Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-03-31

Hadley. Elias S. Slower, Amado Chayes
Prof. P. :. Schneider,
Supt. OF ablic instruction.. ..Amado Cbaves
HISTORICAL.
Santa Fe. the city of the Holy Faith Of St.
Francis, is the capital of New Mexico, trade
center, sanitarium and Archepiscopal see.
An Indian Pueblo had existed on the site pre-.
vious to the 18th century. Its name was
before Coronado's time The Spanish town
of Santa Fe was founded in 1906, it is there.
fore the second oldest European settlement
still extant in the United States In 1904
came the first venturesonle American trader
the forerunner of the great line of mer.
chants who have made traffic over the Santa
Fe trail, worldwide in its celebrity.
CITY OF 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 a spu" 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 pictur.
esque canon, the chief entrance to the peeos
National Park and through which runs the
Rio Santa Fee, beautiful mountain stream,
having its rise in the Santa Fe range of
mountains. Its elevation is 6,s6s feet Its
populatinn is 1850. 1t has good schools and
churches. There Is an excellent system of
water works. The city is lighted with sas
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 he produced
anywhere else in the world Our markets
are close at hand and we can successfully
compete with any other locality Since the
first frHit 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?
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.
Among the more important public insti.
tutions located here, in spacious and attrac.
tive modern buildings, are the U. s. court
end federal office building, the territorial
capitol, St. Vincents sanitarium, territorial
penitentiary, New Mexico orphans training
school, St. Vincent's charity hospital. U. S.
government Indian school, Ramona memo.
rial institute for Indian girls, st. Catherine
Indian boys training school, Fort Marcy
barracks, St. MichaePs college, Loretto acAd
emy Presbyterian home missions industrial
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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. Salpuinte and Bishop P. l.. Chapele |
and many others, including first-class hotel
accommodations, and several sanitary in !
situations for the benefit Of health-seekers.
REaourcEa
Santa Fe county has an area of 1,49s, 600 |
acres and population of 1000. The prin
cipal occupations are mining, sheep aud cat.
tie raising, truck farming and fruit growing
The valley soils are especially adapted t. !
horticulture and there is a, 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 Cerrillos, New Placers
(Dolores), Golden and San Pedro being just
ly noted for their richness.
THE WORLDS sAN1rARIuM.
But it is to Santa Fes superior climatic
advantages, and its fame as natures most
potent healing power as cure for consnmp-
ton and other pulmonary disease that Santa !
Fe bases its great future upon. The highest
American medical authorities concede the
superior advantages of the ci.y's location.
The requisites of q climate curative Of
consumption, are. according TO the best |
medical testimony, altitude, dryness euua.
bility of temperature light and sunshine,
and a porous soil. Moreover, if possible, |
these must be sought in localities interesting |
an6 attractive, where variety and occira. |
lion hay be had. and the social advantages
ere good.
An eminent German authority says: "The
sltitlde most favorable to the human organ.
lem is about 1000 meters," somewhat more
han 6, 800 feet