Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-12-03
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY

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US. ARMY.
Commander at Fl Marcy. Col. SIMON SNYDEi
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U. 8. Int. Rev. Collector. ..........L, A, HUGHES
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.
An Indian pueblo had existed on the
site previous to the 18th century. Its
name was O-ga-p'ho-ge, but it had been
abandoned long before Coronado's time.
The Spanish town of Santa Fe was found
I'd in 1905, it is therefore the second old
est European settlement still extant in
the United States. 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 toe 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, 1855; Glorieta,
,587; Taos, $3.50; Las Vegas, 6,452;
Cimarron, 6,4S9, Bernalillo, 5,704; Albu-
querque, 4,91S; Socorro, 1855; 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,
1879 degrees; 1876, 1876 degrees; 1876,
48.1; 1877, 48.3; 1873, 47.6. 1879, sos;
1880, 46.6; which shows Gn 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, 8.
DISTANCES.
Anita Fe is distant from Kansas City
lilies; from Denver, 33S miles;
irslnidad, 2l6 miles; from Aibu-
lie 're, 50 miles; from Deming, 3l6
= s from Ell Paso, $40 miles from Los
y rts, l,U32 miles; from San Fran
1881 miles.
ELEVATIONS.
base of the monument in The
md plaza is, according to latest correct
81 measurements, 7,0l9.5 feet above the
evel of the sea Bald mountain, toward
The northeast and at the extreme north
,rn end of the Santa Fe mountains,
II ,661 feet above sea level Lake Peak, to
;he right (wh ,re the Santa Fe creek has
ts source), is 12,045 feet high the divide
Tesuque road) I'LL; Aqua Fria, $3.50
(west), 6,O25; La Balada,
J, 5l4: mouth of Santa Fe creek north of
Pena Blanca), 5,225; Sandia mountains
highest point, 10,608; Old Placers,
SOL; Los Cerrillos mountains (south),
1884 feet in height.
POINTS OF INTEREST.
There are some forty various points OF
more OF less historic interest in and about
he ancient city,:
The adobe palace stands on the spot
where the old Spanish palace had been
erected shortly after 1905. That ancient
structure was destroyed in 1880 and the
present one was constructed between
1897 and l7l6.
The chapel of San Miguel was built be-
ween 1886 and 1850. In the latter years
he Indians destroyed it. Fully restored
n I'LL, it had previously, and after 1893,
been the only Spanish chapel IN Santa
Re. 1t still remains the oldest church in
lse in New Mexico.
The walls of the old cathedral date in
,art from 1922; but the editice proper is
rom the past century.
OLD Fort Marcy was first recognized
md used as strategic military point by
he Pueblo Indians when they revolted
against Spanish rule in 1851 and drove out
he enemy after besieglng the city for
line days. The American army under
kearney constructed old Fort Marcy in
1916.
Fort Marcy OF the present day is gar
'isoned by two companies OF the 10th
y. Is. infantry, under command OF Col.
snyder, and here at $ a. m. daily occurs
guard mounting, feature OF military
eve, of interest to the tourist.
Other points of interest to the tourist
ire: The Historical Societys rooms; the
'Garita, the military quarter chapel and
cemetery of Our Lady of the Rosary the
church museum at the new cathedral, the
,rchbishop's gardens; church OF our Our
Lady of Guadalupe with it's rare old works
# art; the soldiers monument, monu-
nent to the Pioneer Pathfinder, Kit
Carson, erected by the 6. A. r. of New
Mexico; st. Vincent hospital, conducted
oy Sisters Of Charity, and the Orphans
Industrial school; the Indian training
,chool; Loreto Academy and the chapel
If Our Lady Of Light.
The sight-seer here may also take
,ehicle and enjoy days outing with
10Th pleasure and profit. The various
Ipots Of interest to be visited are Tesuque
,ueblo, sking in the divide en- route;
Monument rock, up in picturesque Santa
Fe canon; the Aztec mineral springs;
Nambe pueblo; Aqua Fria village; the
mines; place of the assassina-
ion of Governor Perez; San lldefonso
pueblo, or the ancient Cliff jewellers, be-
7ond the Rio Grande.
THE CITY OF SANTA FE
9 making steady modern growth; has
low population OF S,OUO, ami has every
Of becoming u beauJltui modern
;lty. Her people are liberal ana enter