Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-08-11

From this It win appear that Hanta Fs 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 warmest month for these places.
In Santa Fe the monthly range is 1913, in
Boston, 45.1; Albany, 1914; Buffalo, AS;
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.
Temperature of Wisconsin and Michigan,
,..!i tbs winter temperature of central
Illinois and Indiana. In other Woods, by
staying in Santa Fe, the invalid CTS the
favorable summers that resident cf Spring
field, Illinois, can get only by emigrating
annually to Lake Superior.
Here 10 neurological data for 1901 as fur
nished by the q. 3. local weather bureau:
Average temperature" ."...... 47.3
Average relative humidity. ......... Sis
Average velocity of wind, miles per
hOur......n, J.t
Total rainfall.
Number of cloudles daya.... ........... 1vo
Number OF fair days.......-......... ....... lO7
Number Of cloudy days..........."....... 81
For tubercular diseases the death rate in
New Mexico il the lowest in the union, the
ratio being as follows: New England, %;
Minnesota, IA; southern states, s; New Mex.
leo, 3.
DISTANCES.
Santa Fe is distant from Kansa. City 500
miles; from Denver 1888; miles; from Trinidad,
PIG miles; from Albuquerque, s. miles; from
Deming, 316 miles; from El Paso, $40 miles;
from Los Angeles, 1882 miles: from San
Francisco, 1881 miles.
FORTS OF INTEREST.
There are some forty various points Of
moro 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
Cd shortly after 1905. That ancient structure
was destroyed In 1880, and the present one
was constructed between 1897 and 1718.
The chapel of San Miguel was built BE-
tween 1893 and 1850. In the latter years tho
Indians destroyed it. Fully restored in Ito,
Il had previously and after 1893, been the
snly Spanish chapel in Santa Fe. 1t still
remains the oldest church in uso In Me-
Mexico.
The walls of tho old cathedral date in part
nom 1922; but the edifice proper ia from ths
past century.
Other points of interest to the tourists
are: Tho Historsl society's rooms tns
''Garita," the military quarters; chapel and
cemetery of Our Lady of the Rosary; tho
church museum at the new cathedral, the
archbishop's garden; church Of Our Lady OF
Guadalupe with ih rare old works Of art;
the soldiers monument, monument to the
Pioneer Path. Finder, Kit Carson, erected BY
the G. A. B. of New Mexico; st. Vincentf
hospital, conducted by the Sisters Of Charity,
and the Orphans industrial school; the In.
dian training school; Loretto Academy af9A
the chapel of Our Lady of Light; the Ram
ma Indian school; st. Catharinsa Indian
SCHOOL.
The aight-seer here may, also take .
vehicle and enjoys 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 ~
ssssination Of Governor Perez; San 1ldefonso
pueblo, or the ancient cliff dwellings. bsyond
The Rio GrAnde.
THE MILITARY POST
At Santa Fs IL the Oldest military estab-
llshmsnt on American soil, having bsen u
almost continuous occupation since l0O0
whom the Spaniards first established here
their bass Of opsl ations. Old Fort Marcy
was built by U. 8. soldiers IN lS46 ana tns
Dew pest was occupied . few years !sses.'