Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-08-14

Santa Fe, the city Of the Holy Faith OF $,
Francis, is the capital Of New Mexico, trad.
center, sanitarium and Archepiscopal see
Al Indian Pueblo had existed on the site pre-
Yicus to the 18th century. It's name wa,
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
gall extant in the United States. In 1904
camo the first venturesome American trader
the forsrunner Of the great line of ner.
chants who have made traffic over the Santa
Fe trail, worldwide in its celebrity.
CITY OF SANTA FE.
The city lies in charming nook on the
west side of the Santa Fe range and is shell.
tered from the northern winds by 81 ur 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 Pecol
National Park, and through which runs the
Rio Santa Fe q beautiful mountain stream,
having its rise in the Santa Fe range oil
mountains. It's elevation is 6,868 feet. TIA
populstinn Is 1885, 1t 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
torio 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
ars 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 record?
PUELIo INsrirUr1oNs
Among the more important public lEisti.
tutions located here, il spacious and attrac-
tive modern buildings, are the U. s. court
and federal Office building, the territorial
capitol, st. Vincent's sanitarium, 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
barracks, st. Michael's college, Loretto acad.
envy, Presby terrain 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.
eregatl0nal churches, the governors palace.
the archepiscopal residence Of Archbishop J.
B. Salpointe and Bishop P. L. Chapello
and many others, including frst-class hotel
accommodations and several sanitary in.
stitutions for the benefit of health-seekers.
EEsoUECEs.
Santa Fe county has an area Of Lass, ooa
acrec and a population Of 5000. 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 a1 hand never
filling market in tl,e ;n;nlng ca:nfs.
In the southern portion of the county
mining forms the principal industry, the
large deposits Of coal, lead, silver, iron, cop
par and gold, in veins as well as in the foria
Of placer gold, at Cerrillos, New Placers
(Dolores), Golden and San Pedro being just.
" noted for their richness.
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