Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-04-30
MEAN.

From this it will appear that Santa Fe ia
relatively warmer in winter and cooler in
summer than other places having nearly
the same annual temperature Compare
the difference between the coolest month
ana the warmeSt month for these places
IN Santa Fe the monthly range is 39.8 in
Boston, 45.1; Albany, 494; Buffalo, AS;
Detroit, 4i.6; 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,
ana 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
annually to Lake Superior,
/ Here is neurological data for 1891 as fur
nished by the U. S. local weather bureau:
Average temperature ............,.. AZ 2
Average relative humidity ......, .......,. 81 3
Average velocity of wind, miles per
to,l ''':';''' '''''' ''........ 73
Total rainfall .............,..... ~
Number OF cloudles days ........,,..,,.,, 1876
Number of fair days. ..................,,1 O7
Number of cloudy days.....,....,,,.,,.., Ga
For tubercular diseases the dealt, rate in
New Mexico is the lowest in the union, the
ratio being as follows: New England, %:
Minnesota, Ia; southern states, 6; New Mex.
leo, 3.
DISTANCES.
Santa Fe is distant from Kansas Citv $3.50
miles; from Denver $685. miles; from Trinidad,
2l6 miles; from Albuquerque, So miles; from
Denling, 3l6 miles; from FL 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 1885, and the present one
was constructed between 1897 and ZIG.
The chapel of San Miguel was built be-
tween 1886 and $780, In the latter wears the
Indians destroyed it. Fully restored in l7l0
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
"Garita' the military quarters; chapel and
cemetery of Our Lady of the Rosary; the
church museum at the new cathedral, the
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 e. A. r. of New Mexico; ST., Vincent's
hospital, conducted by the Sisters of Charity.
and the Orphans ind lstral school; the In /
dian training school; Loretto Academy and
The chapel Of Our Lady of Light; the Ramo-
ma Indian school; st. Catharines Indian
school.
The sight-seer here may also take a
vehicle and enjoya 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 Fria
village; the turquoise mines; place Of the as
'assinati0n of Governor Perez; San Idefonso
pueblo, or the ancient cliff dwellings, beyond
he Rio Grande.
THE MILITARY POST.
AT Santa Fe is the oldest military estab.
ishment on American SOIL having been in
Utmost continuous occupation since 1902
vhen the Spaniards first established here
heir base of operations. Old Fort Marcy
vas built by U. S. soldiers in 1876 and the
lew post was occupied few years later.
Appended is roster of the present garrison
t Fort Marcy: