Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-08-18

Santa Fe, the city of the Holy Faith CT ct
Francis, is the capital Of New Mexico, trade
center, sanitarium and Archepiscopai zee.
An Indian Pueblo had existed on the site pre-.
yious to the 10Th century. Its name was
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 tho second Oldest European settlement
still sxtant in the United States. In 1904
came the first venturesome American trader
the forerunner of the great line of mer-
chants who have made trait over the santa
Fe trail, worldwide in its celebrity.
CITY OF SANTA FE.
The city lies in charming nook o.. this
west side of the Santa Fe range and is .hel-
tered from the northern winds by s,.lr 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 a ictur.
esque canon, the chief entrance to the Pecos
National Park and through which runs the
Rio Santa Fe, beautiful mountain stream,
mountains. Its elevation is 6,S88 fee. Its
populatinn is 1850. 1t has good schools and
churches. There II 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 tina
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 ths
first fruit tree was planted in the Santa Fe
valley there has been but one failure in ths
fruit crop. What place, what country can
approach this record2
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.
Among the more important public insti.
tutons located here, in 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, 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 Epis-
copal, Presbyterian, Methodist and Con-
gregational churches, the governors palace,
fhe archepiscopal residence Of Archbishop ].
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.
Santa Fe county has an area OF 1,49s, 0cs
acres and population of 5000. The prin.
dpal occupations are mining, sheep end cat
tie raising, truck farming and fruit growing.
The valley soils are especially adapted to
horticulture and there is at hand never
Killing market ia tue mining camps.
In the southern portion of the county
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
Dolores, Golden and San Pedro being just
ly noted for their richness.
THE wonLD's sANIrARIuH.
But it Is to Santa Fe's superior climatic
advantages, and its fame as natures most
potent healing power as cure for consump-
ton and other pulmonary diseased that Santa
Fs 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 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
and attractive, where variety and occapa-
ton laay be had, and the social advantages
lfe good.
An eminent German authority says: "The
altitude most favorable to the human organ.
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