Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-07-11

fore the second Oldest European settlement
stall extsnt in the United States. In 1904
came the frat venturssome American trader
tho forerunner OF the great line of mer.
chants who have made traffic over the@ants
Fe TRAIL worldwide in its celebrity.
CITY OF SANTA rE.
The city lies in charming nook Or the
Ncat side of the Santa Fe range and is Fhel.
tered from the northern winds by sppr of
low hills which extend from the mountains
west as far as the Rio Grande. It lies in the
ccnter of the valley at the mouth Of pictur.
esque canon, the chief entrance to the Pecos
National Park, and through which runs thu
Rio Santa Fe, beautiful mountain stream,
having its rise in the Santa Fe range OF
mountains. Its elevation is 6S58 feet Its
populstinn is 1850. 1t has good school and
churches. There IS an excellent system Of
water works. The city is lighted Wit, gas
and electricity. 1t has more points Of his
toric interest than any other place On tbs
North American continent. Land may be
purchased at prices to snit the rich or tho
poor. Five acres In Santa Fe or vicinity
will produce more than can be produced
anywhere else in the world. Our markets
are close ct 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 i'll the
fruit crop. What place, what country can
spprosch this record?
rGBLIo INSTITUTIONS.
Ampag the more important public iasti-
tutions located here, iii spacious and attrac.
tive modern buildings, ere the q. s. cour.
and federal Office building the territorial
csWsol, st. yincent's sanitsrium, territorial
renitentiary, New Mexico orphans training
school, ST. Eincent's charity hospital, q. s.
government Indian school, Ramona memo
Indian boys training school, Fort Marcy
barracks, ST. kiiohsel's college, Loretto acad
envy. Presbyterian home missions industrial
school for girls, New Mexico deaf and dumb
institute, New 1Test academy, Catholic
cathedral and four parish churches, Epis-
copal, Presbyterian, Methodist and Con-
gresntional churches, the governors palaces,
Chs archepiscopal residence of Archbishop.
3. Salpo;uta and Bishop p. L. Chapells
snd niaay Others including first-clags hotel
accommodations, and several sanitary in.
stitusioDa f0r tho benefit Of health-seekers.
RESOURCES.
Santa Fs county has an area OF 1 10000
ecrts end population Of 1900. The prin.
cipsl occupations arc mining, sheep and cat
Tic raising, track farming and fruit growing.
The valley soils are especially adapted to
horticulture and there is AZ hand never
fitting raa:,-vt il the li.:.1.l, caDlrs.
In the southern portion of the county
mining forms the principal industry, the
large deposits oi coal, lead, eilyol, iIv4, top.
per and gold, in veins az well as in the form
of placer gold, ct Cerrillos, New PlaceTs
(Dclorcs), Golden and San Pedro being just
" noted for their richness.
THE woaLD's sANiTARIux.
Hut it is 10 Santa Fe's superior climatic
advantages, and its fame as natures mos!
potent healing power as cure for consump-
ton and other pulmonary dissasethat Santa
Re bases its great future upon. The highes:
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, equa-
bility Of temperature light and sunshine,
and q porous soil. Moreover, If possible,
these must be sought in localities interesting
end attractive, where variety and occape.
ton Lay be had, and the social advantages
Gre good.
An eminent German authority says: ''The
altitude most favorable to the human organ.
km ID about 2.@N ne!srs." seraswha. moTa
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