Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-06-19

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 10th century. Its name was
O-ga-p'ho-ge, but it was abandoned
before Coronado's time. Tho Spanish town
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 traffic over the 3ants
Fe trail, worldwide in its celebrity.
CITY OF SANTA 1E.
The city lies In . charming nook OIL 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 the
Bio Santa Fe, beautiful mountain stream,
having its rise in tho Santa Fe range of
mountains. Its elevation is 6, 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. It has more points of his
toric interest than any other place Gu tho
North American continent. Land may be
purchased at prices to snit the rich or the
poor. Five acres In Santa Fo 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. sinte 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 record9
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.
Among tho mors important public insa.
tutions located here, in spacious and attrac-
tive modern buildings, are the o. 8. court
and federal oftlca building the territorial
capitol, St. Vincent's saniterium, territorial
penitentiary, New Mexico orphans training
school, St. Vincent's charity hospital, D. 8.
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 homo missions industrial
institute, New West academy, Catholic
cathedral and four parish churches, Epis
copal, Presbyterian, Methodist and Con.
eregational churches, the governors palace,
the archepiscopal residence Of Archbishop ].
B. Salpointe and Bishop P. L. Chapells
and many others, including frst-class hotel
accommodations, and several sanitary in.
situations for the benefit of health-seekers.
RIsouncEs.
Santa Fe county las an area Of 1,4ss,ooo
acres and population of 1000. 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 " 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 well as in the form
Of placer gold, at Cerrillos, New Placers
" noted for their richness.
TIE woaLD's sAHrrARIuM.
But it u to Santa Fe's superior climatic
advantages, and Its fame a. 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 TO the best
medical testimony, altitude, dryness, equs-
| bility of Temperature, light and sunshine.
and porous soil. Moreover, II possible,
these must be sought in localities interesting
and attractive, where variety and 0ccaps-
ton laay be had, and the social advantages
ere good.
An eminent German authority says: 1.-THE
altitude most favorable to the human organ.
lam 10 about 1000 mstszR." somewhat mose
han G 200 fesk