Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-03-22
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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 1878, in
Boston, 45.1; Albany, 49.4; Buffalo, 448;
Detroit, 446 Grand Haven, 1871; 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 re, the invalid getc the
favorable summers thata resident of Spring
! field, Illinois, can get only by emigrating
annually to Lake Superior.
| Here is neurological data for 1891 as fur
! nished by the U. S. local weather bureau:
Average mperature....."... ........ 47.1
Average relative humidity ......., ......... b1.9
Average velocity of wind, miles per
hour..."...".. -
Total rainfall ......... .......".l6.7S
Number of cloudles days. ........ ........... 1875
Number of fair days.. ......... 107
Number OF cloudy days.................. u
/ For tubercular diseases the deatl, 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.
| Santa Fe Is distant from Kansas City So
miles; from Denver 1888: miles; from Trinidad,
| PIG miles; from Albuquerque. IS miles; from
Deming, 3l6 miles; from FL Paso, $40 miles;
from Los Angeles, 1882 miles: from San
Francisco, 1921 miles.
POINTS OF INTEREST.
There are some forty various points u
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 1857 and l7l6.
The chapel of San Miguel was built be-
tween 1886 and 1850. In the latter years the
Indians destroyed 1t. Fully restored in 171o,
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 paa
nom 1922; but the ediice proper is from the
past century.
are: The Historal Society's rooms; the
'.Garita," the military quarters; chapel and
cemetery of Our Lady of the Rosary; the
church museum at the new cathedral, the
archbshop'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 aud
the chapel Of Our Lady of Light; the Ramo-
ma Indian school; st. Catharine's Indian
school,
The sight-seer here may also take .
vehicle and enjoy days outing with both
pleasure and profit. The various spots OF
interests to be visited are Tesuque pueblo,
taking In the divide route; Monument rock,
up in picturesque Santa Fee canon; the Aztee
mineral springs; Nambe pueblo; Aqua FRA
village the turquoise mines; place Of the ~
ssssination of Governor Perez; San Ildefonso
pueblo, or the ancient cliff dwellings, beyond
The Rio Grande.
| THE MILITARY rosr.
At Santa Fe ID the oldest military estab.
lshmsnt on American soil, having beeh In
almost continuous occupation since 1904
when the Spaniards first established here
their base Of operations. Old Fort Marcy
vas built by q. 8. soldiers in lS46 and the
new post .was occupied few yean later.