Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-08-26

Francis, is the capital Of New Mexico, trade
center, sanitarium and Archepiscopal SEQ.
An Indian Pueblo had existed on the site pre-
yious to the 18th 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 tbs second Oldest European settlement
still extant in the United States. In 1874
came the first venturesome American trader
the forerunnsr of the great line of mer-
chants who have made traffic over the SAINTS
Fe trail, worldwide in its celebrity.
CITY OF SANTA re.
The city lies in charming nook on the
west side Of the Santa lie range and is shell.
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 Pccos
National Park, and through which runs the
Rio Santa Fe, beautiful mountain stream,
having its rise in the Santa Fe range OF
mountains. Its elevation is G,868 feet. Its
populatinn is 1850. It has good schools and
churches. There IL an excellent system of
water works. The city is lighted with gas
and electricity. It has more points Of his
toric interest than any other place Oh the
North American continent. Land may be
purchased at prices to snit the rich or tho
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. Sinte the
first fruit tree was planted in the Santa Fe
valley there has been but one failure in thu
fruit crop. What place, what country can
approach this record?
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.
Among the more important public insti.
tutions located here, in spacious and attrac'
tive modern buildings, are the o. 8. court
and federal Office building, the territorial
capitol, st. vincent's sanitarium, territorial
penitentiary, New Mexico orphans training
school, St. Vincent's charity hospital, U. g.
government Indian school, Ramona memo.
rial institute for Indian girls, st. Catherine
Indian boys training school, Fort Marcy
barracks, st. Michael'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 J.
B. Halpointe and Bishop P. L. Chapelle
accommodations, and several sanitary in.
stituNons for the benefit of health.seekers.
REsousoEs.
Santa Fe county has an area OF 1,4os,oos
acres and population of 5000. The prin.
cipsl occupations are mining, sheep and cat.
tie raising, truck farming and fruit growing
The valley soils are especially adapted to
horticulture and there is ct han never
falling 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
psr and gold, in veins as well as in the form
Of placer gold, at Cerrillos, New Placers
(Dolores), Golden and San Pedro being Just
" noted for their richness.
THE wosLD's aANrrARIUN.
But it d to Santa FEES superior climatic
advantages, and its fame ss natures most
potent healing power as cure for consump-
ton and other pulmonary diseasethat Santa
Fe bases its great future upon. The highes.
American medical authorities concede the
superior advantages of the city's location.
The requisites of climate curative o.
consumption, are, according " vne hes:
medical testimony, altitude, dryness, equa-
bility of temperature, light and sunshine,
and porous soil. Moreover, If possible,
sAsse must be sought in localities interesting
end attractive where variety and occape-
Non laay DO had, and the social advantages
lie good.
altitude most favorable to tho human organ
I'm u about 1900 mstsrs." somewhat mors
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