Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-01-09
HISTORICAL.


Santa Fe, tie city Of the Holy Faith o.
st' Francis, is the capital Of New Mexico
trade center, sanitary and arcL piscopal see
An Indian pueblo had existed on the site
previous to the 18th century. Its name was
O-ga-p'hoge, but it had been abandoned
long before Coronado's time. The SpanisL
| town Of Santa Fe was founded in 1865 il is
therefore the second oldest European settle
ment still eXtant in the United states In
1914 came the first venturcsome American
Iraaer-the torerunner Of the great line Of
merchants who have made traffic over the
santa te 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 priacipai points in
the territory is as follows Santa Fe, 7,O47:
CostIlla, 7,04; TERRA Amarilla 1855; Clio.
rieta, 1887 Taos, $3.50; Las Vegas, 6,452:
Clmarron, 6,4S9; Bernal;lo, 500; Albu,
quelque, 4,9lo; SOCorTo, 4 ,G55; Las Cruces
1854; Silver City, 5,946 1T. Stanton, 800
The mean temperature at the government
station at Santa Fe for the years named as
was as follows; 1874 4S.9 degree 1875, 4Yt.
degrees; 1876, 48.1; 1877. 49,; 1873, as.
1879, 50.6; 1850, 46.6; which shows an extra,
ordinary uniformity. For tuberclIar 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 Il. and Nnvp NI,y,,,,, .,
DISTANCES
Santa Fe is distant from Kansas CITY SGg
miles; from Denver 1913 miles from Trui- |
dad, ZIG, miles; from Albuquerque, 50
miles from Deming, BIG; from III Paso.
S4o miles; from Los Angeles, ,032 miles:
from San Francisco, l,2Sl miles.
ELEVATIONS.
The base Of the monument in the grand
plaza is, according to latest corrected meas.
urenents, 7,0l95 feet above the level ofthe
sea; Bald mountain, toward the northwest
ana at the extreme northern end of the
santa Fe mountains, is u ,GGl feet above sea
level; Lake Peak, to the right (whcre the
S : re creek has its source, is l2,Ol5 feet
nigh; the divide CTesuque road I'M.
Augua Fria, 6,4SO; CincguilIa, west G035
La Bajada, 5,5l4; mouth of Santa Fe creek
north of Pena Blanca, 5,225; sandi%
mountains highest point, lOGOs; Ole
Placers, 6,SOl; Los Cerrillos 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
he ancient city.
, The adobe palace stands on the spot where
he old Spanish palace had been erected
hortly after 1908. That ancient structure
vas destroyed in 1880, and the present one
vas constructed between 1913 I7I6.
Inc chapel of San Miguel was built be.
Ween 1885 and 1850. In the latter wears
ne Indians destroyed it. Fully restored in
III, 1t had previously, and after 1893, been
ne only Spanish chapel in Santa Fe. II
!ill remains the Oldest church in use in
lew Mexico.
The walls of the old cathedral date in part
ON lozz; but the edifce proper is from the
asst century.
Other points of interest to the tourist are.
ne +; historical Society's rooms; the Carl.
:, we military quarter; chapel and GENE. :
Try OF our Lady of the Rosary tile church
luseum at the new cathedral, the arch.
SHOPS garden; church OF Our LADY of
uadalupe with its rare old works of art
10 soldiers monument, monument to the
loneer Path Finder, Kit Carson, erected bv
ie u. A. II. OF New Mexico; st. Vincent,
ospital, conducted by the Sisters Of Charity.
ID the Orphans industrial school; the In,
an training school, Loreto Aca lemy and
10 chapel Of Our Lady Of Light. -
The sight-seer here may also take \ vehicle
III ENJOY days outing with both pcasur, :
~ ptont. lie various spots Of interests h.
he visited are Tesuque pur 10, taking in
e divide en- route; Monument rock. ii, in