Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-12-08

conducted by the Sisters of Charity, and
the Orphans industrial schools; the In
dian training school; Loretto academy
and 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
60 to dull place. Ennui and listless
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
sides in summer rival his winter beauty.
In the winter the full moon at night and
the sun by day turn his crest into a
diade,n of brilliants. To the west the
Jemez and Vale mountains, scarcely less
grand than the Santa Fe range reflect the
sunsets in hundred glorious tones, while
their purple bases lend an ideal back.
ground for all this splendor.
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.
Among the more important public In
situations 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'l
charity hospital, U. IS. government Indian
school, Ramona memorial institute fol
Indian girls, St. Catherine Indian boyl
training school, Fort Marcy barracks, st
Michael's college, Loretto academy, Pres
byterian home missions industrial schoo
for girls, New Mexico deaf and dumb in
stitute, New West academy, Catholic
cathedral and four parish churches, Epis
copal, Presbyterian, Methodist and Con
gregational churches, the governor'l
palace, the archeplscopal residence o.
Archbishop j. B. Salpointe and Archbishop
P. L. Ckapelle and many others, including
first-class hotel accommodations, ant
several sanitary institutions for the bene
fit of health-seekers.
The U. S. court of private land claim
is in session here throughout most of thu
year, and the arguments therein, involving
as they do points of historical and arch
geological interest, are instructive, no
only to the lawyer but to the layman.
RESOURCES.
Santa Fe county has an area of 1,49s,O0
acres and population of about 1700(
The city itself contains over 10000 actua
residents. The valley soils are especial.
adapted to fruit raising, and the produc
is of the finest flavor and appearances
Peaches sweet as Eecterine, plrms ant
apricots, large and luscious, apples, pears
berries and all the hardy fruits flourish il
abundance, usually commanding bette
and more remunerative market than evel
the California fruits. The c)oudless, sun
ny days bring out all their fruity ant
saccharine qualities.
Large mineral deposits, including gold
silver, precious stones, principally thu
turquoise and garnets nearly as fine as RI
DlCoj anu dlbO3 UOUu thouo dLN
anthracite coal are found in giant veins
The two kinds sometimes run in parable
veins in the same mine. In addition Il
this natural coke" is found.
PROSPECTIVE RESOURCES.
The Chicago Municipal & Investmen
company has completed magnifcen
water works system just east of town, fur
nishing water under 40 pounds pressure
Alt the modern improvements in the way o
aereation, ETC., are provided. In addition
thereto preliminary work is now beins
conducted on reservoirs and canals tina
will irrigate over 100000 acres of splen
did land in and around the city. Thes
will undoubtedly be completed within tw,
years, as every effort 10 being made t.
hurry their construction.
THE wATEEs OF SANTA FEE.
Dr.. j. F. Banter, vice president of th
American Health Resort association, says
at is worth travelling miles to drink o
such waters as flow through this deep Gu
in the mountains and supply the city o
Santa Fe for domestic purposes and TO
irrigation of the fruit farms. The waite
is absolutely pure, cold and fresh from
the melting SHOWS above, or tricklinj
from springs in the mountain side. It i
free from all lime, alkali or other ingre
dients SO very injurious to the copsump
tive patient. Such water is great bool
anywhere and at any time, but here, wher
other features of sunshine and pure a,
combine to produce an ideal climate, i
is of special value"
THE MILITARY POST,
Fl. Marcy, at Santa, Fe is the oldes
established military station on America
soil. The Spaniards occupid it as sue
in 1902. Old Fort Marcy was built b
Gen. Kearney in 1916; and the presen
site was occupied in 1850; the post i
garrisoned by headquarters, the ban
and two companies Of the 10th U. s. in
fantry under command of Col. E. T
Pearson; it's location here adds greatly b
Santa Fe's attractions socially and CON
mercially. The military band statione
here is one of the best in the army an
renders delightful music daily in tn
public plaza for the pleasure of citizens
METEOROLOGICAL DATA.
The following is taken from the record
OF the U. s. weather Office of Santa Fe 70
1892:
Average temperature. ..................... 40
Average relative humidity. ...... ......... a.
Average. velocity Of wind. miles per hour. o.
Number Of cloudiess days. $3.50 n
Number OF fair days. Observation-Disclosures.
Number Of cloudy days. ....,,....
From January l, 1898, to August II
1893. the following is the record:
Number of ciouless days III
Number of fair OF. partly cloudy........... 6
Number Of cloudy days. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
These records speaE for themselvc.
Anyone in search Of dry, sunny, salu
brious climate can do NO better than com
to Santa F.
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