Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-07-24
LAND DEPARTMENT.

U. S. ARMY.
Commander at Fl. Marcy, Col. SIMON SEYDEl
adlutant. .............. LIEUT.. ), Y. SEYBUR,
3uartermaster .;;,,-..:'.,';;L LIEUT.. PLuMmEi
Discussing Q. Capt. ]. W. Summerhayes
U, 8. Int. Rev. Collector, ....,...,.L, A, HUGHES
HISTORICAL.
Santa Fe, the city of the Holy Faith Of
st. Francis, is the capital of New Mexico
trade center, sanitary, archepiscopal
see, and also the military headquarters.
An Indian pueblo had existed on the
site previous to the 18th century. Its
name was O-ga-p'ho-ge, but it had been
abandoned long before Coronado's time.
The Spanish town of Santa Fe was found
ed in 1905, it is therefore the second old
est European settlement still extant in
the United States. 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 the 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, 1856; Gloreta,
7 ,5S7; Taos, $780, Las Vegas, 6,452
Cimarron, 6,489, Bernalillo, 5,704; Albu-
quergue, 4,91S; Socorro, 1855; Las
Cruces, 3,S44; Silver City, 5,946; TT. |
$500. The mean temperature
at the government station at Santa Fe,
for the years named was as follows; 1874,
tS.9 degrees; 1875, 1875 degrees; 1876,
ISL; 1877, 48,3; 1878, 47.6. 1879, 500;
1880, 46.G; which shows an extraordinary
For tubercular diseases the
leath rate in New Mexico is the lowest in
he union, the ratio being as follows:
New England, rs; Minnesota, IA; South
I'm States, s; and New Mexico, 3.
DISTANCES.
Santa Fe is distant from Kansas City
69 miles; from Denver, 33S miles;
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oolos ai'ii 900 , "I, o.o SLY l uoT T nu'
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ELEVATIONS.
The base OF the monument in The
rand plaza is, according to latest correct
d measurements, 7,0l9.5 feet above the
~ Northeast vt s and at the extrame V northI
~ an and ir nf tho eom+a Eo roonntoin ol'n
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20 r;abt "rh ava +ha Santa Fa crne Jn bos
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POINTS OF INTEREST.
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lhefe are some forty various points OF
ore or less historic interest," In ana ABOUT
e; ancient CITY:
Inc adope paalace STANDS on the spot I
mere the OLD Spanish palace mad been
ected shortly after LOUD. mat ancient
'ucture was destroyed IN 1861 and the d
esent one was constructed between
W ana l1l6. -.
Inc chapel OF Ban Miguel was built be-
cen 1856 ana l6SO. In the latter years
Q Indians destroyed It. Fully restored
I'LL, it had previously, and after 1893,
Ell, the only spanish chapel IN Santa T
). 1t still remains the Oldest church IN l
IN New Mexico.
Ihe, walls OF the Old cathedral date in
TT from 1922; but the edifice proper is
m m the past century.
DID Fort Marcy was hrst recognized z
d used as strategic military point by i
Pueblo Indians when they revolted :
inst Spanish rule in 1880 and drove out
enemy after besieging the city for -
he days. The American army under
arney constructed old Fort Marcy In
u.
Sort Marcy OF the present day is gar
oned by two companies OF the 10th
s. infantry, under command OF Col.
yder, and here at a. m. daily occurs
ave, Of interest 70 Tho torr;sf
)ther points OF interest to the tourist
{: The Historical society's rooms; the
arita, the military quarter chapel and
letery OF Our Lady OF the Rosary; the
rch museum at the new cathedral, the
hbishop's gardens; church OF our Our -
ly OF Guadalupe with its rare old works 7
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