Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-09-08

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Francis, is the capital OF New Mczic3, ug6.
csnter, sanitarium and Archepiscoaal s,.s
An Indian Pueblo had existed on the Site rrs-
Ilous to the 10th century. TIA name wn7
O-ga-p'ho-ge, but it was abandoned
before Coronados time. Tie Spnnj5l town
OF Santa Fe was founded In 1905. it ia thara.
fors the second Oldest European settlement
SAL e3tant in the United States. In 1904
came the first vonturesome American trade,
Inc forerunner Of the great line of mer-
chants who have made traffi C over the Gsnta
re TRAIL worldwide in its celebrity.
CITY OF sANrAFE.
The city lies in charming nook on tbs
west side Of the Santa Fe range and il slel-
tefed from the northern winds by spur OF
low hills which extend from the mountains
west as far as the Rio Grande. Il lies in The
center of the valley at the mouth ofapictur
esque canon, the chief entrance 10 the Pecos
National Park, and through which runs tho
lilo Santa Fe, q beautiful mountain strcsln
having its rise in tho Santa Fe range Of
mountains. It's elevation is G, 1868 feet. It's
populatinn Is 1850. 1t has good schools and
churches. There Is an excellent system of
water works. The city i, lighted with gas
ana electricity. 1t has more points of lis
torlc interest than any other place on the
North American continent. Land may bs
purchased at prices to snit the rich or the
poor. Five acres In Santa Fe or yjcinitv
Will produce more than can b. produced
anywhere el,e in the world. Our markets
arc close at hand and we can successfully
compete With any other locality. Sinte The
hrrt fruit tree was planted in the Santa F'e
valley there has been but one failure il ths
fruit crop. What place, what country can
approach this record?
PUBLIC INsrrTUTsoNs.
Among the more important public lnssi.
tutionu located here, in spacious and attrae.
tive modern buildings, are the q. 8. court
and federal ofacs building, tbs Territorial
capitol, st. Vincent's sanitarium, territoriaI
penitentiary, New Mexico orphans training
school, st. Vincent's charity hospital, q, S,
government Indian school, Ramona memo
rial institute for Indian girls, st. Cstherjn.
Indian boys training school Fort Msrnv
barracks, st. Michael's college, Loretto acaA.
emy, Presbyterian home missions industrial
!chool for girls, New Mexico deaf and dumb
Institute, New Wezt academy, Catholic
cathedral and four parish churches, Fpi,-
opal, Presbyterian, Methodist and Con.
Zrcgational churches, the governors relscn
he archepiscopal residence of Archbishop J.
3. Salpointe and Bishop P. l.. Chapel!a
md many. others, including frst.class hotel
and several sanitary in.
titutions for the benefit of health.seekers.
RESOURCES
Santa Fe county has an area of Lass, 0cs
'cres and a population of 1000. Tbs prin.
opal occupations ere mining, sheep and cat-
10 raising, truck farming and fruit growing.
The valley soils are especially adapted to
horticulture and there is CT hand never
ailing market in the mining camps.
In the southern portion of the county
mining forms the principal industry, tho
arge deposits Of coal, lead, silver, iron, coo.
NJ and gold, In veins as well as in the foril |
4 placer gold, at Cerrillo., New Plgcers
Dolores), Golden and San Pedro bsjng lust. |
? noted for their richness.
THE WORLDS sAN1TAnIuM.
But it is to Santa Fe's superior climatic
dvantages, and its fame as rature'u mos.
otent healing power as cure for consump-
on and other pulmonary disease that Santa
. base, its great future upon. The highe-s
.merican medical authorities concede tho
aperior advantages Of ths city's location.
The requisites Of climate curative Of
are, according TO the hes.
ledical testimony, altitude, dryneso, equa.
llity of temperature, light aud sunshine,
I'D porous soil. Moreover, if possible,
lese must be sought in localities interestirs L
i'd attractive, where variety and occzpa- {
on i.ay be had, and the social advantages /
% good.
An eminent German authority says: '"rhs !
titude most favorable to the human organ.
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