Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-08-07

From this It will appear that Banta Fe ID
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, 49.4; Buffalo, 44.G;
| Detroit, 446: Grand Haven, 43.7; North
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 wol Is, by
| favorable summers that resident o! Spring
field, Illinois, can get only by emigrating
annually sc Lake Superior.
Here is neurological data for 1891 as fur.
nished by the o. 3. ioc'' go Yer bureau:
Average temperature ,........ 47.3
Average relative hui 80. ....... 61.S
Average velocity ospri, miles per
h0ur."...... ..... ........3f. ..."." ID
TOTAL rainfall. .,..... 1918
Number of cloudles days. ...,.............. 1875
Number of fair days.. ...... 107
| Number Of cloudy days...........,.....-. 81
For tubercular diseases the death rate III
New Mexico is the lowest in the union. the
| ratio being as follows: New England, Is;
Minnesota, IA; southern states. 6: New Ms1-
leo, 8.
DISTANCES.
Santa Fe Is distant from Kansa- City 88s
miles; from Denver 1888; miles; from Trinidad,
ZIG miles; from Albuquerque, IS miles, from
Deming, 3l6 miles from I'll psso, $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 bad been erect
I'd 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 DO.
tween 1885 and 1850. In the latter years the
Indians destroyed it, Fully restored in 1710,
Il had previously and after 1893, been tho
emily Spanish chapel in Santa Fe. 1t still
romans the Oldest church in uss in New
Mexico.
The walls Of tho old cathedral date in part
nom 1922; but the edi6ce proper is from ths
past century.
Other points Of interest to tho tourists
are The Historal Societys rooms; til?
"Garita," the military quarters; chapel and
cemetery of Our Lady of the Rosary; the
church museum ct the new cathedral, ths
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. Vincent's
hospital, conducted by the Sisters Of Charity,
and tho Orphans industrial school; the In.
dian training school: Loretto Academy af,4
the chapel Of Our Lady of Light; the RAM
M Indian school; st. Catharins'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 b. visited are Tesuque pueblo,
taking In the divide route; Monument rock,
| up IN picturesque Santa Fe canon; tho Aztec
mineral springs; Nambe pueblo; Aqua FRA
village the turquoise mines; place Of the ~
sassination Of Governor Perez San Ildefonso
pueblo, or the ancient cliff dwellings. beyond
the Rio Grande.
TEE MILITARY Post.
At Santa Fe Is the oldest military estab'
lshment on American soil, having been ID
almost continuous occupation since l6OS
when the 6paniards first established here
their base Of operations. Old Fort Marcy
was built by q. 8. soldiers in lS46 and the
new post was occupied few years laeee'