Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-02-12

the cnufcn museum at the new cathedral,
the archbishop'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. 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. Catharine's
Indian school.
1t will therefore be seen that while
Santa Fe possesses the delightful climate
of sanitarium, she is not devoid of iu-
terest. The health seeker should never
go 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 inveterately lazy can enjoy
life here also if they have money. To tbs
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 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
stitutions located here, in spacious and
attractive modern buildings, are the U.
s. court and federal office building, the
territorial capitol, st. Vincents sani-
tarium, territorial penitentiary, New Mex
leo orphans training school, St. Vincent's
charity hospit'l, us. government Indian
school, Ramona memorial institute for
Indian girls, st. Catherine Indian boys
training school, Fort Marcy barracks, st.
Michaefs college, Loretto academy, Pres
byterian home missions industrial school
for girls, New Mexico deaf and dumb in
stitute, New West academy, Catholic
cathedral and four parish churches, Epis-
copal, Presbyterian, Methodist and Con-
gregational churches, tho governors
palace, the archeplscopnl residence Of
Archbishop. B. Salpointe and Archbishop
P. i. Chapelle and many others, including
frst-class hotel accommodations, and
several sanitary institutions for the beIe-
fit of health-seekers.
The U. S. court of private land claims
is in session here throughout most of the
year, aud the arguments therein, involving
as they do points of historical and arch
geological interest, are instructive, not
only to the lawyer but to the layman.
RESOURCES.
Santa Fe county has ar crea Of ,498 00O
acres and population of about 1900
The city itself contains over 10,GG0 actual
residents. The valley soils are especially
adapted to fruit raising, and the product
is of the finest flavor ana appearances
Peaches sweet as n necterine, plums and
apricots, large and luscious, apples, pears,
berries and all the hardy fruits flourish in
abundance, usually commanding c better
and more remunerative market than even
the California fruits. The cjuudess, SUR
ny days bring out ali their fruity and
saccharine qualities.
Large mineral deposits. including god,
silver, precious stones, principally tbs
turquoise and garnets nearly as fine as ru-
bies, and topaz also; both bituIninous 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 RESOURCES.
The Chicago Municipal & Investment
company has completed magnificent
water works system just east of town, fur.
nishing water under 40 pounds pressure
Ali the modern improvements in the way OF
aereation, 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.
i THE WATERS OF SANTA re.
Dr.. j. T. Danter, vice president of tho
American Health Resort association, says:
at is worth travelling miles to drink Of
such waters as flow through this deep cut
|
, Santa Te for domestic purposes ard for
irrigation of the fruit farms. The wafer
is absolutely pure, cold and fresh fro.n
the melting SHOWS above, or trucking
from springs in the mountain side. 1t is
free from all lime, alkali or other ingre.
dients so very injurious to the consump.
tive patient. Such water is great boon
anywhere and at any time, but here, where
other features of sunshine and pure al,
combine to produce an ideal climate, il
is of special value"
THE MILITARY POST,
} Fl. Marcy, at Santa, Fe is the oldes
established military station on American
: soil. The Spaniards occupid it as such
in 1902. Old Fort Marcy was built hy
: Gen. Kearney In 1916; and the present
site was occupied in 1850; the post il
garrisoned by headquarters, the band
; and two companies of the 10th U. =. in
fantry under command of Gel. +. p
Pearson; its location here adds greatly t.
Santa Fe's attractions social and com
mercially. The military band stationed
here is one of the best il the army ant
! renders delightful music daily in tn,
; public plaza for the pleasure Of c,.izens
METEOROLOGICAL DATA.
= The following is taken from the rccorGI
: of the U. 8. weather Office of Santa Fe fol
a 1892:
Average temperature. ..................... ~.
3 Average relative humidity ...,........ A..
+ Average velocity of wind miles per hour. o.,
, Total rainfall II
Number of cloudless days. .................. q
!. Number OF fair days. =. ............ 9
Number of cloudy days....... ............. q
From January l, 1898, to August Is
/ 1898, the following is the record:
: Number Of cloaless days .......... .........iG
: Number of fair OF. partly cloudy.......-. 9
Number Of cloudy days. Il
. These records speak for themselves