Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-09-23
SUNMOUNT
TENT CITY
The Establishment, Growth, Manage.
tnent and Future Of This
Great Resort.

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One of the most flourishing enter
prises in the vicinity of Santa Fe i.
Sunmount Tent City. The we'll known
| health resort is practically in its in
fancy; only having been in existence
a little over a. year. In that shor
time, however, the city has grown will
great rapidity. Over fifty large san
| itary tents now cover the ground OF
which three were first erected as al
experiment.
The success of Sunmount has beel
due entirely to Santa, Fe's jhealth-giv
ing climate and to the modern bus
| mess methods of the management
| The city is situated in the valley O
the Arroyo Chamiso, one of the mos
| beautiful spots in the southwest, sur
| rounded by mountains and looking
down upon Santa Fe only mile dis
tant The site has been well choser
for those who are tired of the busy
whirl of the city and desire outdoor
life, close in touch with nature, or for
those who have pulmonary or bronchial
affiictions, which easily yield to the
treatment of the mild climate of Santa
Fe.
The wonderful invigorating qualities
of~Santa Fe's climate and the adver-
tising of the same by the management
of the Tent City has caused this steady
increase in the resorts patronage. To
day workmen are busily engaged in
erecting more tents and cottages for
the accommodation of those who have
come from all points in the United
States to make their residence at Sun
mount.
The capacity of the dining room has
been increased several times during
the past year, until now it has 5000
feet Of space with a well equipped
kitchen attached. A hennery, dairy
and stables lie below the Tent City in
a little valley. BY this means those
who desire fresh milk and eggs are al
ways assured of regular supply.
Tents cannot arrive fast enough to ac-
commodate those who wait in Santa
Fe to take up their home in this
unique camp surrounded by towering
mountains.
A contract was recently let by the
management for fifty cottages Of pc
culiar design for those desiring out.
door life who would prefer to sleep
under wooden than a canvass roof
On the sides of these cottages are
three feet openings extending entire
t ly around The dwelling. These will be
covered with canvass and will admit
limitless amount of fresh, mountain
air.
That the city has been a we'll pay
ing investment is easily seen from an
inspection of the grounds. A telephone
line has been built to Santa Fe and
mountain water is brought over one
mile by pipe laid up the canon. This
water flows underground along bed
rock for eight miles and is thoroughly
filtered when it reaches the pipes.
Whenever it rains in the mountains
and other waters are muddy the Tent
City residents have tile same clear,
sparkling water. Taps are distributed
at frequent intervals through the city
so that water is within easy reach of
each inhabitant.
Every possible convenience has
been placed at the disposal Of the
guests, money being no object with the
management when additional enter
tainment could be secured. Beautiful
rustic hammock houses are scattered
at intervals over the grounds and the
tennis court can be used in winter or
summer. Swings are strung for the
children and croquet grounds for the
ladies'. An assembly hall with NAM
moth canvass roof is another adjunct
to the remarkable resort.
Every precaution known to science
has been taken to render the city as
sanitary as possible. There is more
likelihood of contracting disease in
an eastern hotel than at Sunmount.
Cleanliness and fresh air are the max
inns of the management.
Foundations for large building
with glass roof are now completed.
This is only one of the many i'm
provements planned for the near fu-
ture. When the fifty cottages are COM
pleted and the numerous tents expect
ed from the east arrive, Sunmount
will become one of the largest resorts
Of its kind in America. The profits
have been so large that improvements
are constantly in progress and the
Sunmount of today represents some
$4,000 Of invested money.
There are two reasons for the won
derful success OF this Tent City The
primary one Is the unusually favorable
climatic conditions Of Santa Fe. Too
much cannot be said concerning the
health dealing qualities throughout
the entire year Of this sunny spot. The
second reason has been judicious man
agement. Those who have promoted
and managed the Tent City have al
ways been conservative but have new
er allowed any consideration to inter-
fere with the comfort Of their guests.
They have advertised extensively and
tha climate has done the rest.