Arizona daily citizen., 1901-10-26
TUCSON'S
MANY
CLIMATIC
ADVANTAGES
The Finest Winter Re.
sort in the World
Some of the Many
Inducements.

Location of Tucson. .lmmchiatcly on
| the line OF tile Southern Pacific K. X. III
| the Southern part ot the Territory oi
| Arizona. and on the edge OF the Santa
| Cruz Valley, lies the City ot Tucson.
! That il was first settled several centur-
lies ago has little to do with what we
have to say here, but yet its story full
| of adventure and romance lends an IN
describablc charm to the old town.
| Evidences of Thrift Its Antiquities
are, however, fast disappearing before
| the march OF progress. The 1doibe walls
| that formed the bat Elements OF the old
Mexican Pueblo have crunlhled 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 shrubbcry sur
rounding many OF the latter. Old streets
| have been graded. new ones laid out. and
other improvement made which give
! thrifty appearance to the city.
Foreign Elcment.--0f IT'S population,
| however, consisting OF about ten thou
sand people, large Mexican element rr-
| air to the community as also do the
adobe buildings IN which they mainly
dwell.
Topography The location Of the city
in vast amphit hentrc as II were. sur
rounded by beautiful mountains. and
resting under the canopy OF the lovciiest
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 eye, and al the sunset hour
gorgeous and respondent colors cover
the western sky. the departing of the
sun casting shadows upon the tops OF
the mountains which fairly enchant one
Public Library. has Il we'll
selected library.
Hotel Accommoda tions.-Th hotel
accommodations are ample, and for
those preferTing them there are cottages
and rooms for rent at reasonable rates.
Tucson as II Health Resort 1t is how
ever of Tucson rs n health resort o!
which we wish to speak especially here,
and first OF all let us say that it ~ situat-
ed almost in the centre of the climatic
belt recommended by the United 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 2, 400 feet above the
sea, and this by the way seems medium
altitude particularly suited To those sui
fcring from such Diseases.
The Rainy Season. July, August and
September constitute the so-calied
rainy season." bat the rains during
these months, when there are any, while
they are often violent are nothing more
than showers. II soon clears OFF and
the sun comes out as bright as ever. In
Iuiy of this year there was scarcely any
rain. In no country are there so many
days Of sunshine rs IN Arizona
Exceedingly Small Rainfall.-A Tue
sou the rainfall for the whole year is only
about eleven inches. Some years it is
not even as much as that. During the
nine months October to ,ine inclusive,
iSg4-5 there were but twcnty five cloudy
davs and nine of those were in one
month.
Temperature. During the months OF
June, July and August the average tenn
peraturc is about 80 degrees, but there
is so littlc humidity in the atmosphere
| that no inconvenience is experienced
There being but limited irrigation in the
neighborhood of Tncson there is no
humidity produced in that way, as is
notably the case in the neighborhood OF
| Phoenix, where agricultural develop
ment 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 the entire winter months.
! Wonderful Dryness of Climate. There
! is nothing more remarkable about the
climate of Tucson than its dryncss. II
! is pteuominal. There isno such thiuga rs
what is called sultry weather as i'll the
east recent visitor to Tucson Joking
ly remarked that mot even the rains
seemed damp" 1t is fact that the ei'
feet of heavy shower is observable for
but few hours. In this dry climate
sunstrokcs arc unknown. The dry air
induces exceedingly rapid evaporation OF
the abundant pcrspiration. AS mat
ter of course the supply of fluid must be
maintained, hence one drinks 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 are two ice factories which
supply any quantity of beautiful ice.
Effect of dry Climate on Temperature.
Another effect of the extremely dry CHI
mate is that the sensible temperature is
far less than that recorded by the Their
mometer would indicate. Some claim
that there is difference of as mach as
fifteen degrees between the sensible tenn
perature and that recorded by the ther-
iuometcr.
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 i'll Tue
son the warm dry atmosphere seems to
be especially efficacious. As to the special
advantage which its climate offers for
the relief and restoration of those suffer
ing from pulmonary complaints, note
what different prominent physicians OF
the city saw;
Tucson, in my Judgment, possesses
advantages over all the resorts of n'v ac-
auaintance, else | should not be here.