Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-11-11
AS SEEN
BY OTHERS
Interesting and Important Facts
Regarding the History Of
the Capital City.
SUNMOUNT TENT CITY
Specific information That Appeared in
Mercantile and Financial Times Of
New York City.
From Mercantile and Financial Times

From Mercantile and Financial Times.l
Santa Fe, the seat of the govern
ment of the Territory of New Mexico,
as well as the county seat and the see
of an archbishop of the Roman Catho-
lie Church. enjoys the distinction OF
being the oldest town and the Oldest
capital On the American continent
north Of Mexico It's history is re-
splendent with thrilling and romantic
incidents. Indeed there is not anoth-
err city in our land which offers a more
prolific theme for highly interesting
and favorable comment than does
Santa Fe. However, this is not so
much a city Of the past as OF the fu-
ture. The great natural resources OF
the surrounding country, the c1ty's ad-
vantageous location, it's ample trans
portation facilities and above all It's
magnificent and health giving climate
are the potent factors in it's present
growth and development.
Here nature and the art and genius
of man are laboring hand in hand and
the result is grand and inspiring.
AS an evidence of the enterprise to
be found here, your correspondent
wishes TO call attention to what IS
very appropriately termed Sunmount
Tent City But before going into de-
tailed account of this most worthy in
stitution we wish to give the reader an
idea of Santa Fe's most wonderful eli
mate. The altitude, the dryness OF the
atmosphere, the mild winters and the
cool summers make this locality per-
feet resort the year round, and hav-
en- of refuge for those who seek health
in different climate from their own
In summer the temperature very sell
dom exceeds SO degrees, and temper
ature of 100 degrees is not on record
during the % years that the Weather
Bureau has kept records at Santa Fe.
But even a temperature of 100 degrees
would feel 20 degrees cooler here than
at New York or Chicago, on account
of the low humidity of the atmos-
phere. During the night in summer
there is always fall from 20 to ~
degrees in temperature and it is very
seldom, if at all, that the tempera-
ture Of any night exceeds 65 degrees.ln
winter almost perpetual sunshine,
with but few cloudy days, makes the
city an ideal winter resort, where the
air is crisp enough to be bracing, and
yet where the temperature seldom
goes below the freezing point, where
l~ uin1nnt than
they are in other parts Of the South
west. where snow falls moderately and
is absorbed by the ground and atmos-
phere within a short time.
Such IL the climate of Santa Fe and
Sunmount Tent City, the latter being
a city Of tents located in the beautiful
valley Of the Arroyo Chamise, in the
foot hills of the Sangre de Cristo
range, less than one mile from the
Capital
The object of Sunmount, as stated
by it's management, is to furnish &C
commodati0ns, at nominal cost, Tor
healthseekers, giving them all the com
forts of home and an unsurpassed op-
portunity to derive full benefit from
tent life, which is so highly rec
commended by the most able physicians
for those suffering with pulmonary dis
eases.
These tents are erected with view
to the comfort and convenience OF
their residents. They have matched
floors. walls wainscoted to three feet
above the floor and doors that can be
locked. They are neatly and hanu-
somely furnished and have every pos
sible convenience. The administra'
tion building which includes dining
room, reading room, writing room and
hath rooms, is centrally located with
in easy access of all the tents. Sun
mount also has, it's own stables, poul'
try yard, Jersey cows, ETC., supplying
fresh. eggs, cream and milk the year
round. A.
The expense of living at Sunmount
is ridiculously low when one consid.
ers the great advantages to be derived
and the excellence of the service. Fur.
nished tents are rented for $40 per
month, and fine board may be had for
Sc per week,
Those who have lived at Sunmount
and those who are now there cannot
saw too much in it's praise. 1t gives al
most instant relief from the dread dis
ease of consumption and there are
cases on record where people have
gained az high as eight pounds In ~
days.
The management has recently lei
the contract for the erection OF q
large hotel. in Sunmount for the Dene
fit of those who may feel too delicate
for tent life in winter. This building
will be modern in every way and VIII
be ready for occupancy before colo
weather. That the climate ct Sun