Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-02-13
SANTA FE AND IT'S ATTRACTIONS a

the church museum at the new cathedral,
the archblshop's garden, church of Gu.
Lady of Guadalupe with its rare old
works of art the soldiers monument.
monument to the Pioneer Path Finder,
Kit Carson, erected by the G.. A. II. of
New Mexico; St. Vincents hospital,
conducted by the Sisters of Charity, and
the Orphans industrial school; the In
dian training school,; Loretto academy
ana chapel of Our Lady of Light; the
Ramona Indian school, Ct. Catharine's
Indian school.
1t will therefore be seen that while
Santa Fe possesses the delightful climate
OF sanitarium, she is not devoid of in
terest. The health seeker should never
go to dull place. Ennui and listless
ness are the handmaidens of disease,
Here is interest for the studious histor.
ian, the gay sportsman or the mere sight
seer. 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 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 a
diadem of brilliants. To the west the
Jemez and Vale mountains, scarcely less
grand than the Santa Fe range reflect the
sunsets in hundred glorious tones, while
their purple bases lend an ideal back.
ground for all this splendor.
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.
Among the more important public in
stitutions located here, in spacious and
attractive modern buildings, are the U.
3. court and federal office building, the
territorial capitol, st. Vincent's sani-
tarium, territorial pententiary, New Mex
leo orphans training school, st. Vincent's
charity hospital, U. S. government Indian
school, Ramona memorial institute for
Indian girls, St. Catherine Indian boys
trimming school, Fort Marcy barracks, St.
Michaels college, Loretto academy, Pres.
byterian home missions industrial school
for girls, New Mexico deaf and dumb in
stitute, New West academy, Catholic
cathedral and four parish churches, Epis-
copal, Presbyterian, Methodist and Con-
gregational churches, the governors
palace, the archeplscopal residence of
Archbishop. B. Salpointe and Archbishop
P. l.. Chspelle and many others, including
first-class hotel accommodations, and
several sanitary institutions for the bene-
fit of health-seekers.
The U. S. court of private land claims
is in session here throughout most of the
year, and the arguments therein, involving
as they do points of historical and arch
geological interest, are instructive, not
only to the lawyer but to the layman.
RESOURCES.
Santa Fe county has an crea of /, 40S, 600
acres and population of about 1900.
The city itself contains over 10000 actual
residents. The valley soils are especially
adapted to fruit raising, and the product
is of the finest flavor and appearances.
Peaches sweet as a nectarine, plums and
apricots, large and luscious, apples, pears,
berries and all the hardy fruits flourish in
abundance, usually commanding O better
and more remuneratiye market than even
the California fruits. The cloudless, sun.
ny days bring out all their fruity ard
saccharine qualities.
Large mineral deposits, including gold,
silver, precious stones, principally tho
turquoise and garnets nearly as fine as ru-
bies, and topaz, also; both bituminousa 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" ia fonnd
PROSPECTIVE RESOURCES.
The Chicago Municipal & Investment
company has completed magnificent
water works system just east of town, fur.
,ishing water und,r 40 pounds pressure.
Allthe modern improvements in the way of
creation, ETC., are provided. In addition
hereto preliminary work is now being
on reservoirs and canals that
viii irrigate over 100000 acres of splen-
lid land in and around the city. These
will undoubtedly be completed within two
ears, as every effort is being made to
hurry their construction.
THE WATERS OF SANTA re.
DR.. j. L. Banter, vice president of tho
american Health Resort association, says:
ut is worth travelling miles to drink OF
UGH waters as flow through this deep cut
n the mountains and supply the city Of
'anta Fe for domestic purposes and for
irrigation of the fruit farms. Tho water
$ absolutely pure, cold and fresh from
ne melting SHOWS above, or trickling
rom springs in the mountain side. It is
rec from all lime, alkali or other ingre-
tents so very injurious to the consump-
i've patient. Such water is great boon
nywherc and at any time, but here, where
Their features of sunshine and pure air
ombine to produce an ideal climate, il
> OF special value"
THE MILITARY POST,
T. Marcy, at Santa, Fe is the Oldest
established military station on American
oil. The Spaniards occupid it as such
n 1902. Old Fort Marcy was built by
len. Kearney in 1916; and the present
ite was occupied in 1850; tho post is
arrisoned by headquarters, the band
nd two companies of the 10th U. s. in
,ntry under command of Col. f. r,
carson; lis location here adds greatly to
anita Fes attractions socially and COM
lercially. The military baud stationed
ere is one of the best ip the army and
snders delightful music daily in the
ubiic plaza for the pleasure Of ci.izens.
METEOROLOGICAL DATA.
The following is taken from the records
I the U. s. weather Office of Santa Fe for
,92:
verage temperature .,.....,....,.la i
verage relative humidity. ............... $50
serage velocity Of wind miles per hour. OF
lumber of clondless days. 81.
uthper u iuir 1hys......, .....s ..... ...... W
lumber OF cloudy days........ .............. 70
From January l, 1898, to August IL
1913, the following is the record:
lumber Of clculess days .......,..........iO =
umber OF fair or partly cloudy..... g
lumber Of cloudy days. Observation-Disclosures 4
Thasa records apook Coz Ahau.ss1~>s