Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-07-12

Santa Fe, the city of tho Holy Faith Of 81
Francis, is the capital Of New Mexico, trade
center, sanitarium and Archepiscopal ses.
An Indian Pueblo had existed on the site pre-
vious to the 10Th century. Its name was
O-ga-p'ho-ge, but it was abandoned
before Coronado's time. Tbs Spanish town
of Santa Fe was founded In 1905, it is there
fore the second Oldest European settlement
still sxtant In the United States. In 1904
came the FIRST venturesome American trader
the forsrunner Of the great line OF mer-
chants who have made traffic over theH auts
70 trail, worldwide In its celebrity.
CITY OF SANTA rE.
The city lies in charming nook On the
west side Of the Santa Fe range and is shell
tered from the northern winds by sprr OF
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.
esque canon, the chief entrance to the Pecos
National Park, and through which runs the
Rio Santa Fe, beautiful mountain stream,
having its rise in the Santa Fc range OF
mountains. Its elevation Is 1888 feet. It's
populstinn Is 1850. 1t has good schools and
churches. There Ii an excellent system OF
and electricity. It has more points of his
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 tho 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 the
fruit crop. What place, what country can
approach this record?
PUBLIC 1NsTruTIoNs.
Among the more important public insd-
tutions located here, in spacious and attrao.
tive modern buildings, are the o. 8. court
and federal Office building, the territorial
capitol, st. Vincent's sanitarium, territorial
psnitentiary, New Mexico orphans training
school, st. Vinceut's charity hospital, U. 8.
government Indian school, Ramona memo
rial institute for Indian girls, st. Catherine
Indian boys training school, Fort Marcy
barracks, St. Michaels college, Loretto acad.
envy, Presby terrain home missions industrial
school for girls, New Mexico deaf and dumb
institute, New West academy, Catholic
copal, Presbyterian, Methodist and Con-
The archepiscopal residence Of Archbishop J.
B. Salpointe and Bishop P. L. Chapelle
and many others, including frst-class hotel
accommodations, and several sanitary in.
situations for the benefit of healthseekers.
RESOURCES.
Santa Fe county has an area Of Laos, 00e
acres and q population of 1000. Tho prin'
cipal occupations are mining, sheep and cat
tie raising, truck farming and fruit growing.
The valley soils are especially adapted to
horticulture and there Is n 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
psr and gold, In veins as well as in the form
Of placer gold, at Cerrillos, New Placen
Dolores, Golden and San Pedro being just
~ noted for their richness.
TIE wonLD's sAHrARrux.
But 1t Is to Santa Fe's superior climatic
advantages, and Its fame a. natures most
potent healing power as = cure for consump-
ton and other pulmonary diseasethat 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-
bility Of temperature, light and sunshine,
and . porous soil. Moreover, II possible
these must be sought in localities interesting
don ,.ay be had, and the social advantages
are good. -.
Al eminent German authority says: "Thl
altitude most favorable to the human organ.
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