Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-10-04

monument to the Pioneer Pathfinder,
Kit Carson, erected by the G. A. II. of
New Mexico; st. Vincent's hospital,
conducted by the Sisters of Charity, and
tho Orphans industrial school; the In
dian training school; Loretto academy
and chapel of Our Lady of Light; ths
Ramona Indian school, St. Catharines
Indian school.
1t will therefore be seen that while
Santa Flo possesses the delightful climate
of Il sanitariun, she is not devoid of in
terest. The health seeker should never
| 50 to dull place. Ennui and listless
ness are the handmaidens of disease.
Here is interest for the studious histor.
ian, the gay sportsman or the mere sight
seer. If you have energy enough to move
around you can not DO dull amid such
surroundings.
NATURAL BEAUTY.
Even the inveterately lazy can enjoy
life here also if thoy have money. To the
east Ola Badly lifts a snowy dome in
winter, and his steeply sloping forested
sides in summer rival his winter beauty.
In the winter the full moon at night and
the sun by day turn his crest into a
diadem of brilliants. TO the west the
Jemez and Vale mountains, scarcely less
grand than the Santa Fe range reflect tho
sunsets in hundred glorious tones, while
their purple bases lend an ideal back
ground for all this splendor.
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.
Among tho more important public In
stitutions located here, in spacious and
attractive modern buildings, are the U.
). court and federal Office building, tho
territorial capitol, St. Vincent's sani-
tarium, territorial penitentiary, New Mex
leo orphans training school, st. Vincent's
charity hospital, U. s. government Indian
school, Ramona memorial institute for
Indian girls, st. Catherine Indian boys
training school, Fort Marcy barracks, st.
Michacl's college, Loretto academy, Pres
byterian homo missions industrial school
for girls. New Mexico deaf and dumb in
stlsnte, New West academy, Catholic
cathedral end four parish churches, Epis.
copal, Presbyterian, Methodist and Con-
gregatjonal churches, the governors
palace, the archeplscopal residence of
Archbishop. B. Salpointe and Archbishop
?. L. Chapelle and many others, including
first-class hotel accommodations, and
several sanitary institutions for the bene-
fit of health-seekers.
The U. S. court of private land claims
is in session here throughout most of the
year. and thearguments therein, involving
as they do points of historical and arch
geological interest, are instructive, not
only to the lawyer but to the layman.
praourcpo
Santa Fe county has an area of 1,499,CCo
acres and population of about 1900.
The city itself contains over 10000 actual
residents. The valley coils are especially
adapted to fruit raising, and the product
is of the finest flavor and appearances.
Peaches sweet as a nectarine, plunis and
apricots, large and luscious, apples, pears,
berries and all the hardy fruits flourish in
abundance, usually commanding better
and more remunerative market than even
the California fruits. The cloudIess, sun
ny days bring out all their fruity and
saccharine qualities.
Largo mineral deposits, including gold,
silver, precious stones, principally the
turquoise and garnets nearly al fine as ru-
bies, and topaz, also; both bituminous and
anthracite coal arc found in giant veins.
The two kinds sometimes run ia parallel
veins in the same mine. In addition to
this natural coke" is found.
PROSPECTIVE RESOURCES.
The Chicago Municipal & Investment
company has completed magnificent
water works system just east of town, fur
nishing water under 40 pounds pressure.
Allthe modern improvements in the way of
aerention, etc, are provided. In addition
thereto preliminary work is now being
conducted on reservoirs and canals that
will irrigate over 100000 acres of SPLEEN
did land in and around the city. These
will undoubtedly be completed within two
years, as every effort is being made to
hurry their construction.
TIE WATERS OF SANTA rE.
DR.. j. F. Banter, vice president of the
American Health Resort association, says:
at is worth travelling miles to drink of
such waters as flow through this deep cut
in the mountains and supply the city of
Santa Fe for domestic purposes and for
irrigation of the fruit farms. The water
is absolutely pure, cold and fresh from
the melting SHOWS above, or trickling
from springs in the mountain side. 1t is
free from oil lime, alhali or other inrre-
dents so very injurious to the consump-
tive patient. Such water ia great boon
anywhere and at any time, but here, where
other features of sunshine and pure Glr
combine to produce an ideal climate, it
is of special value"
THE-M1L1TAIY POST,
Ft. Marcy, at Santa, Fe is the oldest
established military station on American
soil. The Spaninrds occupid it us such
in 1902. Old Fort Marcy was built by
Gen. Kearney in 1916; and the present
sito was occupied in 1850; the post is
earrisoned by headquarters, the band
and two companies of tho 10th U. s. in
iAntry under command of Col. Il. p.
Pearson; its location here ndds greatly to
Santa FEES attractions socially and com
mercialiy. The military band stationed
here is one of the best in the army and
renders delightful music daily in the
public plaza for the pleasure of citizens.
METEOROLOGICAL DATA.
The following 10 taken from the records |
of the U. s. weather Office of Santa Fe for
1892:
Average temperature. 4o1
Average relative humidity. .........,...... 43.O
Average, velccity Of wind, miles per hour. 07.7 |
N ",m, ,a' If c,onjcss dave
Number of fair days. ,,..... on
Number OF cloudy days..........,..... %
From January /, 1893, to August Is,
1898, tho following is tho record:
Number of clouless days
Number OF fair or partly cloudy. ...,,.,,, Gl
Number of cloudy days. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. IL
Those records speak for themselves.
Anyone IN search of dry, sunny, salu.
brious climate can do no bettur than come |
Ia Santa Eo.