The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-07
Cucsor1 a
Wlnter
Resort.R

Lo'"',484t NE southern Pacific X. K. in
#N ne ',thern part of the Territory OF
Z ttt and on the edge of the Santa
& 'Vallrv. lies the City OF Tucson.
NH cruz '', v3s first settled several centur-
MI MAJ ~ has little to do with what we
res 'f say here, but yet its story full
f haV' ,',,,t,,re and romance lends an in
III OF taIJe charm to the old town.
81 dt', I.nrcs of Thritt.-lts antiquities
,,ever. fast disappearing before
a. rr}I of rrogress. The adobe walls
Ned the battlcments OF the old
# i,' pueblo have crumbled away
"' .hc mission ruins are falling TO
''" Prominent public buildings,
81 hes stores and handsome modern
"a rccs have been erected with beauu-
ardens, flowers and shrubbery sur
r,,ng many OF the latter Oid streets
been graded, new ones lhiu out ana
,5er Improvements mauc "n'ei E''N
-,ry appearance to the citY'
.;gn Element OF it's population,
rr consisting OF about ten thou-
ncoole. a large Mexican element re-
md it's presence gives foreign
h'"", NE community as also do the
huild,nps IN which they mainly
AsO. -
ropographv.- The location OF the Guy
~ aunhit hcatre as 1t were, sur
,,,Ied bv beautiful mountains. ana
,,u, unde, the CANOPY OF the loyehest
hine skies. is beautiful. The splendid
.ds in the vicinity make driving ana
o,-v,hng AN especial pleasure IN every
j.-r.t,on charming mountain views
.,er, the eve, and at the sunset houf
IRONS and resplendeut colors cover
-. western sky. the departing OF tue
san casting shadows upon the tops o'
,tr mountains which fairly enchaht Que
Il gpbl;c Library.-Tucson has wei
selected library.
uo+d Accommodations. The hotel
N .o,uuodotions are ample, ana TOT
,se preferriug them there are cott" Ses
I'd rooms for rent at reasonabic rates
~ucsou as a Health Resort .-it'T now
,frr of Tucson as heatth esol "
u aicb we wish 10 speak cspec,'Liy mere
nd first OF all let us say th' It rs Sitaat-
II almost in tLe centre Il the climauc
.,lt recommended bv IT., United states
Medical Commission, IS the most faF"r-
.i,l, region in the t'rted States tor thoSc
eifl,cted with puu onarv ailments:
AI+,tnde Abov the Sea The altitude
al Tucson is all ut . 400 tcet above the
sea. and this by the Way seems ue''h'.i
gltitude partic1,iativ suited - those SUI
lsTiug from suci Diseases.
The RAINY S.ca.on.-July, August ana
Ss.otrmt.r cons tute the so-ca tien
'raiuv season" nut the rams during
these months. wh there are any "h' <
,pcv are often violent arc nothing th"'F
thau showers. 1t soon clears o" ",i'
The sun comes out AS bright a. ever ."
81 yfsr
in. In no country are there so many
avs Of sunshine as al Arizona.
Exceedingly small Raiufaii'-A I ue
he rainfall tor the whote year - outS
out clever inches Some years II Is
t even as much as that. During tas
50. months. October 10 Iunc tncinAve
.-al5 there vscrc buttwcatY' yee'"uaS
y~ aud ntnc oil those werr IN on'
usoutf
,- neratare. During the months o
tolv and August the average tenn
tnte is about 30 degrees. but there
bttle humidity IN the asmosphcr'
,n Inconvenience - experienced
,-e being but limited irrigation IN TN
-qtf ,rhood of Tncsou there Is ~
-.r-,f,tv produced i'll that way, as
ra,abty the case IN the ne'gaborhoou
.poenlx where agricultural deveiop
n~ut has through the aid OF irrigation
cached great stage, The tau "'n'e
and sprng months can tie e"fnpAte'
u.th the Italian cline Flowers D'oon
daring The entire winter months
wo,drrfu, Dryness OF Climate .-Ther
Is nothing more remarkable aoout IN
innate Of Tucson than its dryues$.
nbcnominal There is no such tbing a
b,+,s called sultry weather as IN th
..s, recent visitor 10 ucson ioS'ne
remarked that mot even inc H'n
seemed damp" 1t 10 tact that ,"e $
net Of heavy shower is ooses vao,e :.
but a few hours. la this drv s1l1h4st
<unstrokes are unknown. Inc afy al
induces exceedingly RAPID eVapota''on /"
tho abundant perspiration' as " =
,cr Of course the supply OF nuia mus s.. =
maintained. hence one
iea OF water here.
Good Water at Tucson.-Everyon
aware of the importance oil gooo W
and this Tucson certainty mas -.
over, there arc two ice 'h'.o."s or, p: "
supply any quantity OF oeau'"N
-. - stfect of the extremely dry eli
,,,tr ;s that the sensible temperature
-, less than that recorded by the the
49, r.ouId indicate. Some clan
hat there is a difference OF as .,, m 'ich -,
ntccn degrees between the sensible Ten Ten
nature and that recorded by the the
mOmeter.
Climate the Only Cure for Pumonai ,;I
,,nase II is admitted that no meuie
-rat,nent has yet been discovered tn n,
vii cure pulmonary consumption. r, !,
1nIy cure il that oiclimate, and IN ia
.1n the warm dry atmosphere seems
r., especially ef6cacious. As to the 'aIps spec :
Vantage which it's climate offers ~ J
he relief aud restoration OF tnose sun.
,nr from pulmonary complaints, no m
x hat different prominent physicians
mt city saw
DR.. W. B. Purcell. County Pnyslelra
observes 1t is an undisputediaeI u.