Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-06-17

Santa Fe, the city of tho Holy Faith of 81
Francis, is the capital Of New Mexico, trade
canter, sanitarium and Archepiscopal see.
An Indian Pueblo had existed on the site pre-
yious to the 10th century. Its name was
O.ga- p'ho-ge. but it was abandoned
before Coronado's time. Tns Spanish town
Of Santa Fe was founded IL 1905, it is there
fore the second Oldest European settlement
still extant in the United States. In 1904
came the Erst venturesome American trader
the forerunner of the great line Of mer-
chants who have made tratfi over the S-ntp
Fe trail, worldwide in its celebrity.
CITY OF SANTA FR.
The city lies in a charming nook on The
west side of the Santa Fe range and is shell
tered from the northern winds by spur 0?
low hills which extend from the mountains
west as far as the Rio Grande. 1t lies in the
center of the valley at the mouth ola pictur.
esqus canon, the chief entrance to the Pecos
National Park, and through which runs the
Rio Santa Fe, q beautiful mountain stream,
having its rise in the Santa Fe range OF
mountains. Its elevation is 6,668 feet. Its
populatinp is 1850. 1t has good schools and
churches. There IL an excellent system of
water works. The city is lighted with gas
and electricity. 1t has more points of his
tor;c interest than any other place On the
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
arc close at hand and we can successfully
compete with any other locality Since the
frst frait tree was planted in the Santa Fe
valley there has been but one failure in the
fruit crop. What place, what country can
approach this recordp
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.
Among the more importan. public ir,sti.
tutions located here, in spacious and attrac-
tive modern buildings, are the o. 8. court
and federal oflcs building, the territorial
capitol. St. Vincent's ssnitarium, territorial
peDitentiary, New Mexico orphans training
school, St. Fincent's charity hospital, q. 8.
government Indian school, Ramona memo.
risl institute for Indian girls, St. Catherine
Indian boys training school, Fort Marcy
barracks, St. Michael'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 governors Palace,
the archepiscopal residence OF Archbishop.
B. Salpointe and Bishop P. l.. Chapello
and many Others, including first-class hotel
accommodations, and several sanitary in.
stitutions for the benefit Of health-seekers.
RsoUEcEa.
Santa Fe county las an area of 100000
acres and a population of 5000. The prin.
cipal occupations are mining, sheep and cat.
tie raising, truck farmi g and fruit growing.
The valley soil, are especially adapted to
horticulture and there is a. hand q 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 well as in the form
Of placer gold, at Cerrillos, New Pacers
(Dolores), Golden and San Pedro heing Just.
II noted for their richness.
THE WORLDS sANIrARIUM.
But it Ia 10 Santa Fe's superior climatic
advantages, and its fame as natures most
potent healing power as cure for consunp-
ton and other pulmonary disease that Santa
Fe 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 best
medical testimony, altitude, dryness equa.
b!lity of temperature, light and sunshine,
and a porous soil. Moreover, if possible,
these must be sought in localities interesting
ans attractive, where variety and occapa-
lion l,ay be had, and the social advantages
ere good.
An eminent German authority says: "Ths
sltitnde most favorable to the human crgan-
Ism Is about 1000 mstsrs." somewhat mora
han {, 100 foek