Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-05-05
SANTA FE.
A Few Facts for the General Informa
ton OF Tourists and Sight
seerSVisiting the
CAPITAL CITY OF NEW MEXICO,
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY
TERRITORIAL

sec'y Bureau of immigration, MAX FRos
JUDICIARY.
Chief Justice Supreme Court JAS. O'BRIE
Associate Justice LIST district W. II. WHITEMAl
Associate Justice I'd district ........ W. D. LIE
Associate Justice Sd district ....... J. R. MCFI
Presiding Justice 4th district. .....JAs. O'BRIEl
Y. J. District Attorney. -, 80. Z. A. FISK
U. s. Marshal 80. ...,, TRINIDAD ROMERO
| lerk Supreme Court ..,.. SUMMERS BURKHAR'
LAND DEPARTMENT.
U. s. Land Register.......... A. L. MORRISON
Receiver Public Moneys. ......WM. NJ. BER6Et
U. s. ARMY.
Commander at Fl Marcy; Col. SIMON SNYDER
Adjutant ............. LIEUT.. 5. SEf Burn
1 3sbursins g. Capt j. ". summerhaye e
o. 8. Int. Rev. Collector .........J.P. McGRoRrY
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
1t is the oldest seat of civil and religious
government on American soil. When
Cabeza de Baca penetrated the valley of
tie Rio Grande in 1885 he found Santa
Fe fiourlshing 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
t. Il, ~, ,fa oh
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
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, $780, Las Vegas, 6,452
Cimarron, 6,489, Bernalillo, 5,704; Albu-
querque, 4,9lS; socorro, 1850; 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, 1876 degrees; 1876,
4S.1; 1877, 4S.3; 1878, 47.6. 1879, 500;
1880, 46.6; which shows an extraordinary
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, s; and New Mexico, 8.
DISTANCES.
Santa Fe is distant from Kansas City
3e9 miles; from Denver, 1888 miles;
rom Trsinidad, 2l6 miles; from Albu-
luerque, S5 miles; from Deming, 3l6
miles; from Ell Paso, $40 miles; from Los
Angeles, l,O32 miles; from San Fran
cisco, PSI miles.
ELEVATIONS.
The base Of the monument in the
grand plaza is, according to latest correct
ed measurements, 7,0l9.5 feet above the
evel of the sea; Bald mountain, toward
he northeast and at the extreme north
,rn end of the Santa Fe mountains,
1861 feet above sea level; Lake Peak, to
he right (wh ere the Santa Fe creek has
is source), is IL, 045 feet high the divide
Tesuque road I'LL; Aqua Fria, $3.50;
west, 6,025; La Bajada,
,,514; mouth of Santa Fe creek (north OF
oena Blanca), 5,225; Sandia mountains
highest point, 10,60S Old Placers,
',SO1 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 al executive
mansion since 1880, the first governor anc
aptain general $50 far as the data at
lsnd 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 1893.
Church of San Miguel.-Erected in the
9Th century destroyed during the Pueblo
evolution of 1880; rebuilt by order OF
The Marques de la Penuela, in the
ear l710.
The oldest dwelling house in the
United States is located near San Miguel ,
hurch. 1t was built before the Spanish
conquest.
The ancient cathedral's walls are grad :
Ially crumbling and instead grand mod
BUOu0 Is LILO
was erected in 176l.
Old Fort Marcy was first recognized
nd used as strategic military point by
he Pueblo Indians when they revolted
gainst Spanish rule in 1880 and drove out
he enemy after besieging the city for
line days. The American army under
learney constructed old Fort Marcy in
846.
Fort Marcy Of the present day Is gar
isoned by three companies OF the 10th
J. s. infantry, under command of Cap
aims Gregory Barrett, J. F. Stretch and
)uggan, and here at 8 a. m. daily occurs 4.
uard mounting, feature OF military
laneuvering 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-
lent to the Pioneer Pathfinder, Kit =
arson, erected by the G. A. r. of New
Iexico; st. Vincent hospital, conducted
v Sisters of Charity, and the Orphans
school; the Indian training
chool; Loreto Academy and the chapel
Our Lady Of Light.
The sight-seer here may also take a
ehicle and enjoy days outing with
9th pleasure and profit. The various
pots Of interest to be visited are Tesuque
ueblo, aking in the divide en- route;
lonum.nt rock, up in picturesque Santa
7e canon; the Aztec mineral springs;
,ambe pueblo; Aqua Fria village; the
mines; place of the assassina-
ion of Governor Perez; San 1ldefonso
ueblo, or the ancient cliff jewellers, be-
ond the Rio Grande.
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