Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-10-29
.TEWAY OF THE PECOS NATIONAL PARK.

the O. A. R. of New Mexico st. Vincent's
hospital, conducted by the Sisters ofCharty,
and the Orphans industrial school, the In
Ian 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 a san.
itarium, she is not devoid of interest. The
health seeker should never go to 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. Hyou 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 slopng 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 diadcm ofbrilliants. To the
west the Jemez and Vale mountains.
scarcely less grand than ,ie Santa Fe range
reflect the sunsets in hundred c1,.
tones, while their purple bases lend an ideal
background for all the splendor.
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.
Among the most important public institu-
tons located here, in spacious and attractive
modern hui1dipoc oro tbo II Q ,o,,.. go i
federal office building, st. Ninccnt's san.
itarium, 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
churches, Episcopal, Presbyterian, Meth.
odist and Congregational churches, the GOV.
ernor's palace the archepiscopa residence
of Archbishop P. L. Chapele and
many Others, including first-class hotel
accommodations, and several sanitary nsti.
tutions for the benefit of health-seckers.
The U. 5. 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 archaeoloa-
ical interest, are instructive, Not only to the
lawyer but to the layman
RESOURCES.
Santa Fe county has an area of ,40S, 600
| acres and population of about II 900. 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, plums 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 fine as ru.
bles, 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 RESOURCES.
company has completed magnificent
water works system just east of town, fur
nishing wafer 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 &c., 900 acres of splendid land
in and around the city. These will I'M
doubtedly be completed within two years,
as every effort is being made to hurry their
construction.
THE WATERS OF SANTA FEE.
DR.. J. r. Banter, vice president of the
American Health Resort association, says;
ut is worth travelling miles to drink of
such waters a, flow through this deep cut
in the mountains and supply the city o.
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, akal 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.
tablished military station on American soil.
The Spaniards occupid it as 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 u,
s. infantry under cammand of Col. Il. p
Pearson; its location here adds greatly to
Santa Fes attractions socially and com.
mercially. The military band stationed
renders delightful music daily in the public
plaza for the pleasure of citizens
METEOROLOGICAL DATA.
The following il taken from the records
ofths U. .. weather ofAcs of Santa Te for
1893
Highest temperature during year. July i. so
Lowest temperature during year, Dec. 80. 80
Annual mean daily range. H4
4 Average velocity of wind, miles per hour. W
Total rainfall ACKNOWLEDGEMENT %
Number Of cfoudess days .... ..........,. as5
NNumper Q! Iatr DAYS .................,-. y
Annual mean cloudiness, per cent ....... 81
From January l, 1894, to Nay is, 1894, the
following is the record:
Number of cloudless days. ....,........H
Number OF fair or partly cloudy ............4s
Number OF cloudy days. ...........H
These records speak for themselves. ANY.
one in search Of 0 dyP, sunny, eslubriOus