Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-06-20

From this It will appear that Santa Fc 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 warnest month for these places.
In Santa Fe the monthly range is 1913, in
Boston, 45.l; Albany, a94: Buffalo, AIS;
Detroit, 44.6; Grand Haven, 49,; North
Platte, 52.3: 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 Tho winter temperature of central
Illinois and Indiana. In other words, by
staying In Santa Fe, the invalid gets the
favorable summers that Il resident OF Spring.
field, Illinois, can get only by emigratins
annually to Lake Superior.
Here IL meteorological data for 1891 as fur.
nished by the U. s. local weather bureau:
Average temperature ......... ......... 47.J
Average relative humidity ....... ......... b1.3
Average velocity CT wind, miles per
nour..."...... ........ 10
Total rainfall. .....""..16.7
Number of cloudles days ........ .........". 1856
Number of fair ........ 1G7
Number of cloudy days..."................. s.
For tubercular diseases the death rate in
ratio being as follows: New England, rs;
Minnesota, IA; southern ststes. 6: New Mex
leo, 8.
Santa Fe ID distant from Kansas City s60
miles; from Denver 1885, miles; from Trinidad,
ZIG miles; from Albuquerque, IS miles; from
Deming, 316 miles; from FL Paso, $40 miles;
from Los Angeles, 1882 miles from San
Francisco, 1881 miles.
POINTS o. IsrEREsr.
There are some forty various points OF
more OF 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 constructed between 1897 and l7l6.
The chapel Of San Miguel was built BE-
tween 1885 and 1850. In the latter years the
Indians destroyed it. Fully restored in l7l0,
Nhad previously and after 1893, been the
only Spanish chapel in Santa Fe. 1t still
remains the Oldest church in uss in New
Mexico.
The walls Of the old cathedral date in part
nom 1922; but the ediice proper 10 from IT,
past century.
are: The Historal Society's rooms; tue
''Garita," the military quarters; chapel and
cemetery Of Our Lady of tho Rosary; the
church museum It the new cathedral, the
archbisbop'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. 3. Of New Mexico St. vinoent's
hospital, conducted by the Sisters of Charity,
and The Orphans ind lstrial school; the In.
dian training school: Loretto Academy ana
the chapel of Our Lady of Light; the RAN
a. Indian school; st. Catharins's Indian
school.
Tho sight-sesr here may also take .
vehicle and enjoy days outing with both
pleasure and profit The various spots OF
lnterests to be visited are Tesuque pueblo,
taking 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 ~
sassination of Governor Perez; San Ildefonsoo
pueblo. or the ancient cliff dwellinu. beyond
The Rio Grands.
TIE MILTA1y rosr.
. At eAnta Ne ID the oldest military estab.
ushment on American soil, having been IN
almost continuous occupation since l60a
whom the Spaniards first established here
their base Of operations. Old Fort Marcy
va built BY D. 8. soldiers in 1915 and the
Nv pose .vas occupied fex ysass ls..s