Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-06-15
From tA.s It will appear that Santa Fe q

From tAas It will appear that Santa Fe .
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 $685. in
Boston, 45.1; Albany, 494 Buffalo, 44.8;
Detroit, 446 Grand Haven, a3.7; North
Platte, 52.3 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,
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 il meteorological data for 1891 as fur.
nished by the U. s, local weather bureau:
Average tenn perature..". .......... ......... 475
Average relative humidity ....... ......... 5l.3
Average velocity Of wind, miles per
hour......... .....'....' ~
Total rainfall ...... .-.".. ........"...l673
Number of cloudles days ........ ........". 1876
Number of fair ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. lO7
Number of cloudy days. 63
For tubercular diseases the dealt, rate in
ratio being as follows: New England, %;
Minnesota, IA; southern states, 6; New Mex
leo, 3.
DISTANCES.
Santa Fe Is distant from Kansas City sec
miles; from Denver 1888; miles; from Trinidad,
PIG miles, from Albuquerque, IS miles: from
Dening, 3l6 miles, from Fl Paso, $40 miles;
from Los Angeles, 1882 miles: from San
Francisco, 1881 miles.
POINTS ov INTEREST.
There arc some forty various points d
more or less historic interest in aud about
the ancient city.
The old adobe palace stands on tho spot
whore the old Spanish palace had been erect
Cd shortly after 1905. That ancient structure
was destroyed In 1850, and the present one
was constructed between 1897 and 1910.
The chapel of San Miguel was built b.
tween 1886 and 1850. In the latter years the
Indians destroye it. Fully restored in l7l0,
II had previously and after 1893, been the
emily Spanish chapel in Santa Fe. 1t still
remains the oldeat church in usc in New
Mexico.
The walls Of the old cathedral date in part
nom 1922; but the sdifice proper 10 from the
past century.
Other points of interest to the tourists
are: The Historal Society's rooms; the
"Garita," the military quarters; chapel and
cemetery Of Our Lady of the Rosary; the
church museum al the new cathedral, tho
archhishops garden. church Of Our Lady Of
Guadalupe with ito 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. Vincents
hospital, conducted by the Sisters of Charity,
and the Orphans ind isfrial school; the In:
dian training school; Luretto Academy AND
the chapel Of Our Lady of Light. tho kamo
M Indian school, st. CatIlarines Indian
SCHOOL.
The dght-seer here may also take .
vehicle and enjoya days outing with both
pleasure and profit The various spots OF
lntercsts to be visited are Tesuqne pueblo,
taking In the divide route; Monument rock,
up 10 picturesque Santa Fe caEOn; the Aztec
mineral springs NaMbe pueblo; Aqua Fra
village; the turquoise mines place Of the A.
sassination of Governor Perez; San lldefonso
, pueblo, or the ancient cliff dwellings, beyond
The Rio Grande
THE MILITARY rosr.
At Santa Fe 10 the oldest military estahe
llshmsnt on American soil. having been In
almost continuous occupation since l6O1
when the 6paniards first established here
their base Of operations. Old Fort Marcy
was built by u. 8. soldiers in 1916 and the
~ poa was occupied few yeaf' l:e:e: