Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-01-11

Santa Fe, the city Of the Holy Faith Of
b. Francis, is the capital of New Mexico,
trade center, sanitary and archepisCopal see.
An Indian pueblo had existed on the site
previous to the 18th century. It's 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 1905. it is
therefore the second oldest European settle
nent still eXtant in the United Sat "a. In
1894 came the first venturesome American
trader-the torerunner Of the great line OF
merchants who have made traffic over lie
Santa Fe world-w 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 prircipal points in
the territory is as follows: Santa Fe 7,047;
Costilla, 7,774 TERRA Amariila 1855; Clio
rieta,, 1887; Taos, $3.50; Las Vegas, G, 1852;
Cimarron, 6,4S9 Bernalillo, 5,7U4; Albu-
querque, 4,918; Socorro, 1866; Las Cruces,
1884; Silver City, 5,946; f. Stanton, $500
The mean temperature at the government
station at Santa Fe, for the years named as
was as follows: 1874, 4S,9 degree 1875, 1876
degrees; 1876, 4S.1; 1877, 4o.3; 1873, 47.6
1879, sos; 1880, 466; which shows an extra
ordinary uniformity. For tubcrcular dis
eases the death rate in New Mexico is the
lows: New England, 25; Minnesota, IA;
Snntbarn Stptpe a and Nau Mnyiro
DISTANCES.
Santa Fe is distant from Kansas City 500
miles; from Denver 1888 miles; from Trini-
dad, 2l6, miles; from Albuquerque, IS
miles, from Deming, 3l6 from Fl Paso,
$40 miles; from Los Angeles, 1882 miles;
from San Francisco, 1921 miles.
ELEVATIONS.
The base of the monument in the grand
plaza is, according TO latest corrected meas.
urements, 7,0l95 feet above the level of the
sea; Bald mountain, toward the northwest
and at the extreme northern end of the
Santa Fe mountains, is l2,6G1 feet above sea
level; Lake Peak, to the right (where the
Santa Fe creek has its source, is 12,O45 feet
high; the divide (Tesuque road 7l7l;
Augua FRA, $3.50; Cineeguilla, (wesG Co.'s
La Bajada, 1914; mouth Of Santa Fe creek
north of Pena Blanca) 5,225; Sandi.
mountains (highest point, 10,G08; Olt
Placers, 6,S0l; Los Cerrillos mountain
(south), 1884 feet in height.
POINTS OF INTEREST.
There are some forty VARIOUS points OF
more or less historic interest in and about
the ancient city.
the old Spanish palace had been erected
shortly after 1906. That ancient structure
was destroyed in $780, and the present one
was constructed between 1897 and 1916.
The chapel Of San Miguel was built be,
tween 1895 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
still remains the Oldest church in use in
New Mexico.
The walls of the old cathedral date in part
from 1922; but the edifce proper is from the
past century.
Other points of interest to the tourist are.
The Historical Societys rooms the "Gari.
70, 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;
.he soldiers monument, monument to the
Pioneer Pathfinder, Kit Carson, erected by
the g. A. r. of New Mexico st. Vncent's
hospital, conducted by the Sisters of Charity,
md the Orphans industrial school the In.
liam training school; Loreto Academy aud
he chapel Of Our Lady Of Light.
The sight-seer here may also take n vehicle
md enjoy days outing with both pleasure
md profit Tie various spots Of interests
o be visited are Tesuque pueblo, taking in
he divide en- route; Monument rock, up in
picturesque Santa Fe canon; the Aztec min.
raj springs; Nambe pueblo Aqua Fria vii.
age; the turquoise mines tlace OF the assas
ination of Governor Perez San ndefunso
pueblo, or the ancient cliil'dwelcs, beyond
he Rio Grande
TIE CITY OF SANTA FE
making steady modern growth kas
low population of 5000, and has every
ssuranCe of becoming a beautiful moCarn