Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-06-23

Francis, is the capital of New Mexico, trade
center, sanitarium and Archepiscopal SEQ.
An Indian Pueblo had existed on the site pre-
yious 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
fore the second Oldest European settlement
still extant in the United States. In 1904
came the first venturesome American trader
the forerunner of the great line Of mer-
chants who have made traffi G over the Santa
Fe trail, worldwide in its celebrity.
CITY OF SANTA rE.
The city lies in 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
west as far as the Rio Grande. 1t lies in the
center of the valley at the mouth of a pictur.
esQue canon, the chief entrance to the Pecos
National Park, and through which runs tho
Rio Santa Fe beautiful mountain stream,
having its riBe in the Santa Fe range of
mountains. It's elevation is 1858 feet. Its
populatinn 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
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
arc 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 record2
PUBLIC IHsrTUTIoHs.
Among tho more important public insti.
tutions located here, in spacious and attrao.
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. Vincents charity hospital, U. 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
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. Chapelle
and many others, including frst.class hotel
accommodations, and several sanitary in.
situations for the benefit Of health.seekers.
Santa Fe county has an area of 1,4sS, 900
acres and population of 1000. The prin.
oipal occupations are mining, sheep and cat
tic raising, truck farming and fruit growing.
The valley soils 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 Places
Dolores, Golden and San Pedro being just
~ noted for their richness.
TIE WoRLD's sANrrARIUM.
But 1t il to Santa Fs's 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-
bility Of temperature, light and sunshine,
and porous soil. Moreover, If possible,
these must be sought in localities interesting
and attractive, where variety and occapa-
ton iaay be had, and the social advantages
ore good.
An eminent German authority says: "The
altitude most favorable to the human organ.
lam 10 about 1900 metsss," sonnswhat more
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