Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-06-23

From this It will appear that Santa Fc i
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, 44.8;
Detroit, 446: Grand Haven, 437; 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,
cid the winter temperatGe of central
Illinois and Indiana. In other words, by
favorable sanMcrs that resident of Spring.
field, Illinois, can get only by emigrating
annually to Lake Superior
Here il Neurological data for 1891 as fur.
nished by the q. s. local weather bureau:
Average temperature....." ......... 47.3
Average relative humidity. .".... ......... 6l.3
Average velocity Of wind, miles per
nOur."....... ........ III
TOTAL raln1al ...l6.73
Number of cloudles days. ...... ............ 1875
Number of fair 107
Number of cloudy days. 81
For tubercuI.r diseases the death rate in
New Mexico is the lowest in the union, the
ratio being az follows: New England, Is;
Minnesota, Il; southern states. 6; New Mex.
leo, 3.
DISTANCES.
Santa Fe is distant from Kansas City $50
miles; from Denver 3sS; miles; from Trinidad,
2l6 miles; from Albuquerque, IS miles, from
Deming BIG miles; from El Paso, $40 miles;
from Los Angeles, 1882 miles: from San i,
Francisco, !,2Sl milsa.
POINTS on 1NrRanr.
Thsrs are some forty various points Of
more or less historic interest in aud about
the ancient city.
The old adobe palace stands on tho spot
where the old Spanish palace had been erect
ed shortly after 1905. That ancient structure
was destroyed in 1850, and the present one
was constructed between 1897 and l7l6.
The chapel of San Miguel was built b.
tween 1885 and 1880. In the latter years the
Indians destroyed it. Fully restored in l71e,
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 cathedral date in part
from 1922 but tho edifice proper is from IT,
past century.
Other points of interest to the tourists
are: The Historal Society's rooms; tne
"Garita," the military quarters; chapel and
cemetery Of Our Lady of the Rosary; the
church museum at the new cathedral, the
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. 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 the Ram
ma Indian school; st. Catharine'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 be visited are Tesuque pueblo,
taxing 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 ~
ssssination of Governor Perez San Ildefonso
pueblo, or the ancient cliff dwellings, beyond
the Rio Grande.
TIE NILHARY r0sr.
At Santa Fe is the Oldest military estah
on American soil, having beeli 10
almost continuous occupation since l0Vz
when the Spaniards first established here
their base Of operations. Old Fort Marcy
was built by q. 8. soldiers in 1S46 and the
sew post was occupied few years iesee.