Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-06-22

From this It will appear that panta Fs IL
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 warmcst month for these places.
In Santa Fe the monthly range is 1913, in
Boston, ASH; Albany 494; Buffalo, A.S;
Detroit, 44.6: Grand Haven, 1877; 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,
snd the winter temperature of central
Illinois and Indiana. In other words, by
staying in Santa Fe, the invalid gets the
favorable sumEnefs tiia; resilient vi spring.
field, Illinois, can get only by einigrating
annually to Lake Superior.
Hers is neurological data for 1891 as fcr.
nished by the U. 8. local weather bureau:
Average tsmperacure..-..".. ........ AIN
Average relative humidity ........ ......... 6l.3
Average velocity Of wind, miles per
houf..."...'." I'D
1otal faln1al ..........1OI8
Number of cloudles days. ........ .......... 1875
Number OF fair days. "...."......."........ LOT
Number of cloudy days................... 65
Fo. tubcrcular diseases the death rate In
New Mexico is the lowest in the union. tbs
ratio being as follows: New England, rs;
Minnesota, Ii; southern states, 9; New Mex.
leo, 8.
pIsTANCEs.
Santa Fe IL distant from Kansas City 500
miles, from Denver 3SS; miles; from Trinidad,
2l6 miles; from Albuquerque IS miles; from
Deming, SIG miles; from FL Paso, $40 miles;
from Los Angeles, 1882 miles: from San
Francisco, 1881 miles.
POINTS 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 the old Spanish palace had been erect
ID shortly after l605. That ancient structure
was destroyed in 1880, and the present one
was constructed between 1887 and l7l8.
The chapel Of San Miguel was built 30.
tween 1888 and 1880. In the latter years the
Il had previously and after 1893, been the
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
nom 1922; but tho ediice proper 10 from tbs
past century
Other points Of interest to the tourists
are: The Historal Society's' rooms; tne
"Garita," the military quarters; chapel and
cemetery Of Our Lady of tho Rosary; the
church museum at the new cathedral, the
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 9. A. q. Of New Mexico; St. vincents
hospital, conducted by the Sisters of Charity,
and the Orphans ind istral school; the In.
dian training school: Loretto Academy ava
the chapel Of Our Lady of Light; the Ram
M Indian school; st. Catharins's Indian
school.
The sight.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,
taxing In the divide route; Monument rock,
up In picturesque Santa Fe canon; the Aztec
mineral springs; Nanbe pueblo; Aqua Fria
village; the turquoise mines; place Of the ~
ssssinstion Of Governor Perez; San lldefonso
pueblo, or the ancient cliff dwellings, beyond
The Rio Grande.
THE HrLrA1Y rosr.
At Santa Fe 10 the oldest military estab
lishmsnt on American soil, having been ID
almost continuous occupation since l6O3
whom the 6panisrds first established here
their base OF operations. Old Fort Marcy
vs. built BY q. 8. soldiers in 1916 and the
NV post W. occupied tsw ysa" late: