Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-02-28
SANTA fG:.
A Few Facts for the General Informa
ton of Tourists and Sight
Seers Visiting the
CAPITAL CITY OF NEW MEXICO.
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY

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L. s. Marshal. ,. TRINIDAD kpNEk'
CLERK Supreme Court SUMMERS BuRKHAH
LAM, DEPARTMENT.
9. ). Surveyor General. 80. EDWARD +. HonAt
g. S. Land Register.... ,... \. H. MORRISON
Receiver Public Moneys .... WIN. NJ BEEGE'
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Commander ut Fl Marcy, Cot. HENRY DouGLAs'
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! Ouartertnaster ...... LIEUT. pLUMMEh
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HISTORICAL.
Santa Re. the city OF the Holy Faith oi
st. Francis, is the capital of New Mexico,
trade center, sanitary. archepiscOpal
see, and also the military headquarters
| It 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 hourshing Pueblo village. The his
tory Of its first European settlement VAS
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 yenturesome American trader
the forerunner of the great line of mer-
chants who have 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
slres 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
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, 1863; Glorieta,
1887; Taos, $3.50; Las Vegas, 6,452
Cimarron, 6,4S9, Bernalillo, 5,7O4; Albu-
oueruue, 4,9lS; Socorro, 1865; Las
Cruces, 3,S44; Silver City, 1915; 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, 1873; 1878, 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, 33S miles;
from Trsinidad, 2l6 miles from Albn-
ouerque, So miles; from Deming, 3l6
miles from FL Paso, $40 miles; from Los
Angeles, 1882 miles; from San Fran
cisco, ,2Sl miles.
ELEVATIONS.
The base of the monument in vhe
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,
II .66l feet above sea level; Lake Peak, to
the right (wb ,re the Santa te creek has
its source, is - ,O45 feet high the divide
(Tesuque road) III; Aqua Frla, 6,4o0;
(west>, 6,O25; La balada.
5 ,514; mouth of Santa Fe creek (north OF
Pena Blanca), 1925; Sandia mountains
(highest point, 10,6oS; Old Placers,
s ,S0l; Los Cerrillos mountains (south),
1874 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 and
captain general $50 far as the data at
hand rev .als) being Juan de Otermln
The Plaza-Onate and De Vargas made
triumphant marches over this beautiful
oasis, the one in 1891, the other in 1893.
Church of San Miguel. Erected in the
10Th century destroyed during the Pueblo
revolution Of 1880; rebuilt by order OF
1.-THE Marques de Ia Penuela, " in the
year ITO. j.,
The Oldest dwelling house in the
United States is located near San Miguel
church. 1t was built before the Spanish
conquest.
The ancient cathedrals walls are grad
uallv crumbling and instead grand mod.
ern stone structure is building. The OLD
cathedral was erected in 176l.
Old Fort Marcy was first recognized
and used as strategic military point by
the Puen.o Indians when they revoltcd
against Spanish rule in 1880 and drove out
the enemy after besieging the city for
nine days. The American army under
Kearney constructed old Fort Marcy In
1916.
Fort Marcy of the present day Is gar
risoned BY three companies OF the 10th
U. S. infantry under command OF Cap
tains Gregory Barrel, J. F. Stretch and
Duggan, and here at 8 a. m. daily occurs
guard mounting, a feature of military
maneuvering 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 ath-Finder, Kit
Carson, erected by the G. A; K. OF New
Mexico st. Vincent hospital, conducted
by Sisters of Charity, and the Orphans