Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-06-07

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F.asieis is t',e capital Of New Mexico, trade
(. indian Pueblo had existed on thes! pro
4oes 80 the l5,a century. It's name WIGS
O.aa-pho-Ga, but It was abandoned
before Coronado'a tins. The Spanish town
of Gsnta Fc waa founded in 1906, it il there
fore the eocond Oldest European settlement
e.til cn:nnt in the United States. IN 1904
came the first vantprasone American trador
tho forerunnsr Of the great line Of r,er-
chant, WHO have ma:!e traffic over the ,;2nts
F'e ttaii, world il It's celebrity
CITY oysANTa FEE.
I'll, city lies in charming NOOK g.. the
vast side Of the Santa Fe range and is shell.
sesad from the northern winds by q iur OF
west as f.r Is tie Rio Grande. It lies in the
eonter of the valley at the mouth ola pctur.
ssocs canon, the chief entrance to the Pecos
National Park, and through which runs thu
Rio Santa Fe q beautiful mountain stream,
having its risa in the Santa Fe range of
nountaina. Tia elevation is 6, 1853 feet. Ita
popul&tinn is 1850. 1t has good schools and
churches. There II all excellent sys. EN- of
water works. The city is lighted with gas
End electricity. 1t has more points of his
toric interest than shy other place on thu
North American continent. Land may DO
purchased at prices to snit the rich or ths
poor. Five acres in Santa Fe or vicinity
viii produces more than can be produced
snywhers else in the world. Our markets
nra close ct hand and we can successfully
compete with any other locality. Since the
lrst frait tres was planted in the Santa Fs
fruit crop. What place, what country oan
approach this record?
tUaLIo INSTITUTIONAL.
Among tho more important public insti.
tutiong located here, in spacious and sttrao'
tive modern buildings, are the q. s. court
and federal Office building, the Territorial
capitol, st. Vincents sanitarium, territorial
penitentiary, New Mexico orphans training
cciool St. Vincents charity hospital, U. s.
government Indian school, Ramona memo
risl institute for Indian girls, st. Catherine
Indian boys training school, Fort Marcy
barracks, St. Michael's college, Loretto acad.
envy, Presbyterian home missions industrial
echool 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 nrchepiscopal residence of Archbishop.
e. GGlpointe and Bishop p. l.. Chapells
sud many Others, including tirst-class hotel
accommodations, and several sanitary in.
stisutions for the benef. Of health.seekers
REsoUEcEs.
Eansa Ee county has an area 0: l,495,00o
acrss and a population of 5000. The prin.
ciral occupations are mining, sheep and cats
Ito raising, truck farming and fruit growing.
The valley soils are especially adapted to
horticulture and there is AZ hand never
filling market in the mining camps.
In the southern portion of the county
mining forms the principal industry tina
large deposits Of coal, lead, silver, iron, cop
Of placer gold, at Cerrillos, New Placers
(Dolores), Golden end San Pedro being Just.
II noted for their richness.
THE WORLDS sANIfARIUM.
but it is to Santa FEES superior climatic
advantages, and its fame as natures mozt
potent healing power ss cure for consump-
ton and other pulmonary diseasethat Santa
Re 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,
ard porous soil. Moreover, II possible,
these must be sought in localities interesting
and attractive, where variety and occaps-
lion l,ay be had, and the social advantages
ere good.
An eminent German authority says: "Ths
altitude most favorable to the human organ.
tsm 10 about 1000 n,essys," somewhat more
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