Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-03-17

From this 1t will appear that Santa 70 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 places.
In Santa Fe the monthly range is 1913, in
Boston, 45.1; Albany, 49.4; Buffalo, 44.s;
Detroit, 446 Grand Haven, 43.7; North
Platte, 1913: We find that Santa Fe has the
spring temperature of northern Illinois aud
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
favorable summers that 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 temperature. ........ 47d
Average relative humidity..-.... ......... 6l.3
Average velocity of wind miles per
nour........... 10
Iotal ralnlal .........lolS
Number of cloudles days ........ .........". 1876
Number of fair ys.........-.......- ...... l07
Number of cloudy days................... ~
For tubercular diseases the dealt. rate in
new MeAlCO is Llle lDWeSt III ttle UNION zig
ratio being as follows: New England, Is;
Minnesota, IA; southern states, 6; New Mex.
leo, 3.
DISTANCES.
Santa Fe is distant from Kansas City so
miles; from Denver 3Ss; miles; from Trinidad,
2l6 miles; from Albuquerque, IS miles; from
Deming, BIG miles; from FL Paso, $40 miles;
from Los Angeles, 1892 miles: from San
Francisco, l,2Sl miles. o..
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
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 1886 and 1880. In the latter years the
Indians destroye it. Fully restored in l7lo,
It had previously aud after 1898, 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 editce proper is from the
past century
Other points of interest to the tourists
ere: The Hstoral Societys rooms; the
''Garita," the military quarters; chapel and
cemetery of Our Lady of the Rosary; tho
church museum at the new cathedral, thu
archbishop's garden; church of Our Lady OF
Guadalupe with its rare old works of art;
the soldiers monument, monument ~ the
Pioneer Pathfinder, 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 Istrial school; the In.
dian training school; Loretto Academy and
the chapel of Our Lady of Light; the Ramo
ma Indian school; st. Catliarines Indian
school.
The sight-seer here may also take .
vehicle and enjoy days outing with both
pleasure ami profit. The various spots Of
Interests to be visited are Tesuque pueblo,
tai, ng in the divide route; Monument rock,
up in picturesque Santa Fe canon; the Aztec
mineral springs; Mamie pueblo; Aqua FRS
village; the turquoise mines; place Of the -.
BassinatioI of Governor Perez; San lldefonso
pueblo, or the ancient cliff dwellings, beyond
the Rio Grande.
THE MILITARY roSr.
At Santa Fe is the Oldest military ostab-
lishment on American soil, having besl In
almost continuous occupation since 1904
when the Spaniards first established here
their base Of operations. Old Fort Marcy
was built by U. g. soldiers in !846 and the
new post was occupied few years lete..