Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-09-02

yious to the 18th century. Its uame va.
O.ga-p'ho-ge, but it wsa abandoned
before Coronado's time. The Spanish town
Of Santa Fe was founded il 1906, it is thaia.
fore the second Oldest European settlement
still extant in the United States In 1894
came the first vcnturesome American trader
the forerunner Of the great line of rner-
chants who have made traffic over the Saut9
Fe trail, worldwidS in its celebrity.
cry or sANTAr Pr.
The city lies in charming nook ON the
west side Of the Santa Fe range and is she!.
tered from the northern winds by spur Of
low hills which extend from the mountains
west IS far as the Rio Grande. 1t lies in the
center Of the valley at the mouth of pictur.
eEque canon, the chief entrance TO the Pecos
National PARK, and through which runs ths
Rio Santa Fe, beautiful mountain stream,
having its rise in thu Santa Fe range OF
mountains. Its elevation is 6,s6s feet. It's
populatinn is 1850. II has 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 sny otker 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 the 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 recorG2
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.
Among the more important public lnsti.
tutions located here, in spacious and attrac-
tive modern buildings, are the q. s. court
and federal Office building, thu territorial
capitol, st. Vincent's sanitarium, territorial
penitentiary, New Mexico orphans training
school, St. Vincents charity hospital, U. s.
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 ecademy, Catholic
cathedral and four parish churches, Epis-
copal, Presbyterian, Methodist and Con.
Che archepiscopal residence OF Archbishop.
B. 6alpointe and Bishop P. l.. Chspelle
and many Others, including first-class hotel
accommodations, and several sanitary in.
stitutions for the benefit Of health seekers.
REsounoEs
Santa Fe county ksa an area of 1,i9s,oos
acres and a population of 5000. The prin.
oipal occupations are mining, sheep and cat
tie raising, truck farming and fruit growing
The valley soils are especially adapted to
horticulture and there is st hand never
falling market in the mining camps.
In tho southern portion of the county
mining forms the principal indr try, the
large deposits of coal, lead, silver, iron, cop
PEI and gold, in veins as well az in the form
Of placer gold, at Cerrillos, New Placers
Dolores, Golden and San Pedro being Just.
" noted for their richness,
THE WORLDS sANrrARIuM.
But 1t Is to Santa Fs's superior climatic
advantages, and it, fame IS 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 c.y's location.
The requisites of climate curative OF
consumption, are, according TO tho hes:
MSulCAl IeStimouy, uiilItsuei uEy itS}, equI'
bility of temperature, light and Sunshine,
and a porous soil, Moreover, If possible,
these must be sought in localities interesting
and attractive, where variety and occape-
ton iaay be had, and the social advantages
afe good.
An eminent German authority says; "Ths
altitude most favorable to the human organ.
km 10 about 1900 pietags." sonswhas more
0an es5ce feet