Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-07-14

Santa Fo, the city OF the Holy Fam OF 81
Francis, is tho capital of New Mexico, trade
center, sanitarium and Archepiscopal sec.
An Indian Pueblo had existed on the site pre-
O-ga- p'ho-ge, but it was abandoned
before Coronado's time. Tie Spanish town
of Santa Fe was founded In 1905, it is there
fore the second Oldest European settlement
u1ll 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 theSa
Ne trail, worldwide in its celebrity.
CITY OF SANTA FEE.
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 hills which extend from the mountains
west es far as the Rio Grande. 1t lies in the
center of the valley at the mouth ola pictur.
esque canon, the chief entrance to the Pecos
National Park, and through which runs the
Rio Santa lie, q beautiful mountain stream,
having its rise in the Santa Fe range of
mountains. Its elevation is 6,86S feet Iia
populatinn is 1850. 1t has good school aud
churches. There IL an excellent system Of
water works. The city is lighted wih gas
and electricity. Tt has more points Of his
toric interest Than any other place On the
North American continent Lanil may be
purchasvi al prices to snit the rich or the
poor. Five acres In Santa Fe or vicinity
will produce more than can be pc0auced
anywhere else in tie world. Our markets
ars close at hand and we can successfully
compete with any other locality. Stint the
frst frHit tree was planted in The Santa Fs
valley there has been but one failure in tho
fruit crop. What place, what country can
approach this recordp
PUBLIC INsTTTUTloHs
Among the more importan. public 'usti-
buttons located here, in spacious and attrac-
tive modern buildings, are the U. g. court
and federal Office building, tho territorial
capitol. st. Vincent's ssnitarium, territorial
penitcn.iary, New Mexico orphans training
kchcai 81 Tincent's charity hospital, U. 8.
government Indian school, Ramona memo.
rial icstitite for 1ndian girls, st. Catherine
Indian boys training school, Fort Marcy
barracks, st. Michasl'S college, Loretto 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.
copal Presbyterian Methodist and Con.
grcgstional churches, the governors palace,
the srchepiscopal residence of Archbishop.
B. Saipointe and Bishop 2. l.. Chapelle
and many others, including tirst-class hotel
accommodations, and several sanitary in.
stitutions for the benefit Of health-seekcrs.
Santa Fc county les an area OF 100000
acres and population of le,oio. The prin.
opal occupations are mining, sheep and cat
tie Kissing, truck farming and fruit growing.
The valley soils are especially adapted to
horticulture and there is A. hand never
falling market i'll the mining camps.
In tho southern portion of the county
mining forms the principal industry. the
large deposits ol coal, lead, silver, lroii, cop
per and gold, in veins as well as in the forln
Of placer gold, at Cerrillos, New Placers
(Dotores), Golden and San Pedro being just.
~ noted for their richness.
THE WORLDS sAN1TARIUM.
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 the
The requisites of 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 possibls,
these must be sought in localities interesting
end attractive, where variety and occape-
ton l.ay be had, and the social advantages
ore good.
An eminent German authority says "The
sltitudc most favorable to the human organ.
kln il about aNA lnstsrs." sounswbat more
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