Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-08-25

From this II win appear that Banta Fe d
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, 1914; Buffalo, 44.8;
Detroit, 446; Grand Haven, 437; 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,
SID the winter temperature Of central
Illinois and Indiana. In other words, by
favorable summers that resident Of Spring
field, Illinois, can got only by emigrating
annually to Lake Superior.
Here 10 neurological data for 1891 as fur.
nished by the U. 8. local weather bureau:
Average temperature..".."".. ......... 47.J
Average relative humidity ..-..., ........ OLD
Average velocity of wind, miles per
hour.....". .''....'' t.1
Total rainfall. ..lo.Id
Number Of cloudles days, .......... leo
Number of fl. days. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES lO7
Number Of GsouN days. ..............." ~
For tubercI..sdisease the death rate in
New Mexico is the foWfs in the union -
ratio being as follows New England, 25;
Minnesota IA; southern states, 6; New Mex.
leo, 3.
DISTANCES.
Santa Fe is distant from Kansa. City 500
miles; from Denver 1888; miles; from Trinidad,
PIG miles; from Albuquerque, s. miles, from
Deming, 316 miles; from Ell Paso, $40 miles;
from Los Angeles, 1882 miles: from San
Francisco, 1,28l 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 1716.
| The chapel of San Miguel was built BE-
tween 1885 and 1880. In the latter years the
Indians destroyed it. Fully restored in 1710,
It had previously and after 1893, been the
emily Spanish chapel in Santa Fs. 1t still
remains tho oldest church in use In NeT
Mexico.
The walls of the old cathedral date in part
from 1922; but the edifce proper is from tbs
past century.
Other points of interest to the tourists
are: The Historal Society's rooms; tho
'.Garita," the military quarters; chapel and
cemetery of Our Lady of the Rosary; the
church museum at the new cathedral, the
archbishop's garden; church Of Our Lady o.
Guadalupe with its rare old works Of art;
the soldiers monument, monument to the
! Pioneer Path. Finder, Kit Carson, erected ~
the G. A. 3. of New Mexico; st. Vincents
hospital, conducted by the Sisters of Charity,
and the Orphans industrial school; the In.
dian training school; Loretto Academy a144
| the chapel of Our Lady of Light; the RAM .
No Indian school; St. Cstharins's lndian
school.
| The sight-seer here may, also take 2
vehicle and enjoys days outing with nota
| pleasure and profit. The various Spots o.
interests to be visited are Tesuque puep!o,
taxing In the divide route; Monument rock,
| up In picturesque Santa Fe canon; tne A1teo
mineral springs; Nambe pueblo; aqua rna
| village tho turquoise Mines place 9, tns ~
4 gassination of Governor Perez san laelonse
pueblo, or the ancient cliff dwellings, os9ono
the Rio Grande.
THE MILITARY POST.
At Santa Fe is the Oldest military eetap.
lishmsut on American soil, having peen ,a ln
almost continuous occupation since ~
when the Spsniards first established nere
their base Of operations. Old fort MY ~
Was built by q. 8. soldiers in 1870 ana I. ~
usw post was occupied few years w.