Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-11-02
THE GATEWAY OF THE PEC0S NATIONAL PARK.
Other Rssources-Some Statistics Which Show Her
Stand Without a Rival

the @. A. R. Of New Mexico; st. vincent's
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. 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 90 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. fyou 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 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 dav turn
his crest into diadem of briliants. To the
west the Jemez and Vale mountains,
scarcely less grand than the Santa Fe range
reject the sunsets in a hundred gu.
tones, while their purple bases lend an ideaT
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. Vincent's san.
itarium. territorial penitentiary, New
Mexico orphans training school, st. Vim.
cents charity hospital, U. 8. govern.
ment Indian school, Ramona memorial in.
sttute 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's palace, the archepiscopal residence
of Archbishop P. L. Chapelle and
many Others, including frst-class hotel
accommodations, and several sanitary insti.
tutions for the benefit of health.seekers
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 archaeolog.
ical interest, are instructive, Not only to the
lawyer but to the layman,
RESOURCES.
Santa Fe county has an area of / 49S, COG
acres and population of about II 900. The
city itself contains over 10000 actual res.
ident. The valley soils are especially
adapted to fruit raising, and the product 10
of the finest flavor and appearances. Peaches
sweet asa nectarine, plums and apricots,
large and luscious, apples, pears, berries and
all the hardy fruits flourish in abundance
usually commanding better and more re.
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 las 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.
PROSPECTIVE assouRoxs.
The Chicago Municipal 4 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
,ereation, ETC., are provided In addition
thereto preliminary work is now being con.
Quoted on reservoirs and canals that will
rrisate over 900 acres of splendid land
10 and around the city. These will un.
loubtedly be completed within two years,
IS every effort is being made to hurry their
THE WATERS OF SANTA n.
Dr.. J. =. Dantsr, vice president Of the
American Health Resort association, says;
ut 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
lime, alkali or other ingredients so very in.
furious to the consumptive patient. Such
water is great boon anywhere and at any
lime, but here, where other features of sun.
shine and pure air combine to produce all
deal climate, it is of special value"
THE MILITARY POST.
IT. Marcy, at Santa Fe, is the oldest IS.
ablished military station on American soil.
The Spaniards occupid it Is such in 1902.
Did Fort Marcy was built by Gen. Kearney
n ls4e; 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. Z. p.
oearson; its location here adds greatly 10
santa Fe's attractions socially and com.
nsrcially. The military band stationed
lere il one Of the best in the army and
endsrs delightful music daily in the public
,lass for the pleasure of citizens.
METEOROLOGICAL DATA.
The following IL taken from the records
# the o. Q. weashsr Once of Santa Fe for
So&
iishsss temperature during y:.r, .j;ulyi. So
.owest temperature during year, Dec. &c.. SO
annual mean daily ranger. ........... 2.4
lverage relative humidity, Per cent?. 30
vsssrs ,ys;|oSisy Of wind miles psr hour
lum Der u ciondie.: day.; "a
lumber Of fair days ................... .. ~
lumber OF cloudy days. 81
Annual mean oloudiness, per cent $3.50. II
From January 1, 1894. to Nay Is. 1894, the
ollowing 10 the record:
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