Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-01-20

the church museum at the new cathedral,
the archblshop's garden, church of Our
Lady of Guadalupe with its rare old
works of art the soldiers monument,
to the Pioneer Path-Tinler,
Kit Carson, erected by the &. A. Il. OF
New Mexico; st. Vinceut's hospital,
conducted by the Sisters of Charity, and
the Orphans industrial school; the In
dian training school; Loretto academy
ami chapel of Our Lady of Light; ths
Ramona Indian school, St. Cathar,ne's
Indian school.
1t will therefore De seen that while
Santa Fe possesses the delightful climate
of a sanitarium, she is not devoid of in
terest. The health seeker should never
go to dull place. Ennui and listess
ness are the handmaidens Of disease.
Here is interest for the etudious histor.
ian, the gay sportsman or the mere sight
seer. If you have energy enough to move
around yon can not be dull amid such
surroundings.
EATUEAL BEAUTY.
Even the inyeterstely lazy can enjoy
life here also if they have money. To the
east Old Badly lifts snowy dome in
winter, and bis steeply sloping forested
sides in summer rival his winter beauty.
In the winter the full moon at night and
the sun by day turn his crest into g
diadem of brliianty. TO the west the
Jemez 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
yroupI for oil this sp1epGpr
PUEBLO INSTITUTIONS.
Among the more important public in
stitutions located here, in spacious and
attractive modern buildings, are the y.
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, is. government Indian
school, Ramona memorial institute for
Indian girls, St. Catherine Indian boys
training school, Fort Marcy barracks, st.
Michaels college, Loretto academy, Pres
byterian home missions industrial school
for girls, New Mexico deaf aud dumb in
stitute, New West academy, Catholic
cathedral and four parish churches, Epis.
copal, Presb terrain, Methodist and Con-
u
palace, the archeplscopal residence of
Archbishop. B.Salpointe and Archbishop
P. i. Chapelle and many others, including
frst-cless hotel accommodations, and
several sanitary institutions for the bene-
tit of heaith-seekers.
The U. s. court of private land claims
is in session here throughout most of the
year. and theargrnents therein, Involving
as they do points Of historical aud arch
geological interest, are Instructive, not
only to the lawyer but to the layman.
RESOURCES.
Santa Fe county has an area of 1,49S,G00
acres and population OF about 1900.
The city itself contains over 10000 actual
residents. The valley soils are especially
adapted to fruit raising, and the product
is OF the finest favor and appearances.
Peaches sweet as a rectarino, piuIs and
apricots, large aud luscious, apples, peara,
berries ard all the hardy fruits flourish in
abundance, usually commanding better
and more renlunerGtiye f;laraet than even
tho California fruits. T'hs cloudless, sun
ny days bring out all their fruity and
saccharine qualities.
Large mineral deposits, intending gold,
silver, precious stones. principally the
turquoise and garnets nearly as fine as ra-
bies, and topaz, also; both bituminous aud
anthracite coal are found in giant veins.
The two kinds sometimes run in parallel
veins in the same mine. In addition TO
this 'natu-a. coke" is found.
PROSPECTIVE RESOURCES.
The Chicago Municipal & investments
company has completed magnificent
water works system just east of town, fur
nishing water under 40 pounds pressure.
Alltbe modern improvements i'll this way Of
nereation. etc, are provided. In addition
thereto preliminary work is now being
conducted on reservoirs and canals that
will irrigate over 100000 acres of splen-
did land in and around the city. These
will undoubtedly be completed within two
years, as every effort is being made to
hurry their construction.
THE WATERS OF SANTA rE.
Dr.. j. F. Banter, vice president of tina
American Health Resort association, says:
''It is worth travelling miles to drink OF
such waters az flow through this deep cut
in the mountains and supply the city of
Santa Fe for domestic purposes and for
irrigation of the fruit farms. The water
is absolutely pure, cold and fresh from
the melting SHOWS above, or trickling
from springs in the mountain side. It is
free from all lime, all.ali or other ingre-
dien:s so very injurious to the consump-
tive patient. Such water is a great boon
1, rkb
other features of sunshine and pure air
combine to produce TN ideal climate, il
is Of special value"
THE MILITARY POST,
II. Marcy, at Santa, Fe is the oldest
established military station on American
soil. The Spaniards occupid it az such
in 1902. Old Fort Marcy was built ay
Gen. Kearney in 1916: and the present
site was occupied in 1850; the post ia
garrisoned by headquarters, the band
and two companies of the 10th U. s. in
fantry under command of Col. L. p.
Pearson; its location here adds greatly to
Santa F.'s attractions socially and COM
merciailY. The military band statiUntt
hcre is one of the best in the army ana
ienders delightful music daily i'll the
public plaza for the pleasure of citizens.
METEOROLOGICAL DATA.
The following il taken from the records
Of the u. s. weather Office of Santa Fe for
1882:
Average temperature .............,....... 4al
Average relative humidity. ............... 1870
Average velocity of wind miles per hour. OIL
Tota! rainfall
Number Of c,oudess days -.
Number OF fair days.. $3.50. ............ "
Number OF cloudy days. ........ ~
From January 1, 1898, to August Is,
1898, the following is the record:
Number of clouless days .1l3
Number Of fair OF. partly Cloudy. g.
Nn,nhnv rf cloudy dave IL