Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-04-24
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From this It will appear that Santa Fe h
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. in
Boston, 45l; Albany, 494; Buffalo, 44.a;
Detroit 44.6: Grand Haven, 1877; North
Platte, 523: We find that Santa Fe has the
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 EnAaNs IN o'her words, By
staying M io.sii.. y, sac -, ts's "a
favorable summers that 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 4T.5
Average relative humidity....... ......... tl.S
Average velocity of wind, miles par
hour."...."" ......... 10
1otal ralnlal ..........loS
Number of cloudles days ........ ........... 1875
| Number of fair days. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. LOT
Number of cloudy days.................. 80
For tubercular diseases the dealt, rate in
| New Mexico is the lowest in the union. the
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 1885, miles; from Trinidad,
ZIG miles; from Albuquerque, IS miles; from
Dening, 3l6 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 1850, and the present one
was constructed between 1857 and l7l6.
The chapel of San Miguel was built be.
| tween 1886 and 1880 In the latter years tina
Indians destroye it. Fully restored in l7le,
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 cathedral date in part
from 1922; but the edifce proper is from the
past century.
Other points of interest to the tourists
are: The Historal Society's rooms; tne
'Garita,' the military quarters; chapel and
cemetery of Our Lady of the Rosary; the
church museum at the new cathedral tho
archbishops 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 Rano
ma Indian school; st. Catharines Indian
school.
The sight-seer here may also take .
vehicle and enjoy days outing with both
pleasure ana profit. The yariOns spots OF
interests to be visited are Tesuqne pueblo,
tax ny In the divide route. Monument rock,
up in picturesque Santa Fe canon; the Aztec
mineral springs; Nan.be pueblo; Aqua Fria
village; the turquoise mines; place of the -.
sassination of Governor Perez San Ildefonsn
pueblo, or the ancient cliff dwellings. beyond
the Bio Grande.
THE MILITARY rosr.
At Santa Fe Is the oldest military estab.
lishmsnt on American SOIL having been IN
almost continuous occupation since 1909
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 lstes.