Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-03-03

monument to the Pioneer Path-Finder.
Kit Carson, erected by the G. A. r, OF
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; the
Ramona Indian school, st. Catharines
Indian school.
1t will therefore be seen that while
Santa Fe possesses the delightful climate
of sanitarium, she is not devoid of in
terest. The health seeker should never
so to dull place. Ennui and listless
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 inveterstely lazy can enjoy
life here also if they have money. To the
east Old Badly lifts a 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 a
diadem of brilliants. 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
ground for all this splendor.
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.
Among the more important public in-
situations located here, in spacious and
attractive modern buildings, are the U.
3. court and federal Office building, the
territorial capitol, St. Vincent's sani-
tarium, territorial penitentary, New Mex.
leo orphans training school, St. Vincent's
charity hospital, U. S. government Indian
school, Ramona memorial institute for
Indian girls, st. Catherine Indian BOYS
training school, Fort Marcy barracks, St.
Mlchael's college, Loretto academy, Pres
byterian home missions industrial school
for girls, New Mexico deaf and dumb in.
stltute, New West academy, Catholic
cathedral and four parish churches, Epis.
copal, Presbyterian, Methodist and Con-
gregational churches, the governors
palace, the archeplscopal residence @,
Archbishop. B. Salpointe and Archbishop
T. L. Chapelle and many others, including
first-class hotel accommodations, and
several sanitary institutions for the bens-
fit of health-seekers.
The U. s. court of private land claims
ls in session here throughout most of the
year, and the arguments therein, involving
as they do points of historical and arch
Biological interest, are instructive, not
only to the lawyer but to the layman.
RESOURCES.
Santa Fe county has an orea of / ,49s, 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
= OF the finest flavor and appearances.
Peaches sweet as nectarine, plums and
'pricots, large and luscious, apples, pears,
berries and all the hardy fruits flourish in
abundance, usually commanding better
md more remunerative market than ever
he California fruits. The c]oudless, sun.
" days bring out all their fruity and
qualities.
Large mineral deposits, including gold.
'ilver, precious stones, principally tho
turquoise and garnets nearly as fine as ru.
pies, and topaz, also; both bituminous and
anthracite coal are found in giant veins.
The two kinds sometimes run in parallel
'elns In the same mine. In addition to
his natural coke" is found.
PROSPECTIVE RxsouRoEs,
The Chicago Municipal q Investment
ompany has completed a magnificent
'ater works system just east of town, fur
ishing water under 40 pounds pressure.
III the modern Improvement the way of
creation, ETC., are provided. In addition
hereto preliminary work is now being
onducted on reservoirs and canals that
i'll lrrigate over 100000 acres of splsn-
Id land in and around the city. These
ill undoubtedly be completed within two
ears, as every effort IL being made to
urry their construction.
TIE WATERS OF SANTA n.
Dr.. ]. F. Danter, vice president of the
merican Health Resort association, says,
ut is worth travelling miles to drink of
UGH waters as flow through this deep cut
the mountains and supply the city OF
anita Fe for domestic purposes and for
of the fruit farms. The water
absolutely pure, sold and fresh from
10 melting SHOWS above, or tricklinu
'om springs in the mountain side. It is
zee from all lime, alkali or other inpre-
tents SO very I'M furious to the consump.
We patient. Such water is great boon
lywhere and at any time, but here, wher.
her features of sunshine and pure ar
'mbine to produce an ideal climate, il
of special value"
TIE MILITARY POST,
I. Marcy, at Santa, Fe is the oldest
Established military station on American
Ill. The Spaniards occupid it as such
1902. Old Fort Marcy was built ~
en-. Kearney in 1916; and the present
to was occupied in 1850; the post is
'rrisoned BY headquarters, the band
ID two companies of the 10th U. 8. ia,
ntry under command of Col. Il. r.
snrson; its location here adds greatly to
Inta Fe's attractions socially and com.
ercially. The military band stationed
re is one of the best ip the army ,yand
nders delightful music daily IN the
'blic plaza for the pleasure of ci.izens
METEOROLOGICAL DATA.
The following is taken from the records
the U. 8. weather Office of Santa Fe for
%:
erage relative humidity, ' ''' IA
erage velocity of wind miles per hour. on
mber OF cioadiess days ....,........
mber of fair days. .,,,,,....., 81
inber OF cloudy days........ ............. 70
From January 1, 1893, to August Ia
Do, the following is the record:
mber of cloaless days .,,,,i0
mber OF fair OF. partly cloudy. ......... "a
mber Of cloudy days. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ID
These records speaE for themselves
!yone in search Of dry, sunny, se,u.
ious climate can Do no better than ooins
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