Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-08-15

Santa Fe, the city of tho Holy Faith Of ~
Francis, is the capital of New Mexico, trade
center, sanitarium and Archepiscopal SEQ.
An Indian Pueblo had existed on the site pre-
yious to the 18th century. Its name wa'
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 thsra-
fore the second Oldest European settlement
uhll extant in the United States. In 1898
came the first venturesome American trade'
the forerunner Of the great line OF mef
chants who have made traffic over thes&
Fe trail, worldwide in its celebrity.
CITY OF SANTA FE.
The city lies in charming nook OF tbs
west side of the Santa Fe range and is shell.
tered from the northern winds by spur OF
low hills which extend from the mountains
west as far as the Rio Grande. 1t lies in tho
center of the valley at the mouth Of a pictur.
esoue canon, the chief entrance to the Pecos
National Park, and through which runs the
Rio Santa Fe, a beautiful mountain stream,
having its rise in tho Santa Fe range OF
mountains. Its elevation is 6,S6S feet. 1ts
populatinn is 1850. 1t has good schools and
churches. There Is m excellent system OF
water works. The 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 or the
Door. Five acres in Santa Fe or vicinity
will produce more than can be produced
anywhere else ia the world. Our markets
arc close at hand and we can successfully
compete with any other locality. Sinoe the
first frxit tree was planted in the santa M
valley there has been but one failure in th'
fruit crop. What place, what country csH
approach this record?
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.
Among the more important public 'nsti
tutions located here, in spacious and attrae
tive modern buildings, are the o. g. cour
and federal ofIlcs building, tho Territorial
capitol, St. vincent's sanitarium, territoria
penitentiary, New Mexico orphans training
school, st. Vincent's charity hospital, U. y
government Indian school, Ramona memo
rial institute for Indian girls, st. Catherin
Indian boys training school, Fort Marc,
barracks, st. Michaels college, Loretto acad
emy, Presbyterian home missions industrial
school for girls, Now Mexico deaf and dunn
institute, New West academy. Cathoil
cathedral and four parish churches Epii
COp0l, Presbyterian, MetuouiSt aud Coh
gregational churches, the governors palace
Che archepiscopal residence Of Archbishop J
B. salpofnte and Bishop F. i. Chapel
and many others, including first-class hote
accommodations, and several sanitary il
stitutions for the benefit of health.seekers
RESOURCES.
Santa Fs county has an area OF l,49S,01
acres and population Of 1000. The pril
cipal occupations are mining, sheep and ca
tie raising, truck farming and fruit CROWNS
The valley soils are especially adapted
horticulture and there isl at hand new:
falling market in the mining camps.
In the southern portion of the count
mining forms the principal industry, tt
large deposits Of coal, lead, silver, iron, col
pei and gold, in veins as well as in the for
81 placer gold, at Cerrillos, New Place
(Do1ores), Golden and San Pedro being jus
" noted for their richness.
THE WORLDS sANITARIuM.