Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-11-03
THE GATEWAY OF THE PEC0S NATIONAL PARK
Other Rssouroes-some Statistics Which Her to
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The 9. A. R. Of New Mexico; st. vincent's
hospital, conducted by the Sister. 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 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. Ifyou 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 day turn
his crest into diadem of brilliants. 10 the
west the Jemez and Vale mountains,
scarcely less grand than The Santa Fe range
reflect the sunsets in hundred glu.
tones, while their purple bases lend an ideaf
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 SAIL
itarum, territorial penitentiary, New
Mexico orphans training school, st. Vim.
cents charity hospital, U. s. 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
Episcopal, Presbyterian, Meth.
odist and Congregational churches, the gov
ernor palace, the archepiscopal residence
Of Archbishop P. L. Chapelle and
many Others, including first-class hotel
and several sanitary insti.
buttons for the benefit of health. seekers.
The U. >. court u private land claims is in
they do points of historical and archaeolog.
cal interest, are instructive, Not only to the
lawyer but to the layman,
RESOURCES.
Santa Fe county has an area of 1,49S,0o0
acres and . population of about 1900. The
city itself contains over 10000 actual res
idents. The valley soils are especially
adapted 70 fruit raising, and the product is
of the finest favor and appearances. Peaches
sweet as 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 cioudless, 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 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 RxsouRoKs.
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
aereation, etc., are provided. In addition
thereto preliminary work 10 now being con.
Quoted on reservoirs and canals that will
irrigate over 100, 900 acres of splendid land
in and around the city. These will un.
doubtedly be completed within two years,
as every effort is being made to hurry their
construction.
THE wAT1Rs OF SANTA II.
Dr.. J. r. 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
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 amy
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.
#. Marcy, at Santa Fe, is the Oldest es'
tablished military station on American soil.
The Spaniards occupid it a. such in 1902.
Old Fort Marcy was built by Gen. Kearney
in 1s4e; and the present site was occupied in
1885, the post is garrisoned by headquarters.
the band and two companies OF the 10th Y,
8. infantry under cammand OF Col. r. r.
Pearson; its location here adds greatly to
Santa Fe's attractions socially and com.
meroially. The military band stationed
here 10 one of the best in the army and
renders delightful music daily in the public
plaza for the pleasure Of citizens.
METEOROLOGICAL DATA.
The following u taken from the records
of the .. .. weather eaaos Of Santa Fe for
1885,
hishess temperature dufin1 year, julyi. 50.
Lowest tempereturs during year, Dec. 3d.. SO
Average relative Sumidisy. R.r cent 49,. ss
Aysrs.e velocity OF wind nns' per hour az e
S SS1ai ss, ~ sIoSdi..: ds;; ss
Number Of faiv days .......... .......-. =. ~
Number OF cloudy days. ."............... q
Annual fAean cloudiness, per cent ...... 81
Frem January 1, 1894. to Nay IL, 1904, the
following 10 the record:
Number Of cloudless dAys., ..................n
Number Of fair or partly aeudy. ...........ls
Number Of cloudy dAys. ........... ...........i7
These records speak ~ themselves. Any.
one in search Of . d SNnny, .lAlubri0ul