Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-05-10

| solicitor General. ........ EDWARD l.. BARTLE
| Auditor ... .-.....- TRINIDAD ALAR
Treasurer - ANTONIO ORTIZ SALAzA
AdjntaRt General. ...,,......,...W ). FtETt B. L
Sec'y Bureau OF immigration .. O., NIX Fkoi
JUDICIARY.
Chief Justice Supreme Court. -. JAS. O'BRIE
Associate Justice ist district W. Ii. WHITEM A
Associate Justice ID district. .,....,.. W. D. LIE
Associate Justice Sd district. ........J. k. MCFI
Presiding Justice 4th district ......JAs. O'BRlE
4. 5. District Attorney. $780,. ..,.. +. A. FISK
U. 5. Marshal. 80. ..... TRINIDAD RoMER
Jerk supreme Court ...SUMMEN" BuaAAAR
LAND Df pAkTMKNT
U. s. Surveyor General. eel EDWARD +. HoBAR
q. s. Land Register........ "A. l.. MoRRIso!
Receiver Public Moneys. ........WM, NJ. BERGE
y. S. ARMY.
Commander at Fit. Marcy. Col. SIMON sNYDEl
Adjutant .............. LIEUT.. S. !. SEYBCe,
Discussing q. NJ ,.... Capt. j. W. summerbayes
q. s. Int Rev. Collector ..... ZIP. McliRoar,
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.
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
Fe tiourlshing Pueblo village. The his
tory of its first European settlement was
lost, with most OF the earl y 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 consi lored the finest on
the continent. The high altitude in-
sures dryness and purity Especially
adapted to the 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, 7,0i7; Costilla,
7,774; TERRA Amarillo, 1855; Glorieta,
7 ,5S7; Taos, $3.50; Las Vegas, GASP
Cimarron, 6,489, Bernalillo, 5,704; Albu-
auerque, ADS; Socorro, 1858; 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 rs follows; 1874, |
1879 degrees; 1875, 4S.O degrees; 1876,
49,; 1877, 4S.3; 1878, 47.6. 1879, 500 |
1880, 46.6; which shows an extraordinary
For tubercular diseases the
Heath rate in New Mexico is the lowest in |
,he union, the ratio being as follows.
New England, 25; Minnesota, IA; South
,rn States, 6; and New Mexico, 3.
DISTANCES.
Santa Fe is distant from Kansas City
,69 miles; from Denver, 1888 miles;
rom Trsinidad, 216 miles; from Albu-
IS miles; from Deming, 3l6
niles; from Ell Paso, $40 miles; from Los
angeles, 1882 miles; from San Fran
isco, |, PSI miles.
ELEVATIONS.
The base of the monument in The
rand plaza is, according to latest correct
ID Measurements, 1898 feet above the
evel of the sea Bald mountain, toward
he northeast and at the extreme north
I'm end of the Santa Fe mountains,
1861 feet above sea level Lake Peak, to
he right (wh ere the Santa Fe creek has
Is source, is l2,O45 feet high the divide
Tesuque road) 7,l71; Aqua Frla, $3.50;
IieDegJllla (west>, 6,025; La Balada,
,5l4 mouth of Santa Fe creek north OF
'ena Blanca), 1928; Sandia mountains
highest point, 10,60S; Old Placers,
sol Los Cerrillos mountains (soutlD,
1884 feet in height.
POINTS OF INTEREST.
There are some forty various points Of
1ore or less historic interest in and about
he ancient city:
The Adobe Palace, north side OF the
lazs. has been occupied as an executive
lansion since 1880, the first governor ant
aptaiR general $50 far as the data al
and 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 1858.
Church of San Miguel in the
9TH century destroyed during the Pueblo
evolution of 1850; 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 Migue!
hurch. 1t was built before the Spanish
onquest.
The ancient cathedral's walls are grad
ally crumbling and instead grand mod
IN stone structure is building. Tie old
athedral was erected in 1851.
Old Fort Marcy was first recognized
nd used asa strategic military point by
he Puenlo Indians when they revolted
gainst Spanish rule in 1880 and drove out
he enemy after besieging the city for
inc days. The American army under
learney 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 Cap
ains Gregory Barrett, j. f. Stretch and
)uggan, and here at 8 a. m. daily occurs
uard mounting, feature OF military
laneuverlng 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
,metery of Our Lady Of the Rosary; the
burch museum at the new cathedral, the
rchbishop's gardens; church of our Our
adv of Guadalupe with its rare old works
{ art the soldiers monument, monu-
tent to the Pioneer Pathfinder, Kit
arson, erected by the q. A. R. Of New
Iexico; st. Vincent hospital, conducted
y Sisters of Charity, and the Orphans
ldustrial school, the Indian training
,hool; Loreto Academy and the chapel
Our Lady Of Light.
The sight-seer here may also take
ehicle and enjoy days outing with
9th pleasure and profit. The various
pots Of interest to be visited are Tesuque
ueblo, aking in the divide EN- route;
rock, up in picturesque Santa
e canon; the Aztec mineral springs;
ambe pueblo; Aqua Fria village; the
lrquoise mines; place of the assassina-
on of Governor Perez; San lldefonso
ueblo, or the ancient cliff jewellers, be-
ond the Rio Grande.
THE CITY OF SANTA FL