Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-04-25
U. s. Int Rev. Collector ..........J.P. McGRoRTY
HISTORICAL.

Santa Fe, the city of the Holy Faith G
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 religion
government on American soil. Whel
Cabe2a de Baca penetrated the valley 0
the Rio Grande in 1888 he found SAINT,
Fe Il tiourlshing Pueblo village. The his
tory Of its first European settlement wa
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
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, 1855; Glorieta,
1857; Taos, $3.50; Las Vegas, 6,452 ;
Cimarron, 6, 4S9, Bernalillo, 5,704; Albu-
auerque, 4,918; Socorro, 4,655 Las
Cruces, 3,s44; Silver City, 5,946; Fl.
Stanton, $500 The mean temperature
al the government station at Santa Fe,
for the years named was as follows; 1874,
48.9 degrees; 1875, 4S.6 degrees; 1876,
4S.l; 1877, 4S.3; 1878, 47.6. 1879, 500;
1850, 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, %; Minnesota, IA; South
ern States, & ; and New Mexico, 8.
DISTANCES.
Santa Fe is distant from Kansas City
S69 miles; from Denver, 1888 miles;
from Trsinidad, 216 miles from Albu-
querque, IS miles; from Deming, 3l6
miles from FL Paso, $40 miles; from Los
Angeles, 1892 miles; from San Fran
isco, |, 2S1 miles.
ELEVATIONS.
The base of the monument in the
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,
IL ,66l feet above sea level; Lake Peak, to
;he right (wh ire the Santa Fe creek has
It's source, is 12,O45 feet high the divide
,Tesuque road) iii; Aqua Fria, q, 4S0
west, 6,025; La Balada,
1914 mouth of Santa Fe creek north Of
Pena Blanca, 1925; Sandia mountains
highest point, l0,60S; Old Placers,
1901; 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
he ancielt city:
The Adobe Palace, north side of the |
,laza has been occupied as an executive |
mansion since 1880, the first governor anc |
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 1893.
Church of San Miguel in the
9Th century destroyed during the Pueblo
evolution of 1880; rebuilt by order of
The Marques de Ia 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
ALLY crumbling and instead grand mod.
m stone structure is building. The old
sthedral was erected in 1851.
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
uard mounting, a feature OF military
1aneuvering 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 Pathfinder, Kit
larson, erected by the G.. A: R. of New
lexico; st. Vincent hospital, conducted
" Sisters OF Charity, and the Orphans
Industrial school, the Indian training
chool, Loreto Academy and the chapel
t Our Lady of Light.
The sight-seer here may also take
ellicle and enjoy days outing with
9th pleasure and profit. The various
pots Of interest to be visited are Tesuque
ueblo, aking in the divide Ell route;
Ionument rock, up in picturesque Santa
'e canon; the Aztec mineral springs;
lambe pueblo; Aqua Fria village; the
mines; place of the assasslna-
ion of Governor Perez; San lldefonso
ueblo, or the ancient cliff jewellers, be-
ond the Rio Grande.
THE CITY OF SANTA FR
} making steady modern growth !, has
low a population OF 5000, and has every
ssurance of becoming beautiful modern
ity. Her people are liberal and enter
rising, and stand ready to foster and en-
outrage any legitimate undertaking hav-
ng for it's 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 I'M
be secured, may be mentioned
canning factory; Q wool securing plant
nd tannery. Skilled labor Of all kinds
|, in demand at good wages. The cost of