Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-05-27
HISTORICAL.


Santa Fe the city of the Holy Faith of
b. Francis, is the capital of New Mexico,
trade center, sanitary and archepiscopal see.
An Indian pueblo had existed on the site
previous to the 18th century. Its name was
O-ga-p ho-ge, but it had been abandoned
long before Coronados 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
1904 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 principal points in
the territory is as follows: Santa Fe, 7,O47;
Costilla, 7,774 TERRA Amarillo, 1855; Clio.
rnieta, 1887; Taos, $3.50; Las Vegas, 6,452;
Cimarron, 6,4S9; Bernalillo, 5,7O4; Albu.
querque, 4,91S; Socorro, 1855; Las Cruces,
3,844; Silver City, 5,946; Fl Stanton, $500.
The mean temperature at the government
station at Santa Fe, for tho years named as
was as follows: 1874, 4S.9 degree 1875, 1876
degrees; 1875, 48.1; 1877, 4S3; 1873, 47.6;
1879, 500; 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, rs; Minnesota "A;
Southern States, 6; and New Mexico, 3.
DISTANCES
Santa Fe is distant from Kansas CITY 800
miles; from Denver 1888 miles; from Trin-
dad, 2l6, miles; from Albuquerque, IS
miles, from Deming, 316; from FL Paso,
$40 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, 7,019.5 feet above the level of the
sea; Bald mountain, toward the northwest
and at the extreme northern end of the |
Santa Fe mountains, is 1861 feet above sea |
level; Lake Peak, to the right (where the |
Santa Fe creek has its source) is 12,O45 feet |
high; the divide (Tesuque road) I'LL;
Augua Fria, 6,4S0; Cineguilla (west) COPS
La Bajada, 5,514; mouth of Santa Fe creek |
north of Pena Blanca, 5,225; Sands
mountains highest point, 1O6Os; Old |
Placers 6,S0l; 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
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 1850, and the present one
was constructed between 1897 and 1716.
The chapel of San Miguel was built be-
tween 1886 and 1880. In the latter years
The Indians destroyed it. Fully restored in
I'LL, it had previously, and after 1898, been
The only Spanish chapel in Santa Fe. 1t
still remains the Oldest church in use in
New Mexico.
The walls OF the old cathedral date in part
from 1922; but the edifce proper is from the
past century.
Other points of interest to the tourist are:
The Historical Society's rooms; the Carl
"a, the military quarter; chapel and GENE.
.ery of Our Lady Of the Rosary the church
at the new cathedral, the arch
bishops garden; church OF Our Lady of
Guadalupe with its rare old works of art;
me soldiers monument, monument to the
Pioneer Pathfinder, Kit Carson, erected by
he g. A. r. of New Mexico; st. Vincents
hospital, conducted by the Sisters of Charity,
md the Orphans industrial school the In
iian training school; Loreto Academy and
he chapel of Our Lady Of Light.
The sight-seer here may also take vehicle
md epjoy days outing with both pleasure
md profit. The various spots of interests
o be visited are Tesuque pueblo, taking in
he divide en- route; Monument rock, up in
picturesque Santa Fe canon the Aztec min.
raj springs; Nambe pueblo; Aqua Fria vii.
age. the turquoise mines place of the assas.
ination of Governor Perez; San Ildefonso
pueblo, or the ancient cliff dwellers beyond
he Rio Grande
THE CITY OF SANTA FR
J making steady modern growth; has
low population of S,00O 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 it's
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,
nay be mentioned canning factory;a
7ool securing plant and tannery. Skilled
abor Of all kinds is in demand at good
RACES. The cost of living is reasonable, and
cal property, both inside and suburban, is
teadily advancing in value.
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