Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-04-10

From this II will appear that Santa r. 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.l; Albany, 49.4; Buffalo, 448;
Detroit, 44.6: Grand Haven, 1877; 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
staying in Santa Fe, the invalid gets the
favorable summers that resident of Spring
field, illinois, can get only by emigratins
annually to Lake Superior.
! Here is neurological data for 1891 as fur.
nished by the U. 8. local weather bureau:
Average ........, 47.1
Average relative humidity ........, ......... bl.3
Average velocity of wind, miles per
hour.:..:... ~
Total rainfall. ......... .167S
Number of cloudles days........ ............ los
Number of fair days. ......... l07
Number of cloudy days................... 81
i For tubercular diseases the dealt, rata in
New Mexico is the lowest in the union the
| ratio being as follows: New England, Is;
Minnesota, IA; southern states, 8; New Mex.
leo, 3.
Santa Fe is distant from Kansas City 90
miles; from Denver 1888; miles; from Trinidad,
PIG miles; from Albuquerque, IS miles, from
Deming, 3l6 miles, from Ell Paso, $40 miles;
from Los Angeles, 1882 miles: from San
Francisco, 1881 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 the 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 l7l6.
| The chapel Of San Miguel was built b..
tween 1885 and 1880. In the latter years the
Indians destroyed it. Fully restored in l7lo.
It had previously and after 1893, been the
only Spanish chapel in Santa Fe. It still
remains the oldest church in use in New
Mexico.
The walls of the old cathedral date in part
from 1922; but the edifce proper ID from the
past century.
Other points Of interest to the tourists
are: The Historal society's rooms; tho
''Garita," the military quarters; chapel and
cemetery of Our Lady Of the Rosary; the
church museum at the new cathedral, tho
archbishop's garden; church Of Our Lady Of
Guadalupe with its rare old works Of at:
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 lstrial school; the In
dian training schools Loretto Academy aud
the chapel Of Our Lady Of Light; thu Ramo
na Indian school; st. Catharins's Indian
school.
The sight-seer here may also take .
vehicle and enjoy days outing with both
pleasure AMI profit. The various spots OF
interests to DO visited are Tesuque pueblo,
tax ing in the divide route; Monument rock,
up in picturesque Santa Fe canon; the Aztec
mineral springs NaEbe pueblo; Aqua Fria
village; the turquoise mines; place Of the ~
sassination Of Governor Perez; San Ildefonse
pueblo. Or the ancient cliff dwellings, beyond
The Rio Grande.
| THE MILITARY fosf.
At Santa Fe 10 the oldest military estAb.
! lishmsnt on American soil, having besn IN
almost continuous occupation since l004
when the Spaniards first established here
their base OF operations Old Fort Marcy
Vas built by q. g. soldiers in lS46 and the
new post was occupied fsx yam l:se..