Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-02-04

opdnlSH anu MEXICAN archives from l62j
to 1916.
The old plaza abounds in interesting
features. Here Onats camped and set
up his flag. Penalosa gathered his
troops here in 1862, and On this historic
spot the Pueblo chiefs made a bonfire
of the archives and sacred vessels in
1850.
De Vargas camped on the plaza in
1892, and General Kearny here gave
the iag Of the United States to the
breeze in 1876. There is II monument
in the plaza to the soldiers who fell at
Valverde and Apache canon.
The federal building, a handsome and
commodionS structure, contains offices
of the U. s.. land court, surveyor gen
eral, u. s.. collector of internal revenue,
U. S. marshal, U. s. land Office, etc.
The two Indian schools are points OF
interest to the average visitor, and of
special Importance to thoss interested in
the education Of the savage s of the west.
st. Michael's college, the Academy Of
Our Lady of Light, the Presbyterian mis-
! sion house and school, the city high
, school, st. Vinccnt's orphan home, st.
Vincent's hospital and sanitarium, the
court house, the territorial deaf and dumb
, asylum, the Mexican filigree jewelry
factory, and many curiosity shops filed
with Pueblo, Spanish, Mexican, Navajo,
and Apache curiosities, are all worth a
a visit from the stranger who will be
sure to find many objects OF study and
interest.
CLIFF DWELLINGS EASILY REACHED.
After %exhausting the sights of the city,
the tourist, if on pleasure bent, may
visit the cliff dwellings, easily reached
by rail or other conveyance, and in the
fortresseS of these ancient people find a
most attractive subject for investiga-
ton. Or he may visit the pueblos where
the Indians now dwell. These towns,
in many cases antedate the discovery Of
America, and were probably occupied
contemporaneously with the cliff dwell.
ers, by people of the same race. 70 the
student desiring to make a careful in.
vestigation of this most fascinating sub
ject, Santa Fe offers many advantages,
not to be found elsewhere in the terri
tory. He would have access to several
large public libraries, and could easily
reach the scene of his studies by rail or
other conveyance,
There are many other than aboriginal
monuments to be found contiguous to
Santa Fe.
In the remains OF mission houses and
churches, eloquent testimony is borne to
those devoted servants of the cross, who
sacrificed all the comforts of home and
the refinements of civilization, in their
zeal to carry the light into the dark and
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San Miguel church mentioned above is
a monument of this kind. 1t combines
all the essential elements of church,
fort and monument. Or Its walls are
arrow pierced paintings. Leveled to
the ground by ruthless war, it rose
again at the bidding of the pious Mar
| quis de la Penuela, a record of whose
| care for the old editice is carved in
| quaint letters on a beam spanning its
western end. This portion of the build
ing survived the Dissertation of the
siege. But this is only one Of many.
There are several old churches in
Santa Fe, possessing Il quaint interest
all their own. They must be seen to be
appreciated. The city abounds in novel
sights to the stranger. The narrow,
tortuous streets, the old adobe buildings,
the Mexican inhabitants with their soft
musical speech and picturesque dress,
all these envelop the ancient capital in a
romantic charm, that is testified to by
all who have felt it's magic spell. Side by
side with all this, onu finds the restless
Americans of the period, r~attling the
dry bones of mediaevalism, and injecting
the energetic spirit of the present into
the easy slow going civilization OF the
past.
Nature has marked Santa Fe as the
s~anitarium of the world, and this fact,
so long known to a few, is coming to 10
generally recognized.
In support of the above that this lo-
cality possesses unusual climatic adj
vantagcs let us cite 4 few facts. The
medical profession throughout the
world is practically unanimous on one
point, viz:-that there is no permanent
remedy for consumption and kindred
complaints, except that of climate. 1t
is accordingly a matter of first i'm.
portance that those threatened with
this terrible scourge, should make q
wise choice in the matter of climate,
thus standing a chance to escape
this great and implacable enemy Of
mankind, to which on%e-fourth of all the
The percentage in Europe is still higher.
The requisites of u climate favorable
to consumption are, according to the
best medical testimony, altitude, dry
ness, equability of temperature, light
and sunshine, and a porous soil.
If possible, there must be sought in
localities favorable to the cure Of
this disease, a variety of attrac-
tions, and some interesting occupa-
ton. The social advantages should
be good. Let us see how the city
of Santa Fe meets these requirements.
We have already noted some of the at
fractions, natural and otherwise. A
man or who could not find at
fractions, occupations, and studies of in
terest in this city, would indeed be hard
to please. If there are children to edu-
cate, Santa Fe offers good schools, both
private and public. If there is a MEM
Der of the family who desires refined
society, it is to be found in Santa Fe.
Public and private libraries can be had
for the asking, and intercourse with
educated people may be enjoyed by all.
Now as to physical conditions. The
whole of New Mexico has a dry climate,
and an altitude varying from 5000 to
5000 feet above sea level. An eminent
German medical authority says: "The
altitude most favorable to the human
organism is about 1000 METERS" some-
what more than 8, 500 feet. The altitude
of Santa Fe is 6,96s feet; Las Vegas,
6,45O; Albuquerque, 5,OOS; Silver City,
5000, and Las Cruces, $500. How alti-
tude affects the human body is shown by
numherless works in medical science.
TIKI ALTITUDE 10 RIGHT.