Arizona daily citizen., 1901-11-18


Location Of Tucson. Immediately on
the Iinc OF the Southern Pacific K X. in
the Southern part OF the Territory oi
Arizona. and on the edge oi the Santa
Cruz Valley, lies the City of Tucson.
That it was first settled several ccntur-
les ago has little to do with what NC
have to say here, but yet it& story tull
, ot adventure and romance lends an in
descrihahle charm 20 tho old town.
Evidences OF Thrift Its nnliquities
are, however, fast disappearing before
The march OF progress. The adobe walls
that i0rmed The battiements Of the old
Mexican Pueblo have crumbled away
and tho mission ruins are filling to
pieces. Prominent public buildings.
churches, stores and handsome modern
residences have been erected with beauti-
!ui gardens, flowers and shrubbery sur
rounding many OF the latter. Old streets
have been graded. new ones laid out, and
other Improvements made which give a
thrifty appearance To the city.
Foreign EleineIit-N us population
however, consisting OF about ten thou
sand people. large Mexican element re-
mains, and as presence gives a foreign
air to the community az also do The
adobe buildings ia " iich they mainly
dwell
Topograp phy. The location Of the city
in vast aiuphIthcetre az II were. sur
rounded by beautiful mountains, and
I resting undcr he canopy Of the lovehest
81 blue skies. is beautiful. The splendid
roads III the vs4g'sy make driving and
bicycling aB especial pleasure, In every
direCtIon charming mountain views
G.rse: :ss SyG, I.ii,i "a; iae sunset norr
gorgeous aud rcspicudent coiors cover
the western sky, the departing OF the
/ sun casting shadows upon the tops ot
the mountains which fairly c,schant one
Public Library, Tucson has n well
selected library.
Hotel Accommodat tions.-T hotel
accommodations arc ample, and tar
those preierring them there arc cottages
and rooms fIr rent at reasonable rates.
Tucson az "A Health Resort ,-Itis how
ever oi Tucson rs . health resort OF
which we wish to speak eFpeciaily here,
aud FIRST oi all iei us say that II is sitna
/ cd almost IN The centre OF he climatic
! belt recommended bs ihe United States
8
aisle region in The United States f0i those
{ afflicted with pulmonary ailments.
Altitude Above ti,e Sea The altitude
} of Tucson is about = 400 icet above ti,s
sea. and this by the way seems medium
/ altitude particularly suited 10 those sui.
! .eriug from such diseases.
! The Rainy Season. July, Angus; and
1 ScptrmlsT constitute the So-callcd
4 rainy season" bat the rains during
/ these months, when there arc any, While
hes are often >IolcBt are nothing more
than showers. II soon clears of and
/ the sun comes out as bright ms ever la
tuly OF this wear there was scarcely any
rain. in no country are there so many
DAYS Of sunshine as in Arizona.
! Exceedingly Small Rainfall.-At Tuc-
Son the rainfall for the whole year is only
/ about eleven inches. Some years il is
not even rs much as that. During the
/ nina months, October to June inclusive.
/ IS9+-5 there were but twcnty y-fve cloudy
DAYS and nine of those were ia one
/ month.
I Teinperature.-Duriug the months OF
June. lulv and August the average tenn
pcrature is about 30 degrees, bnt there
is so little humidity in the atmosphere
{ that no Inconvenience is experienced.
7 There being but limited irrigation iii the
neighborhood OF Tncson there is no
humidity produced in that way, rs is
notably the case in the ncighborhood of
! Phoenix, where agricultural develop
mcnt has through the aid of irrigation
/ reached great stage. The fall, winter
/ and spring months can be compared
/ with the Italian cline Flowers bloom
/ during he entire winter months
/ Wonderful Dryness of Climate There
/ is nothing more remarkable about the
/ climate of Tucson than its dryness. 1t
/ is phcnoninal. There isno such thing as
/ what is called sultry weather as in the
/ east. A recent visitor to Tucson Joking
/ ~ remarked that mot even the rains
seemed damp" II is fact that the cf-
/ feet Of a heavy shower is observable for
/ but few hours. In this dry climate
sunstrokcs are unknown. The dry air
induces exceedingly rapid evaporation OF
J the abundant perspiration. As mat
| ter of course the supply of fluid must bc
/ maintained. hence one drinks great
] deal of water here.
/ Good Water at Tucson.-Everyonc is
aware OF the importa ancc of good water,
and this Tucson certainly has. More
over, there are two ice factories which
supply any quantity OF beautiful ice.
Effect Of dry Climate on Temperature.
--Anothcr effect of the extremely dry eli
mate is that the sensible temperature is
I far less than that recorded by the thcr-
| momctcr would indicate. Some claim
that there is difference of as mach as
/ fifteen degrees between the sensible tenn
peraturr and that recorded by the Their
morctcr.
Climate the Only Cure for Pulmonary
! Disease. It 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
! he especially ef1icacious. 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,
/ 0bservcs:-"It is an undisputCd fact that
proper climatic conditions give the
greatest relief to those affected with or
having a tendency to phthisis.