The Tucson citizen., 1902-06-18
Wbere the Climate is pure
Hnd the Hir is Balmy.%
Cuceoll a
Wlnter
Resort.%

Lhe Southern part VI taS vi
rzona, and on the edge OF the Santa
% rn Valley, lies the City of Tucson.
sat it was first settled several centur-
ago has little to do with what we
Sve TO say here, but yet its story full
adventure and romance lends an ln-
.scr;bable charm to the old town.
Ey;dences of Thrift.--Its antiquities
20 however, fast disappearing before
hs march of progress. The adobe walls
hot formed the battlements of the old
kIrricau Pueblo have crumbled away
I'd the mission ruins are falling to
,;eces. Prominent public buildings,
hrrchcs. stores and handsome modern
es;deuces have been erected with beauti-
Il gardens, flowers and shrubbery sur
ounding many of the latter, Old streets
ave been graded, new oneslaid out, and
Dtber improvements made which give a
thrifty appearance to the city.
Foreign Element.--Of its population,
however, consisting Of about ten thou
and people, large Mexican element re-
mains, and its presence gives a foreign
air TO the community as also do the
adobe buildings in which they mainly
dwell.
Topographv.-The location Of the city
a vast amphitheatre as 1t were, sur
ounded by beautiful mountains, and
esting under the canopy OF the loveliest
o, blue skies, is beautiful. The splendid
,oads in the vicinity make driving and
X hi, Yelling an especial pleasure. In every
direction charming mountain views
erect the eye, and at the sunset hour
s9yceous and resplendent coiors cover
he western sky, the departing of the
sun casting shadows upon the tops OF
he mountains which fairly cnchaut one.
Public Library.-Tucson has a well
selected library.
Hotel Accommodations The hotel
accommodations are ample, and for
,hose prefcrring them there are cottoge
and rooms for rent at reasonable rates.
Tucson as Health Resort.-lti. how
tgcr OF Tucson as health esort OF
which we wish to speak especi-stly here,
and first of all let us say tho 1t is sttuat-
rd lmost in tie centre Il the climatic
bel, recommended by tf, United States
q Medical Commission, as the most favor
ahl. region in the Urhed States for those
..Fiigied with pulr onary ailments.
Altitude Ahov the Sea The altitude
n ~ ucson il alb ut ., 400 feet above the
81 sea and this by the way seems medium
81 e,,tude particularly suited to those sut-
q ferng from sucl. diseases.
The Rainy Scaron.-- July. August and
>cptcmh.r cons ttutc the so-calIed
# RAINY season. nut the rains during
q These months. wh there are any, while
reY are often violent are nothing more
aan showers. 1t soon clears oti and
i IL, sun comes out as bright as ever. In
,laie OF this wear there was scarcely any
u .uu. In no country are there so many
,ass of sunshine as IN Arizona.
Exceedingly Small Rainfall.-At Tue
son The rainfall for the whole year ls only
about clever inches. Some years It rs
uut even as much as that. During the
n.,c months, October to June inclusive,
l~o4-5 there were but twenty hive cloudy
DAYS end nine OF those were IN one
mouth
eu.perature.-During the months o'
|unc. tulv and August tae average tenn
rcruture is about 90 degrees, but there
so little humidity in the atmosphere
that no inconvenience is experienced
There being but limited irrigation III The
1eiphborhood of Tncson there is nc
humidity produced in that way. as is
notablv the case in the ncighborhood o.
Phoenix. where agricultural develop
r,nt has through the aid OF irrigation
cached n great stage. The fall. winter
ard sprinr months can be compared
with the Italian cline Flowers bloom
during the entire winter months.
Wonderful Dryness OF Climate. There
;x noth;ug more remarkable about IN:
Inmate OF Tucson than its drynesS. II
= r>hc,,or,;naI. There isno such thing as
,,.hat ia called sultry weather as IN the
- A recent visitor to Tucson 1oking
j., .r,,arked that mot even the rams
s,o,,,ed damp" 1t is fact that the Ct
t,,-+ of n heavy shower is observaoie ioi
- a few hours. In this dry climate
s,Tnstrokes are unknown. The dry All
,ra,,ces exceedingly rapid evaporation 0
tbr abundant perspiration. AS mat
ter Of course the supply OF fiuid must D.
,os,;r+a;ned. hence one drinks grea
deal of water here.
Good Water at Tucson.-Everyone
aware OF the Importance OF goou wate'
and this Tucson certainly mas. MorS
over, there are TWO lSe 'eA
supply any quantity OF beautiful 'ee'
Effect of dry Climate on Temperature
ANOTHER effect of the extremely dry Gil
mate is that the sensible temperature
TAR less than that recorded by the ther
mometer would indicate. Some eiain
hat there is a difference OF as n'dch a a
h.tccn degrees between the sensible Yen, Yen
pcrature and that recorded by the the'
nometer.
China, the Only Cure for pumoaar a;l,
p;srasr- 1t is admitted that no mea,ea NC,
'~sot,,ert se%, has yet been discovered tina n;
III cure pulmonary consumption. ri IN
nv cnre 10 that OF climate, and IN .u'
SON the warm dry atmospneree, see,ns e,,as;
be especially eficacious. As to the aaps speeGI G.
advantage which its climate aztec" oners s,sf4e !.
~ ,be rel;ef and restoration of those stile ,
;nc r from pulmonary complaints, no.
w6at different prominent physicians
the city say:
Mr. w r. Purcell, County Physicia' IA
obseryes:-"Tt is an undisputeo !ac' 'tl u,
proper climatic conditions give Web u :
rca+est relief to those affected WIN