Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-10-25

IAe ". u. N. OF new MEXICO; st. NlncentS
hospital, conducted by the Sisters of Charity,
and the Orphans industrial school; the In.
Nan 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 san.
ltarium, she is not devoid of interest. The
health seeker should never go to a 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 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 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 briliants. TO the
west the Jemez and Vale mountains,
scarcely less grand than The Santa Fe range
reflect the sunsets in hundred gI1.
tones, while their purple bases lend an idea'
background for all the splendor.
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.
Among the most important public instit,:-
tons located here, in spacious and attractiv.
modern buildings, are the U. s. court and
federal office building, st. Vincent's san.
itarium, territorial penientiary, New
Mexico orphans training school, st. Vim.
cents cAasity hospital, U. 8. govern.
ment Indian school, Ramona memorial in.
stitute for Indian girls, st. Catharine Indian
boys training school, Fort Marcy barracks,
st. Michaeps 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 palace, the archepiscopal residence
OF Archbishop P. L. Chapelle and
! accommodations, and several sanitary insti.
| tutions for the benefit Of health.seekers.
| The Z. S. court fprivate land claims is in
session here throughout most of the year,
and the arguments therein, involving as
| they do points Of historical and archaeolog.
zeal interest, are instructive, Not only to tile
lawyer but to the layman,
RESOURCES.
Santa Fe county has an area of /, 49S, OOG
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 nectarine, plunls 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 iine as ru.
bies, and topaz, also; both bituminous 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.
rRosrrcr1vE RESOURCES.
NE Chicago Municipal 4 Investment
company has completed = magnificent
water works system just east of town, fur.
nshing 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-
Quoted on reservoirs and canals that will
irrigate over loo, 900 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
construction.
THE WATERS OF SANTA Fl.
Dr.. J. r. Banter, 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
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 tree 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.
Fl. Marcy, at Santa Fe, is the Oldest es.
tablshed military station on American soil.
The spaniards occupid it as such in 1902.
Old Fort Marcy was built by Gen. Kearney
in 1916; and the present site was occupied in
1850; the post is garrisoned by headquarters.
the band and two companies of the 10th U,
8. infantry under cammand of Col. +. p
Pearson; its location here adds greatly to
Santa Fe's attractions socially and com.
The military band stationed
here is ono of the best in the army and
renders delightful music daily in the public
plaza for the pleasure of citizens.
METEOROLOGICAL DATA.
The following is taken from the records
Of the o. 9. weather o6los Of Santa Fe for
1885,
Average temperature. 49.4
Highest temperature during year, July4. 500
Lowest temperature during year, Dec. 3d.. so
4 annual mean DAILY range. .............. Ella
Average velocity OF wind, miles per hour. ~
Number Of eioudiess day: 1885,. Us
Number OF fair days .................... =. 80
lumber OF cloudy days. $50. ............. 81
Annual moan cloudiness, per cent ....... 81
From January 1, 1894, to May Is, 1894, the
is the record:
Number Of cloudless days..
Number OF cloudy days. .....................L7
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