Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-08-02

SANTA re, Inc clCy OF the Holy rain OF ~
Francis, is the capital Of New Mexico, trade
center, sanitarium and Archepiscopal see.
An Indian Pueblo had existed on the site pre-
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
still extant in the United States. In 1904
came the first venturesome American trader
the forerunner of the great line of mer.
chants who have made traffic over the Santa
Re trail, worldwide in its celebrity.
CITY OF SANTA re.
The city lies in charming nook OIL the
west side Of the Santa Fe range and is shell.
tered from the northern winds by spur Of
low bills which extend from the mountains
west as far as the Rio Grande. It lies in the
center of the valley at the mouth of a pictur.
csque canon, the chief entrance to the Pecos
Rio Santa Fe, beautiful mountain stream,
having it's rise in tho Santa Fe range Of
mountains. It's elevation is 1858 feet. It's
populstinn is 1850. 1t has good schools and
churches. There IL an excellent system of
water works. Tho city is lighted with gas
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 OF the
poor. Five acres In Santa Fe or vicinity
will produce more than can DO 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 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 Inati.
tutions located here, in spacious and attrao.
tive modern buildings, arc the q. 8. cour.
and federal Office building, the territorial
capitol, st. vincent's sanitarium, territorial
penitentiary, New Mexico orphans training
school, st. Vincent's charity hospital, o. g.
government Indian school, Ramona memo
rial institute for Indian girls, st. Catherine
Indian boys training school, Fort Marcy
envy, Presbyterian home missions industrial
school for girls, New Mexico deaf and dumb
institute, New West academy, Catholic
cathedral and four parish churches, Epis-
oopsl, Presbyterian, Methodist and Con-
gregational churches, the governors palace,
The archepiscopal residence Of Archbishop.
B. Salpointe and Bishop P. L. Chapello
and many others, including first.class hotel
accommodations, ard several sanitary in.
stitutions for the benefit Of health-seekers.
Rrsout cns.
Santa Fe county has IN area OF 1,49S,0Os
acres and population o. 5000. The prin-
Opal occupations are min ng, sheep and cat
tie raising, truck farming aud fruit growing.
The valley soils are especially adapted to
horticulture and Their, ID at hand never
kiling market in the mining camps.
In the southern portion Of tine county,
mining forms the principal industry, tho
large deposits Of coal, lead, silver, iron, cop.
Per and gold, In veins as well as in the form
Of placer gold, at Cerrillos, New Placen
(Dolores), Golden and San Pedro being just.
" noted for their richness.
TIE woa1D's sAN1rAR1Ux.
But it Is to Santa FEES superior climatic
advantages, and its fame as natures most
potent healing power as cure for consump-
ton and other pulmonary disease that Santa
Fe bases Its great future upon. The highest
American medical authorities concede tho
superior advantages of the city's location.
The requisites Of q climate curative Of
consumption, are, according TO the hes.
medical testimony, altitude, dryness, equa-
bility of temperature, light and sunshine,
and . porous soil. Moreover, If possible,
these must be sought in localities interesting
end attractive, where variety and occapa-
ton laay be had, and the social advantages
IN good.
An eminent German authority says: "Ths
altitude most favorable to the human organ.
3m II about 1900 msters," somewhat more
Man 4 800 tesk