Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-05-23

Santa Fe, the city of the Holy Faith OF ST.
Francis, Is the capital of New Mexico, trade
center, sanitarium and Archepiscopai see.
An Indian Pueblo had existed on the site pro
vious to the 18th century. Its name was
O-ga-pho.ge, but it was abandoned
before Coronado's time. The Spanish town
of Santa Fo was founded in 1905, it is there
fore the second oldest European settlement
still extnnt in the United States. In lsUl
tho forerunner of the great line of mer.
chants who have made traffic over the Sai,s
70 trail, worldwide in it's celebrity.
CITY OF SANTA FE.
The city lies in a charming nook on [ .
west side of the Santa Fe range and is shsl.
tered from the northern winds by spur IT
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
Rio Santa Fe, q beautiful mountain stream
having its rise in the Santa Fe range Of
mountains. Its elevation is 6,86S feet. rs
churches. There Is an excellent system Of
water works. Tho city is lighted with gas
and electricity. 1t has more points of his
torle interest than any other place on the
North American continent. Lan,l may be
purchased at prices to snit the rich or ths
poor. Five acres in Santa Fe or vicinity
will produce more than can be produced
anywhere else in the world. Our markets
arc close at hand and we can successfully
compete with any other locality. Since the
first frait tree was planted in the Santa 10
valley there has been but one failure in thu
fruit crop. What place, what country can
approach this record2
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.
Among tbs more important public in2ti.
tutions located here, in spacious and attrac.
tive modern buildings, are the U. 8. court
and federal offics building, the territorial
capitol, St. vincent's sanitariun, territorial
renitentiary, New Mexico orphans training
echool, 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. Michsel's college, Loretto acad.
envy, Presbyterian home missions industrial
institute, New West academy, Catholic
cathedral and four parish churches, Epis
copal, Presbyterian, Methodist and Con
gregational churches, the governors palace,
the srchepiscopal residence of Archbishop.
B. Salpointe and Bishop p l.. Chapelle
aud many others, including frst.class hotel
accommodations, and several sanitary in
situations for the benefit of health.seekers.
Santa Fe county les an area of LAOS, 600
acres and population Of 5000. The prin-
dpal occupations are mining, sheep and cat.
Ito raising, truck farming and fruit growing.
The valley soils are especially adapted t.
horticulture aud there is ~ hand never
Ssiling market in the mining camps.
| In the southern portion of the county
mining forms the principal industry, ths
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 iuat.
iy noted for their richness.
rnE wo1Lps cAN1rARIUM.
But 1t Ia 10 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
70 bases its great future upon. The highes.
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, equa.
Utility of Temperature, light and sunshine,
Aad = porous soil. Moreover, If possible,
tAsss must be sought in localities interesting
end attractive, where variety and occapa.
ten l,ay he had, and the social advantages
ere good.
An eminent German authority says: "Ths
Sltitnde most favorable to the human organ.
sm 10 about 1000 meters." somewhat mort
han $50 feet