Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-04-20
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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 Re the monthly range is 1913, in
Boston, 45.l; Albany, 49.4; Buffalo, 44,S;
Detroit, 44.6 Grand Haven, 43.7; North
Platte, 1878: 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 resident Of Spring
field, Illinois, can get only by emigrating
annually to Lake Superior.
Here is meteorological data for 1891 as fur
nished by the u. s. local weather bureau
Average temperature.... ......... 47.3
Average relative humidity..-.... ......... bis
Average velocity of wind, miles per
hour........ 10
Total rainfall
Number of cloudles days ........ ............ lSo
Number of fair days.......-............ ..... l07
Number of cloudy days................... s.
For tubercular diseases the death rate in
New Mexico is the lowest in the union. The
ratio being as follows: New England, Is;
Minnesota, ID southern states, 6; New Mex
leo, 3.
DISTANCES.
Santa Fe Is distant from Kansas City $3.50
miles; from Denver 1913; miles; from Trinidad,
PIG miles, from Albuquerque. rs miles; from
Denling, 3l6 miles; from Ell Paso, $40 miles,
from Los Angeles, 1882 miles: from San
Francisco l, 2Sl miles
POINTS ov 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
/ ed shortly after 1905. That ancient structure
was destroyed in 1880, aud the present one
wa. constructed bet ween 1897 and l7l6
The chapel of San Miguel was built be-
tween 1885, and 1880 In the latter years the
Indians destroye it. Fully restored in lie,
1t had previously and after 1898, 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 pan
from 1922; but the edi6ce proper is from tbs
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 al the new cathedral the
archbishops garden. church Of Our Lady Of
Guadalupe with its rare old works of art:
the soldiers monument, monument IT, 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 isfrial school; the In.
dian training school; Loretto Academy and
the chapel of Our Lady Of liPht; the Ramo
ma Indian school, 81. Catharine's Indian
school.
The sight-seer here may also take .
vehicle and enjoy days outing with both
pleasure and profit. The various spots Of
interests to be visited are Tesuqne pueblo,
tax ny ip the divide route: Monument rock,
up in picturesque Santa Fe canon; the Aztec
mineral springs; Nan.be pueblo; Aqua Fra
village; the turquoise mines: place Of the -.
ssssination Of Governor Perez, San Ildefonsn
pueblo. or the ancient cliff dwellings, beyond
The Rio Grande.
THE Military rosr.
At Santa Fe is the oldest military estab'
lshmsnt on American soil, having been ip
almost continuous occupation since l6O1
when the Spaniards first established here
their base Of operations. Old Fort Marcy
was built BY o. g. soldiers in lS46 and the
new lvst was occupied few yeArs l.tel:
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