Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-08-01
HISTORICAL.


q. 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 a-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, 7,455; Glorieta,
1857; Taos, $3.50; Las Vegas, 6,452;
Cimarron, 6,489, Bernalillo, 5,704; Albu-
euerque, 4,91S; Socorro, 1866; Las
Cruces, 1874; Silver City, 5,946; TT.
Stanton, $500. The mean temperature
at the government station at Santa Fe,
for the years named was as follows; 1874,
4S9 degrees; 1875, 4S.6 degrees; 1876,
48.1; 1877, 48.3; 1873, 47.6. 1879, 500;
1880, 1876; 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, Is; Minnesota, IA; South
ern States, 6; and New Mexico, 3.
DISTANCES.
Santa Fe is distant from Kansas City
s69 miles; from Denver, 1888 miles
from Trsinidsd, ZIG miles; from Albu-
querque, 85 miles; from Deming, 316
miles; from Ell Paso, $40 miles from Los
1882 miles; from San Fran
clSCO, ,Iol lulltb'
ELEVATIONS.
The base of the monument in The
grand plaza is, according to latest correct
ed measurements, 7,019.5 feet above the
evel of the sea Bald mountain, toward
,he northeast and at the extreme north
ern end of the Santa Fe mountains,
L2,66l feet above sea level Lake Peak, to
he right (where the Santa Fe creek has
ts source, is 12,045 feet high ); the divide
Tesuque road) I'LL; Aqua Fria, $3.50;
Jieneguilla (west), 6,025; La Bajada,
1914; mouth of Santa Fe creek north of
3ena Blanca, 1925; Sandia mountains
highest point, 10,60S; 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 ancient city:
The adobe palace stands on the spot
where the old Spanish palace had been
rected shortly after 1905. That ancient
tructure was destroyed in 1850 and the
resent one was constructed between
697 and 17l6.
The chapel of San Miguel was built be-
ween 1886 and 1850. In the latter years
he Indians destroyed it. Fully restored
n I'LL, it had previously, and after 1893,
,een the only Spanish chapel in Santa
Re. It still remains the oldest church in
se in New Mexico.
The walls OF the old cathedral date in
art from 1922 but the edifce proper is
rom the past century.
Old Fort Marcy was first recognized
nd used as strategic military point by
be Pueblo Indians when they revolted
gainst Spanish rule in 1880 and drove out
he enemy after besieging the city for
inc days. The American army under
learney constructed old Fort Marcy in
846.
Fort Marcy of the present day is gar
isoned by two companies of the 10th
+. S. infantry, under command of Col.
nyder, and here at 8 a. m. daily occurs
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
ady of Guadalupe with its rare old works
{ art; the soldiers monument, monu-
tent to the Pioneer Pathfinder, Kit
arson, erected by the G. A. R. of New
Iexico; St. Vincent hospital, conducted
y Sisters of Charity, and the Orphans
ldustrial school; the Indian training
,hool; Loreto Academy and the chapel
Our Lady of Light.
The sight-seer here may also take
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;
Ionument rock, up in picturesque Santa
q canon; the Aztec mineral springs;
Tambe pueblo; Aqua Fria village; the
mines; place of the assassina-
ION of Governor Perez; San !ldefonso
ueblo, or the ancient cliff jewellers, be-
ond the Rio Grande.
THE CITY OF SANTA FE
making steady modern growth; has
low population Of 5000, and has every