Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-04-08

Hsdley. Elias S. Slower, Amado Chaves,
Prof. Z. :, Schneider,
Supt. of 2 lblic Instruction I'D nado Chaves
HISTORICAL.
Santa Fe. the city of the Holy Faith of st.
Francis, is the capital of New Mexico, trade
center, sani'arium and Archepiscopal see
Az Indian Pueblo had existed on the site pre-
vious to the 18th century. Its name was
O-ga-p'ho-ge, but it was abandoned
before Coronados time. The Spanish town
of Santa Fe WAS founded in 1905, it is there
fore the second oldest European settlement
still e1tant in the United States. In lst4
came the first venturesome American trade,
the forerunner of the great line of mer.
chants who have made traffic over theS Santa
Fe trail, world wide in its celebrity.
CITY OF SANTA FEE.
The city lies in a charming nook on 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 as far as the Rio Grande. 1t lie, in The
center Of the valley at the mouth ola rictur-
esque canon the chief entrance t0 the perue
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 {, 668 feet lis
populatinn is 1850. 1t has good schools and
churches. There IS en- excellent system of
water works. The city is lighted with gns
and electricity. 1t has more points of his
toric interest than any other Place on the
North American continent, La4i may he
purchased at prices to snit the rich or the
poor. Five acres in Santa Fe or vininty
will produce more than can he 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 Re
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 insti-
tutions located here, in spacious and attrac.
tive modern buildings. are the U. s. court
and federal Office building, the territorial
capitol, St. Vincents sanitarium, territorial
penitentiary, New Mexico orphans training
school, St. Vincent's charity hospital u. s.
government Indian school, Ramona memo.
rial institute for Indian girls, st. Catherine
Indian boys training school, Fort Marcy
barracks, St. MichaePs 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,
.gregationa churches, the governors "a lace
the archepiscopal residence OF Archbishop J.
B. Salpointe and Bishop ?. l., Cbapelle
and many others, including irst-class hotel
accommodations, and several sanitary in.
Btitutions for the benefit of health seekers.
Santa Fe county has an area of 1880
acres and population of lG0l0. The 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 III hand never
failing 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 Cerrllos, New Placers
(Dolores), Golden and San Pedro being just
ly noted for their richness.
THE WORLDS sANIrARIuM.
But it is to Santa FEES 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 ci!y's location
The requisites of climate curative of
consumption, are. according to the lest
medical testimony, altitude, dryness, equa.
bility of temperature light and sunshine
and a porous soil. Moreover, if possible
these must be sought in localities interesting
snG attractive, where variety and occlla.
don nay be had. and the social advantages
ere good.
All eminent German authority says: "rhs
sltitude most favorable to the human organ.
lem is about 1000 meters" somewh hat MORA
han $500 feet