Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-03-16
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From this 1t will appear that Santa Fe 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 warmcst month for these places.
In Santa Fe the monthly range is 1913, in
Boston, 45.1; Albany, 49.4; Buffalo, A.8;
Detroit, 44.6: Grand Haven, 49, North
Platte, 52,3: We find that Santa Fe has tho
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 Fe the invalid gets the
favorable summers that a resident of Spring.
field, Illinois, can get only by emigrating
annually to Lake Superior
Here is meteorological data for 1891 as fur
nished by the U. S. local weather bureau:
Average temperature. 41.S
Average relative humidity........ .......... 61.S
Average velocity of wind, miles per
hour.......... 10
Total rainfall .........1673
Number of cloudles days ........ ............ 1856
Number of fair days................ ......... 1O7
Number of cloudy days.................... ~
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.
Santa Fe is distant from Kansas City 800
miles; from Denver $685. miles; from Trinidad,
ZIG miles; from Albuquerque, IS miles; from
Denling, Sic miles; from El Paso, $40 miles;
from Los Angeles, 1892 miles: from Ban
francisco, ,2Sl miles.
POINTS or INTEREST.
| There are some forty various points e
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
ed shortly after 1905. That ancient structure
was destroyed in 1880, and the present one
was constructed between 1897 and l716.
The chapel of San Miguel was built be-
tween 1886 and 1880. In the latter years the
Indians destroyed it. Fully restored in lie,
It had previously and after $685. been the
only Spanish chapel in Santa Fe. 1t still
remains the Oldest church in use in New
! Mexico.
The walls of the old cathed raj date in part
from 1929; but the edi6ce proper is from the
past century.
Other points of interest to the tourists
/ trS. ne I1lStuidl COClctS tOohSJ eAo
"Garita," the military quarters; chapel and
cemetery of Our Lady of the Rosary; tho
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 tho
Pioneer Path Finder 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 lstrial school; the In.
dian training school; Loretto Academy aud
the chapel of Our Lady of Light; the Ranlo-
ma Indian school, St. Catliarine'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 Tesuqne pueblo,
taking in the divide route Monument rock,
up in picturesque Santa Fe canon; the Aztec
mineral springs; NaiLbe pueblo; Aqua Fra
village; the turquoise mines: place Of the a.
sassinatiqn of Governor Perez; San 1ldefonso
pueblo, or the ancient cliff dwellings, beyond
the Rio Grande.
THE MILITARY rosr.
| At Santa Fe is the oldest military estab-
lishment on American soil, having beeli in
almost continuous occupation since 1902
when the Spaniards first established here
their base of operations. Old Fort Marcy
was built by q. 8. soldiers in 1916 and the
new post was occupied few years Later y