Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-09-12

Santa Fe, the city Of the Holy Faith OF s.
Francis, is the capital of New Mexico, trauA
center, sanitarium and Archepiscopa Sec.
An Indian Pueblo had existed on the site pre-
yious to the 18th century. It's name was
O-ga- p'ho-ge, but it was abandoned
before Coronado's time. Tie Spanish town
OF Santa Fe was founded in 1905, it is there
fore the second Oldest European settlement
still extent in the United States. In 1904
came tho first yenturcsomc American trader
the forsrunner Of the great line Of mer.
chants who have made tratli C over the Sants
Fe trail, worldwide in its celebrity.
CITY OF sANrAFE.
The city lies in a charming nook on this
west side Of the Santa Fe range and is shell.
tered from the northern winds by spur OF
low bills which extend from the mountains
west rs far as the Rio Grande. 1t lies in tho
center of the valley at the mouth off pictur.
esque canon, the chief entrance TO the Pecos
National Park, and through which runs tho
Rio Santa Fe, beautiful mountain stream,
mountains. It's elevation is 1858 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
torlc interest than any other place OH 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
are close at 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 in TIA
fruit crop. What place, what country can
approach this record?
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.
Among the more important public insti.
tutions located here, in spacious and attrac-
tive modern buildings, are the U. s. court
and federal Office building, tho Territorial
capitol, St. Vincent'u sanitarum, territorial
penitentiary New Mexico orphans training
school, St. Vincent's charity hospital, U. 8.
government Indian school, Ramona memo
rial institute for Indian girls, 81. Catherine
Indian boys training school, Fort Marcy
barracks, St. Michae'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 governor. palace,
the archepiscopal residence Of ArchbishopJ.
B. Saipointe and Bishop P. l.. Chapells
and many others, including tirst.class hotel
accommodations, and several sanitary in
stitutions for the benefit Of heslth-seekers.
RESOURCES.
Santa Fe county las an area Of 1,49s,coa
acre, and population Of 1000 The prin.
cipsl occupations are mining, sheep and cat,
tie raising, truck farming and fruit growing.
The valley soils are especially adapted to
horticulture and there is At 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 we'll as in the form
Of placer gold, at Cerrilos, New Placers
Dolores, Golden and San Pedro being lust.
ly noted ior their richness.
THE wosLDs sANfTAR1ua.
But it is to Santa Fs's superior climatic
advantages, and its fame rs natures rnos.
potent healing power as cure for consump-
ton and other pulmonary disease that Santa
re base. its great future upon. The higher:
American medical authorities concede the
superior advantages of the city's location.
The requisites Of climate curative Of
consumption, are, according TO the hes:
medical testimony altitude, drynesa, equs-
bility of temperature, light and sunshine,
and porous soil. Moreover, if possible
these must be sought in localities interesting
and attractive, where variety and occapa.
ton i,ay be had, and the social advantages
ore good.
An amfnept Cermon authorize says. a0rhe
altitude most favorable to the human organ.
ism Il about 1000 METERS" somewhat more
han {. 500 Eee4