Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-07-25

the archblshop's garden, church of Our
Lady of Guadalupe with its rare old
works of art, the soldiers monument
monument to the Pioneer Pathfinder.
Kit Carson, erected by the G. A. r. d
New Mexico; St. Vincent's hospital.
conducted by the Sisters of Charity, and
the Orphans industrial school; the In
dian training school; Loretto academy
and chapel of Our Lady of Light; --as
Ramona Indian school, St. Catharine's
Indian school.
1t will therefore be seen that while
Santa Fe possesses the delightful climats
OF sanitarium, she is not devoid of in
terest. The health seeker should neyet
go to dull place. Ennui and lstless
ness are the handmaidens of disease.
Here is interest for the studious histor.
ian, 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 inveterately lazy can enjoy
life here also if they have money. To tho
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
the sun by day turn his crest into q
diadem of brilliants. To the west tho
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.
ground for all this aplen1or
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.
Among the more important public IN.
situations located here, in spacious and
attractive modern buildings, are the U.
s. court and federal Office building, the
territorial capitol, st Vincent's SAM.
tarlum, 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.
Michael's college, Loretto academy, Pres.
byterian home missions industrial school
for girls, Now Mexico deaf and dumb in.
stitute, New West academy, Catholic
cathedral and four parish churches, Epis.
copal, Presby terian, Methodist and Con-
gregational churches, the governors
palace, the archeplscopal residence Of
ArchbishopJ. 3. Salpointe and Archbishop
p. l.. Chapelle and many others, including
frst-class hotel accommodations, ard
several sanitary institutions for the bone.
fit of health-seekers.
The U. S. court of private land claims
is in session here throughout most of the
year, and the arguments therein, involving
as they do points of historical aud arch.
geological interest, are instructive, not
only to the lawyer but to tho leyman.
EEsouEoxs.
Santa Fe county has an 0rea of ,498, 900
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 nectarine. plums and
aPricots, large and luscious, apples, pcars,
berries and all the hardy fruits flourish in
abundance, usually commanding Il better
and more remuneratiye market than evea
the California fruits. The c)oudless, sun.
ny days bring out all their fruity and
saccharine qualities.
Large mineral deposits, including gold,
silver, precious stones, principally the
turquoise and garaets nearly rs fine as ru-
bies, and topaz. also; both bituminousan
anthracite coal are found in giant veins.
The two kinds sometimes run in parallel
veins In the same mine. In addition 10
this "uatural coke" is found.
PROSPECTIVE RESOURCES.
The Chicago Municipal l. Investment
has completed magnificent
water works system just east Of town, fur.
nishing water under 40 pounds pressure.
Ali the N odern improvements in the way OF
sereation, etc, are provided. In addition
thereto preliminary work is now being
on reservoirs and canals that
will irrigate over 100000 acres of SPLEEN
did land in and around the city. These
will undoubtedly be completed within two
gears, rs every effort Is being made to
hurry their construction.
TIE WATERS OF SANTA p.
DR.. ]. F. Danter, vice president of the
American Health Resort association, says.
at is worth travelling miles to drink Of
such waters as flow through this deep cut
in the mountains and supply the city OF
Santa Fe for domestic purposes and for
Of the fruit farms. The water
is absolutely pure, cold and fresh from
the melting SHOWS above. or trickiinr
from springs in the mountain side. 1t 10
free from all lime, alkali or other incre-
dieuts 80 very injurious to the consump.
iua Gp,.b -nta 80,
anywhere and at any time, but here, where
other features of sunshine and pure an
to produce an ideal climate, il
is of special value"
THE MILITARY posr,
Ft. Marcy, at Santa, Fe is the oldest
established military station on Ame ,icau
soil. The Spani.rds occupid it as such
in 1902. Old Fort Marcy was built ~
Gen. Kearney in 1916; and the prcsens
site was occupied in 1850; the post 10
garrisoned by headquarters, the band
and two companies of the 10th u. 8. in.
fantry under command Of Col. f. p.
Pearson; it's location here adds greatly to
Santa Yes attractions socially and com.
mercially. The military band stationed
gore IS one OF tne oeSs ~ sne army ana
renders delightful music daily in the
public plaza for the pleasure of clvizenA
NEUROLOGICAL DATA
The following is taken from the records
IF the U. 8. weather Office of Santa Fe fos
1892:
Average temperature, ..................... ~
Average relative humidity. .......... <,.9
average velocity of wind miles per hour. 07S
Total rainfall
Number Of cloudless days. q.
Number of fair days. ............ ...... 81
Number OF cloudy days........ ............ y
From January l, 1898, to August II
1898, the following is the record:
Number of clcaless days .................io
Number Of fair OF, parity cloudy.........