Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-07-17

From this It will appear that Santa Fe L
relatively warmer in winter and cooler in
GUNNER than other places having nearly
the ssme 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, 44.6; Grand Haven, 43.7; 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,
and the winter temperature of central
Illinois and Indians. liz other words, by
rtsv'ng in Santa Fe. the invalid gets the
iAtoIabi- aulul.e.s .it..s tlslIc... .! spring.
field, Illinois, can get only by enigratins
annually to Lake Superior.
nished by the u. s. local weather bureau:
Average temperature. ........ AIS
Average relative humidity" .."..... 5l.3
Average velocity Of wind, miles per
nour""........ 10
Total rainfall. .........16.7a
Number Of cloudles days,.-.... ......... l95
NumDer OF falr ayS.........-...,..,.,..... lol
Number of cloudy days................. S3
For tuberculsr diseases the death rate in
New Mexico is the lowest in the union, the
ratio being es follows: New England, %;
Minnesota, Il; southern states, 6; New Mex
leo, 8,
DISTANCES.
Santa Fe Is distant from Ksnsa. City S6S
miles; from Denver 3S8; miles; from Trinidad,
ZIG miles, from Albuquerque, IS miles; from
Deming, SIG miles from El Paso, $40 miles;
from Los Angeles, 1882 miles: from San
Francisco, 1881 miles.
POINTS og INTEREST.
There arc come 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
ID shortly after 1905. That ancient structure
was destroyed in 1880, and the present one
was constructed between 1897 and 17l6.
The chapel of San Miguel was built be-
tween 1888 and 1880. In the latter years the
Indians destroyed it. Fully restored in 1710,
Il 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 edifice proper is from tl>s
past century.
Other points of interest to tho tourists
ers: The Historal society's rooms; ths
"Garita," 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 G.. A. R. of New Mexico; st. Vincent's
hospital, conducted by the Sisters of Charity,
and the Orphans industrial school; the.ln-
dian training school; Loretto Academy ana
the chapel of Our Lady of Light; the RAM I
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,
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 as
sassination of Governor Perez; San lldefonso
pueblo, or the ancient cliff dwellings, beyond
the Rio Grands.
THE MILITARY POST.
At Santa Fe is the Oldest military estab-
Nshmant on American soil, having been IN
almost continuous occupation since ibOx
when the Dpaniards first established mere
their base Of operations. Old Fort Marcy
was built by q. 8. soldiers in 1916 ana the
esw post was occupied few years latex: