Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-07-13

O-ga-p'ho-ge, but it was abandoned
before Coronado's tins. The Spanish town
of Santa Fe was founded In 1905, it is there
fore the second oldest European settlement
still eKtant in the United States. In 1904
came the first venturesome American trader
tho forerunner of the great line Of mer.
chants who have made traifi c over the Santa
Fo trail, worldwide in its celebrity.
CITY OF SANTA Pc.
Tbs city lies in charming nook OIL the
west side Of the Santa Fe 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 IL the
center of the valley at the mouth of a pictur.
eEqus canon, the chief entrance to the Pecou
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,Ses feet. Its
populstinn is 1850. 1t has good schools and
churches. There Is en- excellent system Of
water works. The city is lighted with gas
toric interest Than any other place on the
NORTH American contjnent. Land may be
purchased st prices to emit the rich or the
poor. Five acrea in Santa Ta or vicinity
will produce moro than can be produced
anywhere else In tie world. Our markets
are close at hand and we can successfully
compete with any other locality. Sinte the
FIRST frait tree was planted in the Santa Fe
valley there has been but one failure in the
fruit crop. What place, what country can
approach this record?
PUBLIC INsTrTUTIoNs
Among thu more important public !nsti.
tutions located here, in spacious and attrsc-
tive modern buildings, are the 0. IS. court
and federal offics building, the territorial
c&p;tol. ST. Vincent's sanitarium, territorial
penitentiary, New Mexico orphans training
school. St. Vincent's charity hospital, U. 8.
government Indian school, Ramona memo
rial institute for Indian girls, St. Catherine
Indian boys training school, Fort Marcy
barracks, st. MichasPs college, Ioretto acad.
erny, pIesbytsrian home missions industrial
school for girls, New Mexico deaf and dumb
institute, New West academy, Catholic
cathedral and four parish churches, Epis-
copsl Presby ter.an, Methodist and Con-
gregational churches, the governors palaces,
The archspiscopal residence Of Archbishop.
3. ealpointe and Bishop P. l.. Chapells
and many others, including first-class hotel
accommodations and several sanitary in.
ctitutions for the benef; Of health.seakers.
RESOURCES.
Santa ys county las an area OF LAOS, OC5
acres and population Of 1000. The prin.
cipsl occupations are mining, sheep and cat
tie raising, truck farming and fruit growing.
The valley soils are especially adapted to
horticulture and there is az hand never
filling market IL The nialng CAMPS.
In tho southern portion of the county
mining forms the principal industry. the
large deposits OF coal, lead, silyer, iron, coy
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 sANrrAR1uN.
But il is to Santa Fe's superior climatic
advantages, and its fame as natures most
potent healing power as cure for consump-
ton and other pulmonary disease that Santa
Te 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, ore, according to the best
medical testimony, altitude, dryness, equs-
bllity of temperature, light and sunshine,
end porous soil. Moreover, If possible,
these must be sought in localities interesting
end attractive where variety and occapa-
tion laay be had, and the social advantages
ere good.
An eminent German authority says: 1.-THE
altitude most favorable to the human organ
sm Is about 2,oA0 msten," somswhat mosv
esan e.c0e fses.