Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-07-18

Santa Fc, the city Of the Holy Faith Of 81
Francis, is the capital of New Mexico, trade
center, sanitarium and Archepiscopal see.
An Indian Pueblo had existed on the site pre-
vious to the 18th century. Its name was
O-ga-pho-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 tho first venturesome American trader
the forerunner of the great line of mer-
chants who have made traffic over the ante
Fe trail, worldwide in its celebrity.
CITY OF SANTA E.
The city lies in charming nook or tho
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 lies in the
center of the valley at the mouth of pictur.
esque 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,s6s feet. Its
populatinn Is 1850. 1t has good schools and
churches. There IL an excellent system of
water works. The city is lighted with gas
and electricity. It has more points of his
North American continent. Land may be
purchased at prices to snit the rich or the
poor. Five acres 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 frait tree was planted in the Santa Fe
valley there has been but one failure in the
fruit crop. What place, what country can
approach this record2
PUEBLO INSTITUTIONS.
Among the more important public insti.
tutions located here, in spacious and attrao-
tive modern buildings, are the q. 8. court
and federal Office building, the territorial
capitol, St. Vincent's sanitarium, territorial
penitcntiary, New Mexico orphans training
school, st. Vincent's charity hospital, U. 8.
government Indian school, Ramona memo
rial institute for Indian girls, st. Catherine
Indian boys training school, Fort Marcy
barracks, st. Michael's college, Loretto acad.
envy, Presbyterian home missions industrial
institute New West academy, Catholic
cathedral and four parish churches, Epis-
copal, Presbyterian, Methodist and Con-
gregational churches, the governors palace,
The archepiscopal residence Of ArchbishopJ.
B. Ealpointe and Bishop P. L. Chapells
and many others, including first-class hotel
accommodations, and several sanitary in.
stitutons for the benefit of health-seekers.
RESOURCES.
Santa To county las An area Of 1,498,0 900
scrcs and population Of 1000. The prin.
cipsl occupations are mining, sheep and cat,
lie raising, truck farming and fruit growing.
The valley sofia are especially adapted to
horticulture and there is a. hand never
filling market in the mining camps.
In the southern portion of the county,
mining forms the principal industry, the
large deposits OF coai, lead, s;ivoi, ZION, 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.
TIE WORLDS sANIrAR1uM.
But it ID 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 Of
consumption, are, according 10 the best
medical testimony, altitude, dryness, equa.
bility of temperature, light and sunshine,
and q porous soil. Moreover, If possible,
these must be sought in localities interesting
and attractive, where variety and 0ccapa-
tion l,ay be had, and the social advantages
Ore good.
An eminent German authority says: "Tha
bm ID about 1900 msts,s." somewhat more
Aan e.50e test.