Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-01-15
SANTA FE..
4 Few Facts for the General Informa-
ton Of Tourists and Sight
Seer8 Visiting the
CAPITAL CITY OF NEW MEXICO
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.

. CAPITAL CITY OF NEW MEGlOO
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
TERRITORIAL.
bccgalc III Congress ANTHrSl JOSEF
/ >C.T,tarv B. NJ. THoMA
| .nI,cttnr General EDWAPp l.. BARTLEL
| t.iitor TRINIDAD ALARII
| T,,asurrr ANTONIO ORTIZ SAnA2AI
Adjutaut General. ..-. L. ". "YSKool
JUDICIARY.
| Chief Justice SUPREME court .,.. f. v Lone
Aslocigto justice Ist district W. II. WHIrEMAN
| hgsuciate Justice I'd district. w. D. LEI
Associnte Justice ID district. ...-.. J.. r; McFIt
| Presiding Justice 4th district E V. LoNG
| L. :. District Attorney .-- ...-. Z. a. rlohh
! T. :. Marshal TRINID AD ROMERO
Clerk supreme Court .,SuMMERa bURkhAHl
LAND DEPARTMENT,
U.s.. surveyor General. EDWARD F. HonART
| q, : Land Register. .,.. a. L. MORRISON
Receiver Public Moneys ..WM. NJ. BERGER
L. S. ARMY.
commander at TT. Marcy, CoL HENRY DOUGLASS
Adntant .........- LIEUT., >. SElhtRN
Quortcrnaster; .......a; .;LIEuT. PLCMAEE
discussing q. NJ Cant. J. W. summerhayes'
Scc'y Bureau Of immigration MAX tRos.
u. $. Int. Rev, Collector ...... up. McGRoRTY
HISTORICAL.
Santa Fe. the city OF the Holy Faith of
st. Francis, is the capital of New Mexico.
trade center, sanitary. archepscopal
see, and also the military headquarters.
It is the Oldest seat OF civil and religious
government on American soil. When
Cahczn lie Baca penetrated the valley OF
the Rio Grandc in 1888 he found Santa
Fe liourlshiug Pueblo village. The his
tory OF it's 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 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 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 dryness and purity especially
adapted to tAe permanent cure of pull
monary complaints, as hundreds will be
witness, and by travelling from point to
ooint almost any desired temperature
may be enjoyed The altitude of some of
the principal points in the territory is
as follows: Santa Fe, 7,O47; Costilla,
7.774; Terra Amarillo, 1855; Glorieta,
1887; Taos, $3.50; Las Vegas, GASP;
Cimarron. +, 4S9, Bernalillo, 5,7Ol; Albu-
ouerule, 4,918; Socorro, 1858; Las
Cruces, 3,S44; Silver City, 5,046; #.
Stanton. $500. The mean temperature
at the government station at Santa Fe,
for the wears named was as follows 1874,
1879 degrees; 1875, 1876 degrees; 1876,
48l; 1877. 48.3; 1878, 47.6. 1879, 500;
1880, 46.G; 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, rs; Minnesota, IA; South
ern States, & j; and New Mexico, 3.
DISTANCES.
Santa Fe is distant from Kansas City
869 miles; from Denver, 1888 miles;
from Trsinidad, PIG miles; from Albu-
querque, 50 miles; from Deming, 3l6
miles from Fl Paso, $40 miles; from Los
Angeles, l,032 miles; from San Fran
cisco, ,28l miles.
ELEVATIONS.
The base OF the monument in The
grand plaza is, according to latest correct
ed measurements, 70l0.5 feet above the
level of the sea; Bald mountain, toward
the northeast and at the extreme north
ern end of the Santa Fe mountains,
u .661 feet above sea level; Lake Peak, to
the right (where the Santa Fe creek has
its source), is l2,O45 feet high the divide
CTesuque road III; Aqua Fria, 6,4SO;
Cieneguilla (west), 6,025; La Bajada,
5,5l4 mouth of Santa Fe creek north of
Pena Blanca, 5,225; Sandia mountains
(highest point, l060S; Old Placers,
8 sol; Los Cerrilos mountains (south),
j ,584 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
mansion since 1880, the first governor and
captain general $50 far as the data at
hand reveas) being Juan de Otermln
The Plaza--Onate and De Vargas made
triumphant marches over this beautiful
oasis, the one in 1891, the other in 1893.
Church of San Miguel. in the
10th century destroyed during the Pueblo
revolution of 1880; 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
ually crumbing 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 strategic military point by
the Pueblo Indians when they revolted
against Spanish rule in 1850 and drove out
the enemy after besieging the city for
nine DAVIS, 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 Barrett, j. f. Stretch and
Duggan, and here at 8 a. m. daily occurs
guard mounting, feature of military
maneuyering ever of interest to the tourist
Otner points Ol llleTeSI W VIC toui io'
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 G. 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 sight-seer here may also take a
vehicle and enjoy days outing with
both pleasure and profit. The various
spots of interest to be visited are Tesuque