Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-06-26

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From this II will appear that Bansa Fe 10
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 warmcst month for these places.
In Santa Fe the monthly range is 1913, in
Boston, 45.1; Albany, 494; Buffalo, 44.8;
Detroit, 44.6: Grand Haven, 43.7; North
Platte, 62.3: 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 tho winter temperature of central
Illinois and Indiana. In other words, by
s.sying In Santa PC. the invalid gets The
favorable summers that a resident of Spring.
held, Illinois, can get only by emigrating
annually to Lake Superior.
Here il neurological data for 1891 as fur
nished by the U. $. local weather bureau:
Average emperature."........... ......... 49,
Average relative humidity ........ ......... 6l.6
Average velocity of wind, miles per
nouf'....':".. 1.6
1otal ralntal ......"..l6.1j
Number Of cloudles days ........ ............ 1856
Number Of fair ays.."....-................. l07
Number of cloudy days.................. 6S
For tubefcular diseases the death rate in
New Mexico 10 the lowest in the union, the
ratio being as follows: New England, rs;
Minnesota, ii; southern states, g. New Mex.
leo. 8.
Santa Fe Is distant from Kansas City 500
miles; from Denver 1888; miles; from Trinidad,
2l6 miles; from Albuquerque, IS miles; from
Deming, 316 miles, from FL Paso, $40 miles;
from Los Angeles, 1902 miles: from San
Francisco, 1881 miles.
POINTS OF IHrEREsr.
There are some forty various points Of
more or less historic interest in aud about
the ancient city.
The old adobe palscs stands on the spot
where the old Spanish palace had been erect
Cd shortly after 1906. That ancient structure
was destroyed In 1880, and the present one
was constructed between 1897 and l7l6.
tween 1893 and 1880. In the latter years the
Indians destroyed It, Fully restored in l710,
II had previously and after. $685. been the
emily Spanish chapel in Santa Fe. It still
remains the oldest church In use in New
Mexico.
The walls Of the old cathedral date in part
nom 1922; but the edifice proper il from t-s
Other points Of interest 70 the tour,zts
ars: The Historal 6ociety's rooms; tue
'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 ito rare old works of art:
the soldiers monument, "uiondflient IT, 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 tho. Orphans ind lstrial school, the In.
dian training school: Loretto Academy alA
the chapel of Our Lady of Light tina RAM
"a Indian school; st. CathariDss Indian
school, '.~ ~ Il"
The dght-sesr here may also take .
vehicle and enjoy days outing with both
pleasure and profit. The various spots OF
Interests 10 b visited are Tesuque pueblo,
taxing In the divide route; Monument rock,
up In picturesque Santa Fe canon; the Aztec
mineral springs; Nanbe pueblo; Aqua Fra
village; the turquoise mines; place OF the ~
eassination of Governor Perez; San lldefonse
pueblo, or the ancient cliff dwellings. beyond
he Rio Grands.
TIE HIL3A1Y POsf.
At Santa 70 IL the Oldest military eseab-
lishmsnt on American soil, having been II
almost continuous occupation since ioO1
whom the 6paniards first established here
their base 81 operations. Old Fort Marcy
vas built By q. 8. soldiers in 1915 and the
NV pose .was occupied Ssw ~" les.: