Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-05-11

From this It will appear that Santa FeA
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, 40.4; Buffalo, A.8;
Detroit, 446: Grand Haven, 43.7; North
Platte, t2.3: 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 Indiana. In other words, BY
favorable summers that resident Of spring
field, Illinois, can get only by emigratins
annually to Lake Superior.
Here ID neurological data for 1891 as fur
nished by the o. 8. local weather bureau:
Average emperature...... "".~., 47.3
Average relative humidity. ......., ......... OILS
Average velocity Of wind, miles per
hOur."..".. ......s. t.S
Total rainfall. 1919
Number of cloudles days. ........ ........... 1870
Number of fair days.............. ......" lot
Number Of cloudy days....."....".-... 81
For tubercular diseases the death rate in
New Mexico Is the lowest in the union the
ratio being as follows: New England, Is;
Minnesota, II; southern states, 6; New Mex
leo, 8.
DISTANCES.
Santa Fe Il distant from Kansas City S6S
miles; from Denver 1888; miles; from Trinidad,
216 miles; from Albuquerque IS miles; from
Deming, 316 miles; from Ell Paso, $40 miles;
from Los Angeles 1882 miles, from Ban
Francisco, 1921 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
whore 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 1885 and 1880. In the latter years the
Indians destroyed it. Fully restored in Ito,
It had previously and after 1888 been ths
remains the oldest church In use In New
Mexico.
The walls of the old cathedral date In part
from 1922; but the edifce proper Il from the
Other points Of interest to the tourists
ars: The Historal 6ociety's rooms; tn.
AGarits,n the military quarters; chapel and
cemetery Of Our Lady of the Rosary; thu
church museum at the new cathedral, thu
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. Vincents
hospital, conducted by the Sisters Of Charity,
and the Orphans industrial school; the In.
dian training school; Loretto Academy aud
the chapel of Our Lady of Light; the RaMo
M Indian school; st. Catharina'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 b visited are Tesuque pueblo,
taking In the divide route; Monument rock,
| M In picturesque Santa Fe canon; the Aztec
mineral springs; Nambe pueblo; Aqua Fra
village; the turquoise mines; place Of the -
sassination Of Governor Perez; San lldsfonso
pueblo, or the ancient cliff dwellings. beyond
ths Rio 0rande.
! TIE MILITARY Posr.
At Santa Ee IL the oldest military estah
lshmsnt on American soil, having beer, 10
almost continuous occupation since l6O3
whom the epaniards first established here
their base Of operations. Old Fort Marcy
~ built by q. 8. soldiers in lS48 and the
asw pot was occupied fsw years l:tse e