Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-06-05

sroz,i tkts It will appear that Santa Fe R
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
IL Santa Fe the monthly range is 1913, in
Boston, 45.l; Albany, 494: Buffalo, 44S;
Detroit, 44.6: Grand Haven, 437; North
Platte, 52.3: We find that Santa Fe has the
spring tempe, ature of northern Illinois and
Indiana, the summer temperature OF north
ern Wisconsin and Michigan, the autumn
temperature of Wisconsin and Michigan,
Gud tl. winter temperature of central
Illinois and Indiana In other words, by
stsvine IN Santa Pc the invalid gets tl5
lAvoTao!e sd,.l.t'e!' i.,. t. iss!t.ont oi spring
held, Illinois, can get only by enigrating
annually to Lake Superior.
Here is meteorological data for 1891 as fur.
nished by the U. s. local weather bureau:
Average nperature..".. Ala
Average relative humidity ........ ......... SIS
average velocity Of wind, miles per
hoif......... f.S
Total rainfall. ......... ......."...l673
Number of cloudles days ....s... ........... 1875
Number Of fair days. ......... LOT
Sunber OF cloudy daVs........... III
For tubercular diseases the dealt, rate in
New Mexico is the lowest in the union. The
ratio being as follows; New England, %;
Minnesota, IA; southern states, 8: New Mex.
leo 3.
Santa Fs ia distant from Kansas City $50
miles, from Denver 3sS; miles; from Trinidad,
2i6 miles, from Albuquerque. Is miles, from
Deniny, 3l6 miles; from FL Pas0, $40 miles;
from Los Angeles, 1882 miles: from San
Francisco, l.2al miles.
POINTS or InTKREsr.
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 DID Spanish palace had been erect
Cd shortly after 1905. That ancient structure
was destroyed in 1880, and the present one
was constructed bet ween 1897 and l7l6.
The chapel Of San Miguel was built b.
tween 1885 and 1850 In the latter years the
Indians destroye it. Fully restored in 1710,
1t had previously and after 1898, been tho
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 the editice proper Is from the
past century.
Other points Of interest to the tourists
IA o
''Gari.a the military quarters chapel and
cemetery of Our Lady Of the Rosary; the
church museum At the new cathedral, the
erchbshop's garden church Of Our Lady Of
Gua.talupe with its rare old works of art;
the soldiers monument, monument ~ 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 istrial school; the In.
dian training school: Loretto Academy aud
the chapel Of Our Lady Of Light; the Ranlo-
IA Indian school, St. Cstharins's Indiaa
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 Tesuque pueblo,
taxi ny In the divide route; Monument rock,
up in picturesque Santa Fe caEOn; the Aztec
mineral springs; NaMbe pueblo; Aqua Fra
village: the turquoise mines; place Of the ~.
sassinatiun of Governor Perez; San lldefonso
pueblo, or the ancient cliff dwellings, beyond
the Bio Grande.
THB MILITARY rosr.
At Santa Re IL the oldest military estab-
lishmsnt on American soil, having been ID
almost continuous occupation. since l6O1
when the 6paniards first established here
their base Of operations. Old Fort Marcy
was built by q. 8. soldiers in ts48 and the
ssw post .wss occupied fsw yss" l:sez.