The Tucson citizen., 1902-06-11
Cucson a
Wlnter
Resort.R
Mbere the Climate is pure
Hind the Hir is Balmy.%

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N.cna @ and on the edge of the SAINT
snr s Valley, lies the City of Tucson
ssa. it vas first settled several centur
400 has little to do with what W
,v, to say here, but yet it's story tul
adventure and romance lends an in
'.c1babe charm to the old town.
'Ty5denccs of Thrift.--Its autiquitic
however. fast disappearing betor
w ", march of progress. The adobe wall
w. iormed the battlements of the ole
r,can Pueblo hate crumbled away
..d the mission ruins are falling tc
a;.res. Prominent public buildings
Srr. hes, stores and handsome moderf
,.s,dsnces have been erected with beauti
HI rardens, flowers and shrubbery sur
nm ding many of the latter. Old streets
,.y. been graded, new ones laid out, and
o.bsr impro ovements made which give a
,brs.v appearance to the city.
pc-cirn Element. of its population,
sov,y yer, consisting OF about ten thou
,aad people, large Mexican element re-
malfs, and it's presence gives foreign
an 20 the community as also do the
sdore buildings IN which they mainly
dwc.
topography. The location of the city
j. vast amphitheatre as il were, sur
att led by beautiful mountains, and
N r,tug unde, the canopy of the loveliest
Mtfhae skies. is beautiful. The splendid
II #r9aas in the vicinity make driving and
N ncy ing an especial pleasure. In every
4 dr. tiou charming mountain views
4 gree: the eve. and at the sunset hour
#gorseous and reSplendent colors cover
tp western sky, the departing of the
I SUI casting shadows upon the tops OF
/ Ii. mountains which fairly enchant one.
Public Library Tucson has a we'll
2xley,cd library.
f tel Accommodations s.-The hotel
are ample, and for
laost preierring them there are cotte ges
and -ooms for rent at reasonable rates
IT, son as a Health Resort Iii. how
|Nan we wish to speak especi lily here,
aac trst Of all let us say the 1t is situat-
k most in tie centre ,f the climatic
XII commended by IT,, United States
Nee cal Commission. as the most favor
a6. -egion in the Urted States for those
a.tr ed with puln onarv ailments.
4.ltude Abov the Sea The altitude
q : cson is alb ut 2, 400 feet above the
sea and this by the way seems medium
.,'ade particularly suited TO those suf !
e-,fe from sucl. Diseases.
ne Rainy Sea'on. July. August and
>c,tember cons ttute the so-called |
ATTY season, nut the rains during /
acs months. wh there are any, while |
-ev are often violent are nothing more |
a>t showers. 1t soon clears off and !
e. an comes out as bright as ever In /
as, # this wear there was scarcely any |
an. In no country are there so many |
ays of sunshine as in Arizona.
j2ccediugly Small Rainfall. AT Tue
"a. ne rairtail for the whole year is only /
ot Il clever inches. Some years 1t is
q; even as much as that. During the
~ months, October to June inclusive,
>!.--5 theie were but twenty -tivecloudy
avs aud nine of those were in one
.aL;h
~. perature. During the months OF
sac iuly and August the average tenn
.ra;ure is about 80 degrees, but there
- little humidity in the atmosphere
ia: no Inconvenience is experienced,
he.e being but limited irrigation in the
.,cf.borhood OF Tncson there is no
nudity produced in that way, as is
}.ablv the case in the ncighborhood of
ao.nix. where agricultural develop
81. has through the aid Of irrigation
atred great stage. The fall, winter
spring months can be compared
~ the Italian cline Flowers bloom
A. ng the entire winter months.
Wonderful Dryness of Climate. There
rathing more remarkable about the
mate of Tucson than its dryness. 1t
9henominal There isno such thing as
IN. is called sultry weather as IN the
3. A recent visitor to Tucson ioking-
marked that mot even the rains
cned damp" Ii is fact that the ei-
+, Of a heavy shower is observable tor
:. few hours. In this dry climate
are unknown. The dry air
dnces exceedingly rapid evaporation OF
{ abundant perspiration. AS mat
! Of course the supply of fluid must be
q ,rta;ued hence one drinks a great
of water here.
Good Water at Tucson.-Everyone is
ware of the importance of good water
ID this Tucson certainly has. More
-,~ there arc two ice factories which
rr'y any quantity of beautiful ice.
pffect of dry Climate on Temperature
knotber effect of the extremely dry CHI
ate il that the sensible temperature is
, less than that recorded by the ther-
meter would indicate. Some claim
NJ there is difference OF as m mdch as
zen degrees between the sensible tenn
rat,re and that recorded by he ther-
ii meter.
Climate the Only Cure for Pulmonary
scasc.- 1t is admitted that no medical
catment has vet been discovered tnat
If cure pulmonary consumption. ne
lly cure is that of climate. and IN LUG
j. the warm dry atmosphere seems 20
esnecialIy efficacious. As to the speciai
0yantape which its climate offers tor
a., rel;ef and restoration OF those suffer
p from pulmonary complaints, note
hat different prominent physicians OF
Il city saw:
Or, w, r. Purcell, County Physician
Dscryes:-"It is an undisputed fact that
.oper climatic conditions give the