Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-05-24

From this II will appear that Hanta Fe Il
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, 49.4; Buffalo, A.8;
Detroit, 448: Grand Haven, 43.7; North
Platte, 62.3: 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 tho winter temperature OF central
Illinois and Indiana. In other words, By
stsv.rr 81, Santa 70 thn invalid gets the
favorable sululners thai, resident Of Spring.
field, Illinois, can get only by emigrating
annually to Lake Superior.
Here 10 meteorological data for 1891 Is fur
nished by the U. s. local weather bureau:
Average mperature...... ......... 47.3
Average relative humidity ........ ......... bl.5
Average velocity OF wind. miles pr
hOur".....,. ..'..'.' ..''.'.. i.S
Total rainfall ......... ..l67S
Number of ctoudles days ........ .........". 196
Number of fair days.,""...-""."".... ..... lot
Number Of cloudy days.-.................. 0s
For tubercular diseases the death rate In
New Mexico is the lowest in the union, The
ratio being a. follows: New England, %;
Minnesota, ~: southern states. 6: New Mex.
leo. &
Santa Fe Ia distant from Kansas City $50
miles; from Denver a8S; miles; from Trinidad,
ZIG miles; from Albuquerque, IS miles; from
Denling, 3l6 miles, from III Paso, $40 miles;
from Los Angeles, 1882 miles: from 6an
Frsncisco, 1921 miles.
PoIETs or IHTERRsf.
Tasre sre some forty various points a
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
vas constructed between 1897 and l7i6.
Tho chapel of San Miguel was built bs.
tween 1893 and 1880. In the latter years the
Indians destroyed it. Fully restored in LILO,
Ii had previously and after 1898, been the
snly Spanish chapel in Santa Fe. It still
remains the oldest church In use in New
Mexico.
The walls Of the old cathedral date in part
ftom 1922; but the edifce proper II from the
Other points Of interest to the tourists
are: The Historsl Society's rooms; the
.Garita." the military quarter; chapel and
cemetery Of Our Lady Of the Rosary; the
church museum Ut 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. R. of New Mexico; St. vincents
hospital, conducted by the Sisters of Charity,
and the Orphans ind astral schools the In:
dian training school: Loretto Academy aud
the chapel Of Our Lady of Light; the Ranio
IA Indian school; St. Catharins's Indian
school.
The sight-seef here may also take .
vehicle and enjoy days outing with both
pleasure and profit. The various spots OF
interosts 70 b visited are Tesuque pueblo,
taxing In the divide route; Monument rock,
up 10 picturesque Santa Fe canon; the Azteo
mineral springs; Nambe pueblo; Aqua Fra
village; the turquoise mines; place Of the ~
sassination Of Governor Perez; San Ildsfonse
pueblo, or the ancient cliff dwellings, beyond
The Rio Grands.
TIE MILITARY rosr.
A. Santa Fs 10 the Oldest military estab.
llshmsnt on American soil, having bsen IN
almost continuous occupation since l601
when the 6paniards first establishsd here
their base Of operations. Old Fort Marcy
vas built By q. 9. soldiers in lS46 and the
ssw past vas occupied fsw yean l.see: