Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-05-04
From thu, It will appear that SAINT. Fe 1,

From this It will appear that Santa Fe u
relatively warmer i'll 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, 49.4; Buffalo, 44.8;
Detroit, 446: Grand Haven, 437; North
Platte 523 We find that Santa Fe has the
spring temperature of northern Illinois and
Indiana, the summer temperature of north.
EN- 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 a resident of Spring.
field, Illinois, can get only by emigrating
annually to Lake Superior.
Here is Neurological data for 1891 as fur.
nished by the u s. local weather bureau:
Average ........, 47.3
Average relative humidity ........ ......... 61.S
Average velocity Of wind, miles per
hour .."....... 10
Total rain.a .......... ......... ...........16.73
Number of cloudles days ........ ........... 1876
Number of fair days. ...-...................1 O7
Number of cloudy days..."............... 81
For tuhercular diseases the death rate in
ratio being as follows: New England, Is;
Minnesota, IA; southern states, g. New Mex.
leo, 8.
| DISTANCES.
/ Santa Fe is distant from Kansas City 1856
miles, from Denver 1885, miles; from Trinidad,
ZIG miles, from Albuquerque IS miles; from
Denling 3l6 miles, from FL Paso, $40 miles,
from Los Angeles, 1882 miles: from San
Francisco, l.2sl 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 had been erect
cd shortly after 1905. That ancient structure
was destroyed in 1880, and the present one
was constructed between 1897 and l7l6.
The chapel Of San Miguel was built be-
tween 1896 aud 1850 In the latter years the
Indians destroye it. Fully restored in l7l0,
1t 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 edifce proper is from the
past century.
Other points of interest to the tourists
are: The Historal Society's rooms; the
'Garta 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 Pathfinder, Kit Carson, erected by
the G. A. r. of New Mexico; st. Vincent,
hospital, conducted by the Sisters of Charity
and the Orphans ind lstrial school; the In.
dian training school: Loretto Academy aud
l the chapel of Our Lady of Lipht; the Ramo.
ma Indian school, st. Catharine's Indian
school.
The sight-seer here may also take I
vehicle and enjoy days outing with both
pleasure ana profit. The various spots Of
interests to be visited are TesuQue pueblo
tax ny in the divide route: Monument rock
up in picturesque Santa Fe canon; the Aztet
mineral springs; NaMbe pueblo; Aqua Fri,
village; the turquoise mines; place of the ~
sassination of Governor Perez; San Ildefons<
pueblo, or the ancient cliff dwellings, beyont
the Rio Grande.
THE MILITARY rosr.
At Santa Fe is the oldest military estab
lishmsnt on American soil, having been II
almost continuous occupation since 100.
when the Spaniards first established herr
their base of operations. Old Fort Marcy
vas built by q. 8. soldiers in t846 and tn
new post was occupied few yeas l.tsl