Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-03-18
SAINT a Re-.
A raw Facts for tho General lpforma"
tiou of Tourists and Sight
seers Visiting The
CITY OF NEW MEXICO
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY,

Governor o.. .,.L L, MEADE vh" ~ :
solicitor tteiega!. EDwtep /, RAEfhhLI
! Treasurer ANTONIO ORTIZ 7 aALAShB
! Aafutsaf Genaraj Il. W, NInKOop
sec'y Rurean OF Immigration .....- Max FRos'
( JUDICIARY
Che. Justice supreme Court {, v. LoS q
Associate Justice lSt district W IL Hhit t'T y
Assurjate Justice I'd district , ~ -: IT, y
: Associate Justice I'd district J. Il; Ai|f T.
/ Pfes!aiug Justice ath district T. v hoN"
! U. $. District Attorney. t. a. tish y
7 Z. s. Marshal. TRlflOAh huht ~
( CLERK sr,.reme Court ... SCNNERa BUEBAART
/ LAND DEPARTMENT.
4 c. ). surveyor General 49,. EDwARD F. HoBA PIT
+ g. 4 isnd Register... CO., \. L.. MORRISON
A Rereiver Public Moueys ....Wh' NJ. HEh'tH
US ARMY
, Commander at IT. Marcy. Col. HENEy DOUGLASS
! Adiutant ,.,........, .LlBCT, D I. oh1 ~ or
Disturbing 4. VI - .rspj. }. W. Suinmerhsyes
| Z. s. In. Rev. Collector .,.... .J.f acGhoeTY
HISTORICAL.
Santa Fe, the city OF the Holy Faith OF
st. Francis, is the capital OF New Mexico,
trade center, sanitary. archeplscOpaI
see, and also the military headquarters.
1t is the oldest seat of civil and religious
government on American soil. When
Cabeza de Baca penetrated the valley OF
the Rio Grande in 1888 he found Santa
Re 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 1880; 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 i'll
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
may be enjoyed. The altitude OF some OF
the principal points i'll the territory is
as follows: Santa Fe, 7,O47; Costilla,
7,774; Terra Amarillo, 1855; Glorieta,
1887; Taos, $780, Las Vegas, 6,452
Cimarron, 6,489, Bernalillo, 5,70i; Albu-
auerque, ABS; Socorro, 1858; 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,
4S.9 degrees; 1875, 1876 degrees; 1876,
4S.l: 1877, 4S.3; 1873, AIS. 1879, 500;
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, Is; Minnesota, IA; South
ern States, =; and New Mexico, 3.
DISTANCES.
santa Fe is distant from Kansas City
$50 miles; from Denver, 1888 miles;
from Trsinidad, 2l6 miles; from Albu-
50 miles; from Demlng, 3l6
miles; from Ell Paso, $40 miles; from Los
Angeles, l,032 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,OI9.5 feet above the
level OF the sea Bald mountain, toward
the northeast and at the extreme north
erp end OF the Santa Fe mountains,
II 1861 feet above sea level Lake Peak, to
the right (wh IRE the Santa Fe creek has
its source, is Il ,O45 feet high 1.-The divide
(Tesluue road) iii; Aqua Frla, $3.50;
Cieneguilla west, 6,025; la Bajada,
1914; mouth of Santa Fe creek north OF
Pena Blanca, 1925; Sandia mountains
highest point, lO,60S; Old Placers,
6 sol Los Cerrillos mountains fsouth),
$ .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
plazs. has been occupied as an executive
mansion since 1880, the first governor ano
captain general $50 far as the data ut
hand rev ,als) being Juan de Otermin
The Plaza--Onate and De Vargas made
marches over this beautiful
oasis, the one in 1881, the other in 1858.
Church of San Miguel.-Erected in the
10th century destroyed during the Pueblo
revolution OF 1885, rebuilt by order OF
1.-THE Marques de la Penuela, in the
year ITO.
The oldest dwelling house in the
United States is located near San Miguel
church. 1t was built before the Spanish
conquest.
The ancient cathedral's walls are grad
ually 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 a strategic military point by
the Pueblo Indians when they revolted
against Spanish rule in 1850 and drove out
the enemy after besieging the city for
nine days. The American army under
Kearney constructed old Fort Marcy in
l846.
Fort Marcy of the present day Is gar
risoned by three companies OF the 10th
U. s. infantry, under command OF Cap
tains Gregory Barrett, j. +. Stretch and
Duyyan, and here at . a. IN. daily occurs
guard mounting, feature OF military
maneuverlng ever Of interest to the tourist.
Other points OF ir .erest 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-
ment to the Pioneer Path-Finder, hit
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
vehicle and enjoy days outing with
both pleasure and profit. The various
spots Of interest to be visited are Tesuque
pueblo, Aking in the divide en- route;
Monum. Mt rock, up in picturesque Santa
Fe canon; the Aztec mineral springs;
Nambe pueblo; Aqua Fris village the
TURQUOISE mines; place Of the assassina-
tion Of Governor Perez; San lldefonso
pueblo, or the ancient cliff jewellers, be-
vond the Rio Grande.