Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-09-14

Santa Fe, the city Of the Holy Faith CT tn
Francis, is the capital Of New Mexico, trsGs
center, sanitsrium and Archepiscopal $50.
An Indian Pueblo had existed on the site pre-.
yious to the 10Th century. It's 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 il there
fore the second Oldest European settlement
still extant in the United States In 1904
came the first venturesome American trader
the forsrunner Of the great line OF I,er-
chants who have made traffic over the Santa
Fe trail, worldwide in its celebrity.
CITY OF SANTA TE.
The city lies in e charming nook on tn.
west side of the Santa Fc range and is eLel.
tered from the northern winds by a spur of
low hills which extend from the mountains
west as fer as the Rio Grande. 1t lies in the
center of the valley at the mouth ola pictur-
esGue canon, the chief entrance to the Peeos
National Park, and through which runs tbs
Rio Santa Fe beautiful mountain stream
having its rise in the Santa Fe range of
mountains. Its elevation is 6,S68 feet. It's
populatinn is 1850. 1t has good schools and
churches. There ID an excellent system of
water works. The city is lighted with gas
and electricity. It hes more points of his
toric interest than any otkcr place en- thu
North American continent. Land may be
purchased at prices to snit the rich or tbs
poor. Five acres in Santa Fs or vicinity
will produce moro than can DO produced
anywhere else in the world. Our markets
are close at hand and we can successfully
compete with any other locality. Sine this
first fruit tree was planted in the Santa Ia
valley there has been but one failure in the
fruit crop. What place, what country can
approach this recorG2
PUBLIC IrrTITuTIoNs.
Among the more importsn. public lnsti.
buttons located here, in spacious and attrsc-
tive modern buildings are the q. 8. court
and federal Office building, the territorial
capitol, st. Vincent's ssnitarium, territorial
penitentiary, New Mexico orphans training
school, st. Vincents charity hospital, y. 8.
government Indian school, Ramona memo
rial institute for Indian girls, St. Catherine
barracks, st. Michael's college, Loretto scad.
envy, Presbyterian home missions industrial
school for girls, New Mexico deaf and dumb
institute, New West academy, Catholic
cathedral and four parish churches, Epic.
copal, Presbyterian, Methodist and Con-
Ersgational churches, the governors palace,
the archepiscopal residence Of ArchbishopJ.
B. Salpointe and Bishop P. l.. Chapclla
and many Others, including first-class hotel
accommodations, and several sanitary in.
stitutions for the benefit of health-seekers.
RESOURCES.
Santa Fe county has an area Of 1903 o3
acres and population of 16,olo. The prin.
opal occupations are mining, sheep and cat.
tie raising, truck farming aud fruit growing.
The valley soils are especially adapted to
horticulture and there il 1t hand never
falling market in the mining camps.
In tho southern portion of the county
mining forms the principal industry, the
large deposits of coal, lead, silver, iron, cop
per and gold, in veins as well as in the forla
Of placer gold, at Cerrillos, New Placers
lDolores), Golden and San Pedro being just.
ly noted for their richness.
The WORLDS sAN1rARluM.
But it Is to Santa Fes superior climatic
and its fame as natures mcs:
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 city's location.
The requisites of climate curative OF
ars, according TO the hes.
medical testimony, altitude, dryness, equa-
bility of temperature, light and sunshins,
and porous soil. Moreover, If posaibls.
these must be sought in localities interesting
end attractive, where variety and occarar
ton laay be had, and the social advantages
~ good.
An ointment German authority says: "The
altitude most favorable to the human organ.
I'm Is about 1000 mstsrs." somewhat mora
han 800 feek