Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-07-01


center, sanitarium and Archepiscopal SEQ.
An Indian Pueblo had 81 isted on the site pre-
vious to the 10Th century. Its name was
O-ga-p'ho-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
gtill extant in the United States. In 1904
cams the first venturesome American trader
the forcrunner of the great line Of 1ner-
chants who have made traffic over the Ants
Fe trail, worldwide in its celebrity.
CITY OF SANTA Pc.
The city lies in charming nook or the
west side Of the Santa Fe range and is shel.
tered from the northern winds by spur OF
low hills which extend from the mountains
west as far as the Rio Grande. 1t lies in the
center of the valley at the mouth of a pictur.
esque canon, the chief entrance to the Pecos
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, 1858 feet. Its
populstinn 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 has more points of his
toric interest than any other place on the
North American continent. Land may be
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
arc close at hand and we can successfully
compete with any other locality. Since the
first fruit tree was planted in the Santa Fe
valley there has been but one failure in the
fruit crop. What place, what country can
approach this record?
PuBLIo 1NsrTrITIoys.
Among the moro important public lnrh.
tutions located here, in spacious and attrac-
tive modern buildings are the 0. s. court
and federal offics building, tho territorial
capitol, st. vincents sanitarium, territorial
penitentiary, New Mexico orphans training
school, st. Vincent's charity hospital, U. 8.
government Indian school, Ramona memo
Indian boys training school, Fort Marcy
barracks, st. Mchael's 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, Epis-
copal, Presbyterian, Methodist and Con-
gregational churches, the governors palace,
the archepiscopal residence OF Archbishop.
B. Salpointe and Bishop P. L. Chapelle
and many others, including frst-class hotel
accommodations, and several sanitary in.
stitutons for the benefit Of health-seekers.
Hanta lie county has An area Of LAOS, 900
acres and population Of 1000. Tho prin.
cipal occupations are mining, sheep and cat-
tie raising, truck farming and fruit growing.
The valley soils are especially adapted to
horticulture and there ID " hand never
filling market in the mining camps.
In the southern portion of the county
mining forms the principal industry, tho
large deposits of coal, lead, silver, iron, cop
per and gold, in veins as well as in the form
Of placer gold, at Cerrillos, New Placers
(Dolores), Golden and San Pedro being just
1y noted for their richness.
TIE WORLDS sANITARIuM.
But it il to Santa FEES superior climatic
advantages, and its fame as natures most
potent healing power as cure for consump-
ton and other pulmonary diseaset 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 best
medical testimony, altitude, dryness, equs-
bility of temperature, light and sunshine,
and porous soil. Moreover, if possible,
these must be sought in localities interesting
and attractive, where variety and occaps-
Aon laay be had, and the social advantages
are good. :.
Al eminent German authority says: "Ths
altitude most favorable to the human organ.
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