Arizona daily citizen., 1901-11-08
TUCSON'S
MANY
CLIMATIC
ADVANTAGES
The Finest Winter Re.
sort in the World
Some of the Many
Inducements.

Location Of Tucson. Immediately on
the line of the Southern Pacific K k. II
the Southern part OF the Territory o.
| Arizona. and on the edge OF the Santa
Cruz Valley, lies the City OF Tucson
| That it was first settled several ccntur
| les ago has little TO do with what We
have to say here, but yet its story full
of adventure and romance lends an III
describable charm 10 the old town.
| Evidences of Thrift,--Its antiquities
are, however. fast disappearing before
the march of progress. The adobe walls
that formed the battlements of the old
| Mexican Pueblo have crumblcd away
and the mission ruins are falling to
pieces. Prominent public buildings,
churches, stores and handsome modern
residences have been erected with bcauti.
ful gardens, flowers and shrubbcry sur,
rounding many Of the latter, Old streets
have been graded, new onesiaI out, and
other improvements made which give a
thrifty appearance to the city.
Foreign Element.-Of iis population.
however, consisting of about ten thou
sand people, large Mexican element re
mains, and its presence gives Il foreign
air to the community AS also do the
adobe buildings in which they mainly
dwell.
Topography.--The location ol the city
in vast amphitheatic as 1t were. srt-
rounded by beautiful mountains. and
resting under the canopy of the luvclIest
of blue skies. is beautiful. The splendid
roads in the vicinity make driving and
bicycling an especial pleasure. In every
direction charming mountain views
greet the eye, and al tho sunse, hour
gorgeous and Respondent colors cover
the western sky, the departing of the
sun casting shadows upon the tops ot
| the mountains which fairly enchant one
| Public Library Tucson has a well
selected library.
Hotel Accommodations. The hotel
accommodations are ample. and for
| those prcterring them there are cottages
| and rooms for rent at reasonable rates,
Tucson as Health Resort 1T is how
ever of Tucson as a health resort OF
which we wish to speak especially here,
and first OF all let us say that il is situat t,
ed almost IN tie centre of the climatic
belt recommended by the United States
| Medical Commission, as the most favor
| afflicted with, pulmonary ailments.
| Altitude Above the Sea The altitude
of Tucson is about 2. 400 feet above the
sea, and this by the way seems medium
altitude particularly suited TO those sui
fering from such Diseases.
The Rainy Season. July, August and
September constitute the so-caIIcd
rainy season" but the rains during
| these months, when there are any, while
hey are often violent are nothing more
| ,han showers. II soon clears off and
,he sun comes out as bright as ever In
| uly of this wear there was searcelv any
rain. In NO country are there so many
! days of sunshine as in Arizona.
Exceedingly Small Rainfail.-At Tue
son the rainfall for the whole year is only
| about eleven inches. Some years it is
not even as much as that. During the
nine months, October to June inclusive
| is94-5 there were but twenty Fl We cloudy
days and nine of those were in one
| month.
| Tcmperature.-Duri the months o
June, Iuly and August the average tenl
perature is about 30 degrees, but there
/ is so little humidity in the atmosphere
that no inconvenience is experienced
There being but limited irrigation IN the
neighborhood of Tncson there is no
humidAy produced i'm that way, as is
notably the case in the ncighborhood o.
Phoenix. where agricultural develop
ment has through the aid of irrigation
reached a great stage. The fall, winter
and spring months can be compared
with the Italian CLINE Flowers bloom
during the entire winter months.
Wonderful Dryness of Climatc.-Thert
! is nothing more remarkable about tht
| climate of Tucson than it's dryncss. II
| is phenominal. There is no such thing as
what is called sultry weather as in the
east. A recent visitor to Tucson joking
iy remarked that mot even the rains
seemed damp" II IL fact that the cf
feet of heavy shower is observable for
but few hours. In this dry climate
sunstrokes are unknown. The dry air
induces exceedingly rapid evaporation o
the abundant pcrspiration. As a mat
ter of course the supply of fluid must bt
maintained. hence one drinks great
deal of water here.
Good Water at Tucson. n.-Everyone is
aware Of the Importance of good water
| anu luiS bIOI
over, there are two ice factories which
supply any quantity of beautiful ice.
Effect Of dry Climate on Temperature
Another effect of the extremely dry eli
mate is that the sensible temperature is
far less than that recorded by the ther.
momctcr would indicate. Some claim
that there ~ Il difference of as mach as
fifteen degrees between the sensible tenn.
perature and that recorded by he thcr.
momctcr.
Climate the Only Cure for Pulmonary
Disease 1t is admitted that no medical
treatment has yet been discovered that
will cure pulmonary consumption. The
only cure is that OF climate, aud in Tue,
son the warm dry atmosphere seems "a
be especially cffcacious. AS to the spccia
advantage which its climate offers fol
the relief and restoration of those suffer
ing from pulmonary complaints, note
what different prominent physicians o
the city say:
Tucson, in my judgment, possesses
advantages over all the resorts of NV ac