Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-03-20

From this 1t viii appear that Santa Fe 70
relatively warmer in winter and cooler ia
summer than other places having nearly
the same annual temperature. Compare
the difference between the coolest month
q, the warmest month for these places.
In Santa Fe the monthly range is 1913, In
Boston, 451; Albany, 49.4; Buffalo, A.s;
Detroit, 446 Grand Haven, 43.7; NortE
Platte, 52.3: 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,
end the winter temperature of central
Illinois and Indiana In other words, by
favorable summers that a 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 s. local weather bureau
Average temperature. ............. .....-.. 47.S
Average relative humidity ......... ........ bl.3
Average velocity of wind, miles per
nour..."....". ........' 10
Total rainfall ......."...lo.7S
Number of cloudles days ....... ............ lS5
Number of fair ys.........................l O7
Number of cloudy days."-................ 81
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, 6; New Mex.
leo, 3.
DISTANCES.
Santa Fe is distant from Kansas City 500
miles; from Denver 33S; miles; from Trinidad,
ZIG miles; from Albuquerque, IS miles; from
Deming, 3l6 miles; from Ell Paso, $40 miles;
from Los Angeles, 1882 miles: from San
Francisco, l PSI 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
cd 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 1886 and 1850. In the latter years tho
Indians destroyed it. Fully restored in lilo,
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 edifce proper is from the
past century.
Other points of interest to the tourists
ore: The Hstoral Societys rooms; the
''Garita," the military quarters; chapel and
cemetery of Our Lady of the Rosary; thu
church museum at the new cathedral, the
archbishops garden; church of Our Lady OF
Guadalupe with its rare old works Of art:
the soldiers monument, monument to the
Pioneer Pathfinder, 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 Istrial school; the In
dian training school, Loretto Academy anS
the chapel of Our Lady of Light; the Rsmo
ma NIndian school; St. Catharines Indian
school.
. The sight-seer here may also take q
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 Fria
village; the turquoise mines; place Of the ~
sassinatioI of Governor Perez San Ildefonso
pueblo, or the ancient cliff dwellings, beyond
the Rio Grande.
THE MILITARY roTr.
At Santa Fe is the Oldest military estab.
lishment on American soil, having been IN
almost continuous occupation since l6C2
when the Spaniards first established here
their base Of operations. Old Fort Marcy
was built by u. g. soldiers in l846 and the
new post was occupied few years Later.