Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-03-18

Governor l. Bradford Prince Prof Hiram
HAdley, Elias 8. Slower, Amado Chaves,
Prof. P. ;! Schneider.
supt. of ablic Observation-Disclosures Cbaycs
Santa Fe. the city Of the Holy Faith of St.
Francis. is the capital of New Mexico, trade
center, saniarium and Archepiscopal see
Az Indian Pueblo had existed on the site pre-
vious to the 18th century. Its name was
O-ga- 'ho-ge, but it was abandoned
Of Santa Fe was founded in 1905, it is there.
fore the second Oldest European settlement
still sxtant in the United States. In 1904
came the first venturesome American trader
tho fOrerunner of the great line of ner.
chants who have made traffic over the Santa
10 trail, worldwide in its celebrity.
CITY OF SANTA E.
The city lies in charming nook on the
west side Of the Santa Fe range and is shell.
tered from the northern winds by Il spur OF
west as far as the Rio Grande. 1t lies in Tie
center Of the valley at the mouth Off rictur.
esque canon, the chief entrance to the Pecos
National Park, and through which runs tho
Rio Santa Fe, beautiful mountain stream,
having its rise in the Santa Fe range of
mountains. Its elevation is 6,s6s feet. Its
populatinn Is $50. 1t has good schools and
churches. There 10 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. Lanl 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
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?
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.
Among the more importan. public insti.
tutions located here, in spacious and attrac.
tive modern buildings. are the U. s. court
and federal Office building, the territorial
capitol, St. Vincent's sanitarum, 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, 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.
B. Salpointe and Bishop p I. Chapele
and many others, including first-class hotel
accommodations, and several sanitary in.
stitutions for the benefit of health.seekers.
Santa Fe county las an area Of l,49s0O0
acres and 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 u hand never
failing 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 we'll as in the form
(Dolores), Golden and San Pedro being just
ly noted for their richness.
THE WORLDS sAN1rARruM.
But It IL TO Santa Fe's superior climatic |
advantages, and its fame as natures most
potent healing power as cure for consump-
ton and other pulmonary disease that Santa
Fe baso its great future upon. The highest
American medical authorities concede the
superior advantages Of the ci.y's location.
The requisites of . climate curative Of
consumption, are, according to the best
medical testimony, altitude, dryness, equa.
bility of temperature. light and sunshine,
and porous soil. Moreover, If possible,
anc attractive, where variety and occlIa.
lion Ray be had, and the social advantages
ere good.
An eminent German authority says "rhs
sltitude most favorable to the human organ.
lem 10 about ?.00O nastazs." somewhat more
han e.5Qo AGE