Arizona daily citizen., 1901-03-18
TREASURES
OF HEALTH.
The Special Climatic Ad.
Vantages Of Tucson,
Arizona.

the Southern part of the Territory OF
Arizona, and on 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 storysfull
of adventure and romance lends an il-
describable charm to the old town.
Evidences of Thrift.-Its antiquities
are, however, fast disappearing before
the march of progress. The adobe walls
that formed the battlenients of the old
Mexican Pueblo have crumbied away
and the mission ruins are falling TO
pieces. Prominent public buildings,
churches, stores and handsome modern
residences have been erected with beauti-
full gardens, flowers and shrubbery sur
rounding many of the latter. Old streets
have been graded, new onesiaid out, and
other improvements made which give a
thrifty appearance to the city.
Foreign Element.--0f las population,
however, consisting OF about ten thou
sand people, large Mexican element re-
mains, and it's prcsence gives foreign
air to the community as also do The
adobe buildings IN which they mainly
dwell.
Topography.--Th location Of the city
in a vast amphitheatre as it were. sur
rounded by beautiful mountains, and
resting under the canopy of the loyeiiest
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 ere, and at the sunset hour
gorgeous and Respondent coiors cover
the western sky. the departing of the
sun casting shadows upon the tops OF
the mountains which fairly erchant one.
PUBLIC Library.--Tueson has well
selected library.
Hotel Accommodation hotel
accommodation are ample, aud fur
those prcteTring them tfere are cottages
aad rooms for rent at reasonable rates.
Tucson an Health Resort. --Itis how
ever oi Tucson IN u heaith resort ai
WHICH ne wish To stsak especially herr,
and first of all lei us say that il il kstnat-
cd almost in tie centre Of the climatic
belt recommended by the United States
Medical Commission, an the most favor
able region In tho uaised States for those
afflicted witi. pasanonary ailments.
Altitude Aiove the Sen The altitude
al Tneson b about :. 400 fcet above the
sea, and this by the way seems medium
altitude particularly suited 10 those sui.
Ering from spch deseascS.
Tise Rasuy Season. jnIy, August asatl
| Srsstemtsr Eonstitsts the sOcalled
"raiay sSasou.* bat tho rains during
these month";. when thrre arc any, while
they arc often viaieat are soothing more
than showers. Ii soon CLEARS Oh and
the sua rosne& out 90 bright ms eveT. In
tniy of this year there was MraFgeay ans
rain. In no roHutry ARR there % man.
days of suashine sas ID ArsKona.
| Exceedingly Small kainfaIi.--At Tue
sons the rainfall far the wasesIe year d osly
ai,oszs rsrsrn issclsx. kouse years II u
not urea ms much #s that. Dursfsg tiss
ss:se sssonths, 0cteier TO jnnc inriassve,
! isgS-s iiseae wrrv but twenss -fiseciossds
! dars aaa nsne el slsasc were - nsas
month.
Teuspeyatunx.- During the moutiak oi
lane. fasy and August the average trssa'
fwrasusc ID about 10 degrces, bat tsserr
Il 80 isttic Humidity In the atmosphere
that no fsccnsensence Il experienced
| There being but limited irrigation IN the
uesrhbofhood ri Tucson there ID nj
| hurnssssfy produced IN that way. AZ II
nctahiy The case In the nrighboyhood OF
| phocrsx, where agricultural develop
uruf haa through che aid of irrigation
reached great stage. The fall. wsntei
and spring uscnfhs can be compared
with The Italian chime Flowers bloom
daring the cntirx winter months.
woudsfnI DryneHs of Climate. - Thers
10 nothing saorr rxasarkabie about TN
climate OF Tucsou than its drynexs. Ii
| is ptcnouiaai. There isno such thing al
| what 10 called sultry weather az in TIN
east. A recent visitor to Tncson joking
~ remarked that mot even the ,sasi.
secsned damp II fact that the q
| k~t OF a heavy shower 10 observable fo'
bat a few hours. In this dry clinats
sunstrokcs are unknown. The dry an
induces exceedingly rapid evaporation o
the abuaiant Precipitation. 40 a mat
ter OF csassc the supply Of fluid must b
lmaintaincd, hence one drinks grcai
deal Of water here.
Good Water ut Tucson.--Everyoue i
lawarr Of the importance of good water
and this Tucson certainly has. More
over. there are two ice factories which
supply any quantity Of beautiful ice.
| Effect q dry Chmase On Temperature
Another eject Of the extremely dry eli
mate is that the sensible temperature i
far less than that recorded by the ther
rnc.netcr would Indicate. Some CLAIM
that there is difference OF as nj och Al
fiftceu degrees between the sensible TEN
perature and that recorded by the thef
imometer.
Climate the Only Cure for Pulmonsr,
Disease Ii is admitted that no fued,ca
/, treatment has yet been discovered tina
Twin cure pulmonary consumption. In
only cure Is that of climate, and in Tue
SON the warm dry atmosphere seems t
he especially efficacious. As to the specia
advantage which its climate offers to
the relief and restoration of those suffer
ing from pulmonary complaints, not
what different prominent physicians {
the city saw:
B DIR. H. w. Fenner, of Tucson, Surgeo
of the Southern Pacific X. R., says
Tucson Is a city of 10, 900 inhabitant:
e on the main line of the Southern Pacih
Railway. altitude 2, 400 feet above til
: sea level. Tucson is one of the oides
settlements made by the Spanish COZ
oucrors. 1t is now the commercial an
I railroad center of Southern Arizona. TIL
climate is exceedingly dry and bracin,
the humidity being exceedingly low; ii
yearly minimum and maximum bein
260 and $50 respectively. The rainfa
is small and but little irrigation is ca
y ried on. The water supply is excellen
The summers are long, the thermomet'
ranges high, but the low degree of humi'
e itv makes the clear warmth tolerabl
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