Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-10-11
AT THE GATEWAY OF TIE NATIONAL PARK.

tho church museum at the new cathedral,
| the archblshop's garden, church of Oar
Lady of Guadalupe with its rare old
works of art, the soldiers monument,
monument to the Pioneer h-Finder,
Kit Carson, erected by the G. A. R. OF
New Mexico; St. Vincent's hospital,
conducted by the Sisters of Charity, and
the Orphans industrial school,; the In
dian training school; Loretto academy
ami chapel of Our Lady of Light; the
Ramona Indian school, st. Catharine's
Indian school.
1t will therefore be seen that while
Santa Fe possesses the delightful climate
of a sanitarium, she is not devoid of in
terest. The health seeker should never
I 60 to a dull place. Ennui and lstless
ness are the handmaidens of disease.
Here is interest for the studious histor.
ian, the gay sportsman or the mere sight
seer. If you have energy enough to move
around you can not be dull amid such
surroundings.
NATURAL BEAUTY.
Even the inveterately lazy can enjoy
life here also if they have money. To the
east Old Badly lifts snowy dome in
winter, and his steeply sloping forested
sidcs in summer rival his winter beauty.
In the winter tho full moon at night and
the sun by day turn his crest into
diadem of brilliants. To the west the
Jemez and Vale mountains, scarcely less
grand than the Santa Fe range reflect the
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their purple bases lend an ideal back
ground for all this splendor.
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.
Among the more important public in
stitutions located here, in spacious and
attractive modern buildings, are the U.
s. court and federal office building, the
territorial capitol, St. Vincent's sani-
tarium, territorial penitentiary, New Mex
leo orphans training school, st. Vincent's
charity hospital, us. government Indian
school, Ramona memorial institute for
Indian girls, st. Catherine Indian boys
training school, Fort Marcy barracks, st.
byterian home missions industrial school
for girls, New Mexico deaf and dumb in
stitute, Now West academy, Catholic
cathedral and four parish churches, Epis-
copal, Presbyterian, Methodist and Con-
gregational churches, the governors
palace, the archeplscopal residence of
Archbishop. B. Salpointe and Archbishop
P. L. Chapelle and many Others, including
tirst-class hotel accommodations, and
several sanitary institutions for the bene-
fit of health-seekers.
The U. S. court of private land claims
is in session here throughout most of the
year, and thearguments therein, involving
as they do points of historical and arch
geological interest, are instructive, not
only to the lawyer but to the layman.
RESOURCES.
Santa Fe county has an area of ,49S, 600
acres and a population of about 1900.
The city itself contains over 10000 actual
residents. The valley soils are especially
adapted to fruit raising, and the product
is of the finest flavor and appearances.
Peaches sweet as Eectarine, plums and
apricots, large and luscious, apples, pears,
berries and all the hardy fruits flourish in
abundance, usually commanding better
and moro remunerative market than even
the California fruits. The cloudless, sun
ny days bring out all their fruity and
saccharine qualities.
Large mineral deposits, including gold,
silver, precious stones, principally the
turquoise and garnets nearly as fine as ru
bies, and topaz, also; both bituminoes aud
anthracite coal are found in giant veins.
Tho two kinds sometimes run in parallel
veins in the same mine. In addition to
| this Hnatlra) coken ia fnunl
PROSPECTIVE RESOURCES.
The Chicago Municipal & Investment
company has completed a magnificent
water works system just east of town, fur
nishing water under 40 pounds pressure.
All the modern improvements the way of
aereation, ETC., are provided. In addition
thereto preliminary work is now being
conducted on reservoirs and canals that
will irrigate over 100000 acres of SPLEEN
did land in and around the city. These
will undoubtedly be completed within two
years, as every effort is being made to
hurry their construction.
THE WATERS OF SANTA re.
DR.. j. I. Banter, vice president of the
American Health Resort association, says:
at is worth travelling miles to drink of
such waters as flow through this deep cut
in the mountains and supply the city of
Santa Fe for domestic purposes and for
! irrigation of the fruit farms. The water
is absolutely pure, cold and fresh from
J the melting SHOWS above, or trickling
from springs in the mountain side. 1t is
free from all lime, alkali or other ingre-
dients SO very injurious to the consump-
tive patient. Such water is great boon
anywhere and at any time, but here, where
other features of sunshine and pure AIR
combine to produce an ideal climate, it
is of special value"
THE MILITARY POST,
IT. Marcy, at Santa, Fe is the oldest
established military station on American
soil. The spaniards occupid it as such
in 1902. Old Fort Marcy was built by
Gen. Kearney in 1s46; and the present
site was occupied in 1850; the post is
garrisoned by headquarters, the band
and two companies of the 10th U. s. in.
fantry under command of Col. II, p,
Pearson; its location here adds greatly to
Santa Fe's attractions socially and COM
mercially, The military band stationed
here IL one OF the best in the army and
renders delightful music daily III the
public plaza for the pleasure of citizens.
METEOROLOGICAL DATA.
The following is taken from the records
Of the U. s. weather office of Santa Fe for
1899,
Average temperature. ..... ................. 49.1
Average relative humidity .....,,,,,,,.,,. $50
Average velocity of wind, miles per hour. OFT
Total rainfall. .......... liza
Number OF cloudless days .............. 2lS
Number OF fair days. ................. 81