Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-09-13

Santa Fe, the city of the Holy Faith CT i,
Francis, is the capital of New Mexico, ,rads
center sanitarium and Archepiscopal sos.
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 Cororado's time. The Spanish town
Of Santa Fe was founded In 1906, it is there
fore the second Oldest European settlement
still e1tant in the United States. In 1870;
came the inst venturesome American trade,
the forerunner of the great line of mcr.
chants who have made tratfi over the Ssuts
70 trail, worldwide in its celebrity.
CITY OF SANTA PIE.
The city lies in charming nook on the
west side of the Santa Fe range and is shell.
tered from the northern winds by a spur of
low bills which extend from the mountains
west as far as the Rio Grande It lies in the
center of the valley at the month Of d pictur.
eSque canon, the chief entrance to the Pieces
National Park, and through which runs the
Rio Santa Fc, beautiful mountain stream.
having its rise in the Santa Fe range Of
mountains. Its elevation is G, 1863 feet. Its
popu!atinn 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
!or'c interest than any other place on the
North American continent. Laaa may bs
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
hrst frlit trec was planted in the Santa F'e
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 insti-
sutiona located here, in spacious and at:rac-
tive modern buildings, are the U. 8. cour.
and federal Office building, the territorial
capitol, st. Vincent's sanitarium, territorial
penitentiary, New Mexico orphans training
school, st. Vincent's charity hospital, U. 8.
government Indian school, Ramona memo.
ria! institute for Indian girls, st. Catherine
Indian boys training school, Fort Marcy
barracks, st. MichaePs 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.
Hregational churches, the governors palace.
the archepiscopal residence Of Arch bishop J,
B. Salpointe and Bishop z. l.. Chapells
and many others, including first-class hotsl
dations, and several sanitary in.
for the benefit of health-seekers.
REsoUkcE8.
eanta To county has an area OF ,49B,O ca
acrss and population of 1000. The prn.
nipal occupations are mining, sheep and cat
tie raising, truck farming and fruit growing.
The valley soils are especially adapted to
horticulture and there is CT hand never
falling market in the mining camps.
In the southern portion of the county
mining forms the principal industry, the
large deposits of coal, lead, silver, iron, COP.
per and gold, in veins as we'll as in the fora
81 placer gold, at Cerrillos, New Placers
|Dolores), Golden and San Pedro being Just.
" noted for their richness.
THE woRLD's sANIrAR1Ux.
But 1t ia to Santa FEES superior climatic
advantages, and its fame as natures mos.