Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-03-28


Hadley, Elias $. Slower, Amado Chaves
Prof. P ;. Schneider,
Supt of P ablic Instruction. .Amado Chaves
HISTORICAL.
Santa Fe the city of the Holy Faith of St.
Francis, is the capital of New Mexico, trade
center, sanitarium and Archepiscopal sec.
An Indian Pueblo had existed On the site pre-.
vous to the 10Th century. Its name waa
O.ga- p'ho-ge, but it was abandoned
before Coronado's time. The Spanish town
of Santa Fe was founded in 1905, it is there
fore the second Oldest European settlement
etill extan, in the United States. In 1894
came the first venturesone American trader
the forerunner of the great line of ner-
chants who have made traffic over the Santa
Fe trail, worldwide in it's celebrity.
CITY OF SANTA rE.
The city lies in charming nook on the
west side of the Santa Fee 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 tie
center of the valley at the mouth of a pctur.
esque canon, the chief entrance to the Pecos
National Park, and through which runs tia
Rio Santa Fe, a beautiful mountain stream,
having its rise in the Santa Fe range of
mountains. Its elevation is G, S6s 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. 1t has more points OF his
toric interest than any other place on tbs
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. Since the
hrst frAit tree was planted in the Santa Fee
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 insti.
tutions located here, in spacious and attrac.
tive modern buildings are the U. 8. court
and federal Office building the territorial
capitol. St. Vincent's sanitarium, 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
Indian boys training school, Fort Marcy
barracks, st. Michael's college, Loretto acad.
envy, Presbyterian home missions industrial
school for girls, New Mexico deaf and dumb
institute, New West academy, Catholic
cathedral and four parish churches, Eps
copa, Presbyterian, Methodist and Con
gregational churches, the governors Palace.
the archepiscopal residence OF Archbishop.
B. Salpointe and Bishop P. l.. Chapele
and many others, including first-class hotel
accommodations, and several sanitary in.
situations for the benefit of health seekers.
RESOURCES.
Santa Fe county les an area of 1,49s,0OC
acres and population of 5000. The prin-
cipal occupations are mining, sheep and cat.
tie raising, truck farming and fruit growing.
The valley soils are especially adapted to
horticulture and there is al hand never
falling market in the mining camps.
In the southern PARTON 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
ly noted for their richness.
THE WORLDS sAN1rARruM.
But it 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
Fe bases its great future upon. The highest
American medical authorities concede the
superior advantages of the ci!y's location.
The requisites of climate curative of
consumption, are, according to the lest
medical testimony, attitude, dryness, equa.
bility of temperature. light and sunshine,
and a porous soil. Moreover, if possible,
these must be sought in localities interesting
snG attractive where variety and occl,a.
lion nay be had, and the social advantages
ere good.
An eminent German authority says: "Ths
sltitude most favorable to the human organ.
lem is about 2,0o0 METERS" somewhat mors
han $500 feet