Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-08-14
MEAN.
zOETH.

From this 1t will appear that Esrta Fe in
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 wsrmest month for these places.
In Santa Fe the monthly range is 1913, in
Boston, 45.1; Albany, 494 Buffalo, 4a.s;
Detroit 44.6; Grand Haven, 43,7; North
Platte, b2.3: Wo find that Santa Fe has tbs
spring temperature of northern Illinois and
Indiana, the summer temperature of north"
ern Wisconsin and Michigan, the autumn
temperature Of Wisconsin and Michigan,
-. ha virter temperature of central
Illinois and Indiana. In other wo Is, by
! staying in Santa Fe, the invalid 6; "a ths
favorable summers that cosiler: Ct I, ring
field, Illinois, can get only by enigrating
annually to Lake Superior,
Here Is neurological data fer 1891 as fur.
nished by the o. 8. local weather bureau:
Average mperaturo......."..... ....... 47.J
Average relative humidity ......... 51.S
Average velocity of wilma, miles Per
nour""...... ..''...'.. 10
Total rainfall.
Number of cloudles days. ....... ......... 195
Number of fair days. ...."--.-..."".... 1O7
Number Of cloudy days."............... 81
For tubercular diseases the death rste in
New Mexico is the lowest in the union, tina
ratio being as follows: New England, 25;
Minnesota, IA; southern states. G; New Mex
leo, 3.
DISTANCES.
Santa Fe IL distant from Kabss- City $3.50
miles; from Denver 1888; miles; from Trinidad,
ZIG miles; from Albuquerque, So miles; from
Deming, S16 miles; from El Paso, $40 miles;
from Los Angeles, l,032 miles: from San
Francisco, 1921 miles.
POINTS OF 1NTEsEgr.
There are some forty various points OF
more or less historic interest in aud about
the ancient city.
Tbs old adobe palace stands on the spot
whers tho old Spanish palace had been erect
ed shortly after 1906. That ancient structurs
was destroyed In 1850, and the present ono
was constructed between 1897 and 17l6.
The chapel Of San Miguel was built DO.
tween 1898 and 1880. In the latter years tho
Il had previously and after 1893, been tho
snly Spanish chapel in Santa Fe. 1t still
remains the Oldest church in use in Neg0
! Mexico.
The walls Of the old cathedral date in part
from 1922; but ths edifice proper is from te>
past century.
Other points of interest to the tourists
sre; The Hjstoral Society's rooms; the
'Garits," the military quarters; chapel ana
cemetery of Our Lady of the Rosary; the
church museum ct the new cathedral, the
erchbishop'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 ~
the @. A. r. of New Mexico; st. Vincents
hospital, conducted by the Sisters of Charity,
and the Orphans industrial school; the In.
dian training school; Loretto Academy ara
the chapel Of Our Lady of Light; the RAM ;
na Indian school; st. Catharine's Indian
school.
The sight-seer here may also take
vehicle and enjoy days outing with both
pleasure and profit. Tho various spots OF
interests to be visited are Tesuque pueblo,
taking In the divide route; Monument rock,
up IN picturesque Santa Fe canon; the Aztec
mineral springs; Nambe pueblo; Aqua Fra
village; the turquoise mines; place Of the ~
aassination Of Governor Perez; San Ildefonsoe
pueblo, or the ancient cliff dwellings, bsyond
tho Rio Grande.
TIE MILITARY rosr.
At Santa Fs Is the oldest military estab.
Itshment on American soil, having been ~
almost continuous occupation since l601
when the Spaniards first established here
their base Of operations. Old Fort Marcy
was built by q. 8. soldiers in lS46 and the
nsw post .wss occupied few years levss: