourist.
Other points of interest to the tourist
are: The Historical Society's rooms; the
"Garita, the military quarter; chapel and
cemetery OF Our Lady of the Rosary; the
church museum at the new cathedral, the
archbishop's gardens; church OF our Our
Lady of Guadalupe with its rare old works
of art; the soldiers monument, monu-
nent to the Pioneer Pathfinder, Kit
Carson, erected by the G. A. r. OF New
Mexico; st. Vincent hospital, conducted
by Sisters OF Charity, and the Orphans
industrial school; the Indian training
school; Loreto Academy and the chapel
of Our Lady of Light.
The sight-seer here may also take a
vehicle and enjoy a days outing with
both pleasure and profit. The various
spots of interest to be visited are Tesuque
pueblo, taking in the divide en- route;
Monument rock, up in picturesque Santa
lie canon; the Aztec mineral springs;
Nambe pueblo; Aqua Fria village; the
turquoise mines; place OF the assassina-
ton of Governor Perez; San !ldefonso
pueblo, or the ancient cliff dwellers, be-
yond the Rio Grande.
THE CITY OF SANTA FE
is making steady modern growth; has
now population Of 5000, and has every
assurance of becoming beautiful modern
city. Her people are liberal and enter
prising, and stand ready to foster and en-
courage any legitimate undertaking hav-
ing for its object the building up and i'm
provement OF the place. Among the
present needs of Santa Fe, and for which
liberal bonuses in cash or lands could un-
doubleday be secured, may be mentioned
a canning factory; a wool securing plant
and tannery. Skilled labor OF all kinds
is in demand at good wages. The cost of
living is reasonable, and real proper ty,
both inside and suburban, il al adily ad-