Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-01-23

From this it will appear that Santa Fe is
relatively warmer in winter and cooler in
summer than other places having nearly
the same annual temperature. Compare
the difference between the coolest month
and the warmest month for these places.
In Santa Fe the monthly range is 39.S in
Boston, 45.1; Albany, 494; Buffalo, 44.S;
Detroit, 446; Grand Haven, 437; North
Platte, 52.3 We find that Santa Fe has the
spring temperature of northern Illinois and
Indiana, the summer temperature of north
ern Wisconsin and Michigan, the autumn
temperature of Wisconsin and Michigan,
and the winter temperature of central
Illinois and Indiana. In other words, by
staying in Santa Fe, the invalid gets the
favorable summers that Ia resident of Spring.
field, Illinois, can get only by emigrating
annually to Lake Superior.
Here is neurological data for 1891 as fur
nished by the U. s. local weather bureau:
Average temperature ......................., Alb
Average relative humidity ....... ......... 5l.3
Average velocity of wind, miles per
nOur"...,.... ................ ."..... .....n 7.3
Total rainfall. ...........,.. 1878
Number of cloudles days 1876
Number of fair 1O7
Number of cloudy days..................... So
For tubercular diseases the death rate in
New Mexico is the lowest in the union, the
ratio being as follows: New England 25;
Minnesota, IA; southern states, s. New Mex.
ico 3.
DISTANCES
Santa Fe is distant from Kansas City $50
miles; from Denver 1888; miles, from Trinidad,
ZIG miles; from Albuquerque, IS miles; from
Deming, 3l6 miles; from Ell Paso, $40 miles;
from Los Angeles, 1882 miles; from San
Francisco, 1921 miles
POINTS OF INTEREST.
There are some forty various points of
more or less historic interest in aud about
the ancient city.
The old adobe palace stands on the spot
where the old Spanish palace had been erect.
ed shortly after 1905. That ancient structure
was destroyed in 1880, and the present one
was constructed between 1897 and 17l6.
The chapel of San Miguel was built be-
tween 1886 and 1880. In the latter wears the
Indians destroyed it. Fully restored in ITO,
it had previously and after 1893, been the
only Spanish chapel in Santa Fe. 1t still
remains the oldest church in use in New
Mexico.
The walls of the old cathedral date in part
from 1922; but the edifice proper is from the
past century.
Otilcl poluls VI lHttTeSl 10 tne TOURISTS
are: The Historal Socety's rooms; the
"Garita," the military quarters; chapel and |
cemetery of Our Lady of the Rosary; the |
church museum at the new cathedral, the !
archbishop's garden; church of Our Lady OF
Guadalupe with its rare old works of art;
the soldiers monument, monument to the /,
Pioneer Pathfinder, Kit Carson, erected by
the G. A. r. Of New Mexico; st. Vincent's
hospital, conducted by the Sisters of Charity. /,
and the Orphans industrial school; the In /
dian training school; Loretto Academy and
the chapel of Our Lady of Light the Ramo.
ma Indian school; st. Catharne's Indian
school.
The sight-seer here may also take
vehicle and enjoy days outing with both
pleasure and profit. The various spots of
interests to be visited are Tesuque pueblo, .
taking in the divide route; Monument rock, .
up in picturesque Santa Fe canon; the Aztec |
mineral springs Nambe pueblo; Aqua Fria
village the turquoise mines; place of the as.
sassination of Governor Perez; San Ildefonso
pueblo, or the ancient cliff dwellings, beyond
the Rio Grande.
THE MILITARY POST,
AT Santa Fe is the oldest military estab.
lishment on American soil, having been in |
almost continuous occupation since 1902 |
when the Spanards first established here
their base of operations. Old Fort Marcy |
was build by U. s. soldiers in 1916 and the
new post was occupied few years later
Appended is roster of the present garrison
at Fort Marcy: