Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-05-25
HISTORICAL,

| hlSIURlCAL.
Santa Fe, the city Of the HOLY Faith Of
st. Francis, is the capital of New Mexico
trade center, sanitary and archepscopal see
An Indian pueblo had existed on the site
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. it is
therefore the second oldest European settle.
ment still extant in the United States. In
lSo4 came the first venturesome American
trader-the tOrerunner 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 principal points in
the territory is as follows: Santa Fe, 7O47:
Costilla, 7,774 TERRA Amarillo, 1855; Clio.
rleta, 1887; Taos, $3.50; Las Vegas, 1852;
Cimarron, 6,4S9 Bernalillo, 57O4; Albu.
querque, 4,9l8; Socorro, 1855; Las Cruces
33,,S4i; 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, 4S9 degree; 1875, 1876
degrees; 1876, 48,1; 1877. 48,3; 1873, 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, 6; and New Mexico, 3.
DISTANCES.
Santa Fe is distant from Kansas CITY 500
miles from Denver 1888 miles: from Trim.
dad, PIG, miles; from Albuquerque, IS
miles, from Deming, 316 from FL Paso
GAO miles; from Los Angeles, 1882 miles
from San Francisco, 1,2S1 miles.
ELEVATIONS
The base of the monument in the grand
plaza is, according to latest corrected meas.
urements, 7,O19.5 feet above the level of the
sea; Bald mountain, toward the northwest
and at the extreme northern end of the
Santa Fe mountains, is ,661 feet above sea
level; Lake Peak, to the right (where the
Santa Fe creek has its source), is 1905 feet
high; the divide (Tesuque road) iii;
Augua Fria, 6,4S0; Cineguilla, (west) COPS
La BaJada, 5,514; mouth of Santa Fe creek
north of Pena Blanca), 5,225; Sandia
mountains highest point, l0,6O8; Old |
Placers, 6,S01; Los Cerrllos mountain.
(south), 1854 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 stands on the spot where
the old Spanish palace had been erected
shortly after 1905. That ancient structure
was destroyed in $780, and the present one
was constructed between 1897 and 1716.
The chapel of San Miguel was built be.
,ween 1886 and 1880 In the latter wears
The Indians destroyed it. Fully restored in
I'LL, it had previously, and after 1893, been
he only Spanish chapel in Santa Fe. 1t
IT'LL remains the oldest church in use in
New Mexico
The walls of the old cathedral date in part
rom 1872; but the edifice proper is from the
past century.
Other points Of interest to the tourist are:
Inc historical Society's rooms; the "Gari.
a." the military quarter; chapel and GENE.
cry of Our Lady of the Rosary the church
museum at the new cathedral the arch
bishops garden; church OF Our Lady of
guadalupe with its rare old works of art;
ne soldiers monument, monument to the
,ioneer Pathfinder, Kit Carson, erected by
he u. A. K. of New Mexico; st. Vincent's
hospital, conducted by the Sisters of Charity,
nd the Orphans industrial school the In.
ian training school; Loreto Academy and
be chapel of Our Lady of Light.
The sight-seer here may also take vehicle
md enjoy days outing with both pleasure
ma profit. The various spots of interests
0 pe visited are TeSuque pueblo, taking in
ne divide en- route; Monument rock, up in
Santa Fe canon the Aztec min.
raj springs; Nambe pueblo; Aqua Fria vii.
age; the turquoise mines place of the assas.
nation of Governor Perez; San Ildefonso
ueblo or the ancient cliff dwellers, beyond
be Rio Grande.
THE CITY OF SANTA FR
making steady modern growth; has
ow population of 8,O0O and has every
ssurance of becoming beautiful modern
ity. Her people are liberal and enterpris-
ng and stand ready to foster and encourage
ny legitimate undertaking having for its
bject the building up of and improvement
the place. Among the present needs of
anita Fe, and for which liberal bonuses in
ash or lands could undoubtedly be secured.
lay be mentioned a canning factory a
DOL securing plant and tannery. Skilled
lbor of all kinds is in demand at good
ages. The cost of living is reasonable, and
'al property, both inside and suburban, is
eadily advancing in value.