Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-10-20

he Orphans industrial school; the In
lian training school; Loretto academy
md chapel of Our Lady of Light; the
Ramona Indian school, st. Catharne's
Indian school.
1t will therefore be seen that while
Santa Fe possesses the delightful climate
Of sanitarium, she is not devoid of in
crest. The health seeker should never
20 to dull place. Ennui and lstless
less are the handmaidens of disease.
Here is interest for the studious histor.
AN, the gay sportsman or the mere sight
seer. If you have energy enough to move
around you can not be dull amid such
surroundings.
NATURAL BEAUTY.
Even the inveterstely lazy can enjoy
life here also if they have money. To the
east Old Badly lifts snowy dome in
winter, and his steeply sloping forested
sides in summer rival his winter. beauty.
In the winter the full moon at night and
tho sun by day turn his crest into
diadcm of brilliants. To the west the
Jcmez and Vale mountains, scarcely less
grand than the Santa Fe range reflect the
sunsets in hundred glorious tones, while
their purple bases lend an ideal back
ground for all this splendor.
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.
Among the moro important public In
situations located here, in spacious and
attractive modern buildings, arc the u.
S. court and federal Office building, the
territorial capitol, st. Vincent's sani-
tarium, territorial penitentiary, New Mex
leo orphans training school, st. Vincent's
charity hospital, US. government Indian
school, Ramona memorial institute for
Indian girls, st. Catherine Indian boys
training school, Fort Marcy barracks, st.
Michaeis college, Loretto academy, Pres
byterian home missions industrial school
for girls, New Mexico deaf and dumb in
stitute, New West academy, Catholic
cathedral and four parish churches, Epis-
copal, Presbyterian, Methodist and Con-
gregational churches, the governors
palace, the archoplscopal residence OF
Archbishop j. B. Salpointe and Archbishop
2. L. Chapelle and many Others, including
first class hotel accommodations, and
several sanitary Institutions for the bene-
fit of health-seekors.
The U. s. court Of private land claima
is in session here throughout most OF the
year, and the arguments therein, inv diving
as they do points of historical and arch
biological interest, are instructive, not
only to the lawyer but to the layinan.
RESOURCES.
Santa Fe county has an area of 1,49s,o 0(
acres and population of about 1900
The city itself contains over 10000 aetna
residents. The valley soils are especially
adapted to fruit raising, and the product
is of the finest flavor and appearances
Peaches sweet as a noctarine, p]ums ant
apricots, large and luscious, apples, pcara
berries and ail the hardy fruits flourish il
abundance, usually commanding better
and more remuneratiya market than ever
the California fruits. The cloud!ess, sun
ny days bring out all their fruity ant
saccharine qualities.
Large mineral deposits, including gold
silver, precious atones, principally thu
turquoise and garnets nearly as fine as ru
bics, and topaz, also; both bituminous an,
anthracite coal are found in giant veins
llS WV tuQb III ~ PniuiAC
veins in the same mine. In addition II
this "Iatural coke" is found.
PROSPECTIVE RESOURCES.
The Chicago Municipal & Inyestmcn
company has completed magniicen
water works system just eaat of town, fur
nishing water under 10 pounds pressure
Anthe modern improvements in the way o
aercation, ETC., are provided. In addition
thereto preliminary work is now bein
conducted on reservoirs and canals tina
will irrigate over 100000 ncres of splen
did land in and around the city. Thes
will undoubtedly be completed within tw
years, as every effort is being made t
hurry their construction.
TIE WATERS OF SANTA rE.
Dr.. J. +. Banter, vice president of tn
American Health Resort association, says
sit is worth travelling miles to drink G
such waters rs flow through this deep GU
in the mountains and supply The city c
Santa Fo for domestic purposes and fo
irrigation of the fruit farms. The waite
is absolutely pure, cold and fresh froI
the melting SHOWS above, or trtcklin
from springs in tho mouuta!n siae. 1t
free from all lime, slkaH or other mgr.
dientS so very injurious to the consuml
tive patient. Such water is great boo
anywhere and at any time, but here, whei
othor features Of sunshine and pure a
combine to produce an ideal climate,
is OF special value"
THE MILITARY POST,
Fl. Marcy, at Santa, Fe is the oldc'
established military station on America
soil. The Spauiards ocoupid it as sue
in 1902. Old Fort Marcy was built b
Gen. Kearney in 1916; and the prcsei
site was occupied in 1850; the post
earrisonsd by headquarters, the bar
and two companies OF the 10th U. S. il
fantry under command of Col. Il.
Pearson; its location here adds greatly
Santa Fe's attractions socially and cor
mercia!ly. Tho military baud stationt
here is one of the best in tho army ar
renders delightful music daily in Il
pubic plaza for the pleasure of citizen
METEOROLOGICAL DATA.
The following is taken from the recor
OF the U. s. weather Office of Santa Fe Fl
1892:
Average temperature. ...................... a
. Average relative humidity. ...,............ 4
Average velocity of wind, miles per hour. o
Total rainfall ....................1 II
Number of cloudless days.
. Number of fair days.....,. .....,,..,.. ......
| Number OF cloudy days....... ..... ......"
| From January l, 1893, to August
1898, the following is the record:
Number of clnulcss days ....................1
Number of fair or partly cloudy. .........
Number of cloudy days.........
Those records speak for themselv,
4 Anyone in search of dry, sunny, sal
/ brious climate can do no better than cor
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