Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-08-31

Francis, is the capital of New Mexico, trade
center, sanitArium and Archepiscopal SEQ.
An Indian Pueblo had existed on tho site pre-
yious to the 10Th century. Its name was
O.ga-p'ho-ge, but it was abandoned
before Coronado's time. The Spanish town
of Santa Fc was founded in 1905, it is there
fore the second Oldest European settlement
still extsnt in the United States. In 1904
came the first venturesome American trade,
the forerunner of the great limo of mers
chants who have made tratiic over the Santa
Fe trail, worldwide in its celebrity.
CITY OF sANTAFE.
The city lies in charming nook or the
west side of the Santa Fe range and il shell.
tered from The Il northern tiTa winds BY 81 III 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 ola nictur.
esque canon, the chief entrance to the Pecos
National Park, and through which runs the
Rio Santa Fc, a beautiful mountain stream,
having its rise in tho Santa Fe range Of
mountains. Its elevation is 6,86S feet Its
populatinn is 1850. 1t has good schools and
churches. There ID an excellent system Ct
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 moro than can lie 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 l's
valley there has been but one failure in the
fruit crop. What place, what country can
approach this record?
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
Among the more important public i;isti-
tutions located here, in spacious and attrac-
tive modern buildings are the y. S. court
and federal offics building, this Territorial
capitol, St. Vincents ssnitarium, territorial
penitentiary, New Mexico orphans training
school, st. Vincent's charity hospital, u. s.
government Indian school, Ramona memo
rial institute for Indian girls, St. Catherine
barracks, St. Michael's college, Loretto acad.
emv, Presbyterian home missions industrial
school for girls, NV Mexico deaf and dumb
institute, New West academy, Catholic
cathedral and four parish churches, Epis
copal, Presbyterian, Methodist and Con
gregational churches, the governors ralacs,
Che archepscopal residence Of ArchbiahopJ.
B. Salpointe and Bishop 2. L. Chapclis
and many others, including first-class hotel
accommodations, and several sanitary il.
situations for the benefit Of health-seekers.
Santa Fe county kSs An area OF 1,49900S
acres and population of 5000. The prin.
opal occupations are mining, sheep and cat
tie raising, truck farming and fruit growing.
The valley soils are especially adapted to
horticulture and there is Ut hand navar
falling market in Tic mining cati,ps.
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
(Dolores), Golden and San Pedro being just.
" noted for their richness.
THE WORLDS sANIrARIuh.
But it is to Santa Fe's superior climatic
advantages, and its fame as natures moss
potent healing power as cure for consump-
ton and other pulmonary disessethat 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 hes:
medical testimony, altitude, drynes,, equa-
bility of temperature, light and sunshine,
and porous soil. Moreover, if possible,
thsse must be sought in localities interesting
and attractive, where variety and occara.
ton liay be had and the social advantages
ore good.
An eminent German authority says: "Ths
altitude most favorable to the human organ.
hm ID about 1900 meters" somewhat moss
shan a60a feet