Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-07-31

Santa Fe, the city of the Holy Faith Of 81
Francis, is the capital of New Mexico, trade
center, sanitarium and Archepiscopal SEQ.
An Indian Pueblo had existed on the site pro.
yious to the 18th century. Its name wa.
O.ga-p'ho-ge, but it was abandoned
before Coronados time. The Spanish town
of6anta Fe was founded In 1905, it is there
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 nler-
chants who have made traffic over the Sants
Fe trail, worldwide in its celebrity.
CITY OF SANTA FE.
The city lies in charming nook OH the
west side of the Santa Re 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 pictur.
esque canon, the chief entrance to the Pecos
National Park, and through which runs the
Rio Santa Fe, beautiful mountain stream,
having its rise in the Santa Fe range OF
mountains. Its elevation is G, 1893 feet It's
populatinn Is 1850. 1t has good schools and
churches. There Is 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 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. Sints the
f1rst fruit tree was planted in the Santa Fe
valley there has been but one failure in tho
fruit crop. What place, what country can
approach this record?
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.
Among the more important public lnsti.
tutions located here, in spacious and attrao-
tive modern buildings, are tho o. 8. court
and federal offica building the territorial
capitol, St. Vincent's ssnitarium, territorial
penitentiary, New Mexico orphans training
school, st. Vincent's charity hospital, U. 8.
government Indian school, Ramona memo
Indian boys training school, Fort Marcy
barracks, st. Michael's college, Loretto acad.
envy, Presbyterian home missions industrial |
school for girls, Nsw 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 archepiscopal residence Of Archbishop J.
B. Salpointe and Bishop P. l.. Chapelle |
and many others, including first.class hotel
accommodations, and several sanitary in.
stitutons for the benefit of health.seekers.
RESOURCES.
Santa Fe county has an area Of 1,498, 00e
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 ard there is at hand never
failing 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
Of placer gold, At Cerrillos, New Placers
(Dolores), Golden and San Pedro being Just.
" noted for their richness.
TIE wos1p's sAs1rAnrux.
But 1t Il to Santa Fe's superior climatic
and its fame as 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
advantages of the city's location.
The requisites Of q climate curative Of
consumption, are. according 10 the hes.
medical testimony, altitude, dryness, equa-
bility of temperature light and sunshine,
and q porous soil. Moreover, If possible,
these must be sought in localities interesting
and attractive, where variety and occape-
tlon lazy DO had, and the social advantages
ere good.
An eminent German authority says: "The
altitude most favorable to the human organ.
bm IL about 1000 meters" somewhat moFs
han 1850 feet