Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-08-19

From this 1t will appear that Santa Fe Ia
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 Fc the monthly range is 1913, in
Boston, 45.1; Albany, 49.4; Buffalo, 44.s;
Detroit, 44.6; Grand Haven, 43.7; North
Platte, 52.3: We find that Santa Ie 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,
A..a 1br w:;lter tsuipcrature Of central
Illinois and Indiana. In other wor Is, by
staying in Santa Fe, the invalid gc:s the
favorable summers thata resident OF spring
field, Illinois, can get only by emigratins
annually to Lake Superior.
Here Is neurological data for 1891 as fur.
nished by the q. s. local weather bureau:
Average emperature.."......",.. 49,
Average relative humidity ...... ......... SIS
Average velocity of wind, miles per
nouf..... ..". 10
1oJal .........".lo.Ia
Number Of cioudies daya ....... ........". 19d
Number of fair ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1O7
Number of cloudy days."...".........". 81
For tubercular diseases the death rate in
New Mexico is the lowest in the union, the
ratio being rs follows New England, Is;
Minnesota. ID; southern states, 6; New Mex.
leo, 3.
DISTANCES.
Santa Fe IL distant from Kahsa. City $3.50
miles; from Denver 3SS; miles; from Trinidad,
ZIG miles; from Albuquerque, IS miles; from
Deming, Sl6 miles; from FL Paso, $40 miles;
from Los Angeles, 1902 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 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 1857 and 17l6.
The chapel of San Miguel was built BE-
tween 1886 and 1880. In the latter years the
Indians destroyed it, Fully restored in ITO.
It had previously and after 1893, been the
emily Spanish chapel in Santa Fe. 1t still
remains the Oldest church in use in Nc
Mexico.
The walls of tho old cathedral date in part
from 1922; but the edifce proper is from to-
past century.
Other points Of Interest to the tourists
are: The Historal society's rooms; the
'Garita," the military quarters; chapel and
cemetery of Our Lady Of the Rosary; the
church museum at the new cathedral, thG
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 ~
the G. A. R. of New Mexico; st. Vincents
hospital, conducted by the Sisters OF CEar1ty'
and tho Orphans industrial school; the In.
dian training school; Loretto Academy anA
the chapel Of Our Lady of Light the lam
NJ Indian school; St. Catharlnes lnd,an
school.
The sight-seer here may also take 2
vehicle and enjoy days outing with both
pleasure and profit. The various spots OF
Interests to BIO visited are Tesuque pueblo,
taxing In the divide route; Monument rock,
up In picturesque Santa Fe canon; the Aztec
mineral springs; Nambe pueblo; Aqua FRA
village; the turquoise mines; place Of the A.
fascination of Governor Perez; San lldefonso
pueblo, or the ancient cliff dwellings, beTono
the Rio Grande.
THE MILITARY POST
At Santa Fe is the Oldest military estab>
ushmsnt on American soil, having been ~
almost continuous occupation since !oO0
whom the Spaniards first established here
their base Of opel atoms. Old Fort Marry
YVES built by q. 8. soldiers in 1915 ana tns
Jew post was occupied few years lepeE.