Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-04-16
HISTORICAL,

Santa Fe, the city of the HOLY Faith q
: st. Francis, is the capital OF New Mexico
3 trade center, sanitary and archepiscopal see
, An Indian pueblo had existed on the sit
previous to the 18th century. Its name wa
O-ga.p' ho-ge, but it had been abapdone,
long before Coronado's time. The Snanisl
Town OF Santa Fe was founded in 1905. IL i
therefore the second oldest European settle
ment stlll eXtant in the United States. In
!oo4 came the first venturesome American
trauer-the iorerunner 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 IN
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
bby travelling from point to point almost anv
desired temperature may be enjoyed. The
altitude of some Of the principal points in
| me territory is as follows: Santa Fe, 7,O47:
| Costllla 7774; TERRA Amarillo, 1885; Clio.
rieta 1887; Taos, $3.50; Las Vegas 6 452.
Clmarron, 6,4S9; Bernaillo, 5,704: Aim.
querque, 4,9lS; Socorro, 1865; Las Cruces
1874; Silver City, 1916; 1T. Stanton, S 500
Inc mean temperature at the goyernmen
station at Santa Fe, for the years named as
was as follows: 1874, 4S.0 degree 1875, 4S6
degrees; 1876, 48.1; 1877, 48.3; 1878. 476.
1913, QUO; 1850, 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 rs; Minnesota. ID g.
southern States, 6; and New Mexico, 3.
DISTANCES.
Santa Fe is distant from Kansas Citv $50 |
miles; from Denver 1888 miles; from Trini- |
oad, Zl6, miles; from Albuquerque, IS |
miles from Deming, BIG; from FL Paso, |
$40 miles; from Los Angeles. OBJ miIns,
from San Francisco, 1881 miles.
ELEVATIONS.
The base of the monument in the GRAND
plaza is, according to latest corrected meas.
urements, 7,O19.5 feet above the level of the
sea- Bald mountain, toward the northwest
anu at the extreme northern end of the
santa re mountains, is 1861 feet above sea
lever Lake Peak, to the right where tho
Santa Fe creek has its sourceJ, is 120t5 feet
high; the divide (Tesuque road iii:
Augua Fra, 6,480; Cineguila, (west) COPS
Ia BaJada, 1914; mouth of Santa Fe creek
north OF Pena Blanca), 1925; Sands,
mountains highest point, 1O,6OS; Old
flacers, 6,8O1; Los Cerrillos mountain.
(south), 1854 feet in height.
POINTS OF INTEREST.
There are some forty various points Of
more a or less historic interest in and about
The ancient city.
!, Inc 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 l7l6
The chapel of San Miguel was built be.
ween 1856 and 1880. In the latter wears
ne Indians destroyed it. Fully restored in
,Hl, 1t had previously, and after 1893, been
ne only Spanish chapel in Santa Fe. It
tlll remains the Oldest church in use in
lew Mexico. N'' ~
The walls of the old cathedral date in mart
rom 1922; but the edifice proper is from the
asst century.
=, other points of interest to the tourist are:
ne Historical Society's rooms; the "Gari.
:, tne military quarter; chapel and GENE.
'ry OF Our Lady of the Rosary the church
luseum at the new cathedral the arch.
lsnops garden; church OF Our Lady of
uadalnpe with its rare old works of art:
re soldiers monument, monument to the
loneer Faith. Finder, Kit Carson erected by
ie ". a. II. OF New Mexico; st. Vncent's
ospital, conducted by the Sisters of Charity.
ID the Orphans industrial school; the In.
an training school; Loreto Academy and =
'e chapel of Our Lady of Light.
The sigbt-seer here may also take a vehicle
ma ENJOY days outing with both pleasure
no profit The various spots of interests
re visited are Tesuque pueblo, taking in
ne 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
ae9o, or the ancient cliff jewellers, beyond
he Rio Grande.
THE CITY OF SANTA FR
making steady modern growth; has
ow population of 5000, and has every
surance of becoming beautiful modern
ty Her people are liberal and enterpris-
'g, and stand ready to foster and encourage
~ legitimate undertaking having for its
92ject the building up of and Improvement
the place. Among the present needs Of
'nta 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 u
Dor of all kinds is in demand at good .
ages. The cost of living is reasonable and
oil property, both inside and suburban, Is