Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-06-02
HISTORICAL,


Santa Fe, the city of the Holy Faith o
St. Francis, is the capital of New Mexico
trade center, sanitary and archepiscopal see
An Indian pueblo had existed on the sit
previous to the 18th century. Its name wa.
-ga.p'ho-ge, but it had been abandoned
long before Coronado's time. The Spanish
town OF Santa Fe was founded in 1905. it i,
therefore the second Oldest European settle
ment still extant in the United States. In
1914 came the first venturesome American
trader-the forerunner of the great line OF
merchants 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 insures
dryness and purity Especially adapted to
the permanent cure of pulmonary COM
plants, 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 iEcipal points in
the territory is as follows: Santa Fe, 7,O47:
Costilla, 7,774; TERRA Amarillo, 1855; Clio.
rieta, 1887; Taos, $3.50; Las Vegas, 6,452:
Cimarron, 6,4S9; Bernalillo, 5,704; Albu.
querque, 4,918; Socorrc, 1855; Las Cruces
S,S44; Silver City, 5,946; Ft. Stanton, $500
The mean temperature at the government
station at Santa Fe, for the years named as
was as follows: 1874, 1879 degree 1875, 48.6
degrees; 1876, 4S.1; 1877, 4S.3; 1873, 476;
1873, sos; 1880, 1885, which shows an extra.
ordinary uniformity. For tubercular dis.
eases the death rate in New Mexico is the
lowest in the union, the ratio being as fol.
lows: New England, rs; Minnesota, IA
Southern States, 6; and New Mexico, 3.
DISTANCES.
Santa Fe is distant from Kansas Citv 500
miles; from Denver 1888 miles; from Trini-
dad, PIG, miles; from Albuquerque, IS
miles :, from Deming, 316; from ri Paso,
$40 miles; from Los Angeles, 1882 miles
from San Francisco, 1881 miles.
ELEVATIONS.
The base of the monument in the grand
plaza is, according to latest corrected meas
7,Ol9.5 feet above the level of the
sea; Bald mountain, toward the northwest
ana at the extreme northern end of the
santa Fe mountains, is 1861 feet above sea
evel; Lake Peak, to the right (where the
santa re creek has its source), is 1905 feet
high; the divide (Tesuque road) TN
Augua Fria, 6,480; Cineguilla, (west) COPS |
Ia Bajada, 5,5l4; mouth of Santa Fe creek |
north of Pena Blanca), 5,225; Sands
FOUNTAINS highest point, 1O,6Os; Ole |
'lacers, 6,8Ol; Los Cerrillos mountain.
south), 1854 feet in height.
POINTS OF INTEREST.
There are some forty various points of
more or less historic interest in and about
be ancient city.
The adobe palace stands on the spot where
ne OLD Spanish palace had been erected
hort!y after 1905. That ancient structure
'as destroyed in 1880, and the present one
'as constructed between 1897 and 17l6.
The chapel Of San Miguel was built be.
ween 1886 and 1850. In the latter wears
1e Indians destroyed it. Fully restored in
I'll, it had previously, and after 1893, been
le only Spanish chapel in Santa Fe. It
al remains the oldest church in use in
ew Mexico.
The walls of the old cathedral date in part
ON 1922; but the edifice proper is from the
ast century.
Other points of interest to the tourist are
ne Historical Society's rooms; the "Gari.
>" the military quarter; chapel and GENE.
ry OF Our Lady of the Rosary the church
useum at the new cathedral, the arch.
shops garden; church OF Our Lady of
aadalupe with its rare old works of art
e soldiers monument, monument to the
|pneer Path Finder, Kit Carson, erected by
e g. A. r. of New Mexico; st. Vincent;s
'spital, conducted by the Sisters of Charity.
ID the Orphans industrial school; the In.
an training school; Loreto Academy and =
chapel of Our Lady of Light.
The sight-seer here may also take vehicle
ID enjoy days outing with both pleasure
ID profit. The various spots of interests
be visited are Tesuque pueblo, taking in :
e divide en- route; Monument rock, up in
cturesque Santa Fe canon; the Aztec min.
al springs; Nambe pueblo; Aqua Fria vii.
&c the turquoise mines place of the assas
iation OF Governor Perez; San ildefonso
eblo, or the ancient cliff dwellers, beyond .
e Rio Grande.
THE CITY OF SANTA FL
making a steady modern growth; has
W population of 5000, and has every
'urance of becoming beautiful modern j
y. Her people are liberal and enterpris-
8, and stand ready to foster and encourage
y legitimate undertaking having for its
ject the building up of and improvement
the place. Among the present needs of
nta Fe, and for which liberal bonuses in
'h or lands could undoubtedly be secured. =
" be mentioned canning factory:
ol securing plant and iannery. Skilled
'or of all kinds is in demand at good
ges. The cost of living is reasonable, and
j property, both inside and suburban, lie
adily advancing in value.