Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-04-23
HISTORICAL.

| HISTORICAL.
Santa Fe, the city of the Holy Faith @
BIT. 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
O-ga-p ho-ge, but it had been abandone
long before Coronado's time. The Spanis]
town Of Santa Fe was founded In zoos II =;
therefore the second oldest European settle
ment still extant in the United States. II
1914 came the first venturesome American
trader-the torerunner of the great line o
merchants who have made traffic over tb,
Santa Fe worldwide in its celebrity
THE CLIMATE
OF New Mexico is considered the finest or
the continent. The high altitude insurcs
dryness and purity Especially adapted tc
the permanent cure of pulmonary com.
plants, as hundreds will be witness and
by travelling from point to point almost anv
desired temperature may be enoyed. The
altitude of some of the prir cipai points in
the territory is as follows: Santa Fe. 7O47.
Costllla, 7,774 TERRA Amarillo, 74S5; Clio.
rleta, 1887; Taos, $3.50; Las Vegas, 6.452
Clmarron, 6,4S9i Bernalillo, 5,704; Albu,
querque, 4,9l8; Socorrc, 1855; Las Cruces
1874; Silver City, 5,946; TT. Stanton, $500
Inc mean temperature at the government
station at Santa Fee, for the years named as
was as follows 1874, 489 degree 1875. 486
degrees; 1876, 481; 1877, 4S.3; 1878. 476.
1879, sos; 1880, 1866 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, 25 Minnesota. Ia:
southern States, 8; and New Mexico, B.
DISTANCES.
Santa Fe is distant from Kansas CITY 500
miles; from Denver 1888 miles; from Trini-
oad, zig, miles; from Albuquerque, IS
miles I, from Deming, 316; from Ell Paso,
S4o 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 |
lrements, 7Ol9.5 feet above the level of the
yea; Baid mountain, toward the northwest
md at the extreme northern end of the |
santa Fe mountains, is 1861 feet above sea
evel; Lake Peak, to the right (where the
santa Fe creek has its source), is l2O45 feet
high; the divide (Tesuque road) I'm:
Augua Fria, 6,4S0; Cineguilla, (west) COPS
"a BaJada, 1914; mouth of Santa Fe creek
north of Pena Blanca), 5,225; sandi.
FOUNTAINS (highest point, lO,6Os; Old
'lacers, 6,SO1; Los Cerrillos mountain.
south), 1854 feet in height.
POINTS OF INTEREST.
There are some forty various points of
1ore or less historic interest in and about
be ancient city.
The adobe palace stands on the spot where
re old Spanish palace had been erected
1ortly 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.
Veen 1886 and 1880. In the latter wears
re Indians destroyed it. Fully restored in
IL, 1T had previously, and after 1893, been
e only Spanish chapel in Santa Fe. 1t
Ill remains the Oldest church in use in
ew Mexico.
The walls of the old cathedral date in part
ON 1872; but the edifice proper is from the
lst 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
ladalupe with its rare old works of art;
soldiers monument, monument to the
oneer Path Finder, Kit Carson, erected by
q. A. R. of New Mexico; st. Vincentis
spltal, conducted by the Sisters of Charity.
d the Orphans industrial school the In.
IN training school; Loreto Academy and
chapel of Our Lady of Light.
The sigbt-seer here may also take vehicle
"a enjoy days outing with both pleasure
"a profit. The various spots of interests
be visited are Tesuque pueblo, taking in
Q divide en- route; Monument rock, up in
,turesque Santa Fe canon; the Aztec min.
ii springs; Nambe pueblo; Aqua Fria vii.
'e;. the turquoise mines place of the assas.
lation of Governor Perez; San Ildefonso
e6lo, or the ancient cliff jewellers, beyond
. Rio Grande.
THE CITY OF SANTA FR
making a steady modern growth; has
W population of 5000, and has every
urance of becoming beautiful modern
Y. Her people are liberal and enterpris-
), and stand ready to foster and encourage
y legitimate undertaking having for its
ect the building up of and improvement
the place. Among the present needs of
lta Fe, and for which liberal bonuses in
h or lands could undoubtedly be secured.
y be mentioned canning factory.a
oil securing plant and tannery. Skilled :
or of all kinds is in demand at good
yes. The cost of living is reasonable, and
property, both inside and suburban, Is
flxyn Ivyop %os, &c..