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

Santa Fe, the city of the Holy Faith Of
st. Francis, is the capital Of New Mexico,
trade center, sanitary and arclepiscopul 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 1908, il is
therefore the second oldest European settle
Ahent still eXtant i'll the United states. la
1904 came the first VenturCsOme American
rrader-the tOrerunner Of the great line of
merchants who have made traIlic over The
Santa Fe worldwide in its celebrity.
THE CLIMATE
of New Mexico is considered the finest on
the continent. The high altitude insuros
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 pal points in
the territory is as follows Santa Fe, 7,O47;
Costilla, 7,774; TERRA Amarilla 1865; Clio
rieta, 1887; Taos, G,950; Las Vegas, 6,452;
Cimarron, CASE; BernalillO, 5,7U4; Albu-
querque, 4,9l6; SocorrC, 4,Gj5; Las Cruces,
3,844 Silver City, 1916; Ft Stanton, $500.
The mean temperature at the government
station at Santa Fe, for the years named as
was as follows: 1874, 4S9 degree 1870, 48.6
degrees; 1876, 4S1; 1877, 1873; 1878, 476;
1879, sos; 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, 70; Minnesota, Ii
Southern States, +; and New Mexico, 3.
DISTANCES.
Santa Fe is distant from Kansas City 500
miles; from Denver 1888 miles; from Trini-
dad 216, miles, from Albuquerque, IS
miles, from Deming, 3l6; from Ell PasO,
$40 miles; from Los Angeles, 1882 miles
from San Francisco, ,28l miles,
ELEVATIONS.
The base of the monument in the grand
plaza is, according to latest corrected meas
urements, 7019.5 feet above the level of the
sea; Bald mountain, toward the northwest
and at the extreme northern end of the
Santa Fe mountains, is 2G6l feet above sea
level; Lake Peak, to the right (whcre the
Santa Fe creek has its source, is l2Oi5 feet
high; the divide (Tesuque road I'LL;
Augua Fria, $3.50; CincguiIla, (wcst) COPS
La Bajada, 1914; mouth Of Santa Fe creek
(north Of Pena Blanca), 5,225; Sands
mountains (highest point), l0G0S; Of,
Placers, 6,S0l; Los Cerriilos mountain
(south), 1884 feet III 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 " here
the old Spanish palace had been erected
shortly after 1903. That ancient structure
was destroyed in 1850, and the present one
was constructed between 1897 and l7l6.
The chapel Of San Miguel was built be
tween 1886 and 1850 In the latter years
the Indians destroyed it. Fully restored in
I'LL, it had previously, and after 1893, beer
the only Spanish chapel i'll Santa Fe. 1t
still remains the Oldest church in use in
New Mexico.
The walls of the old cathedral date in rart
from 1922; out the edilice proper Is from the
past century.
Other points of interest to the tourist are:
The Historical Society's rooms the Carl,
ia" 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 Path-Iinder, Kit Carson, erected by
the G. A. Il. 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
the chapel of Our Lady Of Light.
The sgbt-secr here may aIst takcavcliclc
and enjoy days outing with both pleasure
and profit. The various spots Of interests
to he visited are TcSuque pueblo, taking il
the divide en- route; Monument rock, i.p IL
picturesque Santa Fc cunnn; the Aztec min.
eral springs; NambG pueblo; Aqua I'ria VII.
Gge; the turquoise mines place Of the aaSas
SlnatiOn OF Governor Perez; SUu i,deipnsg
pueblo, or the ancient cIiH u@gitt,a, acyoA5
the Rio Gr,nde.
THE CITY OF SANTA FE
Is making a steady modern growth has
now population Of 5000 and has every
assurance Of becoming beautiful modern
city. Her people are liberal and enterpris-
(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 uee Is of
Santa Fe, and fer which liberal bonuses in
cash or lands could undoubtedly be secured
may be mentioned a canning factory;
wool securing plant and a tannery. Skilled
labor of all kinds is in demand at good
wages. The cost of living is reasonable, and
real property, both inside and suburban, is
steadily advancing in value.