Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-07-27

Santa Fe, the city of the Holy Faith Of 81
Francis, is the capital of New Mexico, trade
center, sanitariuIn and Archepiscopal sec.
An Indian Pueblo had ezftsd OH the sits pre-
yious to the 18th century. its name wns
O-ga-p'ho-ge, but it WAS abandoned
before Coronado'S time. TIE Spanish town
Of Santa Fe was founded il 1905, it is there
fore the second Oldest Eascpeen settlement
still e1tant in the United States In 1894
ca1ne the first venturcsome American trader
Tho forcrunner Of the great line OF mer-
chants who have made traffic over the S. nts
Fe trail, worldwide in lis celebrity.
CITY OF Santa FL. .
The city lies in charming nooa; OF ,hs
west side Of the Santa Fe range and is :, ell
tered from the northern winds by SPIT, Of
low hills which extend from the mountains
west az far as the Rio Grande. 1t lies in the
center of the valley ct The mouth of 4 pjctur.
ssque canon, the chief entrance to the Pecos
National Park, and through which rnns the
Rio Santa Fe, beautiful mountain stream,
mountains. It's elevation is e,sa8 feet Its
populstiun is 1850. 1t has good schools and
Churches There 10 an excellent aystrm of
water works. The city is lighted with gas
and electricity. 1t has more points of his
torio interest than any otker place Oh 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
anywhere else in the world. Our markets
ere close at hand and we can successfully
compete with any other locality. Since the
first frait tree was planted in the Santa Fo
valley there has been but one failure i'll the
fruit crop. What place, what country can
approach this recorG2
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.
Among tho more important public insti.
tutions located here, in spacious and attrac-
tive modern buildings are the U. s. cour!
and federal Office building, thu territorial
capitol, St. vincents ssnitarium, territorial
penitentisry, New Mexico orphans training
school, St. Vincents charity hospital, U. 8.
government Indian school, Ramona memo.
Tial 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 Epis-
copal, Presbyterian, Methodist and Con-
gregational churches, the governors palace,
the archepiscopal residence Of Archbishop J.
B. Salpofnte and Bishop P. L. Chapello
and many others, including irst-class hotel
accommodations, and several sanitary in.
rtitutions for the benefit of health.seekers.
RKsouncEs.
Santa Re county has an area Of 1,49s,00
acres and population of 5000. Tho prin-
cipsl occupations are mining, sheep and cat
tie raising, truck farming aud fruit growing.
The valley soils are especially adapted to
horticulture and there is II hand never
falling market III the mining camps.
In the southern portion of the county
mining forms the principal industry, tho
large deposits Of coal, lead, silver, iron, cop
per and gold, IN veins as well as in the form
Of placer gold, at Cerrillos, New Placers
" noted for their richness.
THE wonLD's sAH1TARIuA.
But it ID to Santa FEES superior climatic
advantages and its fame as 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 .soc climate curative s 10. Of
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-
Hon laay be had. and the social advantages
Die good.
An eminent German authority says: "Ths
eltitude most favorable to the human organ.
BIN Is about 1900 mstars," somewhat mors
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