Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-07-14

From this 1t Will appear that Rsnta Fc 10
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 Fc the monthly range is 1913, in
Boston, 45.1; Albany, 49.4; Buffalo, 44.S;
Detroit, 446: Grand Haven, 43.7; North
Platte, 52.S: We find that Santa Fe has tho
spring temperature of northern Illinois and
Indiana, the summer temperature Of north
ern Wisconsin and Michigan, the autumn
temperature Of Wisconsin and Michigan,
..4d tia winter temperature Of central
Illinois and Indiana. In other WORDS, by
Ftaving in Santa Fe, the invalid get the
..fgu...-. ,;,Al.sis ;... ~ .c.A. O. Hpring.
field, Illinois, can get only by emigrating
annually to Lake Superior.
Here 10 neurological data for 1891 as fur.
nished by the U. 8. local weather bureau:
Average temperature....... ....,,... Alb
Average relative humidity ......., ....... 61.S
Average velocity OF wind, miles per
hour.......,... Observation-Disclosures T.S
Total rainta! .......,. ...-...l8.73
Number Of cloudles day5........ .....-.... 1876
Number OF fair yS........,..."..""..r lO7
Number of cloudy days....,............... 60
For tubercular diseases the death rate in
New Mexico is the lowest in the union, the
sstio being IS follows: New England, Is;
Minnesota II; southern states, S; New Mex
leo. 3.
DlarANces.
Santa Fs Ii distant from Kansa4 City $50
miles; from Denver S6S; miles; from Trinidad,
ZIG miles; from Albuquerque, 50 miles, from
Dcming, 3l6 miles; from Ell Paso, $40 miles;
from Los Angeles, 1882 miles: from San
Francisco, ,2Sl miles.
roINTs OF IsTERssr
There are some forty various points Of
more or less historic interest i'll aud about
the ancient city.
Tbs old adobe palaces stands on the spo.
where the old Spanish palace had been erect
ed shortly after 1905. That ancient structure
was destroyed In 1850, and the present ono
Uss constructed between 1897 and ZIG.
The chapel Of San Miguel was built DO.
tween 1896 and 1850. In the latter years the
Indians destroyed it. Fully restored in ITO,
It had previously and after 1893, been the
emily 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
rom 1929; but the edi6es proper is from tia
past century.
Other points of interest to tho tourists
are: The Historal Society's rooms the
''Garits," the military quarters; chapel and
cemetery of Our Lady of the Rosary; the
church museum at the new cathedral, the
archbishop'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 q. A. r. of New Mexico; St. Vincent's
hospital, conducted by the Sisters of Charity,
and the Orphans industrial school; the In.
dian training school; Loretto Academy aid,
the chapel of Our Lady of Light the Ram
ia Indian school; St. Catharins's Indian
school.
The sight-seer here may also take q
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; Nambe pueblo; Aqua Fra
VILLAGE the turquoise Mines place OF the &C.
fascination of Governor Perez; San lldefonseo
pueblo, or the ancient cliff dwellings, beyond
the Rio Grande.
THE MILITARY POET.
At Santa Fe is the Oldest military estab-
ushmsnt on American soil, having been ~
almost continuous occupation since ltOz
when the Spaniards first established nero
their base OF operations. Old Fort Marcy
YES built by U. 8. soldiers in 1876 ana tns
dow post WAS occupied few years lates,