Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-07-03

center, sanitaTium and Archeplscopal 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 the second Oldest European settlement
stall cxtant in the United States. In 1904
came the first venturesome American trader
tho forerunner of the great line of mer-
chants who have made tratIi C over the Santa
70 trail, worldwide in its celebrity.
CITY oysANTA Ff.
The city lies in charming nook on tn.
west side of the Santa Fee range and is shell.
tered from the northern winds by spar 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 ola pictur.
esque canon, the chief entrance to the Pecos
National Park, and through which runs tho
Rio Santa Fe beautiful mountain stream,
having its rise in tho Santa Fe rpnge Of
mountains. Its elevation il 6,S69 fae: Its
populatinn is 1850. 1t has good schools and
churches. There Is en- excellent system of
water works. The city is lighted with gas
and electricity. 1t hes 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 III 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 the
first fruit tree was planted in the Santa Fc
valley there has been but one failure in tho
fruit crop. What place, what country can
approach this record?
PUBLIC INSTRUCTORS.
Among the moro important public 'nsti-
buttons located here, in spacious and attrao.
tive modern buildings, are the q. s. court
and federal Office building, the territorial
capitol, st. Vincent's sanitarium, territorial
penitsntiary, New Mexico orphans training
school, st. Vincent's charity hospital, q. 8.
government Indian school, Ramona memo
yisl institute for Indian girls, st. Catherine
Indian boys training school, Fort Marcy
barracks, st. Michaels 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
gregational churches, the governors palace,
the srchepiscopal residence OF Archbishop ].
B. salpointe and Bishop 2. l.. Chapells
and many Others, including first.class hotel
accommodations and several sanitary in
stitutions for the benefit Of heslth-seekers.
REoURcEs.
Santa Fe county has en- area OF Lass, Oos
acres and population of 5000. The prin-
oipal occupations are mining, sheep and cat
tie raising, truck farming and fruit growing.
Tbs valley soils are especially adapted to
horticulture and there is &C hand never
filling 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.
per and gold, in veins as well as ia the form
Of placer gold, at Cerrillos, New Placers
Dolores) Golden and San Pedro being just
ly noted for their richness.
TIE WORLDS sANIrARIUx.
But it L. TO Santa Fe's superior climatic
advantages, and its fame as natures mos.
potent healing power as cure for consump-
ton and other pulmonary diseased 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, equa-
bility of temperature, light and sunshine,
and porous soil. Moreover, If possible,
these must be sought in localities interesting
and attractive, where variety and occapa-
ton l,ay be had, and the social advantages
ore good.
An eminent German authority says: 'Ths
altitude most favorable to the human organ.
Inn Il about 1900 mstsHs," somewhat more
nan q go test.