Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-04-07

Santa Fe the city of the Holy Faith 0
st. Francis, is the capital of New Mexico
trade center, sanitary and archepscopal sec
An Indian pueblo had existed on the sit
| previous to the 18th century. Its name wa
O-ga-p'ho.ge, bnt it had been abandone,
long before Coronado's time. The Spanish
town OF Santa Fe was founded in 1905 il i
therefore the second oldest European settle
ment still extant in the United States. Ii
1894 came the first venturesome American
trader-the forerunner of the great line O
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 tc
the permanent cure of pulmonary COM
plants, as hundreds will be wtness,) and
by travelling from point to point almost any
desired temperature may be enjoyed. The
altitude of some of the prize points in
the territory is as follows: Santa Fe, 7O47:
Costilla, 7,774; TERRA Amarillo, 1856; Clio.
rleta, 1887; Taos, $3.50; Las Vegas, 6 1852 I:
Cimarron, 6,4S9; Bernalillo, 5,7O4; Albu.
querque, 4,9lS; Socorrc, 1866; Las Cruces,
1874; Silver City, 1916; TT. Stanton, $500.
The mean temperature at the government
station at Santa Fe, for the years named as
was as follows 1874, 1879 degree 1875, 1876
degrees; 1876, 4S.1; 1877, 4S.3; 1878, 476;
1879, sos; $780, 46.6 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, %; Minnesota, IA
Southern States, s. and New Mexico, 3.
DISTANCES.
Santa Fe is distant from Kansas City 500
miles; from Denver 1888 miles from Trni-
dad, ZIG, miles; from Albuquerque, IS
miles from Deming, 3l6; from FL Paso,
$40 miles; from Los Angeles, 1892 miles
from San Francisco, ,28l miles.
ELEVATIONS.
Inc 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 source), is 12,O45 feet
high; the divide (Tesuque road iii;
Augua Fria, 6,48O; Cineguilla, (west) COPS
La BaJada, 5,5l4; mouth Of Santa Fe creek
north of Pena Blanca, 1925; Sands
mountains highest point, IO,6OS; 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 |
he ancient city.
The adobe palace stands on the spot where
he 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 17I6.
The chapel of San Miguel was built be-
ween 1886 and 1880. In the latter years
he Indians destroyed it. Fully restored in
I'll, it had previously, and after 1893, been
he only Spanish chapel in Santa Fe 1t
till remains the oldest church in use in
Jew Mexico.
The walls of the old cathedral date in part
rom 1922; but the edifce proper is from the
asst century.
Other points of interest to the tourist are;
he Historical Society's rooms; the Carl.
4, the military quarter; chapel and ceme-
cry OF Our Lady of the Rosary the church
luseum at the new cathedral, the arch.
shops garden; church OF Our Lady of
aadalupe with its rare old works of art
- sSiHioio hiOilullitII luOIluIlleHG 10 the
loneer Pathfinder, Kit Carson, erected by
lie &. A. r. of New Mexico; st. Vincentis
ospital conducted by the Sisters of Charity.
nd the Orphans industrial school the In.
ian training school; Loreto Academy and
le chapel Of Our Lady of Light.
The sigbt-seer here may also take vehicle
nd enjoy days outing with both pleasure
nd profit. The various spots of interests
, 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.
'ge; the turquoise mines place of the assas.
nation OF Governor Perez; San Ildefonso
ue6lo, or the ancient cliff jewellers, beyond
lie Rio Grande.
THE CITY OF SANTA FR
making a steady modern growth; has
ow population of 5000, and has every
of becoming beautiful modern
ty. Her people are liberal and enterpris-
lg, and stand ready to foster and encourage
ny legitimate undertaking having for its
ooject the building up of and improvement
the place, Among the present needs of
anita Fe, and for which liberal bonuses in
sh or lands could undoubtedly be secured,
ay be mentioned canning factory;a
DOL securing plant and tannery. Skilled
Dor of all kinds is in demand at good
ages. The cost of living is reasonable. and
al property, both inside and suburban. is
3adlly advancing in value.