Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-06-19
From tia It will appear that Santa Fe iE

From tia It will appear that Santa Fe iz
summer than other places having nearly
the same annual temperature. Compara
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, 1914; Buffalo, 44.s;
Detroit, 44.6: Grand Haven, 437; North
Platte, 623: 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 Mieh'~ 49,
and tho winter temperature OF central
Illinois and Indiana. In other words, by
staying in Santa Fe, the invalid gets the
favorable Summers tuats resident OF Spring
Geld, 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 temperatufe............ ..." ....-., 47.3
Average relative humidity......... ......... 51.3
Average velocity Of wind, miles per
hour..."".... .''.''.' ''''.''.' t.S
Total rainfall ....... ......... .........10.7S
Number of cl0udles days ........ ............ l95
Number OF fair days........~............ .... 1O7
Number Of cloudy days."....".."..... 81
For tuberculur diseases the death rate in
New Mexico is the lowest in the union. the
ratio being as follows: New England, %:
Minnesota, II; southern states. 6; New Mcx'
leo, 8.
DIsrAHcEs.
Santa Fe Is distant from Kansas City $50
miles; from Denver 1888; miles; from Trinidad,
ZIG miles; from Albuquerque, S. miles; from
Deming, 316 miles; from Ell Paso, $40 miles;
from Los Angeles, 1882 miles: from San
Francisco, 1881 miles.
POINTS or IFrEsEsr.
There are some forty various points ot
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.
ID shortly after 1905. That ancient structure
was destroyed In 1880, and the present one
was constructed between 1897 and l7l6.
The chapel of San Miguel was built b.
tween 1895 and 1880. In the latter years the
Indians destroyed it. Fully restored in l71o,
Il had previously and after 1893, been the
emily 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
nom 1922 but the ediace proper 10 from to
past century.
Other points Of interest to the tourists
are The .Historal 6ociety's rooms; tne
"0arita," 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 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. Vincents
hospital, conducted by the Sisters of Charity,
and the Orphans ind lstrial school; the In.
dian training school; Loretto Academy ara
the chapel of Our Lady of Light; tho RAM
M Indian school; St. Catharins's Indian
school.
The sight-sser hero may also take .
vehicle and enjoy . days outing with both
pleasure and profit. The various spots OF
Interests to DO visited are Tesuque pueblo,
takng 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 Ildefonso
pueblo, or the ancient cliff dwsllings, osyono
he Rio Grande.
THE MILITARY rosr.
At Santa Fe d the Oldest military estab-
liShment on American soil, having been ~
almost continuous occupation since l6O1
when the epsniards first established here
their base Of operations. Old Fort Marcy
vas built BY q. 8. soldiers in lS46 and the
Nv post was occupied few yeaF' LATE. =