Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-06-24

From tbs II will appear that Hanta Fe II
relatively warmer in winter and cooler in
summer than other places having nearly
the same annual temperature. Compass
the difference between the coolest month
and the warmest month for these places
In Santa Fe the monthly range is 1913, in
Boston, 451; Albany. 1914 Buffalo, 44.S;
Detroit, 44.6: Grand Haven, 43.7; North
Platte, 1913: 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 tho winter temperature of central
Illinois and Indiana. In other worda, by
staying IN Santa Fe, t,re invalid gets the
favorable summers that residentof Spring,
field, Illinois, can get only by emigra!iuy
annually to Lake Superior.
Here IL neurological data for 1891 as fur
nished by the us. local weather bureau:
Average eMperature.......... .... ......... Ala
Average relative humidity ...... ......... SIS
Average velocity of wind, miles per
nour.":.'..' ..'.''.'.''.''.' .'.'''' .'.'... Id
Total rainfall. ...l6.71
Number of cloudles days ........ ............ 19s
Number of fair days ......... l07
Number of cloudy days..................... IS
For tubercular diseases the death rate in
ratio being as follows: New England, 25
Minnesota, IA; southern states, 6: New Mex.
loo, 8.
DISTANCES
Santa Fe is distant from Kansas City $50
miles; from Denver 1885, miles; from Trinidad,
2l8 miles; from Albuquerque, IS miles; from
Deming 3l6 miles; from Ell Paso, $40 miles;
from Los Angeles, 1882 miles: from San
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 tbs spot
where the old Spanish palace had been erect
ID shortly after 1906 That ancient structure
was destroyed In 1880, and the present ons
was constructed between 1857 and 1716.
The chapel of San Miguel was built bs.
tween 1885 and $780, In the latter years the
Indians destroyed it. Fully restored in l71e.
Il had previously and after 1893, been the
emily Spanish chapel in Santa Fe. It still
remains the Oldest church in use in Now
Mexico.
The walls Of the old cathedral date In part
ffom 1922 but the edi6cs proper b from ~
Other points Of interest to the tourists
are The Historal Society's rooms; tne
.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 the
Pioneer Path Finder, Kit Carson, erected BY
the g. A. B. OF New Mexico; St. Vinccnt's
hospital, conducted by the Sisters of Charity,
and the Orphans ind 1stria school; the In.
dian training school; Loretto Academy al'A
the chapel Of Our Lady of Light; tina RAM
NJ Indian school; St: Catharins's Indian
school.
The sight-sesr here may also take .
vehicle and enjoy days outing with both
pleasure and profit. The various spots OF
lntsrssts 70 10 visited are Tesuque pueblo,
taxing In the divide route; Monument rock,
up In picturesque Santa Fe canon; the Aztec
mineral springs; NaEbe pueblo; Aqua frs
village; the turquoise mines; place OF the ~
sassination Of Governor Perez; San Ildefonse
pueblo, or the ancient cliff dwsllings. oeyoae
The Rio 0rands.
TIE MILITARY r0sr.
At Santa Fs Il the oldest military estab-
llshment on American soil, having besii u
almost continuous occupation since l6O1
when the Spaniards first established here
their base Of operations. Old Fort Marcy
w. built By q. g. soldiers In 1916 and the
~ pot YVES occupied few yea" l:ses