The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-21
Tucson a
Mlnter


SOU and on the edge of the Santt
T0T"ii 0Wai,ry lies the City of Tucson
i was first settled several centur
~ .no ~ has little to do with what W,
s,o 's say here, but yet its story full
e.,rcnture and romance lends an in
az aHhahle charm to the old town.
;1snces of Thrift.--Its antiquitie:
boweycr, fast disappearing before
.inrrh of progress. The adobe walls
lar,ned the battlements of the old
Ian Pueblo have crumbled away
the mission ruins are falling to
.s Prominent public buildings,
I rrbes stores and handsome modern
lt" 1ences have been erected with beauti-
nardcus. flowers and shrubbery sur.
ling many of the latter. Old streets
81 hren graded, new oneslaid out, and
sr improvements made which give a
INV appearance to the city.
e,r,;on Element. of its population,
ever, consisting of about ten thou
a neoplc. a large Mexican element re-
,rs and it's presence gives foreign
~ the community as also do the
obe buildings in which they mainly
Fsl.
topography. The location Of the city
Il vast amphitheatre as it were, sur
4 nnded bv beautiful mountains. and
4 ug under the canopy of the loveliest
i line skies, is beautiful. The splendid
4 ads IN the vicinity make driving and
/ yclng an especial pleasure. In every
.c.t tion charming mountain views
ret the eye, and at the sunset hour
,,reous and respondent colors cover
l. western sky, the departing of the
Elo casting shadows upon the tops OF
Il, mountains which fairly enchant one.
Public Library. Tucson has a well
| Lssted library.
Hotel Accommodations. The hotel
are ample, and for
hose preferring them there are cotto 1es
lad rooms for rent at reasonable rates.
Tucson as Health Resort. .--ltjs how
lyeI OF Tucson as health esort of
Fheb we wish to speak especi' lily here,
,ad hrst of all let us say the . IT is situat-
i almost in tie centre ,f the climatic
d. recommended by th. United States
Medical Commission, as the most favor
.be region in the Urited States for those
Hpted with puin onarv ailments.
Altitude Abov the Sea The altitude
4 tucson is abUut Q, 400 feet above the
ca. and this by the way seems a medium
'u,ude pArtieriarly suited to those suf-
.-ng from such Diseases.
= he Rainy Sea"on. July, August and
ea,emher cons itute the so-called
AMY season." nut the rains during
5e>e months, VIII there are any, while
Nv are often violent are nothing more
1an showers. 1t soon clears of and
e sun comes out as bright as ever. In
sly of this year there was scarcely any
IN. In no country are there so many
avs OF sunshine as in Arizona.
Exceedingly Small Rainfall.-At Tue |
~ the rainfall for the whole year is only |
bou, clever inches. Some years it is
q even as much as that. During the
ne months, October to June inclusive. |
s9+-5 there were but twenty Ave cloudy |
avs and nine of those were irf one /
qnth
Ter. .perature. During the months OF
nc, July and August the average tenn
cature is about 90 degrees, but there
so little humidity in the atmosphere
at no Inconvenience is experienced.
,erc being but limited irrigation in the
ighborhood of Tncson there is no
midity produced in that way. as is
tablv the case in the ncighborhood of
.oenix, where agricultural develop
Mt has through the aid of irrigation
,ched a great stage. The fall, winter
d spring months can be compared
III the Italian cline Flowers bloom
ring the entire winter months.
Wonderful Dryness OF mate.--There
nothing more remarkable about the
nate of Tucson than it's dryness. 1t
ohenominal. There isno such thing as
at is called sultry weather as in the
t. A recent visitor to Tucson Joking
.emarked that mot even the rams
med damp" 1t il fact that the ct
of a heavy shower 10 observable for
/ few hours. In this dry climate
strokes are unknown. The dry air
uces exceedingly rapid evaporation OF
abundant perspiration. AS mat
of course the supply OF fluid must be
intained, hence one drinks a great
Il OF water here.
,ood Water at Tucson.--Everyone is
are of the importance of good water,
! this Tucson certainly has. More
r. there are two ice factories which
ply any quantity Of beautiful ice.
fleet of dry Climate on Temperature.
mother effect of the extremely dry CHI
te is that the sensible temperature is
less than that recorded by the ther-
meter would indicate. Some claim
I there is q difference of as mach as
zen degrees between the sensible tenn
ature and that recorded by the ther-
Innate the Only Cure for Pulmonary
ease 1t is admitted that no medical
ltment has yet been discovered that
cure pulmonary consumption. The
Y cure is that of climate, and in Tue
the warm dry atmosphere seems TO
specially efficacious. AS to the special
.antage which its climate offers for
relief and restoration of those suffer-
from pulmonary complaints. note
ot different prominent physicians OF
city say:
r. w. B. Purcell, County Physician,
is an undisputed fact that
per climatic conditions give the