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

From tbs it will appear that Santa Fe II
relatively warmer in winter and cooler in
snmmer than other places having nearly
the same annual temperature. Compars
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, 448;
Detroit, 446; Grand Haven, 43.7; North
Platte, 52.3: We find that Santa INe has tho
spring temperature of northern Illinois and
Indiana, the summer temperature of north.
ern Wisconsin and Michigan, the autumn
temperature of Wisconsin and Michigan,
at. t,ia winter temperature of central
Illinois and Indiana. In other words, by
staying IN Santa Fe the invalid gets this
&; .i..al2 sU;aHst:g In: n res .;eEt O. S,Ging.
field, Illinois, can get only by elnigrating
annually to Lake Superior.
Here is meteorological data for 1891 as fur,
nished by the y. S. local weather bureau:
Ayerage ........ 47.3
Average relativs humidity ........ ........ 51.8
Average velocity of wind, miles per
Aouf.......... I'D
TOTAL alnsl."...s, .........lG1d
Number Of coudles dsys. ........ ............ 1876
Number OF tair ys.""..-......... ......... lO7
Number Of cloudy days..........,........ 63
For tube-culsr diseases the death rate in
Few Mexico is tie lowest in the union, the
ratio being ~ follows: New England, 20;
Minnesota, Ii; southern staies, 6: New Mex.
ico, 3.
nlsTAEcEs.
Santa Re Is distant from Kahsa- City 500
miles; from Denver 1888; miles; from Trinidad,
zig miles, from Albuquerque, IS miles; from
Deming, 3l3 miles; from FL Paso, $40 miles;
from Los Angeles, 1882 miles: from San
Francisco, 1881 miles.
rotsTs or INTEREST.
There ere come forty various points Of
lucre 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
al shortly after 1905. That ancient structure
YES destroyed in 1850, and the present one
was constructed between 1897 and ZIG.
The chapel Of San Miguel was built b.
tween 1850 and 1850, In the latter years the
indians destroyed it, Fully restored in l710
Ii had previously and after 1893, been the
anly Spanish chapel in Santa Fe. 1t still
rsInains the Oldest church in use in New
Mexico.
The walls of the old cathedral date in part
from 1922; but the ediice proper is from tIs
past century.
Other points Of interest to the tourists
ore: The Historal society's rooms; tue
'.Garisa," the military quarters; chapel and
cemetery of Our Lady Of the Rosary; tho
church museum at the new cathedral, the
archhishop'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 the Orphans ind lstrial school; the In.
dian training school; Loretto Academy ava
the chapel Of Our Lady of Light; the Ram
na Indian school; st. Catharins's Indian
school.
The sight-seer here may also take .
gohicle end enjoya days outing with both
pleasure and 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 Aztec
mineral springs; NaMbe pueblo; Aqua Fra
village; the turquoise mines; place OF the ~
sassination of Governor Perez; San lldefonso
pueblo, or the ancient cliff dwellings. beyond
the Rio Grande.
TIE MILITARY POST.
At Santa Fe Is the Oldest military estab.
lIshmsnt on American soil, having been II
almost continuous occupation since l6O1
when the Spaniards first established here
their base Of operations. Old Fort Marcy
was built BY U. 8. soldiers in l846 and the
esw post was occupied few yean lese.