Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-06-17

Frora tbs It Will appear that Santa re "a
relatively warmer in winter and cooler in
GUNNER 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, 45.1; Albany, 49.4; Buffalo, 44.8;
Detroit, AS: Grand Haven, 4S.7; 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,
llJ the winter Temperature OF central
Illinois and Indiana. In other words, BY
staying in Santa Fe the invalid gets tina
favorable SUMMERS ti.-a resident OF spring
field, Illinois, can get only by emigrating
annually to Lake Superior
Here is meteorological data for 1891 as fur
nished by the U. s. local weather bureau:
Average temperature....,. AN
Average relative hutndity..,.... ......... 5l.1
Average velocity Of wind, miles per
hour"."....." ..,,"....-..- ................. 1.S
Total rainfall ...,....
Number of cioudles days ........ ........... 1876
Number of fair ys.....,.-........ ......... LOT
Number Of cloudy days.-................ 81
For tubercul;.r diseases the death rate in
New Mexico is the Lowest in the union the
ratio being IS follows New England, %;
Minnesota, Ia; southern states, 6; New Mex
leo, 8.
DISTANCES.
Santa Fe 10 distant from Kansas City 800
miles; from Denver 388; milss; from Trinidad,
| ZIG miles, from Albuquerque, IS miles, from
Deming, 3l6 miles; from Eel Paso, $40 miles;
from Los Angeles, 1882 miles: from San
Francisco, l.ZSl miles.
poiNrs OF INrEREsr.
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.
ed shortly after 1905. That ancient structure
was destroyed in 1880, and the present one
was constructed between 1897 and ZIG.
The chapel OF San Miguel was built be-
tween 1886 and 1880. In the latter years the
Indians destroyed it. Fully restored in l7l6,
It had previously and after 1888, been the
only Spanish chapel in Santa Fe. 1t still
Mexico.
The walls of the old cathedral date in part
from 1922; but the edifce proper is from tl>
past century.
Other points Of interest to tho tourizss
ere: The Historal Society's rooms; TIE
''Garita," the military quarters; chapel and
cemetery Of Our Lady of the Rosary; tho
church museum at the new cathedral, the
archbishop'a garden; church Of Our Lady OF
Guadalupe with its rare old works Of art;
the soldiers monument, monument to the
Pioneer Pathfinder, Kit Carson. erected By
the GA. R. of New Mexico; St. Vincents
hospital, conducted by the Sisters of Charity,
and the Orphans ind lstral school; the In.
dian training school; Loretto Academy asA
the chapel of Our Lady Of Light; the RAM
ma Indian school; st. Catharins'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,
taxing 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 a.
sassination of Governor Perez; San lldefons9
pueblo, or the ancient cliff dwellings, BEYOND
the Rio Grande.
THE MILITARY rOsr
At Santa Ne is the Oldest military estab-
lishment on American soil, having been IN
almost continuous occupation since ldO1
when the Spaniards first established mere
their base Of operations. Old Fort Marcy
vas built by q. 8. soldiers in ls46 and the
asw post was occupied few yea" l:se1.