Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-05-23

From th.s It will appear that Santa Fe b
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, 44.8;
Detroit, 44.8: Grand Haven, 43.7; North
Platte, 1913: 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
starinr I, Santa Fn tho invalid gets the
favorable summers luuL q 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 U. s. local weather bureau:
Average emperature."............ ......... 47.d
Average relative humidity ......... ......... SIS
Average velocity Of wind, miles per
hour.."..... ......'' ...'''' .''''..'. t.O
Total rainfall. 1910
Number of cloudles days ........ ............ 1876
Number of fair days."................ ..... lot
Number of cloudy days...".."............. 63
For tubercular diseases the death rate in
ratio being as follows: New England, 20;
leo, 3.
DISTANCES.
Santa re Is distant from Kansas City $50
miles; from Denver 1888; miles; from Trinidad,
2l6 miles, from Albuquerque, IS miles; from
Deming, 3l6 miles; from FL Paso, $40 miles;
from Los Angeles, 1882 miles: from San
Francisco, 1881 miles.
POINTS OF INHERENT.
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
cd shortly after 1906 That ancient structure
was destroyed In 1880, and the present one
was constructed between 1897 and l7l6. !.
The chapel of San Miguel was built BE-
tween 1886 and $780, In the latter years the
Indians destroyed it. Fully restored in Ito,
1t 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 tho old cathedral date in part
from 1922; but the edifice proper Is from the
past century.
Other points Of interest to the tourists
arc: The Historal Society's rooms; the
'Garita," the military quarters; chapel and
cemetery Of Our Lady Of the Rosary; tho
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, 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 ind lstrial school; the In.
dian training school; Loretto Academy ana
the chapel of Our Lady of Light; the Ramo
ma Indian school, St. Catharine's Indian
school.
The sight-seer hero may also take .
vehicle and enjoy days outing with both
pleasure and profit. The various spots OF
interests to DO visited are Tesuque pueblo,
taxing 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 ~
sassination of Governor Perez; San Ildefonso
pueblo, or the ancient cliff dwellings, beyond
Tho Rio Grande.
THE MILITARY rosr.
At Santa Fe 10 the oldest military estab
lshment on American soil, having been ~
almost continuous occupation since 1909
when the 6paniards first established here
their base Of operations. Old Fort Marcy
was built by o. 8. soldier in lS48 and the
asw post was occupied few yesrs lsse: