Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-06-21

Santa Fe, the city of the Holy FaAh Of 81
Francis, is the capital of New Mexico, trade
center, sanitarium and Archepiscopal SEQ.
An Indian Pueblo had existed on the site pre-
vious to the 10th century. Its name was
O-gs-p'ho-ge, but it Yves abandoned
before Coronado's time. Tia Spanish town
of Santa Fe was founded n 1906, it is there
fore the second Oldest European settlement
still extant in the United States. In 1904
came the first venturesome American trader
the forsrunner of the great line of mer.
chants who have made traffic over thss snts
Fe trail, worldwide in its celebrity.
CITY OF SANTA Re.
The city lies in charming nook OF the
west side of the Santa Fe range and is shel.
tered from the northern winds by spur OF
low hills which extend from the mountains
west ns far as the Flo Grande. 1t lies in the
center OF the valley at the mouth Of a pictur.
esqua CANON the chief entrance to the Pecos
National Park, and through which runs the
Rio Santa Fe, beautiful mountain stream,
having its rise in the Santa Fe range of
mountains. Its elevation is 6, 1858 feet. Its
populatinn Ia 1850. 1t has good schools and
churches. There II an 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
poor. Five sores In Santa Fe or vicinity
will produce moro than can be 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 on. failure in the
fruit crop. What place, what country can
approach this record?
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.
Among the more important public izsti'
tutions located here, in spacious and attrac-
tive modern buildings, are the o. 8. court
snd federal of1cs building, the territorial
capitol. St. yincent's sanitarium, territorial
penitentiary, New Mexico orphans training
school, st. Vincent's charity hospital, q. 8.
government Indian school, Ramona memo.
rial institute for Indian girls, st. Catherine
Indian boys training school, Fort Marcy
barracks, St. Michaels college, Loretto acad.
cmy, Presbyterian home missions industrial
echool for girls, New Mexico deaf and dumb
institute, New West academy, Catholic
cathedral and four parish churches, EpiR
copal, Presbyterian, Methodist and Con-
gregational churches, the governors palace,
the archepiscopal residence of Archbishop.
B. Salpofnte and Bishop P. l.. Chapells
and many others, including frst-class hotel
accommodations, and several sanitary in.
stitutions for the benefit Of health.seekers.
REsouHou.
Santa Fe county has an area OF 1,498,00o
ceres and population Of 1000. Tho prin-
cipal occupations are mining, sheep and cat.
Tie raising, truck farming and fruit growing.
The valley soils are especially adapted to
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, tbs
large deposits Of coal, lead, silver, iron, cop
per and gold, in veins as we'll as in the form
Of placer gold, at Cerrillos, New Placers
(Dofores), Golden and San Pedro being just
" noted for their richness.
THE WORLDS sAN1rAR1ux.
But 1t Is to Santa Fe's superior climatic
advantages, and its fame as natures most
potent healing power as a 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 o.
medical testimony, altitude, dryness, equa-
bility of temperature, light and sunshine,
and porous soil Moreover, If possible,
these must be sought in localities interesting
and attractive, where variety and occapa-
ton i,ay DO had, and the social advantages
are good. ,
An eminent German authority says: "Ths
altitude most favorable to the human organ.
sm ID about 1900 mstsrs." somewhat mors
than e.50e faet