The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-15
Wbere the Climate is Pure
Hnd the Hir is Balmy,%
Cucsoll a
Wlnter
Resort.@

M Valley, lies the city OF tucson
cruz !, vas first settled several centur
lnat ~ has little to do with what We
c' "H 70 say here, but yet its story full
na" ,,.crt,re and romance lends an in
Of aa;hable charm to the old town.
tfsI'.dJ tfs..dences of Thrift.-lts antiquities
b'ner hn,yever. fast disappearing before
az. march of progress. The adobe walls
tx f,,med the battlements of the old
';r,n t,"'; Pueblo have crumbed away
,br mission ruins are falling to
aao Prominent public buildings.
P"sJ .hes stores and handsome modern
fap'.,res have been erected with beauti-
aardcns, flowers and shrubhcry sur
", la.,.4djny many of the latter. Old streets
to,s o been graded, new ones laid out, and
aa' ,e, ;mproycments made which give a
't~ty appearance to the city.
rorc;pu Elemeut.--Of its population,
.eyrr. consisting of about ten thou
~ nrople. large Mexican element re-
as and its presence gives foreign
q, 10 the community as also do the
"4ahe buildings in which they mainly
dwell
reoography.--The location of the city
vast amphitheatre as 1t were. sur
.a.nded bv beautiful mountains, and
..s+.,p under the canopy OF the lovelicst
IhIuf skies is beautiful. The splendid
.osds in the vicinity make driving and
hsycling an especial pleasure. In every
a;,tetIon charming mountain views
r,,tt the eve, and at the sunset hour
sn,,eous and respondent eolors cover
r. western sky, the departing OF the
,r~ casting shadows upon the tops ot
Il, mountains which fairly enchant one.
Pablo Library. Tucson has well
eit ted library.
Eotel Accommodations The hotel
.eeommodations are ample, aud for
.to.r prctcrring them there are cote yes
sr5 rooms for rent at reasonable rates.
T,cson as Health Resort.-Iti, how
err of Tucson as heahh tsort OF
winch we wish to speak cspeci lily here,
snf first Of all let us say the 1t is situat.
"a almost in TIE centre II the climatic
be recommended by thI United States
Medical Commission, IS the most favor
,hie region in the Urded States for those
z4cted with pulu onary ailments.
Attitude Abov the Sea The altitude
ri Tucson Is alb, ut 2 400 feet above the
ses aud tins by the way seems a medium
81 ,n5le particularly suited TO those sut-
a e-ng rom such Diseases.
The Rainy Seacon. fully. August and
,ernhv'r cons itute the so-callcd
any season, nut the rains during
81 ,sese months, wh there are any, while
NJ ht, are often violent are nothing more
tam showers. II soon clears off and
q tae sun comes out as bright as ever. In
q ,Qy oithis wear there was scarcely any
ran. In no country are there so many
81 tays oi sunshine as in Arizona.
s. Exceedingly Small Rainfali.--At Tue
d ST. tie rairtall for the whole year is only
n al 1T clever inches. Some years it is
~ No. even rs much as that. During tic
mn. months, October TO June inclusive.
n 1875 there were but twenty-five cloudy
81 dats and nine of those were in one
uaaIh
Ter rperature.-During the months ot
8 uac, uy and August the average tenn
4 le,atute is about 30 degrees, but there
q !, so little humidity in the atmosphere
n .nat no inconvenience is experienced.
lntre being but limited irrigation in the
cghhorhood of Tncson there II no
q 1gudty produced in that way, rs is
n ro,ablg the case in the ncighborhood OF
n thotux. where agricultural develop
men, has through the aid of irrigation
4 reached a great stage. The fall, winter
{ and spring months can be compared
n with the Italian CLINE Flowers bloom
q 1-rng the entire winter months.
Wonderful Dryness of ciimate.-There
Is nothing more remarkable about the
climate of Tucson than its dryness. 1t
Is thenominal. There isno such thing as
vnat is called sultry weather as in the
sa:c, 4 recent visitor to Tucson Joking.
remarked y that mot even the rains
| ~tmed damp" 1t is fact that the ct
'ect OF a heavy shower is observable for
Ott few hours III this dry climate
sunstrokcs are. unknown. The dry air
induces exceedingly rapid evaporation of
he abundant perspiration. As mat
i@ o'tourse the supply OF fluid must be
masntalned, hence one drinks a great
deal OF water here.
"ood Water at Tucson.-Everyone is
a"atc OF the Importance OF good water,
aud this Tucson certainly has. More
over, there are two ice factories which
SUPPLY any quantity of beautiful ice.
hftect of dry Climate on Temperature.
- Another effect of the extremely dry CHI
natei Is that the sensible temperature is
i.' less than that recorded by the ther-
mometcr would indicate. Some claim
that there is a difference OF as mach as
h"ccl degrees between the sensible tenn.
;fra|tfc aud that recorded by the ther-
mnmclCt.
China the Only Cure for Pulmonary
'''seasc 1t is admitted that no medical
tcatmcnt has yet been discovered that
"!l cure pulmonary consumption. The
'riy cure is that of climate. and in Tue
Sn The warm dry atmosphere seems to
oteSpcyially efhcacious. AS to the special
advantage which it's climate offers for
Tic rthci and restoration of those suffer
@S from pulmonary complaints. note
NNhat different prominent physicians OF
'hc CITY say:
0r. ". h. Purcell, County Physician.
OBSERVES - 1t is an undisputed fact that
"9per climatic conditions give the
greatest rclict to those affected with or
a"'lnp q tendency to phthisis.