Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-11-09
HISTORICAL,

Santa Fe, the city Of the Holy Faith Of
st. Francis, is the capital Of New Mexico
trade center, sanitary and archcpscopal see.
previous to the 18th century. Its name was
O-ga- ho-ge, but it had been abandoned
long before COrOnado's time. The Spanish
town Of Santa Fe was founded in lGQ5, it is
therefore the second oldest European settle
aIent still eytant in the United States. lii
1904 came the first venturesome American
rader-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 Fee, I, 047;
Costilla, 7,774; TERRA Amarillo, 1885; Clio
rieta, 1887; Taos, $3.50; Las Vegas GASP;
Cimarron, CASE; Bernalillo, 5,7U4; Albu-
querque, 1913; SOcorrC, 1865; Las Cruces,
3,44; Silver City, 1916; TT. Stanton, $500.
The mean temperature at the government
station at Santa Fee, for the years named as
was as follows: 1874, 4S.9 degree 1915 4S.6
degrees; 1876, 481; 1877, 4S.3; 1873, 47.G;
1879 sos; 1880, 46.6 which shows an extra
ordinary uniformity. For tubcrcuar 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, s. and New Mexico, 3.
DISTANCES.
Santa Fe is distant from Kansas City 500
miles from Denver 1888 miles from Trini-
dad, 2l6, miles; from Albuquerque, IS
miles from Deming, 31G from II Paso,
$40 miles; from Los Angeles, 1852 miles
from San Francisco, ,2Sl miles.
ELEVATIONS.
The base of the monument in the grand
plaza is, according TO latest corrected meas
urements, 7,0l9.5 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 sourceJ, is l2,0l5 feet
high; the divide (Tesuque road I'LL !
Augua Fria, 6,4S0; Cineguilla, west COPS
La Bajada, 5,5l4; mouth of Santa Fe creek
(north of Pena BanCa), 5,225; Sands
mountains highest point, lO,6OS; Ole
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 il :erest in and about
the ancient city.
The adobe palace stands on thespOt 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 l7l6.
The chapel of San Miguel was built be- /
tween 1856 and 1850. In the latter years |
the Indians destroyed it. Fully restored in /
I'LL, it had previously, and after 1893, been .
the only Spanish chapel in Santa l5e. 1t
still remains the Oldest church in use in
New Mexico.
The walls of the old cathedral date in part
from 1922; out the ediice proper is from the
past century.
The Historical Society's rooms; the Carl,
ta," 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; Lorcto Academy aud
he chapel Of Our Lady OF Light.
The sght-scer here may also, take vehicle
and enjoy days outing with both pleasure
and profit. The various spots Of interests
TO he visited are Iesuque pueblo, taking in |
the divide en- route; Monument rock, up in
Santa FG c;.uol tie Aztec min.
aral springs; Nambe pueblo; Aqua I'ria vii.
.age; the turquoise mines place Of the assas
sination of Governor Perez; San iietonso
Ihe Rio Grdnde.
THE CITY OF SANTA FR
s making steady modern growth has
now population of 5000, and has every
assurance of becoming a beautiful modern
city. Her people are liberal and enterprise
ng, and stand ready to foster and encourage
any legitimate undertaking having for its
object the building up of and improvement |
of the place. Among the present needs of |
Santa Fe, and for which liberal bonuses in
cash or lands could undoubtedly be secured, |
NAV be mentioned a canning factory; |
wool securing plant and tanncry. Skilled |
labor Of all kinds is in demand at good
wages The cost of living is reasonable, and |
steadily advancing in value.