Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-06-05

Santa Fe, the city Of tie Holy Faith Of ST
Francis, is the capital of New Mexico. trade
center, sanitarium and ArchepiscOpai see
An Indian Pueblo had existed on the site pre-
vious to the 10th century. Its name was
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 venturesonie American tn,de,
the forerunner of the great line of mer,
chants who have made tratfi over the Salts
F. trail, worldwide in its celebrity.
CITY OF SANTA FEE.
The city lies in charming nook on tne
west side of the Santa Fe range and is s3l.
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 the
center of the valley at the mouth of pctllr.
esQue canon, the chief entrance to the Pecos
National Park, and through which runs the
Rio Santa Fe, q beautiful mountain stream,
having its rise in the Santa Fe range of
mountains. Its elevation is 6,S68 feet It's
pcpulatinn Is 1850. 1t has good schools and
churches. There IL an excellent system of
water works. The city is lighted witt, gas
and electricity. It has more points of his
OIN uiJcTcot tudi any OtHCT f'tdCc vi tAc
North American continent. Lani may be-
purchased at prices to snit the rich or the
poor. Five acres in Santa Fe or vicinity
will produce more than can be produced
anywhere else in the world. Our markets
arc close at hand and we can successfully
compete with any other locality. Since the
first frat tree was planted in the Santa Ne
valley there has been but one failure in the
fruit crop. What place, what country csa
approach this record2
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.
Among the more important public inh.i.
buttons located here, in spacious and attrac.
tive modern buildings, are the U. s. court
and federal Office building, the territorial
capitol. St. Vincent's sanitsrium, territorial
penitentiary, New Mexico orphans training
school, St. Vincent's charity hospital, U. g.
government Indian school, Ramona memo.
rial institute for Indian girls, St. Catherine
Indian boys training school, Fort Marcy
barracks, St. Michael's college, I.oretto acad.
envy, Presbyterian home missions industrial
school for girls, New Mexico deaf and dumb
institute, New West academy, Catholic
cathedral and four parish churches, Epis
oopal, Presbyterian, Methodist and Con
8Ie8otlOldi CAuICucS, Vic SoftTHOT IaihCs
the archepiscopal residence OF Archbishop.
B. salpofnte and Bishop P. l.. Chapeils
and many others, including first-class hote,
accommodations, and several sanitary in.
situations for tbs benefit of haalth-ssekers.
nEsouRcEs.
Santa Fe county has an area OF 1893, coo
aores and population Of 5000. The prin-
cipal occupations are mining, sheep and cat.
tie raising, truck farming and fruit growing.
The valley soils are especially adapted tt,
horticulture and there is a. hand never
falling market in the mining camps.
In the southern portion of the county
mining forms the principal industry, the
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 Placers
(Dolores), Golden and San Pedro being just
ly noted for their richness.
7Hs WORLDS sANrrAEIUM
But 1t Is to Santa Fe's superior climatic
advantages, and its fans as natures mos.
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 the
superior advantages of the city's location
The requisites of climate curative OF
consumption, arc, according to the best
medical testimony, altitude, dryness, equa.
bility of temperature, light and sunshine,
and . porous soil. Moreover, If possible,
these must be sought in localities interesting
an& attractive, where variety and occapa.
.lon i,ay be had, and the social advantages
ere good.
An eminent German authority says: "Ths
altitude most favorable to the human organ.
lam ID about 1900 meters" somewhat Uors
han 9.60o feet