Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-06-15

Santa Fe, the city of the Holy Faith OF 81
Francis, is the capital of New Mexico, trade
center, saniarium and Archepiscopal SEQ.
An Indian Pueblo had existed on the site pre-
vious to the 18th century. Its name was
O-ga- p'ho.ge, but it was abandoned
before Coronado's time. The Spanish town
of Santa Fe was founded In 1905, it is there
still, e4tent in the United States. In 1904
came the first venturesone American trader
the forerunner of the great line of mer.
chants who have made traffic over the Ssnts
Fs trail, worldwide in its celebrity.
CITY or SANTA FE.
The city lies in q charming nook on the
west side of the Santa Fc range and is shel.
tered from the northern winds by 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 mouth Of a rictur.
esque canon, the chief entrance to the Pecos
National Park, and through which runs the
Rio Santa re, beautiful mountain stream,
hsvins its rise in the Santa Fe range OF
mountains. Its elevation is 6, 1858 feet Its
populatinp is 1850. 1t has good schools and
churches. There 10 an excellent system OF
water works. The city is lighted with gas
and electricity. 1t has more points of his
toriC interest than any other place on the
North American continent. Lanh 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
Erst frait tree was planted in the Santa Fs
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 insd-
tu.ions located here, in spacious and attrao-
tive modern buildings are the q. g. court
and federal office building, the territorial
capi!ol, 81. yincents ssnitarium, territorial
penitentiary, New Mexico orphans training
school, st. Vincent's charity hospital, o. 8.
government Indian school, Ramona memo
rial 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-
sregational churches, the governors palace,
the archepiscopal residence of Archbishop.
B. Salpointe and Bishop 2. l.. Chapelle
and many others, including first-class hotel
accommodations, and several sanitary in.
stitutions for the benefit of health-seekers.
Santa Fs county has an area Of 1 ,498. 600
acres and a 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 ~ 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 form
Of placer gold, at Cerrillos, New Placers
lDolores), Golden and San Pedro being just
~ noted for their richness.
rHE woaLD's sANrTARIuM.
But 1t is to Santa Fes superior climatic
advantages, and its fame as natures most
potent healing power as cure for consump-
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 10 the best
medical testimony, altitude, dryness, equa-
b!lity of temperature. light and sunshine,
and porous soil. Moreover, if possible,
these must be sought in localities interesting
and attractive, where variety and occaIa-
lon nay be had, and the social advantages
ere good.
An eminent German authority says: "Ths
altitude most favorable to the human organ.
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