Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-01-15

uT3I3RICAL.
Santa Fe, the city Of lie Toly i'7tl #
BIT. Fraucis, is The 2apilaj Ut Tc, 1,,xao,
trade center, sanitary ard ,9.uo. ..p5.. 80.
An Indian pueblo La& ezisfou ru D.. N.e
previous to the 18Th century. Jts ,..u.aa.
| O-gs-p ho.ge, but it had Dc.u 0AarGaucl
| long before Coronad1's time Tie s, suish
Town OF Santa Re WIS founded in 1908, ii is
therefore the second oldest European setlie.
t4ent still eAtaut in the United States In
lsO4 came the first yeAturesoue American
crader--the forerunner Of TIE great line Of
merchants who have made trathc over he
Santa te worldwide in its celebrity.
THE CLIMATE
of New Mexico is considered the finest On
the continent. The high altitude insures
drynesa and purity Especially adaptad to
the permanent cure Of pulmonary CON
plants, as hundreds will be witne.3) auj
BY travelling from point 70 point almost any
desired temperature may be enjoyed Tile
altitude of some of the pracina' points in
the territory is as follows: Santu Re, 7,047;
CostlIla, 7,774; Terra Amarilla 1865; Clio.
rieta, 1887; Taos, $3.50; Las Vegas 6452;
Cimarron, CASE; Bernalillo, 5,708; A,La.
querque, 4918; Socorro, 4655; Las Cruces
;S.s44; Silver City, 5,946; TT Stanton, $500
The mean Temperature at the government
station at Santa Fe, for the years named as
was as follows: 1874, 4S9 degree 1875, 48.G
degrees; 1876, 4S1; 1877. 4o.3; 1878, 47.6;
1879, 500; 1850, 1865 which shows an extra.
ordinary uniformity. For tubercuar dis.
eases the death rate in New Mexico is the
lowest in the union, the ratio being as fol.
lows; New England, Is; Minnesota, IA;
southern States, +; and New Mexico, 5.
DISTANCES.
Santa Fe is distant from Kansas City $50
miles; from Denver 1888 miles; from Trini-
dad, 2l6, miles; from Albuquerque, IS
miles, from Deming, 316; from FL Paso,
54O miles; from Los Angeles, 1892 miles
from San Francisco, 1,281 miles.
ELEVATIONS.
The base of the monument in the grand
plaza is, according 10 latest corrected meas.
urements, 7,Ol9.5 feet above the level OF the
shH'd at "tt6e" eRteale tR5&4qEtt tRe Rorthwes
Santa Fe mountains is G61 feet above sea
level; Lake Peak, to the right (where the
Santa Fe creek has its source, is 12,045 feet
high; the divide (Tesuque road I'LL;
Augua Fria, 6,4S0; Cineguilla, (west) Co.'s
La Bsjada, 6,5l4; mouth of Santa Fe creek
(north of Pena Blanca, 5,225; Sandis
mountains highest point, 10603; OLE
Placers, 6,S01; Los Cerrllos mountain.
(south), 1854 feet in height.
POINTS OF INTEREST.
There are some forty various points of
more or less historic interest i'll and about
the ancient city.
The adobe palace stands on the spot where
the Old Spanish palace had been erected
shortly after 1905. That ancient structure
was destroyed in 1850, and the present one
was constructed between 1897 and 17l6.
The chapel of San Miguel was built be-
tween 1856 and 1880. In the lattet wears
the Indians destroyed it. Fully restored in
Hi, it had previously, and after 1903 been
the only Spanish chape! in Santa Fe. 1t
still remains the Oldest church in use in
New Mexico.
The walls of the old cathedral date in part
rom lo22; but the editice proper is from the
past century.
Other points of interest to the tourist are;
The Historical Society's rooms; the Carl
Z" 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
. ioAcol atu-t lHuef, hlL IaTSCn, erected DY
the g. A. +. OF New Mexico; ST. Vincents
hospital, conducted by the Sisters Of Charity,
snd the Orphans industrial school the In.
dian training school; Loreto Academy and
The chapel of Our Lady Of Light.
The sight-seer here may also takes yehicle
and enjoy day s outing with both pleasure
and profit. The various s10.s Of interests
to be visited are TesuQue pueblo, taking IN
Tie divide en- route: Moan Le4y rlcS, ~ -
Santa Fe canon; tIe h2's''l'
eral springs; Mamie pueblo, 4 gua FRA vi.
age; the turquoise mines place ., IL 9ssa:
dnation Of Governor Perez, San in4viuHa9
pueblo, or the ancient ciitl dWcllars te, nd
.he Rio GrandC.
THE CITY OF SANTA rs
5 making steady modern growth; has
low population of 5000, and has every
ssurauce Of becoming beautiful nodaln
.ity, Her people are Eheral and ento.Pri--
ng and stand ready to foster and encourage
my legitimate undertaking having tor lis
object the building up Of and improvement
If the place. Among the present needs Of
santa Fe, and for which liberal bonuses IN
ash or lands could undoubtedly be secured,
nay be mentioned canning factory;
WOOL securing Pant and tannery. Skilled
abor of all kinds is in demand At good
wages. The cost of living is reasonable, aud
cal property, both inside and su5nrbau, is
teadily advancing in value.
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