Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-04-11


st. Francis, is the capital of New Mexico
trade center, sanitary. archepiscopa
see, and also the military headquarters
1t 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 hourlshing 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 NEIL
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 tie 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,
1887; Taos, $3.50; Las Vegas, 6,452;
Cimarron, 6,4SY, Bernalillo, 5,7O4; Albu-
querque, 4,9lS; Socorro, 1853; 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,
4S.9 degrees; 1875, 1915 degrees; 1876,
48.1; 1877, 4s.3; 1878, 47.6. 1879, sos;
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, 8.
DISTANCES.
Santa Fe is distant from Kansas City
869 miles; from Denver, 1913 miles
from Trsinidad, PIG miles; from Albu-
auerque, 50 miles; from Deming, 318
miles; from FL Paso, $40 miles from Los
Angeles, 1892 miles; from San Fran
cisco, ,281 miles.
ELEVATIONS.
The base of the monument in Uhe
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
it's source), is 2,045 feet high the divide
ITesuque road) iii; Aqua Fria, $3.50;
(west>, 6,025; La Bajada,
5,5l4; mouth of Santa Fe creek (north Of
Pena Blanca), 5,225; Sandia mountains
highest point, 10,609; Old Placers,
!, 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
he ancient city:
The Adobe Palace, north side OF the
)lazs. has been occupied as an executive
mansion since 1880, the first governor ano
.aptain general $50 far as the data at
land rev .als) being Juan de Otermin
The Plaza-Onate and De Vargas made
marches over this beautiful
,asis, the one in 1891, the other in 1888.
Church Of San Miguel. Erected in the
18th century destroyed during the Pueblo
evolution of 1850; rebuilt by order OF
The Marques de Ia Penuela, " In the
'ear ITO.
The oldest dwelling house in the
United States is located near San Miguel
hnch. 1t was built before the Spanish
conquest. :,
The ancient cathedral's walls arc grad
lally crumbling and instead grand mod.
I'm stone structure is building. The old
sthedral was erected in l76l.
Old Fort Marcy was first recognized
nd used as strategic military point by
he Puenlo Indians when they revelted
gainst Spanish rule in 1850 and drove out
lie enemy after besieging the city for
line DAYS. The American army under
carney constructed old Fort Marcy in
846.
F,rt Marcy of the present day ID gar
isoned by three companies OF the 10th
J. S. infantry, under command of Cap
aims Gregory Barrett, j. +. Stretch and
)uggan, and here at 8 a. m. daily occurs
uard mounting, feature OF military
aaneuyerlng ever of interest to the tourist.
Other points of interest to the tourist
re-: The Historical Society's rooms; the
Garita, the military quarter chapel and
emetery OF Our Lady Of the Rosary; the
hurch museum at the new cathedral, the
gardens; church Of our Our
adv of Guadalupe with its rare old works
( art the soldiers monument, mOnu-
aent to the Pioneer Path-Finder, Kit
larson, erected by the &. "A. K. OF New
lexico; st. Vincent hospital, conducted
" Sisters OF Charity, and the Orphans
school; the Indian training
Loreto Academy and the chapel
+ Our Lady Of Light.
The sight-seer here may also take a
ehicle and enjoy days outing with
10Th pleasure and profit. The various
pots Of interest to he visited are Tesuque
,ueblo, Aking in the divide en- route
donum.nt rock, up in picturesque Santa
Te canon; the Aztec mineral springs;
lambe pueblo; Aqua Fria village the
mines; place Of the asssssina-
ion of Governor Perez; San Ildefonso
,ueblo, or the ancient cliff jewellers, be-
'ond the Rio Grande. |,
THE CITY OF SANTA FE
8 making a steady modern growth; has
low y population OF 5000, and has every
issuance of becoming beautiful modern
ity. Her people are liberal and enter
rising, and stand ready to foster and en-
ourage any legitimate undertaking hav-
ny for its object the building up and i'm
,rOvement Of the place. Among the
resent needs Of Santa Fe, and for which
beral bonuses in cash or lands could un-
be secured, may be mentioned
canning factory; wool securing plant
nd tannery. Skilled labor Of all kinds
, in demand at good wages. The cost Of
wing Is reasonable, and real property,