Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-05-10

A0Ha1IUtSlAL DOAHD VI A1DUCatlONt
Governor Il Bradford Prince, Prof Hiram
Hadley, Elias 8. Stoyer, Amado Chaves,
Prof. p. J. Schneider,
eupt. of ublic Observation-Disclosures Chaves
HISTORICAL.
Santa Fe, the city of the Holy Faith of st.
Francis, is the capital of New Mexico, trade
center, sanitarium and Archepiscopal see.
An Indian Pueblo had existed ON the site pre-
vious to the 18th century. Its name was
O-ga-p'ho-ge but it was abandoned
before Coronado's time. The Spanish torgn
of Santa Fe was founded in 1906, it is there
fore the second Oldest European settlement
still extant in the United States. In l 20!
cainc the first venturesome American tra e,
the forerunner Of the great line of II r.
chants who have made traffic over the aer!,s
Fe trail, worldwide in its celebrity.
CITY OF SANTA FE.
Tho city lies in charming nook OH the
west side of the Santa Fe range and is shell.
tered from the northern winds by q spur of
low hills which extend from the mountains
west as far es the Rio Grande. 1t lies il he
center of the valley at the mouth ola l'c ;,r-
csque canon, the chief entrance to the Forog
National Park, and through which runs the
Rio Santa Fe beautiful mountain stream,
having its rise in thu Santa Fe range of
mountains. Its elevation is 6,S6S feet. Its
populatinn is 1850. 1t has good schools and
churches. There IS an excellent system OF
water works. The city is lighted With gas
and electricity. 1t hos more points OF MS
toric interest than any other place on lie
North American continent. Land may be
purchased at prices to snit the rich Or he
poor. Five acres in Santa Fe or vicinity
will produce mors than can be produeed
anywhere else in the world. Our markets
are close at hand and we can successfully
compete with any other locality. Since the
first fruit tree was planted in the Santa Re
valley there has been but one failure in he
fruit crop. What place, what country can
approach this record2
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.
Among the more important public insi.
tutions located here, in spacious and attrac-
tive modern buildings are the U. s. court
and federal Office building, ths territorial
capitol, st. Vincent's sanitarium, territorial
penitentiary, New Mexico orphans training
school, st. Vincent's charity hospital, U. 8.
government Indian school, Ramona memo.
rial institute for Indian girls, st. Catherine
Indian boys training school, Fort Marcy
barracks, st. Michaels college, Loretto acad.
envy, Presbyterian home missions industrial
school for girls, New Mexico deaf and dumb
institute, New West academy, Catholic
cathedral and four parish churches, Epi5
copal, Presbyterian, Methodist and Con.
gregational churches, the governors palace,
the archepiscopal residence of Archbishop.
B. Salpointe and Bishop p. J.. Chapells
and many others, including firstclass hotel
accommodations, and several sanitary in.
stitutions for the benefit of health-seekera.
REsoUEcEs.
Santa Fe county las an area OF l,49s, COS
acres and a population of 1000. The prin-
,ipal occupations are mining, sheep and cat
lie raising, truck farming and fruit growing
The valley soils are especially adapted to
horticulture and there is az hand never
falling market in the mining camps
In the southern portion OF the county
mining forms the principal industry, the
per and gold, In veins az we'll as in the form
Of placer gold, at Cerrillos, New Placers
(Dolores), Golden and San Pedro being just.
ly noted for their richness.
THE WORLDS sANITARIUM.
But it Ia to Santa FEES superior climatic
advantages, and its fame as natures most
potent healing power as cure for consump-
ton and other pulmonary disease that Santa
Fe bases its great future upon. The highest
American medical authorities concede the
superior advantages of the citys location.
The requisites of climate curative Of
consumption, are, according to the best
medical testimony, altitude, dryness, equa.
and porous soil. Moreover, if possible,
these must be sought in localities interesting
and attractive, where variety and occapa.
ton r,ay be had, and the social advantages
Ore good.
An eminent German authority says: "Ths
altitude most favorable to the human organ.
tsm Is about 1000 meters" somewhat more
than 9, 500 feet