Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-08-01

santa Fe, the city of the Holy Faith Of 81
Francis, is the capital Of New Mexico, trade
center, sanitarium and Archepiscopal see.
An Indian Pueblo had existed on the site pre-
yious to the 18th century. Its name wa.
O-ga p'ho-ge, but it Yves abandoned
before Coronado's time. The Spanish town
fore the second Oldest European settlement
still extant in the United States. In 1904
came the first venturesome American trader
--ths foterunner of the great line Of ;ner.
chants Who have made traffic over the sants
Fs TRAIL worldwide in its celebrity.
CITY OF SANTA HE.
The city lies in q charming nook OF the
west side Of the Santa Fe range and is shell.
tered from the northern winds by spur Of
low hills which extend from the mountains
center of the valley at the mouth of a pictur.
sque canon, the chief entrance to the Pecos
National Park, and through which runs the
Rio Santa Fe, beautiful mountain stream,
having i.a rise in tho Santa Fe range Of
mountains. Its elevation is 6,S6S feet. It's
populstinn is 1850. 1t has good schools and
churches. There Is ri 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. Land may DO
purchased at prices to snit the rich or the
poor. Five acres In Santa Fe OF vicinity
will produce more than can be produced
anywhere else in the world. Our markets
are close ct hand and we can successfully
compete with any other locality. Sinto the
Hrst fruit tree was planted in the Santa Fe
valley there has been but one failure in tho
fruit crop. What place, what country can
approach this recordP
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.
Among tho more important public insti.
tutions located here, in spacious and attrac-
tive modern buildings, are the U. g. court
and federal Office building, the territorial
capitol, st. Vincent's 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. Michael's college, Loretto acad.
envy, Presbyterian home missions industrial
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 frst-class hotel
accommodations, and several sanitary in.
stitutions for the benefit Of health-seekers.
REsouhoEs.
Santa Fe county has an area OF 1888, 100
acres and a population of 5000. The 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 at hand nsyo7
failing market in the mining camps.
In the southern portion of the county,
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 Placers
(Dolores), Golden and San Pedro being Just
" noted for their richness.
THE WORLDS sANrrAR1uM.
But it Is to Santa FEES superior climatic
advantages, and its fame as natures most
potent healing power as a cure for consump-
ton and other pulmonary diseasetha Santa
Fe bases its great future upon. The highest
American medical authorities concede the
superior advantages of the citys location.
The requisites Of climate curative Of
consumption, are, according to the hes:
medical testimony, altitude, dryness, equa-
bility of temperature, light and sunshine,
and porous soil. Moreover, If possible,
these must be sought in localities interesting
and attractive, where variety and 0ccapa-
lion lay be had, and the social advantages
ore good.
An eminent German authority says: "Ths
altitude most favorable to tho human organ.
Am IL about 1900 METERS" sonswhst mors
&an e.6ce foet.