Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-03-15

From this It will appear that Santa Fs b
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 placea.
In Santa Fe the monthly range is 1913, in
Boston, 45.l; Albany, 49.4; Buffalo, AS;
Detroit, 44.G: 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 words, by
staying in Santa Fe, the invalid gets the
favorable summers that q resident Of Spring.
| field, Illinois, can get only by emigratins
annually to Lake Superior.
Here is meteorological data for 1891 as fur.
nished by the U. s. local weather bureau:
Average temperature............ ........ as
Average relative humidity ....... ......... SIS
Average velocity of wind, miles per
nour..'..:".. .....'.....'..- ........, l.e
Total rainfall
Number OF clOudles days ....... ............ 100
Number OF TAR ayS........-................. lV7
Number of cloudy days......"........... 8S
For tubercuar diseases the dealt, rate in
New Mexico is the lowest in the union. the
ratio being as follows: New England, Is;
Minnesota, IA; southern states, 6; New Mex.
leo, 3.
DISTANCES.
Santa Fe is distant from Kansas City 500
miles; from Denver 1888; miles; from Trinidad,
PIG miles; from Albuquerque, IS miles; from
Deniing, BIG miles; from FL Paso, $40 miles;
from Los Angeles, 1882 miles; from San
Francisco, 1881 miles.
POINTS or INTEREST.
There ere 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
I'd shortly after 1905. That ancient structure
was destroyed in 1890, and the present one
was constructed between 1897 and l7i6.
The chapel of San Miguel was built b.
tween 1895 and 1880. In the latter years the
Indians destroyed it. Fully restored in ITO,
It had previously and after 1893, been the
only Spanish chapel in Santa Fs. 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 edihce proper Is from the
past century.
Other points Of interest 10 the tourists
are: The Hstoral 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
archbishops 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 aud
the chapel of Our Lady of Light; tina RaMo.
ma Indian school; st. Catllarine's Indian
school.
The sight-seer here may also take .
vehicle and enjoy days outing with both
pleasure anG profit. The various spots OF
interests to be visited are Tesuque pueblo,
taking In the divide route; Monument rock,
up in picturesque Santa Fe canon; the Azteo
mineral springs; NsiLbe pueblo; Aqua FRA
village; the turquoise mines: place Of the =.
ssssnatiun of Governor Perez; San Ildefonso
pueblo, or the ancient cliff DWELLING, beyond
The Rio Grande.
THE MILITARY rOSf.s
AT Santa Fe Is the oldest military estsb.
lishmsnt on American soil, having bssn In
almost continuous occupation since 1909
when the Spaniards first established here
their base Of operations. Old Fort Marcy
was built by q. 8. soldiers in t846 and the
new post was occupied few yean l: /: =.