Santa Fe daily New Mexican., 1890-05-27
HISTORICAL.

HISTORICAL.
Santa Fe, the city of the Holy Faith OF
81 Francis, is the capital OF New Mexico;
trade center, sanitary. archeplscopal
see and also the military headquarters'
An Indian pueblo had existed on the
cite nrevious to the 10Th century, lts
name was O-ga-p'ho.ge, but it had been
abandoned long before Coronado s tlme'
The Snanish town of Santa Ee was found
I'd in l6O5. it is therefore the second Old
oSt Euronean settlement still extant IN
tbe limited States. In 1904 came the
frst venturesome American trader -
the forerunner OF the great line OF mer-
ohonts % who nave made traffic over the
Santa Fe worldwide in its celeprlty.
THE CLIMATE
of New Mexico is considered the finest on
the continent. The high altitude IN
slres dryness and purity (especlally
adanted to tne permanent cure OF pull
nonarv complaints, as hundreds will be
ritness and by travelling from point to
ooint almost any desired temperature
nav mav he enioved. The altitude of some OF
the principal points in the territory is
ss s,,' fdIlnws: Santa Fe, 7,o47; Costilla,
= III. TERRA Amarillo, 1855; Glorleta,
755s7; Taos, $3.50; Las Vegas, 6,452 ;
Cimarron, 6, ,4S9, Bernalillo, 5,7O4; Albu-
onnrnue. ABS; Socorro, 4,655; Las
Truces 3,S44; Silver City, 5,946; TT.
Stanton. $500. The mean temperature
at the government station az SANTA re-
for the years named was as 1ollo"s; 1o1d' o1'
48.9 degrees; 1875, 48.6 degrees; IoIo,
4Sl; 1877, 4S.3; 1878, 47.6. 1879, 5O.o;
1880, 46.6 which shows an extraofulnary
uniformity. For tubercular diseases tIe
death rate in New Mexico is the lowest In
the union, the ratio being as follows:
New England, %; Minnesota, IA; South
ern States, s; and New Mexico, 3.
DISTANCES.
Santa Fe is distant from Kansas City
s69 miles; from Denver, 33S mlles'
from Trsinidad, 216 miles; from Alou,
nnnroue as miles; from Demlng, 3l6
miles : from Ell Paso, $40 miles; from Los
ANGELES, l,O32 miles; from San Fran
cisco, | ,2S1 miles.
ELEVATIONS.
The base of the monument in the
orond nlaza ia. according to latest correct
ed measurements, 7,Ol9.5 1eet ABOVE Ine
level of the sea; Bald mountain, to"alo
the northeast and at the extreme nof'h-
ern end of the Santa re mountains,
70 .661 feet above sea level; Lake feak, W
the right (wh ,re the Santa te creek mas
it's source), is l2,045 feet high the alvloe da
(Tesuque road) 7,l7l; Aqua Fra o2aSJT )
Cieneg,lilla (west), 6,025; La Balada,
5514 mouth of Santa Fe creek (north OF
Pena Blanca), 5,225; Sandia mountains
1hiuhest point, 1O,60S; Old Placers,
6801 Los Cerrillos mountains (south),
1884 feet in height.
POINTS OF INTEREST.
There are some forty various points oi u
,ooye or less historic interest in and apoul
the ancient city: H. o,
WI The adobe palace stands on the ,spo'
where the old Spanish palace had been
erected shortly after 1000. Ihat ancieh 81,
structure was destroyed in l6So ana tnt
present one was constructed pet"eei
1897 and ZIG. hill. ho
tween 1886 and 1850. In the latter year
the Indians destroyed it, Fully restore,
in I'LL. it had previously, and after 1888
heen the only Spanish chapel IN SAINT
Fe II still remains the oldest church II
!, use in New Mexico. , , :,
!. vi The wallis OF the old cathedral date Il
|. mart from 1922; but the edifice proper
!: from the past century o,uo
Ola Fort Marcy was first recognize
J and nsed as a strategic military point b
the Pueblo Indians when they revolte
against Spanish rule in 1850 and drove OF
the enemy after besieging the city ic
nine days. The American army unde
r. Kearney constructed old Fort Marcy l
1916. ., a.. ~,
Fort Marcy Of the present day ID ga
ID risoned by three companies OF the dOt
8. 3: IT s infantry, under command OF Cal
is ta;ns Gregory Barret, j. f. Stretch and
Dngpan. and here at 8 a. m. daily occul
guard mounting, a feature OF NINA, ~, ~
maneuvering ever OF interest 10 the touils
Other points OF irterest 70 the .ouI1 n
are: The Historical Soclety's rooms; u
"Garita, the military quarter chapei al Y,
cemetery of Our Lady OF the Rosary; u
1I church museum at the new catheoral, u
VI srchbishop's gardens; church OF our v
LADY of Guadalupe with its rare olo "or
of att. the soldiers monument, mon
ment to the Pioneer Pathfinder, /
rarson. % erected by the 6. A: II. OF NJ
Mexico: St. Vincent hospital, conduct
, ~ hwy Sisters of Charity, and the orphan
;ndnstrial school; the Indian tram
school; Loreto Academy and the chal
Of Our Lady Of Light. .,uo .,ho
uohic1e hh and enjoy a days outing W
hoth to pleasure and profit; The rl1 yarle
spots Of interest to be visited are o. iesuy a",,
n1,eblo, aking in the DIVIDE en- rou S
Monnm.nt rock, up in picturesque nal
Eo canon: the Aztec mineral sprlnt
Nerha Se TH pueblo; Aqua Fria village; I
] t,'annoise mines; place of the ASSASSIN
tui t:n, ~ Governor Perez; San !ldefol
n,,eblo, or the ancient Gill o"elefs'
. yond the Rio Grande'
nj TIE CITY OF SANTA FE
.V 10 making a steady modern growth;
now population OF o,ooU, ,,anr;tnI a,,I MaS mod
assurance of becoming q beantlui ihou ",
,lN c;ty Her people are liberal ana en-
Ury nr;ys;ne. and stand ready to foster ana
ppomrays p,r any legitimate undertaking .
iO ;mu to1 it's object the building up and
irseuonant ny M Of the place. Among
, P.oHo Prosent needs of Santa Fe, and Tor WI
liberal bonuses in cash or lanas couiu
' donbtedly be secured, may oe mentlo
Q a canning factory; q Wool securing 7