Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-06-14

From this II will appear inst Eenta Fe IL
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, ALB;
Detroit, 44.6: Grand Haven, 1877; North
Platte, 1913: 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,
and the winter temperature of central
Illinois and Indiana. In other words, by
staying in Santa Fe the invalid gets the
favorable summers tina. a resident OF Spring
field, Illinois, can get only by emigratinx
annually to Lake Superior.
Here Is meteorological data for 1901 as fur.
nished by the o. 8. local weather bureau
Average teEper0ture.............. .,....... 47S
Average relative humidity. ... ......... 6l.3
Average velocity Of wind, miles per
Aour..":.:... .".''.... 10
Iotai ralnfal ....l073
Number Of cloudles days ........ ............ 1876
Number of fair ays..........................1 07
Number of cloudy days.................... IS
For tubercular diseases the death rate in
ratio being es follows: New England, rs;
Minnesota, IA; southern states, 8; New Mex.
leo, 8.
Santa Fe Is distant from Kansas City S6S
miles; from Denver 1888; miles; from Trinidad,
ZIG miles; from Albuquerque, 81 miles; from
Deming, BIG miles; from FL Paso, $40 miles;
from Los Angeles, 1902 miles: from San
Francisco, 1881 miles.
Po1Nrs OF INTEREST.
There ara some forty various points OF
more or less historic interest in aud about
the ancient city.
The old adobe palaoe stands on the spo.
where the old Spanish palace had been erect
ID 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 b.
tween 1888 and 1880 In the latter years the
Indians destroyed it. Fully restored in l7l8,
It had previously and after 1858, been the
emily Spanish chapel in Santa Fe It still
remains the Oldest church in use in New
Mexico.
The walls of tho old cathedral date In mart
nom 1922; but the edifice proper il from the
past century.
Other points Of interest To tho tourists
are: The Historal Society's rooms; tho
"Garita," the military quarters; chapel and
cemetery Of Our Lady Of the Rosary; the
church museum at the new cathedral, the
archbishOps garden; church Of Our Lady OF
Guadalupe with it, rare old works of art;
the soldiers monument, monument to the
Pioneer Path. Finder, Kit Carson, erected by
the g. A. &. 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 aud
the chapel Of Our Lady of Light; tina Ramo.
M Indian school; st. Catilarips's Indian
school.
Ths dght-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 Tesuqne pueblo,
taxing In the divide route Monument rock,
mp In picturesque Santa Fe canon; Tire Aztec
mineral springs; Nsirbe pueblo Aqua Fra
village; the turquoise mines; place Of the ~
ssssinstion Of Governor Perez; San lldefonso
pueblo, or thc ancient cliff dwellings, beyond
The Rio Grande.
THE MILITARY rOsr.
At Santa Fe is the oldest military estab-
lishment on American soil, having been ID
almost continuous occupation since 1909
whsn. the 9psniards first established here
their base Of operations Old Fort Marcy
vas built by q. g. soldiers In 1915 and the
~ post was occupied Ssw yeaEs l.ee1'