The Tucson citizen., 1902-07-03
Mbere the Climate is pure
Hnd the Hir is Balmy.&
Tucsotl a
WinteY
Resort.T

1.-THE Southern part OF the leFritoff VI
rizona, and on the edge OF the Santa
Cruz Valley, lies the City OF Tucson.
That it was first settled several centur-
les ago has little to do with what we
have to say here, but yet its story i,ili
of adventure and romance lends amin
describable charm to the old town.
Evidences of Thrift.--lts antiquities
are, however, fast disappearing before
the march OF progress. The adobe walls
that formed the battlements OF the old
sMexican Pueblo have crumbled away
Eand the mission ruins are falling TO
Spicces. Prominent public buildings,
churches, stores and handsome modern
Residences have been erected with beauti-
ful gardens, flowers and shrubbery sur
Rounding many of the latter. Old streets
znave been graded, new onesla,d out, ana
I'M her improvements made which give
hrifty appearance to the city.
M Foreign Element. OF its population,
hnweyer. consisting of about ten thou
8aud people, large Mexican element re-
mains. aud its presence gives foreign
mir TO the community as also 90 the
adobe buildings IN which they mainly
well.
81 Topography The location of the city
I'm a vast amphitheatre as it were. sur
q ounsled bv beautiful mountains. and
Resting under the canopy OF the ioveiest
<Df blue skies, is beautiful. The splendid
roads in the vicinity make driving and
bicycling an especial pleasure. Ia every
direction charming mountain views
erect the eye, and at the sunset hour
Forgeous and respondent colors cover
khe western sky, the departing OF the
6Sasn casting shadows upon the tops OF
The mountains which fairly enchant one
VI Public Library. has well
Selected library.
8 Hotel Accommodate hotel
Accommodation are ample, and tor
fnose preferriug them there are cottages
and rooms for rent at reasonable rates.
II Tucson as Health Resort.-lt's how
ever OF Tucson as a health esort oi
(which we wish to speak especially here.
"a nd FIRST of all let us say ths- IT Is situat-
I'D almost in the centre IT the climatic
belt recommended by ths United States
Nfeticai Commission, as the most favor
IA ble region in the Uvitei States for those
Inflicted with puln onary ailfnents.
Altitude Abov the Sea The altitude
i Va Tucson is alb mt 400 feet above the
IA, and this by the way seems medium
Alfitude particularly suited to those suf'
Bring from sucl. Diseases.
# The Rainy Sea,on.-Jnly, August and
Scutemtser cons itsate the so-caiIes
rainv season" mt the rains during
4hese months, wh there arc any. while
Abry are often vsolent are rotiiag more
81 han, showers. IL soon clears of and
u he sun comes out as bright a. ever. In
d uly of this year there was scarcsas any
Arain. In no country arc there 90 many
days of sunshine as IN Arizona.
Exceedingiy Small Rainfall.-At Tue.
sosathe rainfall for the whole year II only
aabout clever inches. Some years il u
mot even as much a. that. During fhs
5n,se months. October to June inclusive,
81 sg4-5 there were but twenty 1--we cIondy
&ays snd nine of those were In one
nonth
Ten mperature.-During the months o.
SIhne, fuly and August tae average tenn
ferature III about 90 degxees. bat there
so little humidity in the atmosphers
HAT NO Inconvenience is experienced
D There being but limited irrigation in th<
y Arighborhood Of Tucson there Is nc
Humidity produccd1 in that way. 40 d
\ = &otahIr the case in the fieighborhood d
Phoenix, where agricultural develop
aent has through the aid of irriga tior
Teached great stag6 The fall. winte.
md spring months can be compared
18th the Italian ciisne Flowers bloom
Isring the eutire winter months.
Wonderful Dryness OF Ciimate.--Thers
l# nothing more remarkable about tn:
I mate of Tucson than it's dryness. II
nhenominal. There is no such thing as
q Iat 10 called sultry weather as ia tls
Il. A recent visitor to Tucson Joking
za remarked that mot even the rains
& rmcfi damp. !, sit is q TACT that the sf
N N 1 heavy shower y observable fol
n = few honrss hi 1his dry climate
.usfrokes are unkmowsa. The dry lis
duces exceedh,eiy RAPID evaporaticn o
Y abundant pcrspiration. As mat
4 Of course the supply of duid must b
Maintained. hence one drinks great
sal of water here.
Good Water at Tucson. .--Evcryone /.
8 are OF the importance OF good water
q this Tucson certainly has. More
tr, there are two ice factories wnicf
ppiy any quantity OF beautiful ice.
Effect of dry Climate on Temperature
another effect of the extremely dry eli.
4 Il sate ;s that the sensible temperature il
& - less than that recorded by the ther
Il Iometer would indicate. Some CLAIM
hat there is a difference of as mach al
S2iteeu degrees between the sensible tenn
erature and that recorded by the ther
iometer.
Climate the Only Cure for Pulrnonar.
isease.- 1t Is admitted that no snedica
eatment has yet been discovered tha
81 I'M cure pulmonary consumption. LII
SSly cure is that of climate, and in Tue
8 -, the warm dry atmosphere seems t
q "a especially efficacious. AS to the specia
7,1dyaratage which its climate offers TO
sz3he relief and restoration of those suffer
.r from pulmonary complaints, not
hat different prominent physicians Q
be city saw:
DR.. w. B. Purcell, County Physician
pseryes.--"It 10 an undisputedfact tha
ID Foper climatic conditions give tn
(eatest relief to those affected with o