Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-08-14

may be found climates hat con-
form to the foregoing require
ments. But New Mexico possesses
them to a greater degree and over
a larger surface Of country than
OF the others.
New Mexico covers an area of
121, 200 square miles, with an ele-
above the e as follows:
ESQ square miles -. ......4. feet or less
3i.40l square mlles..... ..- a,VW 70 9W1 ltet.
b7.5n3 square miles ........s.b, 1000 70 t,U0Q ieeJ.
22,BO square lles.........f.OV Ieet anu over
~, 200 square miles.
AS the requisite conditions of
climate are not marked under an
altitude Of 5000 feet, and as no
portion Of the Territory is lower
than $500 feet, it behooves US to
compare the different resorts and
examine into their relative merits.
There are a number of places in
New Mexico with elevations Of
over 1000 feet which are compare
lively dry, but as many are in
mountainous districts they are apt
NO have too much PRECIPITATION, and
are therefore to be avoided by the
invalid.
A glance at the map of New
Mexico will show that it is about
midway between the oceans, and
contains on its western border.
running its whole length from
north to south, the great contin-
entail divide, separating the waters
that flow into the Pacific from
those thai flow into the Atlantic
It's distance from the ocean thus
permits a large amount of moisture
to be lost by the winds as they
sweep over the continent, becom
ing quite dry by the time New
Mexico is reached. Thus the fal
and winter winds which, ladei
with vapor from the Pacific, maxi
= those seasons in California ant
Arizona exceedingly d%isagreeable
] lose much Of their moisture in th,
] latter territory en- the western
, slopes of the continental divide
and do not reach New MexicI
until January, when rain is pre-
+ cipated only over scattered loca
e areas.
G The rainy season of New Mexic
comes at the time that it is mos
y desired by the invalid resident
midsummer, when over 20 pc
a cent Of the total annual rainfa.
occurs, thus clearing the air of in
e purities that are most likely to d
d damage at this season, and addin
greatly to the general GOODNESS {
n the weather. This advantage alon
f would give superiority to th
d climate Of New Mexico over this
70 of California. Even in the rain
wseason the rain falls during onl
Il two or three hours Of the day
# Silver City, for instance, th
l. clouds gathering about noon an
y preeipating at 2 or 3 o'clock.
= The climatic conditions referre
to as necessary for tuberculo'
Il patients, as has been said, a.
found throughout the Territol
N with the exception Of the highe
ID peaks.
n Reports from the following s
n New Mexican towns have been 3
lected for comparison: Santa /
~ 1925 feet; Las Vegas, 6,938 fee
a. Albuquerque, 1850 feet; SocorI
ID 4.565 feet; Silver City, 5000 fee
Or and Las Cruces 1000 feet. Thl
NJ are arranged in order accor
ing to latitude, Santa Fe (lat.
deg. Al min being farthest nor.
and Las Crueeg (lat. 81 deg.
g. MINI farthest south. Albuqae
Que, Socorro aud Las Cruces a
"a in the valley Of the Rio Grand
which flows directly southwaI
through the middle Of the Teri
70 tory. Santa Fe, Las Veg
and Silver City are in mouRtai
to GUS districts. the two former
the northern and the latter Do q
as southwestern portion Of the Ter
tory.
Mean temperature and preciI
itation Of six chief New Mexic.
lo towns, computed by seasons,