Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-07-22

Fron ieis It will appear that Santa Re Ia
relatively warmer in winter and cooler il
summer than other places having nearly
The Same annual temperature. Compars
the difference between the coolest month
and the warmest month for these places.
In Santa Fe the monthly range is 1913, in
Boston, 45l Albany, 494 Buffalo, 44,8;
Detroit, 44.6; Grand Haven, 43.7; North
Platte, h2.S: We find that Santa Fe has tbs
spring temperature Of northern Illinois ard
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
staring in Sapts Fa, ths invrl'd eets the
favorable summers that resident Of Spring
field, Illinois, can get only by emigrating
annually to Lake Superior.
Here Ia neurological data for 1891 as fur
nished by the U. 8. local weather bureau:
Average temperature. .......... ......... 47.S
Average relative humidity ......... 61.8
Average velocity Of wind, miles per
houf.......... i.S
Total rainfall. ..."."""... ........ ."..".".16.7S
Number of cloudles days......... .........". 196
Number of fair days......"-..."...".... 1O7
Number Of cloudy days................... s.
For tubercular diseases the death rate In
ratio being as follows: New England, 70;
Minnesota, H. southern states, 6; New Mex
leo, 3.
DISTANCES.
Santa Fe Is distant from Kansa. City 500
miles; from Denver 1888; miles; from Trinidad,
216 miles; from Albuquerque, s. miles; from
Deming, 316 miles; from Ell Paso, $40 miles;
from Los Angeles, 1882 miles, from San
Francisco, 1881 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
whsre the old Spanish palace had been erect
I'd shortly after 1905. That ancient structure
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 l7le.
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 the old cathedral date in part
nom 1922; but the edihce proper is from tba
past century.
are The Historal Society's rooms; tAe
'.Garita,n the military quarters; chapel and
cemetery Of Our Lady of the Rosary; The
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 ~
the G. A. B. of New Mexico; st. VincentN
hospital, conducted by the Sisters of Charity,
and the Orphans industrial schools the IN.
dian training school, Loretto Academy aH4
the chapel of Our Lady of Light; the KAN =
M Indian school; St. Catharius's Indian
school.
The sight-seer hero may also take .
vshicle and enjoy days outing with both
pleasure and profit. The various spots OF
Interests 70 b 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 ~
sassination of Governor Perez San lldefonso
pueblo, or the ancient cliff dwellings, beyond
The Rio Grande.
THn MILITARY POST.
At Hanta 70 q the Oldest military estao'
llshmsnt on American soil, having been ~, n
almost continuous occupation since loOS
when the 6paniards first established nere
their base OF operations. Old Fort Many
was built by u. 8. soldiers in 1S46 and me
NV post was occupied few years l..e :.