Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-04-22
HISTORICAL.

Santa Fe, the city of the Holy Faith o.
st. Francis, is the capital of New Mexico
trade center, sanitary. archepiscopaI
n see, and also the military headquarters.
1t is the oldest seat of civil and religious
% government on American soil. When
Eabeza de Raca penetrated the valley of
IT the kio Grande in 1898 he found Santa
te Aourlshing 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
t Santa Fe worldwide in its celebrity.
THE CLIMATE
Of New Mexico is considered the finest on
j, the continent. The high altitude in
sures dryuess and purity Especially
adapted to tne permanent cure of pull
monary complaints, Us 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,O47; Costilla,
7,774; TERRA Amarillo, 1855; Glorieta, |
1887; Taos, $3.50; Las Vegas, 6,452
Cimarron, 6,489, Bernalillo, 5,704; Albu-
Cruces, 3,S44; Silver City, 5,946; Fl.
Stanton, $500. The mean temperature
at the government station at Santa Fe,
E. ~ aI soil
4S.9 degrees; 1875, 4S.6 degrees; 1876,
4Sl; 1877, 1873; 1873, 47.6. 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, 25; Minnesota; IA; South
ern States, 6; and New Mexico, 3.
DISTANCES.
Santa Fe is distant from Kansas City
S69 miles; from Denver, 1888 miles;
from Trsinidad, 2l6 miles; from Albu-
querque, 50 miles; from Deming, 3l6
miles from FL Paso, $40 miles; from Los
Angeles, LOOP 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,Ol9.5 feet above the
level of the sea Bald mountain, toward
the northeast and at the extreme north
ern end of the Santa Fe mountains,
Il, 66l feet above sea level; Lake Peak, to
the right (wh ere the Santa Fe creek has
its source), is 49, 45 feet high the divide
(Tesuque road) III; Aqua Fria, 6,4SO; -
west 6,O25; La Bajada,
5,5l4; mouth of Santa Fe creek north of
Pena Blanca, 5,225; Sandia mountains o.
highest point, l0,6O8; Old Placers,
5,S0l; Los Cerrillos mountains South,
) 5S4 feet in height.
POINTS OF INTEREST.
There are some forty various points OF
more or less historic interest in and about
;he ancie 1t city:
The A lobe 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.-Erected in the j.
9TH century destroyed during the Pueblo
evolution of 1880; rebuilt by order OF
THE Marques de la Penuela, in the G
ear l710.
The oldest dwelling house in the
United States is located near San Miguel
hurch. 1t was built before the Spanish
onquest. ID
The ancient cathedral's walls are grad
ally crumbling and instead grand mod
IN stone structure is building. The old
athedral was erected in 1861.
Old Fort Marcy was first recognized
nd used as strategic military point by
he Pueblo Indians when they revoltod -
gainst Spanish rule in 1850 and drove out
ne enemy after besieging the city for
inc days. The American army under
carney constructed old Fort Marcy in --
o46.
Fort Marcy Of the present day Is gar
soned by three companies OF the 10th -
7. S. infantry, under command OF Cap
inns Gregory Barrett, J. f. Stretch and
'uggan, and here at $ a. m. daily occurs
ard mounting, a feature OF military
laneuverlng ever of interest to the tourist. 49,
Other points of interest to the tourist =
re-: The Historical Society's rooms the
Garita," the military quarter; chapel and
smetery of Our Lady Of the Rosary the
lurch museum at the new cathedral, the
gardens; church of our Our
adv OF Guadalupe with its rare old works
art; the soldiers monument, monu-
tent to the Pioneer Pathfinder, Kit n,
arson, erected by the q. A. r. of New
Lexico; st. Vincent hospital, conducted
V Sisters of Charity, and the Orphans
ldustrial school; the Indian training 81
,hool; Loreto Academy and the chapel
Our Lady Of Light.
The sight-seer here may also take r
ehicle and enjoy days outing with Dr
9th pleasure and profit. The various Fo
,ots of interest to be visited are Tesuque
neblo, aking in the divide en- route;
Ionum. Mt rock, up m 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 q
ueblo, or the ancient cliff jewellers, be- =
ond the Rio Grande.
THE CITY OF SANTA FIX
making a steady modern growth; has
ow a population of 5000, anu has every
,surance of becoming beautiful modern
ty. Her people are liberal and enter
rising, and stand ready to foster and en-
,uraye any legitimate undertaking hav-
g for its object the building up and i'm ~
.ovement OF the place. Among the ~.
.esent needs of Santa Fe, and for which ,
oeral bonuses in cash or lands could un- -
be secured, may be mentioned ''e
canning factory; a wool securing plant
a , 4,nnory SLillad luhor If oil L;,,la Ar