Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-07-27

From tiis it will appear that eRnta Fe IL
relatively warmer in winter and cooler in
RUNNER than other places having nearly
the game annual temperature. Compare
the difference between tho coolest month
snd The warmest month for these places.
In Santa Re the monthly range is 59.S, in
Boston, 45.1; Albany, 49.4; Buffalo, 44,9,
Detroit, 44.6: Grand Haven, 43.7; North
Platte, 5o.3: We find that Santa Fs has tho
spring temperature of northern Illinois ana
Indiana, the summer temperature of Forth.
ern Wisconsin and Michigan, the autumn
temperature Of Wisconsin and Michigan,
SID he wi9ter t'mroraturs jof central
Illinois and Indiana. In other uor g. by
staying in Santa Fe, the invalid &c tho
favorable sunrlcTs th2$ G resident e. Z, ing
field, Illinois, can got only by emigratins
annually to Lake Superior.
Here ID neurological data for 1891 rs fur
slisEed by the Z. s. local weather bureau:
Average temperaGuTs........" n."..,. 47.3
Average relative humidity ........ ......... 51.3
Average velocity Of wind, miles per
hour......,... 10
Total ralntai. ..e,.... .."."...l67a
Number Of cloudles dayg.-............... 1876
Number Of fair days. .....-.....",....... 107
Number of cloudy days.,........"".... 5S
For tuhefcular diseases the death rate in
New Mexico is tbs lowest in the union, the
ratio being as follows; New England, rs;
Minnesota, Il; southern STATES. 6; New Meg
leo, 3.
DISTANCES.
eanta Ee IL distant from Kahsa- City S39
miles; from Denver 396; miles; from Trinidad,
PIG miles; from Albuquerque, So miles; from
pejning, 318 miles; from El Paso, $40 miles;
from Los Angeles, i,oa2 niles from San
Francisco, t,GSl miles.
royNT5 OF IrTEREsT.
There are noma forty various points OF
lnore or less historic intsrczt in aud about
the ancient city.
The old edobe palace stands on the spot
where the old Spanish pslace had been erect
ed shortly after 1905. That ancient structure
was destroyed in 1880, and the present one
was constructed between 1897 and 17l6.
The chapel Of San Miguel was built b.
tween 1895 and 1880. IN the latter years the
It had previously and sfter 1888, been the
anly Spanish chapel in Santa re. 1t still
remains the Oldest church in use in New
Mexico.
The walls of the old cathedral date in part
from 1922; but the edihce proper is from the
past century.
Other points Of interest to the tourlsts
are: The Historal society's rooms; tn?
"Garita," the military quarters; chapel and
cemetery of Our Lady of the Rosary; the
church museum at the new cathedral, thn
erchbishop's garden; church Of Our Lady Oh
Guadalupe with its rare old works OF art;
the soldiers monument, monument to the
Pioneer Path. Finder, Kit Carson, erected ~
tho 9. A. r. of New Mexico; st. Vincente
hospital, conducted by the Sisters of Charity,
and the Orphans industrial school; the IN,
dian training school, Ioretto Academy ans
the chapel Of Our Lady of Light, the Ram =
na Indian school; st. Catharino'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,
taking In the divide route; Monument rock,
up In picturesque Santa Fe canon; the Azteo
mineral springs; Nambe pueblo; Aqua FRA
village; the turquoise mines; place OF the as'
sassination Of Governor Perez; San lldetonso
pueblo, or the ancient cliff dwellings, beyono
she Rio Grande.
THE MILITARY posr.
At Santa Fe is the oldest military estap'
Hshmsnt on American SOIL having been IN
almost continuous occupation since lou1
when the Spaniards first established nero
their base Of operations. Old Fort Marry
was built by q. 8. soldiers in 1876 ana tne
osw post was occupied few years lass y