Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-04-06
MEAN,

From this It will appear that Santa Fe q
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 te the monthly range is 1913, in
Boston, 45l; Albany, t94; Buffalo, 44.8;
Detroit, 446: Grand Haven, 43,7i North
Platte, 523: 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 Indiana. In other words, BY
favorable summers that G resident Of Spring
field Illinois, can get only by emigrating
annually to Lake Superior.
Here is neurological data for 1891 as fur
nished by the Y. S. local weather bureau
Average teDlperatiire........ AID
Average relative humidity ....... ......... bl.3
Average velocity Of wind, miles per
hOur........... i.o
Total ralntal ........... ...........lo.Io
Number of cloudles days .-...o. ............ 1875
Number of fair ays........-.-..."....".. lO7
Number of cloudy days. 81
For tubercular diseases the death rate in
New Mexico is the lowest in the union. ths
ratio being as follows: New England, 70;
Minnesota, ID southern states, s; New Mex
leo, 3.
DIsTA NOES.
Santa Fe is distant from Kansas City $50
miles; from Denver 1913; miles; from Trinidad,
ZIG miles; from Albuquerque. IS miles; from
Denling, 3lG miles: from FL Paso $40 miles;
from Los Angeles 1892 miles: from San
Francisco, l,2Sl miles.
POINTS 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
ed shortly after 1905. That ancient structure
was destroyed in 1880, and the present one
was constructed between 1857 and l7l6.
The chapel Of San Miguel was built BE-
tween 1886 and 1850. In the latter years the
indians destroye / it. Fully restored in l7lo,
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 cathed raj date in part
from 1922; but the editice proper is from the
past century.
Other points of interest to the tourists
are: The Histora Society's rooms; the
''Garta,' the military quarters; chapel ano
cemetery of Our Lady of the Rosary; the
church museum at the new cathedral, the
archbishops garden, church Of Our Lady OF
Guadalupe with its rare old works OF art;
the soldiers monument, monument to the
Pioneer Pathfinder, Kit Carson erected by
the g. A. R. Of New Mexico St. Vincents
hospital, conducted by the Sisters of Charity,
and the Orphans ind rial school, the In.
dian training school; Loretto Academy and
the chapel Of Our Lady Of Light; the Rano
ma Indian school, st. Catharine's Indian
school.
The sight-seer here may also take q
vehicle and enjoy days outing with both
pleasure ana profit. The various spots OF
Interests to be visited are Tesuqne pueblo,
tax ny in the divide route Monument rock,
up in picturesque Santa Fe canon; the Aztec
mineral springs; NaiLbe pueblo; Aqua Frla
village the turquoise mines; place OF the o.
sassinatiun of Governor Perez San lldefonso
pueblo, or the ancient cliff dwellings, beyond
the Rio Grande.
THE MILITARY roer.
At Santa Fe is the oldest military estab-
lishmsnt on American SOIL having been IN
almost continuous occupation since l6O2
when the Spanard, 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 iste .