Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-09-11
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relatively warmer in winter and cooler in
summer than other places having neari,
the sarge annual temperature. Compare
the difference between the coolest Eoatn
and tie warmcst month for these places.
In Santa Fo the monthly range is 39s III
Boston, 45.l; Albany, 494; Buffalo, 4t6;
pstrot, AS: Grand Haven, a3.7; Moth
Platte, 62.3: We find that Santa Fe has tho
spring temperature Of northern Illinois and
lndisna, the summer temperature Of north
ern Wisconsin and Michigan the aituinn
temperature of Wisconsin and Michigan,
and the winter temperature Of central
Illinois and Indians. In other words, hy
staying in Santa Fe the invalid gets tia
favorable summers that q resident of spring
field, Illinois, can get only BY emigratins
annually to Lake Superior.
lIera ia meteorological data for 1891 rs fur.
nishcd by the U. S. local Tesths bureau:
Average temperature. ...................... 17.3
Average relative humidity. 5l.3
average velocity of wind, miles per
hCur.......... III
Total rainfall ........ .........lG! u
Number Of cloudles days.. ........". l9i
Number of fair ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. l07
Number OF cloudy days.................. 6S
Fer tubcrcul*r diseases the death rate in
New Mexico is the lowest in the union, .hs
ratio being as follows: New England, %;
Minnesota, IA; southern states, 6; New Mex.
leo, 3.
DIaTANcgs
Santa Fee is distant from KGn.a City 1853
miles; from Denver 3ss; miles; from Trinidad,
2i5 miles; from Albuquerque IS miles; from
Deming, 3l6 miles; from FL Paso, $40 miles;
from Los Angeles, 1852 miles, from San
Francisco 2Sl milas
POINTS OF INTEREST.
There are sons forty various points OF
more or less historic interest in aud about
the ancient city.
The old adobe palace stands on the spct
I'd shortly after 1905. That ancient structurs
was destroyed in 1880, and the present one
was constructed between 1897 and l7l6.
The chapel of San Miguel was built be.
tween 1888 aud 1880. In the latter years the
Indian, destroyed it. Fully restored in 171o,
1t had previously and after 1893, been tho
only Spanish chapel in Santa Fe. 1t still
remains the oldest church in use in Ne
Mexico.
The walls of the old cathedral date in part
from 1922; but the edifice proper is from IT,,
past century.
Other points of interest to tho touriat.
nio. Ano hlbtOIhl SOCleLyS TOOmHs Lll4
"Garita," the military quarters; chapel and
cemetery of Our Lady Of the Rosary; tho
church museum at the new cathedral, tn.
archbishop's garden; church of Our Lady II
Guadalupe with ito rare old works of art:
the soldiers monument, monument to the
Pioneer Path. Finder, Kit Carson, erected by
the g. A. II. of New Mexico; St. Vincent's
hospital, conducted by the Sisters of Clarity,
and the Orphans industrial school; the In.
dian training school; Loretto Academy ana
tho chapel Of Our Lady of Light; the Ram
ma Indian school; st. Cstharine's Indian
school.
The sight-seer here may also take .
vehicle end enjoy days outing with both
pleasure AMI profit. The various spots Of
interests to be visited are Tesrque pueblo,
taxing in the divide route; Monument rock,
up in picturesque Santa Fe canon; the Aztec
mineral springs; Nambe pueblo; Aqua Frih
village; the turquoise mines; place OF the a.
sassinstion Of Governor Perez San Ildefonso
pueblo, or the ancient cliff dwellings, beyond
The Rio Grands.
THE MILITARY POET.
At Santa Fe is the Oldest military ostah-
ushment on American soil, having been IN
almost continuous occupation since lC0S
when the Spaniards first established here
their base Of opel atoms. Old Fort Marcy
vas built by U. 8. soldiers in 1916 and the
new post was occupied few years letse,