Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-07-06

From this 1t will appear inst Banta Fe q
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 Re the monthly range is 1913, in
Boston, 45.1; Albany, 494; Buffalo, 44S;
Detroit, 44.6: Grand Haven, 43.7; North
Platte, 52.3: We find that Santa Fe has the
sprniss. temperature of northern Illinois and
Indiana, The summer temperature of north.
ern Wisconsin aud Michigan, the autumn
temperature of Wisconsin and Michigan,
I'D She winter temperature of central
Illinois and Indiana. In other words, by
staying in Santa Fe, the invalid gets tho
favorable Fr,uag-s tt,..i resident o. S.rings
field, Illinois, can get only by emigratins,
annually to Lake Superior.
Hers ia neurological data for 1891 as fur.
nished by the U. s. local weather bureau:
Average teri ......... AIS
Average relative humidity........ ......... 61.3
Average velocity of wind, miles rsr
hour'....;'.'. 10
Total rainfall.
Number Of cloudles days......... ........... 1875
Number of fair ays.......................... LOT
Number OF cloudy days.................. 81
For tubcrcular diseases the death rate in
ii.
ratio being as follows: New England, rs;
Minnesota, IA; southern states, 6; New Mex
leo, 3,
DISTANCES.
Santa Fe is distant from Kansas City $50
miles; from Denver 1888; miles; from Trinidad,
216 miles; from Albuquerque So miles; from
Deming, 3i6 miles; from Ell Paso, $40 miles;
from Los Angeles, 1852 miles: from Ban
Nrpunizn<, oS1 uoi1ia
POINTS OF INTEREST.
There sre SONS forty various points Of
more or less historic interest in aud about
the ancient city
The old adobe palace stands on the spot
ed shortly after 1895. That ancient structure
was destroyed in $780, and the present one
wa. constructed between 1897 and 17l6
The chapel of San Miguel was built b.
tween 1885 and 1850. In the latter years the
Indians destroyed it. Fully restored in Ito,
It had previously and after 1893, been the
only Spanish chapel in Santa Fe. It still
remains the oldest church in use in New
Mexico.
The walls of the old cathedral date in part
rom 1922; but the editice proper ia from TIA
past century.
Other points Of interest to thu tourists
klS. Inc E1l9LOIEl OOClcIyS rOOulNi lily
'Garita," the military quarters; chapel and
cemetery of Our Lady of the Rosary; tho
church museum at the new cathedral, the
archbishops garden; church of Our Lady Of
Guadalupe with its rare old works of art;
the soldiers monument, monument to the
Pioneer Path-FiIder, Kit Carson, erected BY
the G. A. R. Of New Mexico; St. Vincents
hospital, conducted by the Sisters of Charity,
and the Orphans ind lstrial school; the In.
dian training school: Loretto Academy aEA.
the chapel of Our Lady of Light; the RAM
ma Indian school; St. Catharinss 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 Aztec
mineral springs; Namhe pueblo; Aqua Fra
village; the turquoise mines; place OF the ~
fascination of Governor Perez San lldefonso
pueblo, or the ancient cliff dwellings, beyond
tho Rio Grande.
THE MILITARY posr.
At Santa Fe is the Oldest military eetab-
llshment on American SOIL having becn. IN
almost continuous occupation since l60d
when the Spsniards first established here
their base Of operations. Old Fort Marcy
was built by q. s. soldiers in 1S46 and the
ssw post was occupied few years esee.