Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-07-10

oanter, 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 Coronado's time. Tho Spanish town
of Santa Fe was founded in 1905, it is there
fore the second Oldest European settlement
still extant in the United States. In 1904
came the first venturesome American trader
the forerunner of the great line Of rner-
chants who have made traffic over theS..n
Fe trail, worldwide in its celebrity.
CITY OF SANTA FEE.
The city lies in charming nook OF the
west side of the Santa Fe range and is abel.
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 CT pictur.
esque canon, the chief entrance to the Pecos
National Park, and through which runs the
Rio Santa Fe, a beautiful mountain stream,
having its rise in the Santa Fe range OF
mountains. Its elevation is 8,s6s feet. It's
populatinn is 1850. 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
toric interest than any other place on the
North American continent. Land may be
purchased at prices to snit the rich or tho
poor. Five scres 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. Sjnt. 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 record?
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.
Among the more important public ;asa.
tutions located here, in spacious and attrac'
tive modern buildings are the Us. court
and federal offlca building, tho territorial
capitol, st. Vincents sanitarium, territorial
penitentiary, New Mexico orphans training
school, St. Vincents charity hospital, U. 8.
government Indian school, Ramona memo
rial institute for Indian girls, st. Catherine
Indian boys training school, Fort Marcy
barracks, st. Michaels college, Loretto acad.
envy, Presbyterian home missions industrial
school for girls, New Mexico deaf and dumb
institute, New West academy, Catholic
copal Presbyterian, Methodist and Con-
gregasional churches, the governors ralacs,
the erchepiscopal residence Of Archbishop.
3. galpointe and Bishop P. L. Chapelle
snd many Others, including first.class hotel
accommodations, and several sanitary in
Etitutions for the benefit Of health-seesers.
REsouncEs.
Santa Fe county has an area OF 1,49s,0G3
cores 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 AZ hand never
filling market III The mining camps.
In the southern portion Of the county
mining forms the principal industry, the
large deposits OF coal, lead, silver, iron, cop
Dor and gold, in veins as we'll as in the form
Of placer gold, ct Cerrillos, New Placers
(Dolores), Golden and San Pedro being just
IL noted for their richness.
THE WORLDS sANITARIUx.
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 diseasethat Santa
Fe bases its great future upon. The highest
American medical authorities concede the
superior advantages Of the city's location.
The requisites Of a 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,
these must be sought in localities interesting
ems attractive, where variety and occape-
don l,ay be had, and the social advantages
ere good.
An eminent German authority says: "The
altitude most favorable to the human crgana
Ian Is about 1850 lneissa," eomsws;ss more
asan a,5fa fash