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

Ssuta Fe, the city OF the Holy Faith OF Gu
Francis, is the capital of New Mexico, trads
center, sanitarium and Archepiscopal see.
An Indian Pueblo had existed on the site pre-
Tious to the 18th century. Its name was
O-ga- p'ho.ge but it was abandoned
before Coronalo's time. The Spanish town
of Santa Fe was founded in 1906, it is there
fore the second Oldest Nuropean settlement
ssill cxtant in the United States. In 1904
came the first venturesome American trade!
the forerunner of the great line of mer.
chants who have made tratfl C over thes snts
70 trail, worldwide in its celebrity.
CITY OF SANTA FE.
The city lies in a charming nook or the
west side of the Santa Fee range and is shel.
tered from the northern winds by a sptir 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 pictur.
ssque canon, the chief entrance to the Pecos
National Park, and through which runs tho
Rio Santa Fe, a beautiful mountain stream,
having its rise in the Santa Pc range of
mountains. Its elevation is 6,S5S feet. Its
populstinn is 1850. 1t has good schools and
churches There Is an excellent system of
water works. The city is lighted with gas
end electricity. 1t has more points Of his
toric interest Than any other place on the
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
ere close ct hand and we can successfully
compete with any other locality. Sintc the
first frNit tree was planted in the Santa Fc
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 !nsH.
tutions located here, in spacious and attrac.
tive modern buildings, are the o. s. cour.
and federal Office building, the territorial
capitol, st. Vincents sanitarium, territorial
penitentiary, New Mexico orphans training
school, st. Vincents charity hospital, q. s.
government Indian school, Ramona memo
rial institute for Indian girls, st. Catherine
Indian boys training school, Fort Marcy
barracks, St. Michael's college, Loretto acad.
.chool for girls, New Mexico deaf and dumb
institute New West academy, Catholic
cathedral and four parish churches Epis-
copal, Presbyterian, Methodist and Con-
sregational churches, the governors palace,
the archepiscopal residence Of Archbishop.
b. Salpointe and Bishop P. L. Chapelle
end many others, including iirat-cass hotel
accommodations, and several sanitary in
stitutions for the benefit Of health-seckers.
REsouEoE,.
Santa Fe county las TN area ei 1,49s001
acres and population of 5000. The rrin.
cipsl occupations are mining, sheep and cat
tie raising, truck farming and fruit growing.
The valley sois ars especially adapted to
horticulture and there is al hand never
c.ilins market in tie latri2g camps.
In the southern portion of the county
mining forms the principal industry, the
per and gold, in veins as well as in the foril
Of placer gold, at Cerrillos, New Placers
Doloresl, Golden and San Pedro being Just
~ noted for their richness.
TAH woRLD's sArTrAR1UM.
But it 10 to Santa Fe'a superior climatic
advantages, 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
superior advantages Of the city's location
The requisites Of climate curative OF
consumption, are, according to the best
radical testimony, altitude, dryness, equa.
bllity of temperature, light and sunshine,
and porous SOIL Moreover, if possible,
these must be sought in localities interesting
ana attractive, where variety and occapa-
ton i,ay be had and the social advantages
are coed.
An eminent German authority says ''Ths
elitude most favorable to the human organ.
lam 10 about goo nietars." fomeRhat mers