Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-05-24

santa re, tn6 city OF the k1Uiy RAIN OF 6k
Francis, is the capital of New Mexico, trade
center, sanitarium and .Archepiscopsl SEE.
An Indian Pueblo had existed on the site pre-
O-ga- p'ho-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 1854
came the first venturesonie American trader
the forernnner Of the great line of mer.
chants who have made traffic over the Santa
Fe trail, worldwide in Its celebrity.
CITY or SANTA II. .. ..
The city lies in q charming nook on this
west side Of the Santa Fe range and is shsl::
tered from the northern winds by spur of
low hills which extend from the mountains.
west as far as the Rio Grsnde. 1t lies in the
center Of the valley at the mouth of a pictur.
esque canon, the chief entrance to the Pecos
National Park, and through which runs the
Rio Santa Fe, q beautiful mountain stream,
having its rise in tho Santa Fe range OF
mountains. Its elevation is 8,s68 feet. It's
populatinn is 1850. It has good schools and
churches. There u an excellent SYSTEM Of
water works. The city is lighted with gas
and electricity. It 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 acres In Santa Fe or vicinity
will produce more than can be produced
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 one failure in the
fruit crop. What place, what country can
approach this recordr
PUBLIC INBrIrUTloHs. !
Among the more important public instl.
tutions located here, in spacious and attrac-
tive modern buildings, are the o. 8. court
and federal Office building, the territorial
capitol. St. vincent's sanitarium, territorial
penitentiary, New Mexico orphans training
school, st. Vincent's charity hospital, o. 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
school for girls, New Mexico deaf and dumb
institute, New West academy, Catholic
cathedral and four parish churches, Epie
copal, Presbyterian, Methodist and Con.
gregational churches, the governors ralace.
.
B. Salpofnte and Bishop P. l.. Chapells
and many others, including 6rst.class hotel
accommodations, and several sanitary in.
stitutions for the benefit of health-seekes.
1anta Fe county has IN area Of 1,408.006
acres and a population Of 5000. The prin.
cpal occupations are mining, sheep and cat.
tie raising, truck farming and fruit growing.
The valley soils arc especially adapted to
horticulture and there is u hand never
falling market in the mining camps.
In tho 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 a. in the form
Of placer gold, 1t Cerrillos, New Placer5
(Dolores), Golden and San Pedro being just
" noted for their richness.
TIE woaLD's sAHrfARIux.
But II il to Santa Fs's superior climatic
advantages, and it, fame - 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
superior advantages of the city's location !.
The requisites Of q climate curative Of
consumption, are. according 10 the best
medical testimony, altitude, dryness, equa-
bility of temperature, light and sunshine,
and porous soil. Moreover, II possible,
these must be sought in localities interesting
and attractive, where variety and Occapa-
ton laay be had, and the social advantages
are good.
An eminent German authority says: 1.-THE
altitude most favorable to the human organ.
lam IL ahout 1000 mslers." somewhat mors
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