Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-07-21

From tsis It will eppesr that Santa Re u
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 Fc the monthly range is 1913, In
Boston, ASH; Albany, 1914; Buffalo, 44.s;
Detroit, 44.6; Grand Haven, 43.7; North
Platte, 52.3: We find that Santa Fe has tho
spring temperature of northern Illinois and
Indiana, the summer temperature of north.
ern Wisconsin and Michigan, the autumn
temperature Of Wisconsin and Michigan,
anu the winter temperature of central
nliaeis and Indiana. II other words, by
~ -. s}.,-. 80 l. II :. ll4.l:Gt d Spring
field, Illinois, can get only by emigrating
annually to Lake Superior.
Hero Is neurological data for 1891 as fur
nished By the U. s. local weather bureau:
Average perature........ ""..... 41.J
Average relative humidity ..-..., ........ 3l.3
Average velocity Of wind, miles per
nouF,..,... I'D
Total ralnfa ......"".lo.Id
Number of cioudles days.....-. ......,... 1876
Number of fair ys..-.....-......"...". l07
Number of cloudy days................... s.
For tubercular diseases the death rate in
New Mexico IL the lowest in the union the
ratio being as follows: New England, 25;
Minnesota, Il; southern states, 6; New Mex.
leo, y.
DISTANCES.
Santa Fe Is distant from Kansaa City 500
miles; from Denver 1888; miles; from Trinidad,
216 miles; from Albuquerque, 85 miles; from
Deming 316 miles; from Ell Paso, $40 miles;
from Los Angeles, 1882 miles: from San
Francisco, 1881 miles.
FORTS OF 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 tho old Spanish palace had been erect
cd shortly after 1905. That ancient structure
vas destroyed in 1880, and the present one
was constructed between 1897 snd 17l6.
The chapel Of San Miguel was built be-
tween 1886 and 1880. In the latter years tho
Indians destroyed it, Fully restored in 17le,
1t had previously and after 1893, been the
enly 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 ediice proper ia from th<
past century.
Other points Of interest to the tourists
are: The Historel Society's rooms; the
sGarita," the military quarters; chapel and
cemetery Of Our Lady of the Rosary; ths
church museum at the new cathedral, tht
archbishops 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. &. of New Mexico; ST. Vincents
hospital, conducted by the Sisters of Charity,
and the Orphans industrial school; the In,
dian training school; Loretto Academy ans
the chapel of Our Lady Of Light; the Kam
M Indian school; st. Catlarnss Indian
school.
The sight-seer here may also take .
vehicle and enjoya days outing with both
pleasure and profit. The various spots OF
interests to be visited are Tesuquc pueblo,
tax ing in the divide route; Monument rock,
up in picturesque Santa Fe canon; the Aztec
mineral springs; Nambe pueblo; Aqua Fria
village; the turquoise mines; place OF the a.
nassination of Governor Perez; San lldefonso
pueblo, or the ancient cliff dwellings, beyond
the Rio Grande.
THE MILITARY POST.
At Santa Fe is the Oldest military estab-
ushment on American soil, having been IN
slmoat continuous occupation since 1909
when the Spaniards first established here
their base Of operations. Old Fort darcy
was built by U. 8. soldiers in lS16 and the
ssw post was occupied few years late.