The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-03
Mbere the Climate is pure
Hnd the Hir is Balmy.%
Cucsorl a
Winter
Resort.R

Go
'ne 'o"d and on the edge of the Santa
Anlov,all v'llcv. lies the City of Tucson.
tIul !. ,yas first settled several centur-
I hat no ~ has little to do with what we
Ssve @ to say here, but YET IT'S story iuli
p@ adventure and romance lends an IN
o. 9,,lscr;bable charm to the old town.
''sd 'Er;dences of Thrift. Its antiquities
10 however, fast disappearing before
hs a1s' march OF progress. The adobe walls
'het ,,a formed the battlements of the old
tn@s; t,"s;can Pueblo have crumbled away
M w tbc mission ruins are falling to
aiu a.s Prominent public buildings,
pesh psches stores and handsome modern
osdt o.;deuces have been erected with beauti-
81 "nrdcns flowers and shrubbery sur
m' ,nsd;uo many of the latter. Old streets
ore heei, graded, new oneslaid out, and
q" .se, ;mtfoyements made which give a
,triftv appearance to the city.
rore;gu Element, its population,
howcyer. consisting OF about ten thou
..od ncople, large Mexican element re-
,ra,ns, s and it's presence gives foreign
~, 20 the community as also do The
aSohe buildings in which they mainly
dwell,
~o,ocraphy. The location of the city
!, = vast amphitheatre as it were, sur
,~rnded bv beautiful mountains. and
,es,ing under the canopy of the lovclicst
-, blue skies, is beautiful. The splendid
,oads in the vicinity make driving and
kycliug an especial pleasure. In every
l;rrtion charming mountain views
gr,et the eve, and at the sunset hour
',arpeous and respondent colors cover
ne western sky, the departing of the
SIN casting shadows upon the tops OF
,At mountains which fairly enchant one.
Public Library.-Tucson has a we'll
,,,tcted library.
Hotel Accommodations. The hotel
gecommodations are ample, and for
,hose preterring them there are cottages
and rooms for rent at reasonable rates.
Tucson as a Health Resort.--Itis how
ever of Tucson as health resort OF
which we wish TO speak especially here,
and first OF all let us say that it is situat-
I'd almost in tie centre of the climatic
btls recommended by the United States
Medical Commission, as the most favor
able region In the United States fot those
afHetcd with pulmonary ailments.
Altitude Above the Sen The altitude
81 Tucson is about z, 400 feet above the
sea and this By the way seems medium
atitude particularly suited TO those suf-
,sring from such diseases.
The Rainy Season.-July, August and
>t,;cmhs.r constitute the so-called
amy season. but the rains during
,sese months. when there are any. while
tey are often vioieut arc nothing more
,aan showers. II soon clears off and
he sur comes out as'briglt "a ever. In
!elv OF this wear there was scarcely any
ralu. In no country are there SO many
days Of sunshine as in AriEena.
Exceedingly Small Rainfall.---At Tue.
enthe rainfall for the whole year Is only
40out eleven inches. Some years II is
uat even as much AZ that. During the
atne months. October to June inclusive,
ls9+-5 there were but twenty ciondy
lays and nine OF those were in one
uenth
lempcrature.--Dur the months OF
irne. lu!v and August the average tenn
ietature is about 30 degrees, but there
i So little humidity i'm the atmosphere
tnat no Inconvenience Is expenenceSi.
There being but limited irrigation in the
rcighborhood of Tncson there is no
humidity produced in that way. as IS
uotably the case in the ncighborhood OF
ihpeuix, where agricultural develop
ment has through the aid of irrigation
'cacted a great stage. The fall. winter
and spring months can be compared
wth the Italian cline Flowers bloom
during the entire winter months.
Wonderful Dryness OF Climate. There
IS nothing more remarkable about ths
climate of Tucson than its dryncss. IL
Is phenominal. There 10 no such thing as
what is called sultry weather as in the
east, A recent visitor to Tucson Joking
y remarked that mot even the rains
seemed damp" 1t is fact that the Ct
'yct of heavy shower 10 observable for
but few hours. In this dry climate
sunstrokes are unknown. The dry air
induces exceedingly rapid evaporation OF
the abundant perspiration. AZ mat
Ter Of course the supply OF fluid must be
maintained, hence one drinks great
deal OF water here.
Good Water at Tucson.--Everyone is
""dIC pi Tue iIipOFtaHSG oA koou WaeS's
and this Tucson certainly has. More
over, there are two ice factories which
supply any quantity of bcautifuliee.
Effect of dry Climate on Temperature.
Another effect of the extremely dry cli-
mate is that the sensible temperature Is
'or less than that recorded by the ther'
mo'ncter would indicate. Some claim
mat there is difference of as mach as
h1ccl degrees between the sensible tenn
n1tttre and that recorded by the ther-
pometcr.
Cllma the Only Cure for Pulmonary
disease 1t is.admitted that no fnedical
featmcnt 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
'dyantage which its climate offers for
The rchct and restoration of those suffer
'ug from pulmonary complaints. note
what different prominent physicians Of
the city say:
DR.. W. r. Purcell, County Physician,
Vhserves:-"It is an undisputcd fact that
proper climatic conditions rive the