Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-03-29

Hadley, Elias S. Slower, Amado ChSves,
Prof. P ! Schneider,
Supt of 2 lblic instruction. ,Amado Chaves
HISTORICAL.
Santa Fe the city Of the Holy Faith Of ST.
Francis, is the capital of New Mexico, trada
center, sanitarium and Archepiscopnl see
An Indian Pueblo had existed on the site pre-.
vious to the 18th century. It's name was
O-ga- pho-ge, but it was abandoned
before Coronado's time. The Spanish town
OF Santa Fe WAS founded in 1905, it is there,
fore the second Oldest European settlement
still extant in the United States. In 1hi
came the first venturosone American trader
the forerunner Of the great line of mer.
chants who have made traffic over the Santa
re trail, worldwide in its celebrity
CITY or SANTA FE.
The city lies in a charming nook on the
west side of the Santa Fe range and is shell.
tered from the northern winds by Il spur of
low hills which extend from the mountains
west as far as the Rio Grande. 1t lies in he
center of the valley at the mouth ola picUr-
esque canon, the chief entrance to the Peaoe
National Park, and through which runs the
Rio Santa Fe, q beautiful mountain stream,
having its rise in the Santa Fe range OF
mountains. Its elevation is 6, SOS feet Its
populatinD is 1850, 1t has good schools and
churches. There IS an excellent system Of
water works. The city is lighted with rgs
and electricity. 1t has more points Of his
toric interest than any other place on the
North American continent. Land may Oa
purchased at prices to snit the rich or the
poor. Five acres in Santa Fe or vicinity
will produce more than can be produced
anywhere else in the world. Our markets
are close at hand and we can successfully
compete with any other locality. Since tie
first frat tree was planted IN the Santa Re
valley there has been but one failure in the
fruit crop. What place, what country can
approach this record?
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
Among the llore important public insti.
tutionS located here, i'll spacious and attrao
tive modern buildings, are the U, s. court
and federal office building, the territorial
capitol, st. Vncent's sanitarium, territorial
penitentiary, New Mexico orphans training
school, St. Vincents charity hospital, U. s,
government Indian school, Ramona memo.
rial institute for Indian girls, ST. Catherine
Indian boys training school, Fort Marcy
barracks, st. Michael's coliege 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, Epis
copa, Presbyterian, Methodist and Con
gregational churches, the governors Palace
the archepiscopal residence of ArchbishopL
B. Salpointe and Bishop P. /. Chapele
and many Others, including first-class hotel
accommodations, and several sanitary in.
stitutions for the benefit of health-seekers.
gEeoUEcEs
Santa Fe county las an area of 1,49S,0Od
acres and O population of 1000. The prin.
cipal occupations are mining, sheep and cat
tic raising, truck farming and fruit growing
The valley soils are especially adapted tt
horticulture and there is ~ hand never
failing market in the mining camps.
In the southern portion OF the county
mining forms the principal industry, the
large deposits of coal, lead silver, iron, cop
Of placer gold, at Cerrilos, New Placers
Dolores, Golden and San Pedro being Just.
ly noted for their richness.
ruE WORLDS sAEIrARIUM.
But it is to Santa Fe's superior climatic
advantages, and its fame as natures most
potent healing power as a 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 city's location.
The requisites of climate curative of
consumption are, according To the lest
medical testimony, altitude, dryness, equa.
bility of temperature. light and sunshine,
and q porous soil Moreover, if possible,
these must be sought in localities interesting
sne attractive, where variety and occlra.
non hay be had, and the social advantages
are good.
An eminent German authority says: "The
eltitude most favorable to the human organ.
ism 10 about 1000 METERS" somewhat more
han $500 feet.