Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-08-02

From this It win appear that Bsnta Fe q
relatively warmer in winter and cooler in
summer than other places having nearly
the same annual temperature. Compare
the difference between the coolest month
end the warmcst month for these places.
In Santa Fe the monthly range is 1913, in
Boston, 45.1; Albany, 49.4 Buffalo, AS;
Detroit, 44.6: Grand Haven, 43.7; North
Platte, 62.3: 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,
::i.l The winter temperature of central
Illinois and Indiana. In other WORKS, by
staying in Santa Fe, the invalid lge.s the
favorhJA summers that ia residenlof Spring
field, Illinois, IAN get only hoy emigrating
annually to LaksSuperior.
Here 10 neurological data for 1891 as fur.
nished by the q. g. local weather bureau:
Average eriperature........,,.... ......... AIS
Average relative humidity. ......... SIS
Average velocity of wind, miles per
houT..":.'.. .'.'.''' l.6
Total rainfall. ........16.7
Number of cloudles days......... ........... 1e6
Number of fair days........-............... LOT
Number of cloudy days.................... 50
For tubercular diseases the death rate in
Now NlcAlCO ID low cSt Ill Gllo iA9
ratio being as follows: New England, %;
Minnesota, IA; southern states. O. New Mex.
leo, 3.
DtsrAHcEs
Santa Fe Is distant from Kansas City $50
miles; from Denver 1888; miles; from Trinidad,
216 miles; from Albuquerque IS miles; from
Deming, 316 miles; from I'll Paso, $40 miles;
from Los Angeles, 1882 miles: from San
Francisco, 1921 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
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 IT'S.
tween 1885 and 1880. In the latter years tho
Indians destroyed it. Fully restored in Ito,
It had previously and after 1898, 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 edi6ce proper is from ths
past century.
Other points of interest to tho tourists
are: The Historal Society's rooms th4
'Garita," the military quarters; chapel ana
cemetery Of Our Lady Of tho Rosary; the
church museum at the new cathedral, inc
erchbishop's garden; church Of Our Lady o.
Guadalupe with its rare old works Of art;
the soldiers monument, monument to the
Pioneer Path Finder, Kit Carson, erected by
the q. "A. r. of New Mexico; st. Vincents
hospital, conducted by the Sisters Of Charity,
and the Orphans industrial schools the In.
dian training schools Loretto Academy sn1
the chapel of Our Lady of Light; the kams9
No Indian school; st. Catharinsa indian
school.
The sight-seer here may also take .
vehicle and enjoy days outing with Dot1
pleasure and profit. The various spots OF
interests to be visited are Tesuqus pueblo,
taking in the divide route; Monument rock,
up In picturesque Santa Fe canon; the Axteo
mineral springs; Nambe pueblo; Aqua Fra
village; the turquoise mines; place o. me =.
ssssination of Governor Perez; San udefons9
pueblo, or the ancient cliff dwellings, 'esono
the Rio Grands.
THE MILITARY POST.
At Santa Fe is the Oldest military estab'
lshmsnt on American soil, having pesn m
almost continuous occupation since !oO0
when the 1paniards first establisheo nsle
their base Of operations. Old Fort Navy
was built by U. 8. soldiers in 1870 ana ~
new post was occupied few years !.eee.