Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-04-18
HISTORICAL.

| hl0IORlCAL.
santa Fe, the city of the HOLY Faith q
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,
O-ga-P' ho-ge, but it had been abandoned
long before Coronado's time The Spanish
Town OF Santa Fe was founded in 1905. il Is
therefore the second oldest European settle.
m men stlil eXtant in the United States. In
ioo4 came the flrst venturesome American
trader-the torerunner of the great line of
| merchants who have made traffic over tho
Santa Fe worldwide in its celebrity
THE CLIMATE
OF New Mexico is considered the finest on
the continent. The high altitude insures
aryness 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 anv
oesired temperature may be enjoyed. The
aitltude OF some of the principal points in
the territory is as follows Santa Fe, 7O47.
Costilla, 7,774; TERRA Amarillo, 1856; Clio,
[ieta, 1887; Taos, $3.50; Las Vegas, 6.452.
Clnarron, 6,4S9; Bernalillo, 5,704; Albu
9uerque, 4,9lS Socorrc, 1858; Las Cruces,
1884; Silver City, 5,946; TT. Stanton, $500
The mean temperature at the overn TIUuv.
station at Santa Fe, for the years named as
was as follows: 1874, 4S9 degree 1875, 1855
degrees; 1876, 48.1; 1877, 4S.3; 1873, AS,
1879, 506; 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. ID.
southern States, 6; and New Mexico, 8.
DISTANCES.
Santa Fe is distant from Kansas Citv 500
from Denver 1888 miles; from Trini-
DAD, zig, miles; from Albuquerque IS
miles from Deming, 316; from Ell Paso
S4o miles; from Los Angeles, 1892 miles
rom san Francisco, ,2S1 miles.
ELEVATIONS.
me oase OF the monument in the grand
plaza IS, according to latest corrected meas.
lrements, 7,019.5 feet above the level If tho
'ea; Bald mountain toward the northwest
ma at the extreme northern end of the
SANTA re mountains, is 1861 feet above sea :
evei; Lake Peak, to the right (where the
'anta Fe creek has its source, is 12,O45 feet
llgh; the divide (Tesuque road) I'M.
Augua Fra, $3.50; Cineguilla, (west) COPS
"a BaJada, 1914; mouth of Santa Fe creek
north of Pena Blanca) 5,225; sandi,
FOUNTAINS highest point, 1O,6O8; Old
'lacers, 6,SOl; Los Cerrillos mountain.
'outh), 1854 feet in height.
POINTS OF INTEREST,
There are some forty various points of
lore or less historic interest in and about
,e ancient city. 0N'
The adobe palace stands on the SPOT where
le old Spanish palace had been erected
lortly after 1905. That ancient structure
as destroyed in 1880, and the present one
as constructed between 1897 and 1716.
Inc chapel OF San Miguel was built be.
zen 1856 and 1850. In the latter wears
e INDIANS destroyed it. Fully restored in
II, 1t had previously, and after 1893, been
9 ., only Spanish chapel in Santa Fe. It
II remains the oldest church in use in
The walls of the old cathedral date in mart
I'M 1922; but the ediice proper is from the
81 century.
other points of interest to the tourist are:
,e :. historical Society's rooms; the "Gari.
we military quarter chapel and GENE.
OF Our Lady of the Rosary the church
iseum at the new cathedral. the arch.
hop's garden; church OF Our Lady of
adalupe with its rare old works of art.
soldiers monument, monument to the
'neer Pathfinder, Kit Carson, erected nv :,
=: A. X. of New Mexico; st. Vincent;s
,pltal, conducted by the Sisters of Charity.
the Orphans industrial school the In. ..
training school; Loreto Academy and
chapel OF Our Lady Of Light.
The sight-seer here may also take n vehicle
u ENJOY days outing with both pleasure
q Proht. The various spots of interests
We VISITED are Tesuque pueblo, taking in
divide en- route; Monument rock, up in
turesque Santa Fe canon; the Aztec min.
springs; Nambe pueblo Aqua Fria vii.
e the turquoise mines place of the assas.
alton of Governor Perez; San Ildefonso
e6lo, or the ancient cliff dwellers, beyond
Rio Grande. VAN
THE CITY OF SANTA FE
steady modern growth; has
population of 5000, and has every
trance of becoming beautiful modern
:. Her people are liberal and enterpris-
and stand ready to foster and encourage
legitimate undertaking having for its
,ct the building up of and improvement
the place, Among the present needs OF -,
ia Fe, and for which liberal bonuses in
or lands could undoubtedly be secured. A
be mentioned canning factory. "a
securing plant and tannery. Skilled -
r OF all kinds is in demand at good
es. The cost of living is reasonable, and
bail,