Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-06-16

From this II will appear that Santa Feia
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.l; Albany, 494; Buffalo, 44.S;
Detroit, 44.6: Grand Haven, 43.7; North
Pl .tte, 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 tliata resident; Of opiing.
6eld Illinois, can get only by etaigrating
annually to Lake Superior.
Here is meteorological data for 1891 as fur.
nished by the U. s. local weather bureau:
Average temperatuTe.......... f7.J
Average relative humidity ........ ......... bl,3
Average velocity of wind, miles per
nour......:.... .''..... ~
Total rainfall.
Number of cloudles days ........ .........." 1876
Number of fair days. ..".."...."... ......... LOT
Number of cloudy INSTRUMENTATION. 6y
For tuberculsr diseases the death rate in
ratio being as follows: New England, 25;
Minnesota, IL; southern states, 6; New Mex.
leo, 8.
DISTANCES.
Santa Fe is distant from Kansas City 800
miles; from Denver $685. miles; from Trinidad,
PIG miles; from Albuquerque, IS miles, from
Denling 3l6 miles; from El Paso, $40 miles;
from Los Angeles, 1892 miles: from San
Francisco, 1881 miles.
POINTS OF INTEREST.
There arc 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.
cd shortly after 1905 That ancient structure
was constructed between 1897 and l7l6.
The chapel of San Miguel was built be.
tween 1885 and 1880 In the latter years the
Indians destroye it. Fully restored in l7le,
Il 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 cathed raj date in part
from 1922 but the edifice proper is from the
past century:
Other points of interest to the tourists
are: The Historal Society's rooms; tho
'Garita" the military quarters; chapel and
cemetery Of Our Lady of the Rosary; tho
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 Path Finder, Kit Carson. erected by
the g. A, R. Of New Mexico; ST. Vincents
hospital, conducted by the Sisters of Charity,
and the Orphans ind lstrial school; the In.
dian training school: Loretto Academy and
the chapel of Our Lady of Light; the Ramo
No Indian school, 81. Catharine's Indian
school.
The sight-seer here may also t1ks .
vehicle and enjoy days outing witBboth
pleasure and profit The various spots OF
interests to be visited are Tesuqne. pueblo,
taxing in the divide route; Monument rock,
up In picturesque Santa Fe canon; therAztec
mineral springs Nanbe pueblo; Aqua Fra
village the turquoise mines place OF the a.
saasination of Governor Perez; San lldefonsoo
pueblo. or the ancient cliff dwellings, beyond
the Rio Grande.
THE MILITARY Posr.
At Santa Fe is the oldest military estab.
Nshmsnt on American soil, having been IN
almost continuous occupation since ltVS
when the SpaDisrds first established here
their base Of operations. Old Fort Marcy
was built by q. o. soldiers in lo46 and the
ssw post was occupied fow years l.sse Z