Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-08-25

Francis, is the capital Of New Mexico, trads
center, sanitarium and Archepiscopal see.
An 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 Coronsdo's TINA. Tho Spanish town
Of Santa Fe was founded In 1906, it is there-
fore the second Oldest European settlement
Btall extant in the United States. In loli
came the FIRST venturesome American trader
the forerunner of the great line of mer-
chants who have made traffic over the Santa
Fe trail, worldwide in it's celebrity.
CITY OF SANTA FE.
The city lies in a charming nook o., the
west side Of the Santa Fe range and is Shel.
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 offs pctur.
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 tho Santa Fe range Of
mountains. Its elevation is G, S6S feet Its
populatinn is 1880. 1t has good schools and
churches. There Is an excellent system of
water works. Tho city is lighted with gas
toric interest than any other place on the
purchased at prices to snit the rich or the
poor. Five acres in Santa Fs or vicinity
will produce more than can be produced
anywhere else III the world. Our markets
are close at hand and We can successfully
compete with any other locality. Since the
6rst 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 record?
PUEBLO INSTITUTIONS.
Among the more important public insti.
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 homo missions industrial
school for girls, New Mexico deaf and dumb
institute, New West academy, Catholic
cathedral and four parish churches, Epis-
copsl, Presbyterian, Methodist and Con-
EDUCATIONAL churches, the governors palace,
The archepiscopal residence Of ArchbishopJ.
B. Salpointe and Bishop p. L. Chapelle
and many Others, including first-class hotel
accommodations, and several sanitary in.
stitutions for the benefit Of health.seekers.
REsouRcEs.
Santa Fe county has An area Of 1,498, 00o
acres and population Of 5000. The prin-
opal occupations are mining, sheep and cat
tie raising, truck farming and fruit growing.
The valley soils are especially adapted to
horticulture and there Is at hand never
falling 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 Cerrillos, Now Placers
(Dolores), Golden and San Pedro being Just
" noted for their richness.
TIE WORLDS sANrrAR1Ux.
But 1t L. to Santa FEES superior climatic
advantages, and its fame as natures most
potent healing power as a cure for consump-.
ton snd 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 hes.
medical testimony, altitude, dryness, equa.
bility of temperature, light and sunshine,
and porous soil. Moreover, If possible,
these must be sought in localities interesting
end attractive, where variety and Occapa-
Hon laay be had, and the social advantages
lfe good.
An eminent German authority says: 1.-THE
altitude most favorable to the human organ.
Am ID about 1000 mstsrs." somewhat mora
Nan e.60e faet.