The Tucson citizen., 1902-06-16
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" was first settled several centur.
has little to do with what We
70 saw here, but yet its story full
.soture and romance lends an in.
ahle charm to the old town.
'nr,s of Thrift. Its antiquities
"yryer. fast disappearing before
,"b Of progress. The adobe walls
,mrd the battlements Of the old
on Pueblo have crumbled away
,he mission ruins are falling to
~ Prominent public buildings,
he's stores and handsome modern
aces have been erected with beauti-
ardens, flowers and shrubbery sur
Enp many of the latter. Old streets
h4rn I Graded, new oneslaid out, and
;mnro yements made which give a
h appearance to the city.
re;gn Element. of its population,
gyrT consisting of about ten thou
1 oeople, a large Mexican element re-
aud it's presence gives a foreign
[o the community as also do the
\ buildings in which they mainly
oopraphv.-The location of the city
vast amphitheatre as it were, sur
ded by beautiful mountains. and
No under the canopy of the loveliest
ne skies, is beautiful. The splendid
: in the vicinity make driving and
ling an especial pleasure, In every
non charming mountain views
the eye, and at the sunset hour
sous and resplendcnt colors cover
western sky, the departing OF the
casting shadows upon the tops of
fountains which fairly enchaut one.
bic Library.-Tucson has well
ed library.
tel Accommodations. The hotel
are ample, and tor
preterring them there are cottages
ooms for rent at reasonable rAtes.
son as Health Rcsort.-lIis how
OF Tucson as health esort OF
we wish to speak especi'.lly here,
rst OF all let us say the /. 1t is situat-
most in tie centre # the climatic
commended by tbs United States
,ai Commission, as the most favor
egion in the Urhed States for those
Cd with pulu onary ailments.
tude Abov the Sea The altitude
son is ab. ut ., 400 feet above the
nd this by the way seems medium
de particularly suited to those sut-
from suci. diseases.
RAINY Sea"on. July, August and
mhr cons itute the so-called
, season." nut the rains during
VIII there are any, while
re often violent are nothing more
showers. 1t soon clears OH and
n comes out as bright as ever. In
( this year there was scarcely any
In no country are there so many
II sunshine as in Arizona.
eedingly Small Rainfall. AT Tue
{ rainfall for the whole year is only
eleven inches. Some years it rs
ven as much as that. During the
louths, October to June inclusive,
) there were but twenty-hvecioudy
aud nine of those were III one
perature.-During the months OF
julv and August tke average tcm-
ire is about 80 degrees, but there
little humidity in the atmosphere
no inconvenience is experienced.
being but limited irrigation in the
,orhood of Tncson there is no
itv produced in that way, AS Is
" the case in the neighborhood of
ix. where agricultural develop
has through the aid of irrigation
d a great stage. The fall, winter
spring months can be compared
he Italian cline Flowers bloom
!, the entire winter months.
,derful Dryness OF Climate. There
hing more remarkable about the
e of Tucson than its dryness. 1t
There isno such thing as
Is called sultry weather as in the
A recent visitor to Tucson Joking
arked that mot even the rams
| damp" 1t is fact that the et-
a heavy shower is observable for
few hours. In this dry climate
okes are unknown. The dry air
3 exceedingly rapid evaporation OF
,undant perspiration. As a mat
course the supply of fluid must be
hence one drinks great
water here.
4 Water at Tucson.-Everyone is
of the Importance OF good water
his Tucson certainly has. More
there are two ice factories which
, any quantity of beautiful ice'
ct of dry Climate on Temperature,
tber effect of the extremely dry ch-
ia that the sensible temperature Is
$ than that recorded by the ther-
ter would indicate. Some claim
here is difference OF as m dch as
degrees between the sensible tenn
IRE and that recorded by the ther-
ter.
m e the Only Cure for Pulmonary
- II is admitted that no med,caI
ncnt has vet been discovered tnat mar
nre pulmonary consumption ne nc
rnre is that Of climate, and III uc'
,e warm dry atmosphere seems TO n
,ecially efhcacious. As to the E speetla'
,tooe which its climate offers e io'
lief and restoration OF those suffer,
rom pulmonary complaints, NJ moe' Z,
different prominent phys'''a"S o
ty say:
W. r. Purcell, County Physician a<'
.ves.--.'It is an undisputed TACT ina I,'
y climatic conditions give 'n'
est relief to those affected WITH %
% a tendency to phthisis'
t...f +at- IPnrV exist