Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-05-10
MONTH.

From this II will appear that Santa Fe |,
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 1913, in
Boston, 45.1; Albany, 494; Buffalo, 446;
Detroit, 44.6: Grand Haven, 43.7; Norts,
Platte, 1913: 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
stavine in Santa F". tn" invalid gets tbs
favorable summers thata resident vi spring
field, Illinois, can get only by emigrating
annually to Lake Superior.
nished by the U. s. local weather bureau;
Average temperature.."....". ..".- 47.3
Average relative humidity .......,......... SIS
Average velocity Of wind, miles per
hour."...". minimum i.o
Total rainfall. ......""167
Number of cloudles days..-..... ........... I'D
Number OF fair days ..."....".".."...."." W.
Number of cloudy days".-"....".." Us
For tubercular diseases the death rate IN
New Mexico is the lowest in the union the
ratio being as follows: New England, 25;
Minnesota, "A; southern states, g. New Mex
leo, 8.
DISTANCES
Santa Fe is distant from Kansas City SOS
miles; from Denver 1888; miles; from Trinidad,
216 miles; from Albuquerque IS miles; from
Deming, BIG miles; from FL Paso, $40 miles;
from Los Angeles 1892 miles: from San
Francisco, 1881 miles.
POINTS OF interest.
There are some forty various points OF
the ancient city.
The old adobe palace stands on the spot
where the old Spanish palace had been erect
cd shortly after 1905. That ancient structure
was destroyed in 1850, and the present one
was constructed between 1897 and 1716.
The chapel of San Miguel was built be.
tween 1885 and 1880. In the latter years the
Indians destroyed it. Fully restored in 1710,
It had previously and after 1893, been the
only Spanish chapel in Santa Fe. It still
remains the oldest church in use in New
The walls of the old cathedral date in part
from 1922; but the edifice proper Is from the
past century.
Otlef pOlQCS Oh luVelS1t W tu0 tOuTL5O
are: The Historal Society's rooms; tn.
s.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 @, A. R. of New Mexico; st. Vincents
hospital, conducted by the Sisters of Charity,
and tho Orphans' ind astral school; the In.
dian training school; Loretto Academy aud
the chapel of Our Lady of Light the RaMo
ma Indian school; St. Catharinc's Indian
school.
Tho 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,
tax .ng 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 A.
ssssination of Governor Perez; San 1ldefonso
pueblo, or the ancient cliff dwellings, beyond
The Rio Grande.
THE NILUAIY r0Sr.
At Santa Fe Ia the oldest military estab-
lishmsnt on American soil, having been ~
almost continuous occupation since l6O2
when the Spaniards first established here
their base Of operations. Old Fort Marcy
was built by q. 8. soldie1 In 1846 and the
ssw post was occupied few years lste. Z