Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-09-01
QUAINT OLD SANTA FE.
oh. E. NJ" in the Albion, Ore, Courier
Writes Of Santa Fe and Its Charm
ing Surroundings.

A recent visitor here writes the Albion,
Oregon, Courier, over the letters "ll. E.
NJ" as follows:
Our last letter took us 10 the curious
old city of Santa Fe (the holy faith, New
Mexico. 1t was not until We had alight-
ed from the train and taken the bus for
the Palace hotel that we realized that our
surroundings were entirely different from
any other city in the United States
After passing over few roads of open
country we began to wind in and out Of
the narrow, short, undulating and crook
ed streets. The thought came to us, rs
it possible that we are in America? We
feel as if in foreign land" We hardly
seemed to enter a street before we turned
into another, and thus we rapidly passed
| through labyrinthian streets into more
modern looking one, passed a pretty,
well kept plaza, with its trees and flow
ers, and large soldiers monument in the
center, and on through another narrow
street into the open country, where in a
few moments we landed at the Palace,
large, three.story frame building, built
climes, with windows reaching to the
floor and two-story verandas encircling
three sides Of the building.
The air was COOL fresh and invigorat-
ing. During our walk we stopped at the
New MEXICAN printing office, low and
very antiquated adobe building. How
ever, once inside the printing office we
were surprised at the different depart
ments. Here they do as fine job work
and book binding as is done in large east
ern cities. The genial and courtly man
ager, Col. Frost, has as much vim as any
northern editor, and edits first-class
daily and weekly paper. The happy way
in which he dispatched caller after caller,
during the short time we were there, was
something surprising. He said; "Of
course you know we are strong for state
hood and we are working for it with might
and main, and we'll get it too, before
long. Then we will prosper and people
far and near will begin to get their eyes
open to the wonderful resources of New
Mexico. We then can have money to
establish free schools. We are far from
being lawless territory. Gov. Prince
made the statement that Crime is more
rare than in New England We have a
grand future before us. Why, people on
the coast can not begin to raise as sweet
tasting fruit as we can. To be sure, you
raise fruit immense in size, but it has an
insipid taste. Some day the Rio Grande
valley will be one immense orchard and
vineyard. We even raise figs, almonds
and pomegranates. Our vegetables are
much finer than those raised in Califor
MIA, and our flowers are equal if not su-
perior."
| lo fo1 of
lovely flowers were presented to him, and
| was forced to admit that the beauty, if
not the variety, was equal to any | had
seen ON the coast. Mr.. f. is a stranger
to California and Oregon, 80 we'll forgive
him for saying that their fruit, vegetables
and flowers excel those on the coast.
Some of the farmers at the foot of the
mountains are experimenting in raising
crops without irrigation, and they will
doubtless prove successful, as rain falls
during the whole farming season. Mr..
f. thinks Santa Fe better resort for in
valids than the coast, as the elevation
| 1000 feet-makes it an excellent climate
for all kinds OF diseases, especially chron-
ic pulmonary troubles. The summer
days and nights are always cool. The
sublime and awe inspiring scenery, to-
gether with good hunting and fishing in
season makes it an attractive place for
tourists as well as invalids. In winter
the thermometer rarely goes below zero,
a little snow often falls but does not re-
main long on the ground. Very little
change is made between winter and sum-
mer clothing. Gold, silver, copper and
coal are found in abundance. In Sep
tember the Bureau OF immigration" will
issue pamphlet containing a full descrip-
ton of the territory with it's vast and va
ried resources, which Col. Frost, the
secretary, will gladly send to any one
wishing reliable information concerning
New Mexico.