Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-07-08

From this It will appear that Santa Fe u
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, 49.4; Buffalo, 44.8;
Detroit, 44.6 Grand Haven, 437; 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,
AID the winter temperature of central
Illinois and Indiana In other words by
staying in Santa .Fe, the invalid gets the
favorable suiumrrs TIA. = resident Of Spring
field, Illinois, can get only by emigratinS
annually to Lake Superior
Here IL neurological data for 1901 as fur.
nished by the U. S. local weather bureau:
Average TEN perature........ .....".. 47.3
Average relative humidity ......... ......... 5l.8
Average velocity of wind, miles par
hour.;::.;;... 1;S
Total rainfall. ........ ......."..l673
Number of cloudles days, ........ ........... 1875
Number of fair days. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. lO7
Number OF cloudy days..."........."..... "
For tubercular diseases the death rate in
New Mexico is the lowest in the union, the
ratio being as follows: New England, rs;
Minnesota, IA; southern states, 6; New Mex.
leo, 3.
Santa Fe is distant from Karsa Ety 800
miles; from Denver 1888; miles, from Trinidad,
PIG miles, from Albuquerque, IS miles, from
Deming S16 miles; from lei Paso, $40 miles,
from Los Angeles, 1882 miles: from San
Francisco 2S1 miles
POINTS or 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 tho old Spanish palace had been erect
I'd 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 1888 and 1880. In the latter years the
Indians destroyed it. Fully restored in 1910,
Il had previously and after 1893, been the
emily 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 edi6ce proper is from tbs
past century.
Other points of interest to the tourists
are: The Historal Society's rooms tue
sGsrita" the military quarters; chapel and
cemetery Of Our Lady Of the Rosary; the
church museum at the new cathedral, the
archbishop's garden; church Of Our Lady OF
Guadalupe with it, 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 ai,@
the chapel of Our Lady of Light; the Ram
M Indian school; st. Catharins's lndias
school.
The sight-seer hero may also take :
vehicle and enjoy days outing with both
pleasure and profit. The various spots OF
interests to be 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 A.
ssssination of Governor Perez; San lldefonso
pueblo, or the ancient cliff dwellings, beyond
The Rio Grande.
THE MILITARY POST.
At Santa Fe is the Oldest military essan.
llshmsnt on American soil, having been IN
almost continuous occupation since l6O1
when the Spaniards first established here
their base Of operations. Old Fort Marcy
vas built BY q. 8. soldiers in 1916 and the
asw post was occupied few ysa" l:eG