Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-03-20
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
pIaHa, has been occupied rs an executive
mansion since 1850, the first overnor anC
captain general so lar as the data al
| hand rev ,als) being Juan de Otermin
The Pliza-Onate and De Vargas made
triumphant marches over this beautiful
oasis, the one in 1871, the other in 1893.
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 l7lO.
The oldest dwelling house in the
United states is located near San Migue
church. 1t was built before the Spanish
conquest,
Tie ancient cathedral's walls are grad
ually crumbling and instead grand mod
ern stone structure is building. The old
cathedral was erected in l76l.
Old Fort Marcy was first recognized
and used as a strategic military point by
the Puen.o Indians when they revolted
against Spanish rule in 1850 and drove out
the enemy after besiegng the city for
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 10th
U. S. infantry, under command of Cap
tains Gregory Barret, j. f. Stretch and
Duggan, and here at 8 a. NJ. daily occurs
guard mounting, feature of military
maneuverlng ever of interest to the tourist
Other points of il terest 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 its rare old works
of art; the soldiers monument, monu-
ment to the Pioneer Pathfinder, Kit
Carson, erected by the &. A. r. of New
Mexico; st. Vincent hospital, conducted
by Sisters of Charity, and the Orphans
industrial school; the Indian training
school, Loreto Academy and the chapel
OF Our Lady of Light.
The sigllt-seer here may also take a
vehicle and enjoy a days outing with
both pleasure and profit. The various
spots of interest to be visited are Tesuque
pueblo, aking in the divide ell route
Monument rock, up in picturesque Santa
te canon; the Aztec mineral springs
Nambe pueblo; Aqua Fria village /; the
turquoise mines; place of the assassina-
ton OF Governor Perez; San Ildefonso
pueblo, or the ancient cliff jewellers, be-
yond the Rio Grande.
THE CITY OF SANTA FE
is making II steady modern growth; has
now population of 5000, ana has every
assurance of becoming beautiful modern
city Her people are liberal and enter
prising, and stand ready to foster and EN-
courage any legitimate undertaking hay
ing for its object the building up anu i'm
provement of the place. Among the
present needs of Sal ia Fe, and for which
liberal bonuses in C, sh )r lands could I'M
doubtedly be secured, may be mentioned
a canning factory; wool securing plant
and a tannery. Skilled labor OF all kinds
is in demand at good wages. The cost of
living is reasonable, and real property,
both inside and suburban, u staadily I'd. |
vNnoing In valuA