Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-11-13
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the g. A. R. Of New Mexico; St. Vincent's
hospital, conducted by the Sisters ofCharity,
and the Orphans industrial school, the III
ian training school; Loretto academy and
chapel of Our Lady of Light; the lannon's.
Indian school, St. Catharine's Indian school,
1t will therefore be seen that while Santa
Fe possesses the delightful climate OF san
tarum, she is not devoid of interest The
health seeker should never go to a dull
place Ennui an lstlessness are the hand
maidens of disease. Here is interest for the
studious historian, the gay sportsman or the
mere sightseer. lfyou have energy enough
to move around you can not be dull amid
such surroundings.
NATURAL BEAUTY.
Even the inyeterately 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 diadcn Ofbrilliants. To the
west the Jemez and Vale mountains,
scarcely less yiHul tnan the Santa Fee range
reflect the sunsets in hundred glC.
tones while their purple bases lend an idea
back ground for all the splcndor.
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. Vincents SAN
itarium, territorial pententiary 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 palace, the archepiscopal residence
of Archbishop P. L. Chapelle and
many Others, including fyst-class hotel
accommodations, and several sanitary insti.
tntions for thc benefit of healtl-seckers
The u. s court ofprivate land claimsis in
session here throughout most of the year,
I
/ they DO points of historical and archaeoog-
! icaI interest, areinstrHctive, Not only to the
lawyer bat to the layman,
RESOURCES.
Santa re county has an area of ,49S, G06
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, 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 cioudess, sunny days bring out
all their Gujy and saccharine qualities.
Large mineral depo,:ts, including gold,
silver, precious stones, principally the
, turquoise and garnets nearly as fine as ri.
bies, and tuIm2 also; both bituminous and
anthracite cun are found in giant veins.
| The two kinds sometimes run in parallel
VEINS in the same mine. In addition to
/ this ''uatural coke" is found.
PROSPECTIVE RESOURCES.
The Chicago Municipal & Investment
company hgs completed q magnificent
water works system just east OF town, fur
nishing Wa er under 140 pounds pressure.
All the modern improvements in the way Of
ncreation, otc. are provided. In addition
/ thereto preliminary work is now being con-
| Quoted on reservoirs and canals that will
irngate over 10000 acres Of splendid land
| in and around the city. These will un.
doubleday be completed within two years,
as every effort is being made 10 hurry their
constructions.
The WATERS OF SANTA FE.
DR.. J. F. BANTER, vice president Of the
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.
s0lullv plre cold and fresh from the melt.
ing SHOWS above, or trickliug from springs
in the mountain side. 1t is free from al
line alka)i or other ingredients 50 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.
, TT. 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 1916; and the present site was occupied in
1850; the post is garrisoned by headquarters
the band and two companies OF the 10th Y
s. infantry under cammand of Col. f. P
Pearson; it's location here adds greatly te
Santa FEES attractions socially and com
mercially. The military band stationed
here is 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 10 taken from the records
Of the o. 9. weather ofles of Santa Fe fol
1895
Highest temperature dufinS year, jj;ulyi. 81
Lowest temperature during year, Dec. 3d.. Il
Annual mean daily range ...... II ).
Average relative humidity, per cent ..... q
Average velocity of wind, miles per hour. ~
Total rainfall ........... ...................H g
Number of clo'dless days ............... %.
Number OF fair days ......... ......... =. .!
Number of cloudy ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 81
Annual mean clo,idiness, pSr cent ...... 81
From January l, 1894, to May Is, 1894, tn,
, following is the record: