Arizona daily citizen., 1901-12-10
TUCSON'S
MANY
CLIMATIC
ADVANTAGES
The Finest Winter Re-
sort in the World
Some of the Many
Inducements.

Location Of Tux son. -Immcdiatcly or
The line Of The Southern Pacific K K. II
the southern part OF the Territory @
Arizona, and on the edge ot the Santa
Crux Valley, lies the City of Tucson
/ That II was FIRST settled several Gcutur
ics ago has little 10 do with what wt
have TO SAY here. bat yet It's story iul
OF adventure and romance lends an IN
desctibablc charm to the old town.
Evidences of Thrift Its antiquities
are, however, fast disappearing betort
The march of progress I he adobe walls
that formed the hattiencnis OF the ole
Mexican Pueblo have ctumblcd away
/ and the mission runs are falling to
pieces. Prominent public buildings,
churches, stores and handsome modern
( residences have been erected with beauti
i ful gardens. Bowers and shTubbery sur
rounding many oi the latter Old streets
! havc been graded new ones laid out, and
! other imp uvcIncuts made " hith give q
thrifty appearance 10 the Citr
Foreign Element .-~of ,ts population
however, consisting ut about ten thou
sand people, a large Mcxican element TT
mains, aHd IT'S presence glyrs toTelgl
/ air To the community as aleo DO ths
/ adobe buildings IN which they maini ,
dwell.
/ Topographic The location al the city
! lu vast anphlthcatrc ns IT were sur
I rounded by beautiful mountains. anc
resting under abe CANOPY of he lovehest
+ oi blue skies. 81 beautiful. The srh ndid
( roads IN the vicinity make driving ant
/ bicycling an eeIecini pleasure, In every
( direction charming mountain view
! greet the eye, and al the sunset houi
gorgeous and respondent colurs cover
the western sky. the departing OF tin
sun casting shadows upon the tops oi
thr mountains which fairly cnchanf one
Public Library. .-- Tucson has wei
selected library.
Hotel Accommodations -- The hotc
accommodations are ample, and foi
those prtierrinc them there are cottage
ana ,ouIus tO' rent at reasonable rates
Tucson as a Health Resort lit is how
ever 0i Tucson as health resort o.
winch We wish 20 speak especially here
and FIRST ui All itl - saw that II - situat
Cd almost ~ ii centre OF lac eiinatn
belt recommended by the United State,
Medical Commission, as the most favor
able region ~ the United States lot thos,
afflicted witt pulmonary ailments,
Altitude Above he Sea The altitud,
pf Tucson ~ about . 400 feet above tn,
sen, and thi> hy hc way seems a medium
altitude particularly suited to those sui
fcring from SuCh dcseaSes
The ka,uy Ncason. go July, August aud
Srptemt~f constitute the so-caile,
rainy season tut the rains durina
81. Il Al
hey nrc often Nlnieut are nothing nor,
than showers. IL Coon clears otI anC
the sun comes out AS bright as ever. In
thly OF tins yeaG there was scarcely an,
ram. In NO country arc there SO man,
days of sunshine as IN Arizona
Exceedingly Small Rainfall AT Tue
son tho rainfall for the whole wear is only
about eleven inches. Some years 1t i,
not even as much as that. During tn.
uine months, October to June inclusive.
1891 there were but uttwcnty five cloud,
Jays and n,pe OF those were iii ont
month.
Temperature. during the months oi
Inne. Iuly and August the average tenn
peraturc is about 90 degrees, but there
IS SO little humidity III the atmosphere
that no Inconvenience is experienced
There being but limited irrigation in the
ncighborhood of Tncson there is ne
humidity produced in that way, as is
notably the case in the neighborhood OF
Phoenix, where agricultural develop
mcnt has through the aid of irrigation
reached a great stage The fall, winter
aud spring months can hc compared
with the Italian cline Flowers bloom
during the entire winter months.
Wonderful Dryness OF Climate.-Therc
is nothing more remarkable about the
climate of Tucson than its drvuess. II
is phcuominal. There isno such thing as
what Is called sultrv weather as in the
east. recent visitor to Tucson Joking
ly remarked that not EVEN the rains
seemed damp" II is IA fact that the ef
feet of n heavy shower is observable for
but n few hours. In this dry climate
Sunstrokes are unknown. The dry al,
induces exceedingly rapid evaporation OF
the abundant pcrspiration. As a mat
ter of course the supply of fluid must be
maintained, hence one drinks A great
deal OF water here.
Good Water at Tucson.-Everyon is
aware of the importance of good water
and this Tucson certainly has. More.
over, there arc 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
tar less than that recorded by the thcr-
mometcr would indicate. Some claim
that there is difference of as mach as
fifteen degrees between the sensible tenn
pcraturc and that recorded by the ther-
mOmcter.
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, and in Tue.
son the warm dry atmosphere seems to
be especially cfficacious. As to the special
advantage which it's climate offers for
the relief and restoration of those suffer.
ing from pulmonary complaints, note
what different prominent physicians of
the city say:
DIR. w. b. Purcell, County Physician.
Obscrves:--"Tt is an undisputed fact that
proper climatic conditions give the
greatest relief to those affected with or
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