Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-06-11
HISTORICAL,

HISTORICAL.
Santa Fe, the city of the Holy Faith o.
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 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 prir cipai points in
the territory is as follows: Santa Fe, 7,O47:
Costilla, 7,774; TERRA Amarillo, 1855; Clio
rieta, 1887; Taos, $3.50; Las Vegas, 6,452 /;
Cimarron, 6,4s9; Bernalillo, 6,704; Albu-
querque, 1918; Socorro, 1855; Las Cruces,
1884; 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, 48.9 degree 1875, 1876
degrees; 1876, 4S.1; 1877. 4S.3; 1873, 47.6;
1879, 500; 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, 8.
DISTANCES.
Santa Fe is distant from Kansas City 800
miles; from Denver 1888 miles from Trni-
dad, ZIG, miles; from Albuquerque, IS
miles from Deming, 316; from El Paso,
$40 miles; from Los Angeles, 1882 miles
from San Francisco, ,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 l2,045 feet
high; the divide (Tesuque road) I'LL;
Augua Fria, $3.50; Cineguilla, (west) COPS
La Bajada, 6,514; mouth of Santa Fe creek
north Of Pena Blanca), 1925; Sands
mountains (highest point), 10,608; OLD
Placers, 6,S01; 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 1880, and the present one
was constructed between 1897 and 17l6.
The chapel of San Miguel was built be- |
tween 1886 and 1880. In the latter years |
the Indians destroyed Il. Fully restored in |
I'LL, 1t 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 edifice proper is from the |
past century.
Other points of interest to the tourist are:
The Historical Society's rooms; the "Gari. |
9" the military quarter; chapel and GENE.
terry 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
The soldiers monument, monument to the |
Pioneer Pathfinder, Kit Carson, erected by |
the G. A. r. of New Mexico; st. Vincent's |
hospital, conducted by the Sisters of Charity, |
and the Orphans industrial school the In. |
dian training school; Loreto Academy and |
Tho chapel of Our Lady Of Light.
The sigbt.seer here may also take vehicle |
and enjoy days outing with both pleasure
and profit. The various spots of interests |
10 be visited are Tesuque pueblo, taking in |
The divide en- route; Monument rock, up in
picturesque Santa Fe canon; the Aztec min. |
'ral springs; Nambe pueblo; Aqua Fria vii. |
age; the turquoise mines place of the assas.
hnation of Governor Perez San ildefonso |
pueblo, or the ancient cliff jewellers, beyond |
he Rio Grande.
THE CITY OF SANTA Fl
5 making steady modern growth; has
low population of 5000, and has every
issuance of becoming beautiful modern
,ity. Her people are liberal and enterprise
ing, and stand ready to foster and encourage
my legitimate undertaking having for its
object the building up Of and improvement
If the place. Among the present needs of
Santa Fe, and for which liberal bonuses in
ash or lands could undoubtedly be secured,
nay be mentioned a canning factory;
WOOL securing plant and tannery. Skilled
abor of all kinds is in demand at good
wages The cost of living is reasonable, and |
cal property, both inside and suburban. Ia
teadily advancing in value.