Arizona daily citizen., 1901-11-06
WHERE
TO
GET
HEALTH
TUCSON'S
MANY
CLIMATIC
ADVANTAGES
The Finest Winter Re-
sort in the World
Some of the Many
Inducements.

Location of Tucson. .--immcdiatcly on
the line of the Southern Pacific K K. III
the Southern part OF the Territory oi
| Arizona. and on the edge of the Santa
Cruz Valley, lies the City OF Tucson.
| That it was first settled several ccntur-
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
describable charm to the old town.
Evidences of Thrift antiquities
are, however. fast disappearing before
the march Of progress. The adobe walls
that formed the batticments of tho old
Mexican Pueblo have crumbled away
and the mission ruins are falling to
| piecea- Prominent public buildings.
churches. stores and handsome modern
| residences have been erected with bcauti-
| ful gardens, lowers and shrubbery sur.
| rounding many of the latter. Old streets
have bern graded, new ones laid out. and
! other improvements made which give a
! thrifty appearance to the city.
| Foreign Element of itS population,
however. consisting Of about ten thou
| sand people, large Mesenn element rr.
mains, and its presence gives foreign
air to the community AS also do lht
adobe buildings ia whIth they mainls
| dwell
! Topography The location ri the city
| in a vast smphith heatre rs II were. sur
| rounded by beautiful mountains. and
| resting under the canopy of the loveiiext
tf bias skies. ss hea nt.ini- The sIlrndid
| roads in tho vicinity make driving and
| bicycling AN especial pleasure, In every
direction charming mountain views
greet tho eve. and nj the sunset houi
| gorgeous and reEplendent eolors cover
| the western sky. the departing Of the
/ sun casting shadows upon the tops ot
/ the mountains which fairly enchant one
/ Public Liorary. Tucson has well
seicciei library.
| Hotel Accommodations The hotel
accommodations are ample, and toT
| thosc prcterripg them there arc cottages
and rooms for rent at reasonable rates.
/ Tucson as n Health Resort 1t is how.
/ ever of Tucson az a health resoTt ui
/ which we wish 10 speak especially here.
+ and first OF all let us sav that il is situ uat
cd almost in tie centre Of the climatic
i belt recommended hy 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 10 about 2 400 feet above the
/ sea, and this by the way seems medium
altitude particularly suited 10 those Suf
| fcring from such Diseases.
! The Rainy Season. July, August and
! September constitute the so-calied
rainy season." but the rains during
! .bese months, when there are any " hile
,hey are often violent are nothing more
/ han showers. II soon clears off and
he sun comes out as bright as ever. In
'uly OF this year there was scarcely any
rain. In no country arc there so many
days of sunshine as in Arizona.
Exceedingly Small Rainfall.-~At Tuc
! son the rainfall for the whole ycar is ouiy
about eleven inches. Some years ii Is
not even ms much as that. During the
nine mosths. October to June inclusive,
! iS94-5 there were but ttwenty-fveci cloudy
days and nine OF those were in one
month.
! Temperature During the months oi
/ June. iuly and August the average tenn
| peraturc is about 90 degrees, but there
is so little hnnidity in the atmosphere
that no Inconvenience is experienced.
| There being bat limited irrigation in the
ncighborhood of Tncson there is no
humidity produced in that way, ms is
/ notably the case in the neighborhood OF
Phoenix. where agricultural develop
mcnt has through the aid OF irrigation
reached a great stage, The fall. winter
and spring months can be compared
with the Italian cline Flowers bloom
during the entire winter months.
| -f.-f
| is nothing more remarkable about the
climate Of Tucson than it's dryness. 1t
is phcnominal. There isno such thing as
what is called sultry weather as in the
east. A recent visitor to Tucson Joking.
| iy remarked that mot even the rains
seemed damp" II is fact that the cf,
feet of heavy SHOW is observable for
but a few hours. In this dry climate
sunstrokes are unknown. The dry air
induces exceedingly rapid evaporation oi
the abundant perspiration. As mat
ter of course the supply of fluid must be
deal of water here.
Good Water at Tucson.-Everyonc 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 Temperature.
Another effect of the extremely dry eli
mate is that the sensible temperature is
far less than that recorded by the thcr-
mometer would indicate. Some claim
that there is a difference of as mach as
fifteen degrees between the sensible tenn
perature and that recorded by the ther'
mometer.
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 in Tue
son the warm dry atmosphere seems to
he especially efficaCious. As to the special
advantage which it's climate offers for
the relief and restoration of those suffer