Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-04-01

From this 1t will appear that Santa Fs ID
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 $685. Ia
Boston, 45.l; Albany, 494 Buffalo, AS;
Detroit, 44.6; Grand Haven, 43.7; North
Platte, 52.3: We find that Santa Fe has ths
spring temperature of northern Illinois and
Indiana, the summer temperature of north
ern Wisconsin and Michigan, the autumn
temperature of Wisconsin and Michigan,
and the winter temperature of central
Illinois and Indiana. in other words, BY
staying in Santa Fe, the invalid gets ths
favorable summers that q resident of Spring
field, Illinois, can get only by emigratins
annually to Lake Superior.
Here is neurological date for 1891 as fur
nished by the U. s. local weather bureau:
Average temperature. ........ 47.o
Average relative humidity 5l1
Average velocity of wind, miles per
hour.......".. 10
Total ralnfal.....-.. .........lo.I5
Number of cloudles days ........ ............ 1SG
Number of fair days. ........................1 LOT
Number of cloudy days.."................ O
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, 6; New Mex.
leo, 3.
pIsTANCEs.
Santa Fe is distant from Kansas City $50
miles; from Denver 1885, miles; from Trinidad,
PIG miles, from Albuquerque, SIS miles; from
Deming, 3l6 miles; from El Paso, $40 miles;
from Los Angeles, 1882 miles: from San
Francisco, l,2sl 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 the present ono
was constructed between 1897 and l7l6.
The chapel of San Miguel was built be-
tween 1886 and 1850. In the latter years the
Indians destroyed it. Fully restored in l7ls
1t 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 cathedr raj date in part
from 1922; but the edi6ce proper is from the
past century.
Other points of interest to the tourists
are: The Historal socety's rooms; the
''Garita" the military quarters; chapel and
cemetery of Our Lady of the Rosary; the
church museum at the new cathedral, the
archbshop'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's
hospital conducted by the Sisters of Charity,
and the Orphans ind lstrial school; the In:
dian training school; Loretto Academy and
the chapel of Our Lady of Light the Ranio
ma Indian school; St. Catharnes 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 Tesuque pueblo,
taking in the divide route; Monument rock,
up in picturesque Santa Fe canon; the Aztec
mineral springs; NaLbe pueblo; Aqua Fra
village; the turquoise mines; place Of the -.
sassination of Governor Perez; San Ildefonso
pueblo, or the ancient cliff dwellings, beyond
the Rio Grande.
THE MILITARY rosr.
At Santa Fe is the Oldest military eetab-
lishment on American soil, having beeli IN
almost continuous occupation since l6O2
when the Spaniards first established here
their base of operations. Old Fort Marcy
was built by U. 8. soldiers in 1916 and the
new post was occupied few years later: