Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-09-02
From this It will appear that Santa Fe 10

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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, 44.8;
Detroit, 44.6; Grand Haven, 43.7; 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 resident of Spring
Held, 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 ..........,..,..,, Ala
Average relative humidity ,........ 5l.3
Average velocity of wind, miles per
nour.......... .........,.... ,...........,.., 73
Total rainfall tG "a
Number of cloudles days .................... 1876
Number of fair days..................... 1O7
Number of cloudy days..................... G3
FOR tubercular diseases the death rate in
New Mexico is the lowest in the union, the
ratio being as follows: New England, %;
Minnesota, IA; southern states, 6; New Mex.
ico 3.
DISTANCES.
Santa Fe is distant from Kansas CITY $50
miles; from Denver 1888; miles, from Trinidad.
Zl6 miles; from Albuquerque, IS miles; from
Deming, BIG miles; from FL Paso, $40 miles:
from Los Angeles, 1882 miles; from San
Francisco, 1881 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 1850. In the latter years the
Indians destroyed it. Fully restored in ITO,
1t 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 edifce proper is from the |
past century.
Other points of interest to the tourists
are: The Historal Society's rooms; the |
'Garlta," 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 q. A. r. of New Mexico; St. Vincent's
hospital, conducted by the Sisters of Charity,
and the Orphans industrial school; the In
liam training SCHOOL, Loretto Academy and
'he chapel OF Our Lady of Light; the Ramo:
"a Indian school; st. Catharine's Indian
school.
The sight-seer here may also take a
vehicle and enjoy days outing with both
pleasure and profit. The various spots of
interests to be visited are Tesuque pueblo,
aking in the divide route; Monument rock
Up in picturesque Santa Fe canon; the Aztec
mineral springs Nambe pueblo Aqua Fra
'lllage the turquoise Mines place of the as.
asslnation of Governor Perez; San Ildefonso
pueblo, or the ancient cliff dwellings, beyond
he Rio Grande.
THE MILITARY rosT.
At Santa Fe is the oldest military estab.
lshment on American soil, having been in
lmost continuous occupation since 1902
when the Spaniards first established here
A4SiA beoO Vi OpCldIlOlS. Olu Marcy |
vas built by U. 8. soldiers in 1876 and the
ew post was occupied few years later,
appended is a roster of the present garrison
t Fort Marcy:
Great attitudes furnish a gymnasium
where the respiratory organs are compelled
o be exercised, and, consequently become
arger and more efficient.
Altitude, also, prevents instead of inducing
as was the old opinion. This
act has been well established by experience
nd observation.
Prof NJ. w. Harrington, chief of the U. 8.
Weather bureau, says:
Santa Fe lies in the driest part of the
United States This region is extensive, but
hanges in form from season to season.
anita Fe is always in it, however.
THE WATERS OF SANTA FE.
DR.. J. F. Banter vice-president Of the
american Health Resort association says
ut is worth travelling miles to drink of
UGH waters as flow through this deep cut in
ne mountains and supply the city of Santa
: e !, Tor domestic purposes and for irrigation
the fruit farms. The water is absolutely
ure, cold and fresh from the melting i
lows above, or trickling from springs in i
re mountain side. 1t is free from all lime, =
kali or other ingredients so very injurious :,
the consumptive patient. Such water is Il
great boon anywhere and at any time, but q
ere where other features of sunshine and :.
ire air combine to produce an ideal n
innate, 1t is of special value" e.
sTATIsrIoAL INFORMATION.
The annual temperature varies but little p
ON year to year. The following tables tell q
70 tale: