Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-07-18

From tits II will appear that Santa Fe 10
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, 494; Buffalo, 448;
Detroit, 44.6: Grand Haven, 1877; 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,
End tho winter temperature of central
Illinois and Indiana. In other words, by
staying in Santa Fe, the invalid gets the
.syss.,,'o .;!..,n;.ga .,a; 3 resident Of Spring
field, illinois, can get only by emigratinS
annually to Lake Superior.
Here Is neurological data for 1891 as fur
nished by the U. s. local weather bureau:
Average temperature.... "...... Alb
Average relative humidity ......... 61.8
Average velocity of wind, miles Per
hour......... "......."-.-............. 1.8
TOTAL ranfal. ........"... .lOI0
Number Of cloudles dsys......... ............ 1876
Number of fair ys........-................. 107
Number Of cloudy days.""..".......... So
For tuberculsr diseases the death rate in
New Mexico is the lowest in the union, the
ratio being as follows: New England, Is;
Minnesota, II; southern states, 8; New Mex.
leo, 3.
DISTANCES.
Santa Fe is distant from Kansa. City s8S
miles; from Denver 38S; miles; from Trinidad,
PIG miles, from Albuquerque, IS miles; from
Deming, 316 miles; from Ell 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
Cd shortly after 1905. That ancient structure
was destroyed In 1880, and tho present one
was constructed between 1897 and 17l6.
The chapel of San Miguel was built DO.
tween 1888 and 1880. In the latter years the
Indians destroyed it. Fully restored in lilo,
It had previously and after 1893, bean the
remains the Oldest church In use In New
Mexico.
The walls Of tho old cathedral date In part
from 1922; but the edifice proper Is from ths
Other points of interest to tho tourists
orc: The Historal Society's rooms tAs
.Garits," the military quarters; chapel and
cemetery of Our Lady Of the Rosary; tho
church museum at the new cathedral, tho
srchbishop'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 ~
the @. 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
ma Indian school; st. Catharinss Indian
school.
The sight-seer hero may also take .
vehicle and enjoya 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,
up In picturesque Santa Fe canon; the Aztec
mineral springs; Nambe pueblo; Aqua Fra
village; the turquoise mines; place OF the ~
gsssination Of Governor Perez; San 1ldefons9
pueblo, or the ancient cliff dwellings, beyono
the Rio Grande.
THE xyLEJA1Y Post.
At Santa Fe Is the Oldest military estab-
llshment on American soil, having bssn ~
almost continuous occupation since l0Oz
whom the Hpaniards first established here
their base Of operations. Old Fort NAVY
was built by q. 8. soldisn In ls16 ana me
ssw post was occupied tsw ysars l.e2