Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-03-16
ATTRACTIONS HISTORIC AND MODERN,
AT THE GATEWAY OF THE NATIONAL PARK
TERRITORIAL BOARD OF Epuc.r1or

TERRITORIAL BOARD OF EDUCATION,
Governor l. Bradford Prince, Prof. Hiram
Hadley. Elias s. Slower, Amado Chaves,
Prof P. :, Schneider,
Supt. of ? ablic Instruction. .,.A mado Chaves
Santa Fe. the city of the Holy Fah h of st.
Francis. is the capital of New Mexico trade
center, sanitarium and Archepiscopal see
An Indian Pueblo had existed on the site pre-
vious to the 18th century. Its name vas
O.ga-p'ho.ge, but it was abandoned
before Coronados time. The Spanish town
of Santa Fe was founded in 1906, it is there
fore the second oldest European settlement
still o1tant in the United States. In 1854
came the first venturesone American trader
the forerunner of the great line Of mer.
chants who have made traffic over the Sauta
Fe trail, worldwide in its celebrity.
CITY OF SANTA FEE.
The city lies in charming nook on 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
west as far as the Rio Grande. 1t lies in The
center of the valley at the mouth of a pcrur.
esque canon, the chief entrance to the pecos
National Park, and through which runs tho
Rio Santa Fee, a beautiful mountain stream,
having its rise in the Santa Fe range of
mountains. Its elevation is 6,S6S feet It's
populatinp is 1850. 1t las 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
toric interest than any other place on the
North American continent. Lanl may be
purchased at prices to snit the rich or the
poor. Five acres in Santa Fe OF viriuity
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
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.
buttons located here, in spacious and attrac-
tive modern buildings are the U. 8. court
and federal Office building, the territorial
capitol, st. Vincents sanitarium, territorial
penitentiary, New Mexico orphans training
school, St. Vincent's charity hospital. U. s.
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, Presbyterian home missions industrial
school for girls, New Mexico deaf and dumb
institute, New West academy, Catholic
cathedral and four parish churches, Eps
copal, Presbyterian, Methodist and Con.
gregational churches, the governors palace
the archepiscopal residence OF Archbishop,
B. Salpointe and Bishop P. l.. Chapele
and many others, including first.class hotel
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stitutions for the benefit of health-seekers.
RESOURCES.
Santa Fe county las an area of l,43s,0o0
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 a. hand never
failing 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
Dolores, Golden and San Pedro being Just
~ noted for their richness.
THE WORLDS sANIrAR1uM.
But 1t is to Santa Fe's superior climatic
advantages, and its fame as natures most
potent healing power as a 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 q climate curative of
consumption, are, according to the best
medical testimony, altitude, dryness, equa
bility of temperature. light and sunshine,
and porous SOIL Moreover, if possible,
these must be sought in localities interesting
anc attractive. where variety and occars.
lion liay be had and the social advantages
are good.
An eminent German authority says: "The
altitude most favorable to the human organ.
lem 10 about 1000 metsrs." somewhat more
han 6,50e fesk