Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-05-26
HISTORICAL.

Santa Fe, the city of the Holy Faith of
st. 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 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
1874 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, 7,455; Clio.
rleta, 1887; Taos, $3.50; Las Vegas, 6,452;
Cimarron, 6,4S9; Bernalillo, 5,704; Albu-
querque, 4,9l8; Socorro, 1865; Las Cruces,
S,o44; Silver City, 5,946; TT. Stanton, $500.
The mean temperature at the government
station at Santa Fe, for the years named as
was as follows: 1874, 4S.9 degree 1875, 1876
degrees; 1876, 4s.1; 1877, 4s.3; 1878, 47.6;
1879, sos; 1880, 1876; 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 1863 |
miles; from Denver 1888 miles; from Trini- |
dad 2l6, miles; from Albuquerque, IS |
miles I, from Deming, 3l6; from Ell 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
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 12045 feet
high; the divide (Tesuque road) I'LL;
Augua Fria, $3.50; Cineguilla, (west) COPS
La Bajada, 5,514; mouth of Santa Fe creek
north of Pena Blanca), 1925; Sands
mountains highest point, lo,6OS; Old
Placers, 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
the ancient city.
The adobe palace stands on the spot where
ne old Spanish palace had been erected
'hortly after 1905. That ancient structure
vas destroyed in 1880, and the present one
vas constructed between 1897 and 17l6.
The chapel of San Miguel was built be-
he Indians destroyed it. Fully restored in
I'll, it had previously, and after 1893, been
ne only Spanish chapel in Santa Fe. 1t
till remains the Oldest church in use in
Iew Mexico.
The walls of the old cathedral date in part
rom 1922; but the edifice proper is from the
'ast century.
Other points of interest to the tourist are:
The Historical Society's rooms; the Carl
a." the military quarter; chapel and GENE.
cry of Our Lady of the Rosary the church
nuseum at the new cathedral, the arch
ishop's garden; church OF Our Lady of
Guadalupe with its rare old works of art
he soldiers monument, monument to the
ioheef Idtu-E luder, hlC larsen, erected Dy |
he G. A. r. of New Mexico; st. Vincent's
ospital conducted by the Sisters of Charity,
nd the Orphans industrial school; the In
ian training school; Loreto Academy and
DO chapel of Our Lady Of Light.
The sight-seer here may also take vehicle
md enjoy days outing with both pleasure
md profit. The various spots of interests
Q be visited are Tesuque pueblo, taking in
he divide en- route; Monument rock, up in
picturesque Santa Fe callon 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 jewellers, beyond
be Rio Grande.
TIE CITY OF SANTA FL
making steady modern growth; has
ow population of 5000, 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 canning factory; q
'ool securing plant and a iannery. Skilled J.
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.