Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-07-25
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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, 1914; Buffalo, 44.s;
Detroit, 44.6: Grand Haven, 43.7; North
Platte, 1913: We find that Santa Fe has the
spring temperature of northern Illinois and
Indiana, the summer temperature of north.
temperature of Wisconsin and Michigan,
and the winter temperature of central
Illinois and Indiana. In other words, by
r,c-.c~ n cs-4a p, ~ N trwelid pc; the
favor"b' resident of Spring
! can get only by cmigrating
annua4y 70 Lake Superior.
Here ia neurological data for 1891 as fur
nished by the q. s. local weather bureau:
Average temperature. ..................... 47.3
Average relative humidity. 51.8
Average velocity Of wind, miles per
Hour.......,.. 1.5
Total rainfall
Number OF cloudles days........ ..."....... ls5
Number of fair ays.......................... 107
Number of cloudy days.................... 81
For tubercular diseases the death rate in
New Mexico is the lowest in the union, the
ratio being AZ follows: New England, rs;
Minnesota, ID; southern states. 6; New Mex
loo, s. ...
DIgTANCRa.
Santa Fe is distant from Kansa. City $3.50
miles; from Denver 3ss; miles; from Trinidad.
ZIG miles; from Albuquerque, S5 miles; from
Deming, BIG miles; from Ell Paso, $40 miles;
from Los Angeles, 1882 miles: from San
Francisco, 1881 miles.
POINTS OF INTEREST.
more or less historic interest in aud about
the ancient city.
The old adobe palace stands on the spot
WHARF the old Spanish palace had been erect
I'd shortly after 1905. That ancient structurs
was destroyed in 1880, and the present one
was constructed between 1897 and 1716.
The chapel of San Miguel was built be.
tween 1888 and 1850. In the latter years the
Indians destroyed it. Fully restored in 171o
It had previously and after 1893, been the
emily 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
rom 1922; but the edifce proper is from ths
past century.
Other points Of interest to tho tourists
are: The Historal Society's rooms; ths
''Garita," the military quarters; chapel and
cemetery Of Our Lady Of the Rosary; the
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. B. of New Mexico; st. Vincents
hospital, conducted by the Sisters of Charity,
and the Orphans industrial school; the In.
dian training school; Loretto Academy ana
the chapel Of Our Lady Of Light; the RAM i
No Indian school; st. Catharins's Indian
school.
The aight-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,
taking In the divide route; Monument rock,
mp In picturesque Santa Fe canon; the Aztec
mineral springs; Nambe pueblo; Aqua Fra
village the turquoise mines; place OF the as
sassination Of Governor Perez; San lldefonso
pueblo, or tho ancient cliff dwellings, beyond
the Rio Grande.
THE MILITARY POST.
At Santa Fe Is the Oldest military estab.
lshment on American soil, having been IN
almost continuous occupation since l6O1
when the Spsniards first established here
their base Of operations. Old Fort Marcy
was built by U. 8. soldiers in 1886 and the
new post was occupied few years lstee'