Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-04-08

From this It will appear that Santa Re u
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 1913, in
Boston, 45.1; Albany, 49.4; Buffalo, 44.8;
Detroit, 44G; Grand Haven, 437; North
Platte, 52.3: 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,
end the winter temperature OF central
Illinois and Indiana. In other words, by
staying in Santa Fe, the invalid gets the
favorable summers That's resident of Spring.
field, Illinois, can get only by emigratng
annually to Lake Superior.
! Here is Neurological data for 1891 as fur
nished by the U. s. local weather bureau:
Average temperature ......... 473
Average relative humidity ....... ......... DIS
Average velocity of wind, miles per
huur......"" ..-",."....- 10
Total rainfall ......
Number of cloudles days ......o............. 1876
| Number of fair days .............."........ 10Y
Number of cloudy INSTRUMENTATION. s.
For tubercuar diseases the death rate in
New Mexico is the lowest in the union, the
ratio being as follows: New England, Is;
Minnesota, IA; southern states, 6; New Mex.
ico 5.
| DISTANCES.
Santa Fe is distant from Kansas City 1863
miles; fom Denver 3SS; miles; from Trinidad,
26 miles, from Albuquerque, IS miles; from
Dening, BIG miles, from Fl. Paso, $40 miles;
from Los Angeles l,032 miles: from San
Francisco, PSI miles.
PolNTs 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 1897 and l7l6.
The chapel of San Miguel was built be-
tween 1896 and 1850. In the latter years the
Indians destroyei it. Fully restored in lilo,
it 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 cathedra date in part
| from 1929 but the editce proper is from the
past century.
Other points of interest to the tourists
are: The Historal Societys rooms; the
"Garita' the military quarters chapel and
cemetery of Our Lady of the Rosary; the
church museum at the new cathedral, tho
archbsbcp'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
! therG. A. R. of New Mexico; st. Vincent's
Losl,ital conducted by the Sisters of Charity,
and TIE Orphans ind astral school; the In.
dian training school; Loretto Academy and
the chapel of Our Lhsly of Light; the Ramo'
ma Indian school, St. Catharines Indian
school.
The sight.seer here may also take .
vehicle and enjoy days outing with both
pleasure ami profit. The various spots OF
Interests to be visited are Tesuqne pueblo,
TAX ng in the divide route; Monument rock,
up in picturesque Santa Fe canon; the Aztec
mineral springs; Nan.be pueblo; Aqua Fra
village, the turquoise mines place OF the -.
sassinatoH of Governor Perez; San lldefonso
pueblo, or the ancient cliff dwellings, beyond
the Rio Grande.
THE MILITARY rosr.
! At Santa Fe is the Oldest military estab-
lishment on American soil, having beeli IN
almost continuous occupation since 1909
when the Spanards first established here
their base of operations Old Fort Marcy
was built by U. 8. soldiers in lS46 and the
new post was occupied few years l.tet.