Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-04-29
HISTORICAL.

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Santa Fe. the city of the Holy Faith o
St. Francis, is the capital OF New Mexico
trade center, sanitary. archeplscopa
see, and also the military headquarters
| 1t is the oldest seat of civil and religious
government on American soil. Wher
! Caheza de Baca penetrated the valley o
the Rio tirande in 1888 he found SAINTS
Fe tiourlshing 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 in.
sures dryness and purity especially
adapted to tne permanent cure of pull
monary complaints, as hundreds will be
witness, } and by travelling from point to
point almost any desired temperature
NAV 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,
1857; Taos, $3.50; Las Vegas, GASP
Cimarron, 6,4S9, Bernalillo, 5,704; Albu-
oneroue, 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,
48.9 degrees; 1875, 1876 degrees; 1875,
ASH; 1877, 48.3; 1878, 47.6. 1879, sos;
1880, As 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
869 miles; from Denver, 1888 miles
from Trsinidad, 2l6 miles; from Albu-
oueroue, IS miles; from Deming, 3l6
miles from FL Paso, $40 miles from Los
Angeles, 1882 miles: from San Fran
cisco, ,231 miles.
ELEVATIONS.
The base of the monument in The
grand plaza is, according to latest correct
ed measurements, 7,0l9.5 feet above the
level of the sea Bald mountain, toward
the northeast and at the extreme north
ern end of the Santa Fe mountains,
L, 1851 feet above sea level; Lake Peak, to
the right (wh ,re the Santa Fe creek has
its source), is II ,045 feet high the divide
(Tesuuue road) iii; Aqua Fria, q, 4S0 ;
CieDetuilla (west>, 6,025; La Bajada,
5,5l4; mouth Of Santa Fe creek (north OF
Pena Blanca, $685. Sandia mountains
highest point, lO,6OS; Old Placers,
6,S0l; Los Cerrillos mountains South,
1884 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 ant
captain general $50 far as the data az
hand revsals) being Juan de Otermln
The Plaza--Onate and De Vargas made
triumphant marches over this beautiful
oasis, the one in 1891, the other IN 1878.
Church of San Miguel. directed IN the
10Th century destroyed during the Pueplo
revolution of 1880; rebuilt by order OF
'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 strategic military point by
the Pueblo Indians when they revolted
against Spanish rule in 1880 and drove out
the enemy after besieging the city foi
nine DAYS. The American army under
Kearney constructed old Fort Marcy in
1916.
Fort Marcy of the present day ls gar
risoned by three companies OF the 10Th
U. s. infantry, under command OF Cap
tains Gregory Barrett, j. +. Stretch and
Dugpan, and here at a. m. daily occurs
guard mounting, a feature OF military
maneuvering 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 anc
cemetery of Our Lady OF the Rosary; the
church museum at the new cathedral, the
srchbishop's gardens; church OF our Oul
Lady of Guadalupe with its rare old works
Of art: the soldiers monument, monu
ment to the Pioneer Pathfinder, XII
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 tralnln,
school; Loreto Academy and the chape
of Our Lady of Light.
The sight-seer here may also take I
vehicle and enjoy days outing VIII
both pleasure and profit. The variou
spots of interest to be visited are Tesuqu'
pueblo, aking in the divide en- route
Monumv Mt rock, up in picturesque SAINT
Fe canon; the Aztec mineral springs
Nambe pueblo; Aqua Fria village; tn
turquoise mines; place OF the assassina
ton of Governor Perez; San !ldefons
pneblo, or the ancient cliff jewellers, be
yond the Rio Grande.
THE CITY OF SANTA VIZ
ia making q steady modern growth; ha
now a population OF 5000, and has ever
assurance of becoming beautiful moderl
city. Her people are liberal and enter
nrisiny. and stand ready to foster and en-
courage any legitimate undertaking hav
ing for its object the building up and i'm
movement Of the place. Among tn
present needs of Santa Fe, and for whicl
liberal bonuses in cash or lands could TN
doubtedly be secured, may he mentione
.a...i.,n factory. a wool SCOlrIng plan