Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-03-25

From this It will appear that Santa Fs 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 warmest month for these places.
In Santa Fe the monthly range is 1913, in
Boston, 45.1; Albany, 494; Buffalo, AS;
Detroit, 44.6: Grand Haven, 43.7: NORTH
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,
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 emigratiHg
annually to Lake Superior.
Here is meteorological data for 1891 as FUR
nished by the U. s. local weather burea,r
Average temperature. ............. ......... Al
Average relative humidity....... ......... el.3
Average velocity of wind, miles per
hour..."....... 10
Total ralnlal ..l0.76
Number of cloudles days ........ ............ 10S
Number of fair days.."........-".......... 107
Number of cloudy INSTRUMENTATION. ~
For tubercular diseases the death rate in
New Mexico is the lowest in the union. The
ratio being as follows: New England, %;
Minnesota, IA; southern states, s; Now Mex
leo, 3. a,
DISTANCES.
Santa Fe is distant from Kansas City $50
miles; from Denver 1885, miles; from Trinidad,
PIG miles, from Albuquerque, SIS miles; from
Dening 3l6 miles; from FL Paso, $40 miles;
from Los Angeles, 1892 miles: from Ban
Francisco, l,2Sl miles.
POINTS on INTEREST.
There are some forty various points q
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 1890, and the present one
was constructed between 1897 and l7l6.
The chapel of San Miguel was built b.
tween 1886 and 1880 In the latter years the
Indians destroye it. Fully restored in lie.
1t had previously and after 1893, been the
only Spanish chapel in Santa Fe It still
remains the Oldest church in use in New
Mexico.
The walls of the old cathed raj date in part
from 1922; but the edifce proper is from the
past century.
Other points of interest to the tourists
are: The Historal Socetv's rooms; the
"Garita," the military quarters; chapel and
cemetery of Our Indy of the Rosary; the
church museum at the new cathedral, the
archbishops garden, church Of Our Lady 9:
Guadalupe with its rare old works OF art:
the soldiers monument, uIonunten, to the
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 industrial school; the In
dian training school; Loretto Academy aud
the chapel of On, Lady Of Light the Ranlo
ma Indian school, St. Catharines 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,
tai, ng in the divide route Monument rock,
up in picturesque Santa Fee canon; the Aztec
mineral springs NaiEbe pueblo: Aqua Fria
village; the turquoise mines; place of the a.
sassinatioE of Governor Perez, San Ildefonso
pueblo, Or the ancient cliff dwellings, beyond
the Rio Grande
THE MILITARY Post.
At Santa Fe is the Oldest military estab-
lishmsnt on American soil, having beef, in
almost continuous occupation since 1902
when the Spaniards first established here
their base Of operations. Old Fort Marcy
vas built by U. 8. soldiers in lS46 and the
new post was occupied few years latef.