Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-03-18
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From this It 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 warmest month for these placsA
In Santa Fe the monthly range is 1913, in
Boston, 45l Albany, 49,4; Buffalo, AS;
Detroit, 44.6: Grand Haven, 49, North
Platte, 523: 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 tho
favorable summers thata resident of Spring
field, Illinois, can get only by enlgrating
annually to Lake Superior.
Here is meteorological data for 1891 a. fHE-
nished by the U. s. local weather bureau:
Average temperature. .............. ........ Al
Average relative humidity. ......... b1.1
Average velocity of wind miles per
hOur.......... 10
Total ralnfal. ......"...l6.15
Number of cloudles days ........ ............ 1866
Number of fair days. ........ LOT
Number of cloudy INSTRUMENTATION. 81
For tubercuiar diseases the death rate in
New Mexico is the lowest in the union. ths
ratio being as follows: New England, Is;
Minnesota, IA; southern states, 6; New Mex.
leo, 8.
DISTANCES.
Santa Fe is distant from Kansas City SOD
miles; from Denver 1888; miles; from Trinidad,
zig miles; from Albuquerque. IS miles; from
Den,ing, BIG miles; from Ell Paso, $40 milss;
from Los Angeles, 1882 miles: from Ban
Francisco, 1881 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 l7l6.
The chapel of San Miguel was built BE-
tween 1896 and 1880. In the latter years the
Indians destroyed it, Fully restored in ITO,
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 cathed raj date in part
from 1922; but the ed6ce proper is from the
past century.
Other points of interest to the tourists
are: The Historal society's rooms; tns
"Garita." the military quarters; chapel and
cemetery Of Our Lady of the Rosary; thu
church museum at the new cathedral, tho
archbishop's garden church Of Our Lady OF
Guadalupe with its rare old works Of art;
the soldiers monument, monument to tho
Pioneer Pathfinder, Kit Carson, erected by
the G. A. r. of New Mexico; st. Vincent'a
hospital, conducted by the Sisters of Charity,
and the Orphans ind lstrial school; the In.
dian training school: Loretto Academy aud
the chapel of Gu, Lady of Light; the Ran,o
ma Indian school, 81. Catliarine's Indian
school.
The sight-seer here may also take .
vehicle and enjoya 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,
mp in picturesque santa Fe canon; the Aztec
mineral springs; NaMbe pueblo; Aqua Fria
village; the turquoise mines; place of the ~
sassinatioE of Governor Perez; San Idefonso
pueblo, or the ancient cliff dwellings, beyond
the Rio Grande.
THE MILITARY rosT.
At Santa Fe is the oldest military estab-
lishment on American soil, having BEEF, IN
almost continuous occupation since 1902
when the Spaniards first established here
their base of operations. Old Fort Marcy
was built by U. g. soldiers in ls46 and tho
new post was occupied few years lstsi.