Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-03-21
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From this It will appear that Santa Fs 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, Ia
Boston, 45.1; Albany, 494 Buffalo, AS;
Detroit, 446 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.
temperature of Wisconsin and Michigan,
and the winter temperature Of central
Illinois and Indiana. In other wo4ds, BY
staying in Santa Fe, the invalid gets the
favorable summers that a resident Of Spring.
field, illinois, can get only by elnigratins
annually to Lake Superior. ,
Here is neurological data for 1891 a. FIR.
nished by the U. s. local weather bureau:
Average temperature. .............. ........ 471
Average relative humidity. ..... ......... 6l.3
Average velocity of wind, miles per
hour..."...... ....... ........ ~
Total rainfall. ......... ..........l676
Number of cloudles days ........ ......-.... 1876
Number of fair ......... LOT
Number of cloudy days.................. u
For tubercular diseases the death rate in
New Mexico is the lowest in the union, the
ratio being as follows: New England, Is;
Minnesota, IA; southern states, g.; New Mex.
leo, 8.
Santa Fe is distant from Kansas City 500
miles; from Denver 1888; miles; from Trinidad,
PIG miles; from Albuquerque, IS miles; from
Dening, 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 q
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 the old cathedral date in part
from 1922 but the editce proper is from the
past century.
Other points of interest to the tourists
are: The Historal Society's rooms; tns
"Garita," 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 its 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. Vincents
hospital conducted by the Sisters of Charity,
and the Orphans ind lstrial school, the In
dian training school; Loretto Academy ant
the chapel of Our Lady of Light; the Ramo
ma Indian school, st. Catlarine's Indian
school.
The sight-seer here may also take .
vehicle and enjoya days outing with both
pleasure and profit. The various spots Of
Interests to be visited are Tesuque pueblo,
tax ing in the divide route; Monument rock,
up in picturesque Santa Fe canon; the Aztec
mineral springs; Nanbe pueblo; Aqua Fra
village the turquoise mines; place Of the ~
sassinatioI of Governor Perez; San lldefonso
pueblo, or the ancient cliff dwellings, beyond
the Rio Grande.
THE MILITARY rosr.
At Santa Fe is the oldest military estab-
lishmsnt on American soil, having beeh 10
Almost continuous occupation since 1909
when the Spaniards first established here
their base Of operations. Old Fort Marcy
was built by q. g. soldiers in ls46 and the
new post .wau occupied few years Later.