Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-04-19
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relatively warmer in winter and cooler in
summer than other places having nearly
the sans annual temperature. Compare
the diffeHnce between the coolest month
and the warmest month for these places
In Santa Fe the monthly range is 1913, in
Boston, 81; Albany, 494; Buffalo, AS;
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 the winter temperature of central
Illinois and Indiana. In other words, by
staying in Santa Fe, the invalid gets the
favorable summers that a resident of Spring.
field, illinois, can get only by emigratins
annually to Lake Superior.
Here is meteorological data for 1891 as fur
nished by the U. 8. local weather bureau:
Average emperature.............. ......... 47.a
Average relative humidity...... ......... Sis
Average velocity of wind, miles per
hour..:.'... .......' ~
Total rainfall. ..........16.7
Number of cloudles days ....... ..."...... 1873
Number of fair ......... l07
Number of cloudy OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. So
For tubercular diseases the death rate in
ratio being as follows: New England, Is;
Minnesota, IA; southern states, 6; New Mex.
leo, 3.
DISTANCES.
Santa Fe is distant from Kansas City 500
miles; from Denver 1888; miles, from Trinidad,
ZIG miles; from Albuquerque, IS miles; from
Dening 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 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 l7l6.
The chapel of San Miguel was built bs.
tween 1886 and 1880. In the latter years the
Indians destroye it, Fully restored in l7l0,
1t had previously and after 1893, been the
only Spanish chapel in Santa Fe. 1t still
remains the Oldest church in use in New
Mexico.
The walls of the old cathed raj date in part
from 1922; but the ediice proper is from the
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, the
archbishop's garden; church Of Our Lady Of
Guadalupe with its rare old works of art:
the soldiers monument, monument ~ the
Pioneer Pathfinder, Kit Carson, erected by
the G. A. R. of New Mexico; st. Vincent's
hospital, conducted by the Sisters of Charity,
and the Orphans ind lstral school; the In.
dian training school: Loretto Academy aud
the chapel of Our Lady of Light; the Ramo
ma Indian school; st. Catharines Indian
school.
The sight-seer here may also take 4
vehicle and enjoys days outing with both
pleasure and profit. The various spots Of
interests to be visited are Tesuqne pueblo,
tax, ny In the divide route; Monument rock,
up in picturesque Santa Fe canon; the Aztec
mineral springs; NaLbe pueblo; Aqua Fra
village; the turquoise mines; place Of the A.
sassination of Governor Perez; San Ildefonso
pueblo, or the ancient cliff dwellings, beyond
the Rio Grande.
THE MILITARY rosr.
At Santa Fe is the Oldest military estab
Hshment on American SOIL having been In
almost continuous occupation since 1909
when the Spaniards first established here
their base Of operations. Old Fort Marcy
was built by q. 8. soldiers in l846 and the
new post was occupied few years l:tsl.