Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-04-06
HISTORICAL.


santa Fe, the city of the Holy Faith c
st. Francis, is the capital of New Mexico
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 abandone
long before Coronado's time. The Spanis
| town OF Santa Fe was founded in 1905 II
therefore the second oldest European settle
ment still extant in the United States. II
1914 came the first venturesome America,
trader-the forerunner of the great line y
| merchants who have made traffic over tn,
santa re worldwide in its celebrity
THE CLIMATE
OF New Mexico is considered the finest or
the continent The high altitude insure,
dryness and purity Especially adapted te
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
attitude OF some of the principal points in
the territory is as follows: Santa Fe, 7,O47.
Costlila, 7,774; TERRA Amarillo, 1885; Clio.
Tieta 1887; Taos, $3.50; Las Vegas, 6, 1852.
Clmarron, CASE; Bernalllo, 5,704; Albu,,
9uerque. 1918; Socorrc, 1855; Las Cruces,
1854 Silver City, 5,946; TT. Stanton, $500
me mean temperature at the government
station at Santa Fe for the years named as
was as follows: 1874, 4S9 degree 1875. a.
degrees; 1876 4S1; 1877 4S3; 1878, 476.
1879, 5O.6; 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, 25; Minnesota, ID:
southern States, 6; and New Mexico, 3.
DISTANCES.
Santa Fe is distant from Kansas CITY 500
mics from Denver 1888 miles; from Trini-
DAD, ZIG, miles; from Albuquerque. 81
miles from Deming, 3l6 from hi 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, 7,0l9.5 feet above the level of the
sea; Bald mountain, toward the northwest
ana at the extreme northern end of the
santa te mountains is 1861 feet above sea
lever; Lake Peak, to the right (where the
Santa Fe creek has its source, is l2,045 feet
high; the divide (Tesuque road I'M
Augua Fria, 6,4S0; Cineguila, fwest) COPS
La Bajada, 5,514; mouth of Santa Fe creek |
(north of Pena Blanca, 5,225; Sands
mountains highest point 1060S; 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
ne old Spanish palace had been erected
hortly after 1905. That ancient structure
vas destroyed in 1850, and the present one
vas constructed between 1897 and l7I6.
The chapel of San Miguel was built be.
ween 1886 and 1880. In the latter wears
he Indians destroyed it. Fully restored in
~, 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. S' -
The walls of the old cathedral date in part
'om 1922; but the edifice proper is from the
asst century.
!, other points of interest to the tourist are:
he Historical Society's rooms; the "Gari.
|" the military quarter; chapel and GENE.
Try OF Our Lady of the Rosary the church
luseum at the new cathedral, the arch.
lshops garden; church OF Our Lady of
uadalnpe with its rare old works of art:
re soldiers monument, monument to the
loneer Pathfinder, Kit Carson, erected by
lie u. A. K. of New Mexico; st. Vincentis
ospltal, 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 sgbt.seer here may also take a vehicle
M ENJOY days outing with both pleasure
ma proft. The various spots of interests
re visited are Tesuque pueblo, taking in
le divide en- route; Monument rock, up in
picturesque Santa Fe canon the Aztec min.
al springs; Nambe pueblo; Aqua Fria vii.
ge the turquoise mines place of the assas.
nation OF Governor Perez San Ildefonso
le6io, or the ancient cliff dwellers, beyond
lie Rio Grande. VAN
THE CITY OF SANTA FE
making steady modern growth has
wv 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
'Ject 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 a canning factory;
DOL securing plant and tannery. Skilled
Dor of all kinds is in demand at good
lges. The cost of living is reasonable and
II property, both inside and suburban ia
adily advancing in value.