The sun., 1901-07-28
NEXT TO SHROL FOR HEAT:
soHE IDEA or TkkPEkATUREs IN THE
ARIZONA DESERT.
Nee Unussal for the Mercury to Marx lAO De
grew IN the shade Eceuomicai Hot.l
Cooking with Sunshine a. Fuel


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from he washington Post
II tnere De truth In the old saw. misery
loves company. Washington'ans who suffer
rom tne reat wave of heat should turn
70 Arizona Tor their consolation When the
Weatner bureau several days aRo declared
"a' rbonih WAS the hottest place on eartn.
OF AZ N'e very least IN the United States.
tne mercury marked I'D degrees. -Doxn
hAs'erhers mopped the'r streaming iacss
ana s"hc'ns AZ Their own thermometer.
winch rees.cied out vs. wondered II there
were enough hv'nR 10 bury the dead down
IN 'h'' 'ropic zone Ana yet io degrees
ny no "eans 'he greatest neat thAt Arlzon-
~ns eh"ureo
A'onk 'ne e'Rnteen-niiies Ual Wh'ch runs
from ri"nik 70 Tempe IN an unsw"rvins
hhs across the sand desert there are four
Ioaohouses' aho IN the Sheiter OF these TIE
heat has many times In the months OF july
and August rertsterad M. hiyh as ,.o S,oA
-, ..'. "s. y" '",n
he"' n ""N' ao'""'Pahieu oS tle lh"VItlbls
humidity which ever surrounds Washington,
would mean certain death to every man.
-o,n.. .hud -. - ,.n,u a., -.
"o'"'"' e""u' oo"e' ""u ioP''o ''"' NouIu
attempt 70 exist above the surface OF tho
earth. Az terrible as is the heat in these
aoooo roaonouses' win ~a's ana cehlhs
several rect tnlck. the air 10 cool compared
to the indescribably soorching tenperaturs
~ ~. A..u.. -,,ho,, N.,,ko. =. =.
U"o ~ , "an nor
oeAN ventures OUT IN u altef IN the morning.
until the great furnace Of fire has gone ouS
4, ,h> v>.,.,n hor;,on T,o, ,ror,o Ao,,,,
E -. .. 49,. - :. ~. -" $50
ana the smooth desert trails are dotted here
and there with weary travellers who Jog
on In tho bright moon or dim starlight. taking
hoVahtake OF the temporary ial ol t"ihpFra-
ture. until the blaze In the Eastern sky warns
them that IL is dangerous To 10 further Tbs
-.
uays arc rpent III hoeoiute ihaclnh IN US
adobe houses. and while little sleep can be
obtained. nature does not demand IL
r, a. - I.,. 49,. - ..i u.
" no 'aie Jest "heh an hr@oh'ah ,ens
you that he can fry eggs in the sun, 1t IL
A common occurrence. and | remember ons
,o..ho,,.o Lo.,.r ,oi. - 80, ,a., ~,
ioaohouse keeper 'o'o me 'hat from J"y
TO September he never had "A fire in his kitchen
stove Even bread. which Is made after
the fashion OF Indian tortlllas. is baked On
a rock in the sun, while beans and coffee can
be boiled easily with the aid OF a glass which
i, ,upportsd 80 a. To throw the rays OF ligut
into the cooking vessel Thus necessity
and a greater one than cooking without a irc
In ali thar dry' burning heat. thp Arizona
ari,l tha ,nnl.st
tho,tgh tn..rs ia not n iunn of Ice i5r ,,'sIy
miles around
Cantm,iss ogo the soutbwes,srn Indian.
ieHTnnd the arr Of nottary mixing ibSir
w"rL,nan.i'In ia nor az hso,itisni ~ mon 4
daInty ~ rpIori,g nor evnri.ita of ds.iyn
az That 81 hls artl-tir wbitr brothar.. Gilt
il ia ,hnusnrd times n'ors ssryi,sabIc it
ia their earthan vessels. or "olias.S as they
call tha,n ea' whI"h furnish Tho inbnhitart. of
the -hotte.t Mac. on sartb" wiz n rn"i. re-.
fresbina dri,k Tbese ve.sels are pornu. and
,rihS ui'-htn h, - ,ra,t0s, htnIgir =. tha
peI,Hhaos ~, pa' ,.nnic i s,nd no.us.s bonrd
IN body' with outward rolling rim they can
ha susn.ndnJ e,t 'sr IRON, " rsft.r or wagon.
Se SusSenueu H. rd rd"' ,hnze m 4Iim.
ar oea , mnen H.ttu ;t snctiny a"d Mn mn in
10 ,aat pr"Iy'n'a,, ,l 'ra nu.sinia nnd -, oh
nar IN nos,i ,,nsrtba,, ,i,. n nusb INN,
kesnrJinngp Mn p tbem in Constant motion. or II ons
pe "arrien oenea.n "nRm Ur souN,nt ,ni.trps va
which scsns tSrouy6 tho porous pottery with
the broeze clnsed by the motion effects an
~, a,,JH i W, M,...l |,n - ~ tL, - lr,rr NJ.
,hn tri,"n,Sn rhn ia located M n dis,ance
from one of the few cities Of the Territory
~ 'o,' on' y. Wv, .'.N,,,-,,,or -" ,r no r,onv
n"nnrari'n n h MI, nf recassitv sndmre
H,rin nuJinae,it"niE,et ~, re- ntbs ~ ond fsw Of tbem
au, . ing '' p,,o IT,, nnd Mill ore ohaol,teiv
ae rJni, nI az ha ii,.a' on n dairv Tam
~ ,d'.ninno,e, @ & uh,S ,n ,,,ar he o ~ oiI,.
annsis,a ai,u r"o" rrnsb ,oaa, Is r,,i,w md
green vegetables are aImos, an unknown
pprriuu lho,,,, d-r,oss y, tho mir Ia ,ho o,s
Ine ans2la'e dtyneIs n Oh .ne ar u ,ne bns
Iuna', 1onH, az T,uot, ua ,"'A smnstrnre is vnLpown
Whi, ~ ~ ,or.Ihlo haot viii som me,imes nrn.
dnce % brain fever or nerhaps aven insanity,
n, "vr y, Nv banrt as 4, does in dnn,nc.
u IL iras"V 49, ,,a hau ,bo rorc,,rg
cIl'nsH TOT mnt.ancr Nnen ~" ~ ~,
reacnen W IN I % @ III at os os' ,hnra
was rr@poInn' @ , hnnis atb -" ii &c q, dar go
wp,e rs,ar,,ahIa Soct In conromt
ny v,,h n',' NJ ,hnt nno would snnnose :,
loh WIZ VII "ie H'ra ~ ~, -,
ne uhennurao,r NJ ". wa. nls
M .hree nor 20. III ',uh hI ~, ndod ~ ~ ,ha,
years " rnin's. WIZ nuiul'tn, ~ III
snlcrnmp yearly from this cause III 'he cl'''
Inc Two sreatest terrors to We hrlZoninn
during me summer season are pnhnncsS ara
nres ne iorWer, whle nni HwHNs pr
manent in its eStren,e cohditlon ns pnlhiuI
and usually toliowsn oy some diSeaSe or
wenknes, oi the orbs -. ,.,-
Fires In this Intense heat frequently re-
suit from spontaneous conbustlph lhe
perfect drvnes' OF every object the dread
scarrltv OF water IN the summer nonths'
and the measre convenisnces of the IRE de,
partments have many times made small
fatal In nm entire town. An
example of these horrors was given Inst SUM
mer. when the town OF Prescott was swept
from the face OF the earth In few hours.
through there late in the afternoon hundreds
of the inhabitants Of the burned div w"rH
lined on either side Of the track. which Is partly
sheltered by small hluf Men. women
and children were either half frenzied or CONF
pletely exha usted from the combined fires o.
old Sol and an earthly furnace tho loss ~
parents and children. and physical injuries
acquired In their efforts to escape or rescue
from the terrible flames South of this mass
o. .ssssrns maddened pe9Gs bsry bhsnyy cIS"d
hours before had been a thriving. progrcssivs
little city Chemical engines seem abso-