Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-12-15

Santa Fe possesses the delightful climate
of sanitarium, she is not devoid of in
terest. The health seeker should never |
go to dull place. Ennui and listless
ness are the handmaidens of disease. |
Here is interest for the studious hstor.
ian, the gay sportsman or the mere sight
seer. If you have energy enough to move
around you can not be dull amid such
surroundings.
NATURAL BEAUTY.
Even the inveterately lazy can enjoy
life here also if they have money. To the
east Old Badly lifts snowy dome in
winter, and his steeply sloping forested
sides in summer rival his winter beauty.
In the winter the full moon at night and
the sun by day turn his crest into a
diadem of briliants. To the west the
Jemez and Vale mountains, scarcely less
grand than the Santa Fe range reflect the
sunsets in hundred glorious tones, while
their purple bases lend an ideal back
ground for all this splendor.
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.
Among the more important public in
stitutions located here, in spacious and
attractive modern buildings, are the U.
s. court and federal Office building, the
territorial capitol, st. Vincent's sani-
tarium, territorial penitentiary, New Mex
leo orphans training school, st. Vincent's
charity hospital, U. S. government Indian
school, Ramona memorial institute for
Indian girls, St. Catherine Indian boys
training school, Fort Marcy barracks, st.
Michael's college, Loretto academy, Pres
byterian home missions industrial school
for girls, New Mexico deaf and dumb in
stitute, New West academy, Catholic
cathedral and four parish churches, Epis-
copal, Presbyterian, Methodist and Con-
gregational churches, the governors
palace, the archeplscopal residence OF
Archbishop. B. Salpointe and Archbishop
P. L. Chspelle and many Others, including
first class hotel accommodations, and
several sanitary institutions for the bene-
fit of health-seekers.
The U. S. court of private land claims
is in session here throughout most of the
year, and the arguments therein, involving
as they do points of historical. and arch
geological interest, are instructive, not
only to the lawyer but to the layman.
RESOURCES.
Santa Fee county has an area of ,4os,Oef
acres and population of about 10000
The city itself contains over 10000 actua!
residents. The valley soils are especially
adapted to fruit raising, and the product
is of the finest flavor and appearances
Peaches sweet as ncctarine, plums and
apricots, large and luscious, apples, pears
berries aud all the hardy fruits flourish III
abundance usually commanding better
and moro remunerative market than eveL
the California fruits. The c]oudless, sun,
ny days bring out all their fruity and
saccharine qualities.
Large mineral deposits, including gold
silver, precious stones, principally the
turquoise and garnets nearly IA fine as ru
bies, and topaz, also; both bituminous and
anthracite coal are found in giant veins
The two kinds sometimes run in parallel
veins in the same mine. In addition to
this "natural coke" is found.
PROSPECTIVE RESOURCES.
The Chicago Municipal & Investment
company has completed a magnificent
water works SYSTEM just east of town, fur
nishing water under 40 pounds pressure
Allthe modern improvementsin the way O.
aereation. etc, are provided. In addition
thereto preliminary work is now being
conducted on reservoirs and canals tina
will irrigate over 100000 acres Of splen
did land in and around the city. Thes,
will undoubtedly be completed within TIVE
years, as every effort is being made t.
hurry their construction.
THE WATERS OF SANTA re.
DR.. J. F. Banter, vice president of tn
American Health Resort association, says
"It is worth travelling miles to drink o
such waters as flow through this deep Gu
in the mountains and supply the city o
Santa Fe for domestic purposes and TO
irrigation of the fruit farms. The waite
/ is absolutely pure, cold and fresh frou
| the melting SHOWS above, or tricklin
from springs in the mountain side. It.
free from all lime, alkali or other ingrt
/. dients SO very injurious to the consumE
tive patient. Such water is great boo
anywhere and at any time, but here, wher
other features of sunshine and pure al
COulUAu0 w pAoduSo GA ANoo' oilAAutC}
i is Of special value"
Q TEE MILITARY POST,
Q Fl. Marcy, at Santa, Fe is the oldes
3 established military station on America
+ soil. The spaniards occupid it as sue
9 in 1902. Old Fort Marcy was built b
: Gen. Kearney in 1916; and the preser
q site was occupied in 1850; the post
8 garrisoned by headquarters, the ban
9 and two companies of the 10th u s. il
i fantry under command of Col. +.
y Pearson; its location here adds greatly
3 Santa Fe's attractions socially and con
s mercially. The military band statione
here is one of the best in the army an
q renders delightful music daily in Il
= public plaza for the pleasure of citizen
METEOROLOGICAL DATA.
: The following 10 taken from the recort
J. OF the U. 8. weather Office of Santa Fe fl
a 1899:
Average temperature ...................... Is
9 Average relative humidity. ..... ......... 4
+ Average velocity Of wind miles per hour. :, q
= Number Of cloudless days.
y Number OF fair days. ..........
d Number OF cloudy days........ ......"....
d From .ary l, 1898, to August l
d 1898. y blowing is the record:
) Number Of cloulcss days ......,:.,,,.."..1
l. Number of fair or partly cloudy..........
Number OF cloudy days.. ...............
% These records speak for themselve
% Anyone in search OF a dry, sunny, sal
b brious climate can do NO better than con
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