Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-07-20
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From thss It will appear that Ssnta Fe 10
relatively warmer in winter and cooler in
sammer than other places having nearly
the sana annual temperature Compara
the difference between the coolest month
and the warmcst month for these places.
In Santa Fe the monthly range is 1913, in
Boston, 45.1; Albany, 494; Buffalo, 44.e;
Detroit, 44.6: Grand Haven, 43.7 North
Platte, 52.3: 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
Saving in Santa Fe, the invalid gets the
~ ufi.t!e st.i-i4,~l{ .I..t T2SdaLS CT 5pling-
field, Illinois, can get only by emigrating
annually to Lake Superior.
Here is neurological data for 1891 as fur.
nishcd by the U. s. local weather bureau:
Average temperature ."............. ........ 47.J
Average relative humidity. GLIB
Average velocity Of wind, miles per
nour.......... 40
Total rainf ,....,. ...,....1673
Number of cloudles days, ........ ....."... 1876
Number of fair ays............,.............1 07
Number of cloudy days......."........... 63
For tubercular diseases the death rate in
New Mexico is the lowest in the union, the
ratio being as follows: New England, rs;
Minnesota, IA; southern states, g. New Mex-
leo, 3.
DIsTANoEs.
Santa Fe is distant from KahsaA City $50
miles; from Denver 1888; miles; from Trinidad,
2l6 miles; from Albuquerque, IS miles; from
Deming, 316 miles; from Ell Paso, $40 miles;
from Los Angeles, 1882 miles: from San
Francisco, 1921 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
WHARF the old Spanish palace had been erect
Cd shortly after 1905. That ancient structure
was destroyed in 1850, and the present one
was constructed between 1897 and 1716.
The chapel of San Miguel was built b.
tween 1888 and $780, In the latter years the
Indians destroyed it. Fully restored in 171o,
It 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
from 1922; but the edifce proper is from tps
past century.
Other points of interest to the tourists
are: The Historal Socety's rooms; tne
Carts" 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 BY
the g. A. R. of New Mexico; st. Vincent'a
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. Catharine'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 TesuqIe pueblo,
tax ing 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 A.
sassination of Governor Perez; San lldefonso
pueblo, or the ancient cliff dwellings, beyond
the Rio Grande.
TIE MILITARY POST.
At Santa Fe is the Oldest military estab-
Eshmsnt on American soil, having been In
almost continuous occupation since 1909
when the 6paniards first established here
shoir base Of operations. Old Fort Marcy
Gas built by U. 8. soldiers in 1S46 and the
ssv post was occupied few years late;