Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-08-23


Francis, is the capital of New Mexico, trads
center, sanitarium and Archepiscopai SEQ
An Indian Pueblo had existed on the site pre-
yious to the 18th century. Its name was
O.ga-p'ho.ge, but it was abandoned
before Coronado's time. The Spanish own
Of Santa Fe was founded in 1905, il is ,are-
fore the second Oldest European settlement
IT'LL extant in the United States. In 1904
came the first venturesome American trader
the forsrunner Of the great line Of me--
chants who have made traffic over the Sants
Fe trail, worldwide in its celebrity.
CITY OF SANTA E
The city lies in charming nook on this
west side of the Santa Fe range and is shell.
tered from the northern winds by sur OF
low hills which extend from the lnou .tains
west as far as the Rio Grande. 1t lies in tho
center of the valley at the mouth of pictur.
esque canon, the chief entrance to the Pecos
National Park, and through which runs tho
Rio Santa Fe, q beautiful mountain stream,
having its rise in the Santa Fe range OF
mountains. Its elevation is 6S6s 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
toric 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
arc close at hand and We can successfully
compete with any other locality. Since the
first fruit tree was planted in the Santa Fs
valley there has been but one failure in thu
fruit crop. What place, what country can
approach this record?
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.
Among the more important public insti.
tutions located here, in spacious and attrao-
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. Vincenps charity hospital, U. 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.
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. L. Chapells
and many Others, including frst-class hotel
accommodations, and several sanitary in.
stitutions for the benefit Of health-seekers.
RESOURCES.
Santa 70 county has m area OF 1,498,00
acres and population Of 1000. The prin.
oipal occupations are mining, sheep and cat.
tie raising, truck farming and fruit growing.
The valley soils are especially adapted to
horticulture and thers is a. hand never
falling market in the mining camps.
In the southern portion of the county
mining forms the principal industry, tho
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
II noted for their richness.
TIE WORLDS aAEIrARIUA.
But it lie TO Santa Fe's superior climatic
advantages, and its fame rs natures moat
potent healing power as a cure for consump-
ton and other pulmonary disease 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 bes.
medical testimony, altitude, drynese, equa-
bility of temperature, light and sunshine,
and porous soil. Moreover, If possible,
these must be sought in localities interesting
snd attractive, where variety and occaps-
ton iaay be had, and the social advantages
tre good.
An eminent German authority says: "The
altitude most favorable to the human organ.
bm u about 1000 metsrs." somewhat mors
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