Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-01-12
HISTORICAL.

HISTORICAL.
Santa Fe, tie city of the Holy Faith Of
st. Francis, is the capital Of New Mexico
trade CENTER sanitary anG archepiscorul see.
An Indian pueblo lad 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 1868, it is
therefore the second oldest European settle.
ment still eXtant in the United states. In
1904 came the first venturesume American
trader-the forerunncr 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 on
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
by travelling from point to point almost any
desired temperature may be enjoyed. The
altitude of some Of the prif cipal points in
the territory is as follows Santa Fe, 7047;
Costilla, 7774; TERRA Amarilla 1865; Clio.
reta, 1887; Taos, $3.50; Las Vegas, GASP;
Cimarron, 6,489; Bernalillo, 5,7U4; AIbu-
querque, 1913; SOcorrG, 1865; Las Cruces,
1874; Silver City, 5946; Fit. Stanton, $500
The mean temperature at the government
station at Santa Fe, for the years named as
was as follows: 1874 $50 degree 1878, 1876
degrees; 1876, 4S.1; 1871 1873; 1873, 476;
1879, sos; 1850, 1885, 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, %; Minnesota, IA;
Southern States, &; and New Mexico, g.
DISTANCES.
Santa Fe is distant from Kansas CITY 500
miles; from Denver 33S miles; from Trini-
dad, 2l6, miles; from Albuquerque, So
miles from Deming, BIG; from Ii Paso,
$40 miles; from Los Angeles, 1892 miles
from San Francisco, PSI 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
and at the extreme northern end of the
Santa Fe mountains is 2G6l feet above sea
level; Lake Peak, to the right Cwhere the
Santa Fe creek has its source, is 1905 feet
high; the divide (Tesuque road IN
Augua Fria, 6,480; Cineguilla, west 6,025
La Bajada, 1914; mouth Of Santa Fe creek
(north of Pena Blanca, 5,225; Sands
mountains highest point, 1O,G03 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 il terest in 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 ZIG.
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, been
The only Spanish chapel in Santa Fe. 1t
till remains the Oldest church in use in
New Mexico.
The walls of the old cathedral date in Part
rom 1922; but the edifce proper is from the
]ast century.
Other points of interest to the tourist are
The Historical Society's rooms; the "Gari.
a." the military quarter; chapel and GENE.
cry 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;
he soldiers monument, monument to the
PIONEER Pathfinder, Kit Carson, erected by
he g. A. R. of New Mexico; st. Vincent's
hospital, conducted by the Sisters Of Charity,
nd the Orphans industrial school the In
Ian training school; Loreto Academy and
be chapel of Our Lady of Light.
The sight-seer here may also take vehicle
nd enjoy days outing with both pleasure
nd profit. Tie various spots Of interests
o he visited are Tesuque pueblo, taking in II
he divide en- route; Monument rock. M in Il
picturesque Santa Fe canon; the Aztec min.
raj springs; Nambe pueblo; Aqua Fria vii.
age; the turquoise mines place of The assas
nation of Governor Perez San ildefuuso
ue6lo, or the ancient cliff Gwrhr., beyond
be Rio Grande.
THE CITY VF SANTA FR
making a steady modern growth; has
ow population of 5000, and has every
'surance Of becoming beautiful modern
ity. Her people are liberal and enterpris.
ne, and stand ready to foster and encourage
ny legitimate undertaking having for its
blect the building up of and improvement
the place. Among the present needs of
anita Fe, and for which liberal bonuses in
ash or lands could undoubtedly be secured
lay be mentioned canning factory;a
Dol securing plant and a tannery. Skilled
lbor of all kinds is in demand at good
ages. The cost of living il reasonable, and
rtt ha.tI Z.