The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-04
Wbere the Climate is pure
Hnd the Hir is 'Balmy.%
TucSo1l a
Mlnter
Resort.%

,.-,,oa and on the edge of the Santa
.,,q ALLEY. lies the City OF Tucson.
Tba. il was first settled several centur-
400 has little to do with what we
,e 10 say here, but yet its story tull
adventure aud romance lends An in
l,.crlbab!e charm 20 the old town.
evidences OF Thrlft.-Its antiquities
however. fast disappearing before
march of progress The adobe walls
,.st formed the battlemcnts OF the old
Mexican Pueblo have crumblcd away
[l the mission ruins are falling to
,rccs. Prominent public buildings,
rr.h hes. stores aud handsome modern
,.-itcuccS havc been erected with be autl-
a.. Gardens, flowers and shrubberN sur
,.yr.iug many OF the latter. Old streets
r.,r been graded, new ones laid out, and
..tc, improvements made which glve
antty appearance to the citY,
Foreign Element --Of It's population,
t.0.yer. consisting ot about ten thou
..nd people, large Mexican element re
MAINS. aud it's presence gives foreign
,.- 70 the community as also DO the
t.s.e buildings IN which they manly
a,t..
r.rouraphv. The location of the city
F vast auiphl' heatre as IT were sur
cd bv beautiful mountains. and
r,uug unde. the canopy OF the loseliest
a.. hlaU skies. is beautiful. The spicudId
Gs IN the yiciu,ty make driving and
as.,ctng an especial pleasure. In every
irce tion charming mountain views
g.rct the eye, and az the sunset hoHr
j. rgcous and rcspendent colois cover
ts, western SKY. the departing pt thc
,.n casting shadows upon the tops ut
TIRE mountains which fairly enchant one
Public Library Tucson has well
ccted library
Hotel Acconm odatious. - nc hotel
auoulmodat,ons are ample, aud for
,rnse prcterTIng them there are cotta 1es
tfd rooms for rent at reasonable rates,
Tutson As Health Resort lit" how
,cr ot Tucson as health tsort oi
- hlch we wish TO speak eapeei .ily here,
and tirst of all lct iss say thu It ls it sat
gd almost IN stc Ccutre = the cnfuatic
l.elt RECON- mcndcd by tf2 Juiicd states
Medical / om;niss,on = the mos, iav"r-
a Lle region in the rttcd States 'ot those
~ffiictcI w3tL ou--ouAyv ailments
AI,,tude Abae the sea The altar pde
a. Tucson IL ab " : 500 'cet above the
sea. ard ,,1is by the way seems q medium
attitude part,e''iarty suited - those sut-
fcrIuG from suet iese0ses,
The Ra,uy Sea on. July. August and
September cons ,tutc tho sneailej
rainy season nat the rains during
tnesc months, wh there are auy "a kilte
'gcv are often sioieut arc nothing 149Fr
tnaa showers Il ~pon clears nH Ana
Toe San comes uut as bright IA ever Ia
.ulv oi this wear there was seafcr'v an
ram Ia no country are there >" many
aays ut Sunshine as IN Ausona-
Exceedingly Small Rainfall. ~ Toe.
son tine ratniaii for the whole year is ONLY
about clever tncheS. some years u ~
rpt even as much az shat. During Inc
me months. October to JUNG inc9Gsive.
l~g+.S hcgx Z were battweutY hvecIouiy
..ays and nine of those were ia oae
auo-r
.cr acraturr.--Dufing the months oi
are luis aid August the average tenn
t.ure is ABOUT 10 degrees, but there
stlc humidity in the atmosphere
.a -s Inconvenience ~ expe1eiseed.
Ta, ing but limited irrigation IN the
tr.Hl hood of TncSon there - no
nun,if,tv produced IN that way AZ Is
not4olv the casc tu the ncighhorhood OF
gh3culx. where agricultural develop
mcm. has through the asd ~ irriga tion
rea..h he'd a great stage The tall. winter
AMI sprlnC mouths can he compared
vita the Italian cline Flowers bloom
during the entire winter months.
Wonderful Dryncss oi Climate There
IL un,hinp more remarkable about the
climate OF 7 Tucson than it's dryness. IL
,s uhenou,inai There isno such thing as
what is called suitry weather "a m the
east A recent visitor 10 Tucson Joking
iy renarked that mot even the rams
seemed damp" II ,s fact that the Ct
tect of "A heavy shower Is observable tor
hut a few hours Ia this dry climate
xuus.rokes are unknowu. The dry AR
induces exceedingly rapid evaporation OF
the abundant perspIrat,on. As mat
ter OF course the supply OF huid must oe
maintained. hence one drinks great
deal OF water here.
Good Water at Tucson. Everyone rs
awarr NJ the Importance of good water,
and this Tucson certainly has. More
over there are two ice factories which
sunpIy any quantity of beautiful ice.
Effect of drv Chmase on Temperature.
Another effect Of the extremely dry Gu
mate is that the sensible temperature IS
far less than that recorded by the ther-
mom.ter would indicate. Some claim
that there is difference OF as mach as
htteen degrees between the sensible tenn
perature and that recorded by the ther'
mOmeteT.
Climate the Only Cure for Pulmonary
Disease It is admitted that no medical
treatment has yet been discovered that
will cure pulmonary consumption ne
onlv cure is that of climate, and in Tue
son the warm dry atmosphere seems to
Ike especially etficacious. As to the speciai
advantage which its climate offers tor
the relief and restoration of those sitter
ing from pulmonary complaints. note
what different prominent physicians OF
the city saw;
DR.. ". b. Purcell, County Physician,
Observes is an undisputed fact that
proper climatic conditions give the
preate~t relief to those affected with or
having tendency to phthisis.