Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-10-15
ATEWAY OF THE PECOS NATIONAL PARK.

the g. A. r. Of New Mexico; st. Vincent's
hospital, conducted by the Sisters ofCharity,
and the Orphans industrial school, the In
Ian training school; Loretto academy and
chapel of Our Lady Of Light; the Ramona
Indian school, St. Catharine's Indian school.
1t will therefore be seen that while Santa
Fe possesses the delightful climate of san
itarium, she is not devoid of interest The
health seeker should never go to dull
place. Ennui an, listlessness are the hand
maidens of disease. Here is interest for the
studious historian, the gay sportsman or the
mere sightseer. you have energy enough
to move around you can not be dull amid
such surroundings.
NATURAL BEAUTY.
Even the moderately 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 the sun by day turn
his crest into diadem Of brilliants To the
west the Jemez and Vale mountains,
scarcely less grand than The Santa Fe range
reflect the sunsets in a hundred gl1.
tones, while their purple bases lend all ideaA
background for all the splendor.
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
Among the most important public institu-
tons located here, in spacious and attractive
modern buildings, are the U. s. court and
federal office building, st. Vincents san.
itarium, territorial penitentiary, New
Mexico orphans training school, st. Vim.
cents charity hospital, U. 8. govern.
ment Indian school, Ramona memorial in.
stitute for Indian girls, st. Catharine Indian
boys training school, Fort Marcy barracks,
st. Michael's college, Loretto academy,
Presbyterian home mission industrial
school for girls, New Mexico deaf and dumb
institute, Catholic cathedral and four parish
churches, Episcopal, Presbyterian, Meth.
odist and Congregational churches the gov.
ernor's palace, the archepiscopal residence
of Archbishop ?. L. Chapelle and
many others, including first-cIass hotel
accommodations, and several sanitary insti.
tutions for the benefit of health.seekors.
The U. S. court ofprivate land claims is in
session here throughout most of the year,
and the arguments therein, involving as
they do points Of historical and archaeology
ical interest, are instructive, not only to the
lawyer but to the layman,
RESOURCES.
Santa Fe county has an area of !, 49s, 600
acres and population of about 1900 The
city itself contains over 10000 actual res
idents. The valley soils are especially
adapted to fruit raising, and the product is
of the finest flavor and appearances. Peaches
sweet as a nectarine, plums and apricots,
large and luscious, apples, pears berries and
all the hardy fruits flourish in abundance
usually commanding better and more re-
munerative market than even the California
fruits. The cloudless sunny days bring out
all their fruity and saccharine qualities
Large mineral deposits, including gold,
silver precious stones, principally the
turquoise and garnets nearly as fine as ru.
bies, and topaz, also; both btuminous and
anthracite coal are found in giant veins.
The two kinds sometimes run in parallel
veins in the same mine. In addition to
this natural coke" is found.
PROSPECTIVE HEsoURoEs.
The Chicago Municipal & Investment
company has completed . magnificent
water works system just east of town, fur
nishing water under lao pounds pressure.
All the modern improvements in the way Of
aereation, etc. are provided. In addition
thereto preliminary work is now being con-
iucted on reservoirs and canals that will
rrigate over 100000 acres of splendid land
in and around the city. These will I'M
be completed within two years,
as every effort is being made to hurry their
THE WATERS OF SANTA FE.
DR.. ]. F. Banter, 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 irri.
cation of the fruit farms. The water is alb.
solutly pure, cold and fresh from the melt.
ing SHOWS above, or trickling from springs
in The mountain side. 1t is free from all
lime, alkali or other ingredients so very in
furious to the consumptive patient. Such
water is great boon anywhere and at any
time, but here, where other features of sun.
shine and pure air combine to produce an
IDEAL climate, it is of special value"
THE MILITARY POST.
IT. Marcy, at Santa Fe, is the Oldest es.
.ablished military station ON American soil.
The Spaniards occupid it as such in 1902.
Old Fort Marcy was built by Gen. Kearney
n 1S46; and the present site was occupied in
1850; the post is garrisoned by headquarters.
he band and two companies of the 10th U,
J. infantry under cammand Of Col. +. P.
Pearson; its location here adds greatly to
Santa FEES attractions socially and com.
nercially. The military band stationed
lere is one of the best in the army and
'enders delightful music daily in the public
,laza for the pleasure of citizens.
METEOROLOGICAL DATA.
The following il taken from the records
If the o. .. weather Office Of Santa Fe for
$685.
Highest temperature duffn1 year, Julyi. $50
lowest temperature during year, Dec. 3d.. so
annual mean daily range ......... 2i.a
Iyersge relative humidity, Per oent...... S
Total rainfall 49,. Hal
NUMBER Of cioMdiess days . '. a3s
lumber Of fair days .................. :. 80
lumber OF cloudy days. 81
ANNUAL mean cloudiness, per cent ...... 81
From, January l, 1894. to May 10, 1894, the
Is the record:
lumber Of cloudless dAys... .................n
humber of fair or partly cloudy. ............l3
Number OF cloudy days...... ..............l7