Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-01-28


1ssG,iatc iH>ita l>t district W H. WnIrEM ~
l.>u,iuD, Jus, nee ri district. " p l.Et
Associate JGNtcc III district .-..- J. Il; M'I II
NE,+Iliug ,Hs' tvt l,il dlstrlCt T. '. luNn
g. =. District Attorney .... T. a FlSht
r. : Marshal TKINIDAD ROMERO
. Iprk -llpr.ult.. Fulr SUMMERS BURKHAR1
LAMP DEPARTMENT.
T.. :. Sur,cyor Grueral 900. EDWARD f. HOBART
4 4. :. ami Register. \. L. MORRISON
I Receiver !uuuc Moneys. .... WIN. NJ bEk"EN
Y. :. ARMY.
commander at f. Marcy, Col. Henry DOUGLASS
I Sdiuruiu ....-.... LIEUT., ). SEfHV kN
Iii~,ur,iuE q VI { apt. ! W. 9umn!erhayes.
,ec bur,a4 ot lnnsratlon . 3N Mccp pHoT
HISTORICAL.
santa te, 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.
/ Ii is the oldest seat OF civil and religious
government on American soil. When
Cabe1a lie Baca penetrated the valley OF
the Rio Grande in 1888 he found Santa
Fe tiourlshing 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 mem
ton of il shows it then to have been the
rapitai and the center of commerce,
authority and influence. In 1904 came
the first venturesome American trader
the forer1nner of the great line OF mer-
chants who have 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 dryuess and purity especially
adapted to tie permanent cure OF pull
nlonary complaints, as hundreds will be
witness, and by travelling from point to
point almost any desired temperature
NAV be enioyed. The altitude of some OF
the principal points in the territory is
as follows: Santa Fe, 7,047 Costilla,
7,774; TERRA Amarillo, 1853; Glorieta,
1857; Taos, $3.50; Las Vegas, 6,452
Cimarron, 6,4S9 Bernalillo, 5,7O4; Albu
querque, 4,9lS; Socorro, 4,655; 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; 1879, 1876 degrees; 1876,
48.l; 1877, 4S.3; 1873, 47.6. 1879, 500;
1880, 1866; 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, 25; Minnesota, IA South
ern States, = and New Mexico, 3.
DISTANCES.
Santa Fe is distant from Kansas City
800 miles from Denver, 1888 miles
from Trsinidad, 216 miles; from Albu-
oueruue, So miles; from Deming, 3l6
miles: from FL Paso, $40 miles from Los
Angeles, 1882 miles; from San Fran
cisco, PSI miles.
ELEVATIONS.
The base OF the monument in The
grand plaza is. according to latest correct
ed measurements, 1919 feet above the
level of the sea; Bald mountain, toward
the northeast and at the extreme north
ern end OF the SAINTS Fe mountains,
II ,661 feet above sea level Lake Peak, TO
the right (wh ere the Santa Fe creek has
its source, is Il ,O45 feet high the DIVIDE
(Tesuque road) I'LL; Aqua fria, 6,4oO
Cieneguilla west, 6,O20; La Balada.
5.5l4 mouth of Santa Fe creek north OF
Pena Blanca, 5,225; Sandia mountains
highest point, l0,6O8; Old Placers,
t. sol Los Cerrillos mountains South,
s. S4 feet in height.
POINTS OF INTEREST.
There are some forty various points OF
more or less historic interest in and about
the ancient city:
The Adobe Palace, north side OF the
plaza, has been occupied as an executive
since 1890, the first governor and
captain general $50 far as the data at
hand reveals being Juan de Otermln
The Plaza-Onate and De Vargas made
marches over this beautiful
oasis, the one in 1891, the other IN 1898.
Church of San Miguel. Erected IN the
10th century destroyed during the Pueblo
revolution of 1850; rebuilt by order OF
"The Marques de la Penuela, " IN the
year ITO. =,
The oldest dwelling house in the
United States is located near San Miguel
church. 1t was built before the Spanish
conquest.
The ancient cathedral's walls are grad
uallv crumbling and instead grand mod
ern stone structure is building. The old
cathedral was erected in 1861.
Old Fort Marcy was first recognized
and used as a strategic military point by
the Pueblo Indians when they revolted
against Spanish rule in 1880 and drove out
the enemy after besieging the city Tor
nine DAYS The American army under
Kearney constructed old Fort Marcy in
1916.
Fort Marcy Of the present day is gar
risoned by three companies OF the lOth
U. :. infantry, under command OF Cap
tains Gregory Barrett, J. F. Stretch and
Duggan, and here at 8 a. m. daily occurs
plard mounting, a feature OF military
maneuverlng ever Of interest to the tourist
Other points of interest to the tourist
are: The Historical Society's rooms; the
"Garita," the military quarter chapel and
cemetery of Our Lady of the Rosary; the
church museum at the new cathedral, the
archbishop's gardens; church OF our Our
lady of Guadalupe with it's rare old works
Of art; the soldiers monument, monu-
roent to the Pioneer Pathfinder, Kit
Carson. erected by the G. A. r. OF New
Mexico; St. Vincent hospital, conducted
hv sisters OF Charity, and the Orphans
industrial school, the Indian training
school; Loreto Academy and the chapel
of Our Lady of Light.
The sight-seer here may also take a
vehicle and enjoy days outing with
both pleasure and profit. The various
snots Of interest to be visited are Tesuque
nneblo. taking in the divide Ell route /;
Monument rock, up in picturesque Santa
Fe canon; the Aztec mineral springs;
Nambe pueblo; Aqua Fria village; the