Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-04-07
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From this 1t will appear that Santa Fe d
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.l; Albany, 49.4; Buffalo, AS;
Detroit, 44.6 Grand Haven, 437; North
Platte, 52.3: We find that Santa Fe has the
spring temperature of northern Illinois and
j 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 thata resident of Spring.
field, Illinois, can get only by emigratin8
annually to Lake Superior.
Here is meteorological data for 1891 as fur.
nished by the U. S. local weather bureau:
Average temperature. ,........... ........ 473
Average relative hunidity....... ......... bl.3
Average velocity of wind, miles per
hour....."... To
Total rainfall ....... ...........16.73
Number OF cloudles days ,........ ".......". lso
Number of fair ays......................... lot
! Number of cloudy Observation-Disclosures. s.
For tubercular diseases the death rate in
New Mexico is the lowest in the union, the
ratio being as follows: New England, Is;
Minnesota, IA; southern states, s; New Mex.
leo, 3.
DIsTANCEs.
| Santa Fe is distant from Kansas City $50
miles; from Denver 1888; miles; from Trinidad,
2l6 miles; from Albuquerque, IS mikes; from
Dening 3l6 miles, from Ell Paso, $40 miles;
from Los Angeles, 1882 miles: from San
Francisco, 1881 miles.
POINTS or 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 1906. That ancient structure
was destroyed in 1880, and the present one
was constructed between 1897 and l7l6.
The chapel of San Miguel was built b.
tween 1886 and 1850. In the latter years the
Indians destroyed it. Fully restored in l710
1t had previously and after 1893, been the
only Spanish chapel in Santa Fe. 1t still
Mexico.
The walls of the old cathedral date in part
from 1922; but the edihce proper is from the
past century.
Other points of interest to the tourists
are The Histora Societys rooms; the
'Garita." the military quarters chapel and
cemetery of Our Lady of the Rosary; tho
church museum at the new cathedral, tho
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. Vincent's
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 Ramo
ma Indian school, st. Catharines Indian
school.
The sight-seer here may also take .
vehicle and enjoy days outing with both
pleasure ana profit The various spots OF
interests to be visited are Tesuqne pueblo,
taking in the divide route; Monument rock,
up in picturesque Santa Fe canon; the Aztec
mineral springs NaLbe pueblo; Aqua Fra
/ village; the turquoise mines; place OF the ~
sassination of Governor Perez San Ildefonso
pueblo, or the ancient cliff dwellings, beyond
the Rio Grande
THE MILITARY rosr.
At Santa Fe is the oldest military estab-
hshment on American SOIL having been IN
almost continuous occupation since 1909
when the Spaniards first established here
their base Of operations. Old Fort Marcy
was built by U. 8. soldiers in 1916 and the
new post was occupied few years lstsL.