Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-07-05

Santa Fe, the city of the Holy Faith of 81
Francis, is the capital of New Mexico, trade
center, sanitsrium and Archepiscopal see.
An Indian Pueblo had existed on the site pre-
vious to the 18th century. Its name wa.
O.ga-p'ho-ge, but it vas abandoned
before Coronados time. The Spanish town
Of Santa Fe was founded Ia 1905, it is tn sra-
fore the second Oldest European settlement
still extant in the United States. In 1894
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 its celebrity.
CITY OF sANTAYE.
The city lies in charming nook OF the
west side of the Santa Fe range and is -hel.
tered from the northern winds by sptr 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 piotur.
esque canon, the chief entrance to the Pecos
National Park, and through which runs tho
Rio Santa Fe, q beautiful mountain stream,
having its rise in the Santa Fe range Of
mountains. Its elevation is 6,S63 feet. Its
populatinn is 1850. It has good schools and
churches. There Is an excellent system of
water works. The city is lighted with gas
and electricity. 1t 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
anywhere else in the world. Our markets
are close at hand and we can successfully
compete with any other locality. Since the
first fruit tree was planted in the Santa Fc
valley there has been but one failure in the
fruit crop. What place, what country can
approach this record2
fuBLIo INSTITUTIONS.
Among the more important public insti.
buttons located here, in spacious and attrac-
tive modern buildings, are the U. 8. court
and federal ofics building, the territorial
capitol, st. Vincents sanitsrium, territorial
penitentiary, New Mexico orphans training
school, st. Vincent's charity hospital, U. s.
government Indian school, Ramona memo.
rial institute for Indian girls, st. Catherine
Indian boys training school, Fort Marcy
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. Salpointe and Bishop p. L. Chapelle
and many others, including frst-class hotel
accommodations, and several sanitary in.
stitutions for the benefit of health-seekers.
1anta Fe county has an area Of 1,49S, 900
acres and population of 1000. The prin.
cipal occupations are mining, sheep and cat
tie raising, truck farming and fruit growing.
The valley soils are especially adapted to
horticulture and there is ~ hand never
filling market i'll 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, New Placers
~ noted for their richness.
THE WORLDS sAN1TAR1uM.
But it is 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 climate curative OF
consumption, are, according to the best
medical testimony, altitude, dryness, eaua.
bility of temperature, light and sunshine,
and . porous soil. Moreover, If possible,
these must be sought in localities interestina
and attractive, where variety and occapa-
ion l,ay DO had, and the social advantages
ore good.
An eminent German authority says: "The
altitude most favorable to the human organ.
tem 10 about 1900 mstszs," somewhat more
han 0.t0o faek