Arizona daily citizen., 1901-10-14
WH.ERE
TO
GET
HEALTH
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 X. H. III
! the Southern part of the Territory OF
/ Arizona, and ou the edge OF the Santa
| Cruz Valley, lies the City of Tucson.
That it was first settled several centur-
| les ago has little to do with what we
have to say here, but yet its story full
Of adventure and romance lends an IN
dcscribable charm to the old town.
Evidences of Thrift.-lts antiquities
| are, however fast disappearing before
the march of progress. The adobe walls
that formed the battcmcnts OF the old
Mexican Pueblo have crunbled away
and the mission ruins are falling 10
pieces Prominent public buildings,
churches, stores and handsome modern
residences have been erected with bcauti-
| ful gardens, flo owers and shrubbery sur
rounding many oi the latter. Old streets
have been graded. new oncslaid out, and
! other improvements made which give
thrifty appearance to the city.
| Foreign Element. OF It's population,
| however, consisting of about ten thou
sand people, a large Mexican element re-
mains, and its presence gives foreign
air to the community as also do The
adobe buildings IN which they mainly
dwell
Topograply.-T location of the city
| IN a vast amphitheatre as II were. sur
rounded by beautiful mountains. and
resting under the canopy OF the loVeheSt
ol blue skies. is beautiful. The splendid
roads i'll the vicinity make driving and
| bicycling an especial pleasure, In every
! direction charming mountain views
! greet the eve. and at the sunset hour
/ gorgeous and rcsplendcnt colors cover
/ the western sky, the departing OF the
sun casting shadows upon the tops OF
! the mountains which fairly enchnnt one.
/ Public Library Tucson has well
! selected library.
/ Hotel Accommodations hotel
accommodation are ample, and tor
those prcicrriug them there are cottages
! and rooms for rent at reasonable rates
! Tucson as Health Resort. tits how
ever nf Tucson as health resort OF
which we wish to speak especially here.
and first OF all let lis say that 1t is situat-
ed almost in tic centre of the climatic
belt recommended by the lnted States
Medical Commission. as the most favor
able region IN the United States for those
afflicted with pulmonary ailments.
Altitude Above the sea The altitude
of Tucson is about . 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.-Iuly. August and
September constitute the so-cailed
rainy season." hut the rains during
these months, when there are any, while
they are often violent are nothing more
than showers. It soon clears OIL and
the sun comes out as bright as ever. In
luly oi this year there was scarcely any
rain. In no country are there so many
davs oi sunshine as in Arizona,
Exceedingly Small Rainfall.~At Tue.
son the rainfall for the whole year rs only
about eleven inches Some years IT rs
not even as much rs that. During the
nine months. October to June inclusive.
1891 8 there were but twenty hVe cloudy
days and nine of those were IN one
month.
Temperature. during the months OF
Iunc, Iuly and August the average tenn
perature is about 80 degrees, but there
il SO little humidity III the atmosphere
that no Inconvenience is experienced.
There being hut limited irrigation IN the
neiphborhood of TnCson there Is no
humidity produced in that way, rs ls
notably the case in the ncighborhood of
Phoenix, where agricultural develop
ment has through the aid OF irrigation
reached n great stage. The fall winter
and spring months can he compared
with the Italian cline Flowers bloom
during the entire winter months.
Wonderful Dryncss of Climate.-Thcre
! 1ylrn nIl "a
climate of Tucson than it's dryncss. 1t
is phcnominaI There isno such thing as
what is called sultry weather rs III the
east. A recent visitor to Tucson Joking
lv remarked that mot even the ialns
seemed damp" 1t is fact that the CT
feet of a heavy shower is observable tor
but few hours, In this dry climate
suustrokcs nrc unknown. The dry air
induces exceedingly rapid evaporation OF
the abundant perspiration AS mat
ter of course the supply OF fluid must be
maintained hence one drinks a great
deal of water here.
Good Water ut Tucson.-Everyone 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 temperatures
-Anot her effect Ut the extremely dry eli
mate is that the sensible temperature is
far less than that recorded by the thcr'
momcter would indicate. Some claim
that there is a difference OF as mach as
fifteen degrees between the sensible tenn
ncraturc and that recorded by the ther
y momctcr.
Climate the only Cure for Pulmonary
Disease 1t iS admitted that no medica
treatment has vet been discovered that
will cure pulmonary consumption. NJ
only cure i, that of climate and III | ne
son the warm dry atmosphere seems t'
Inc espe,ially enicacous. As to the specla
advantage which it's climate offers ioI
u the relief and restoration oi those sulier
ING from pulmonary complaints not
what different prominent physicians "
the city say:
pr, II. W. Fcnncr, of Tucson, Surgeon
of the Southern Pacific X. r., says
/. Tucson is city Of 10000 inhabitants
ON The main line OF the Southern f"cih'