The Tucson citizen., 1902-04-21
Wbere the Climate is pure
Hnd the Hir is Balmy.%
CucSo11 a
Winter
Resort.%

th[ 'hc Sp Snuthern part of the Territory OF
lena and on the edge OF the Santa
Hr@g Valley, lies the City of Tucson.
Ti,at il was first settled several centur-
400 has little to do with what we
I've 10 say here, but yet its story full
adventure and romance lends an in-
losrr;bable charm TO the old town.
F,idences of Thrift.--Its antiquities
however. fast disappearing before
ale' .te ',narch of progress. The adobe walls
~ formed the battlcments of the old
i4rx;can Pueblo have crumbled away
"ad the mission RUINS are falling to
.,crcs Prominent public buildings,
h,,,,,bes. stores and handsome modern
>as,dcnces have been erected with beauti-
81 Gardens, flowers and shrubbery sur
.~,,ndnp many of the latter. Old streets
,,ye becn graded, new ones laid out. and
.,.ber improvements made which give
thrifty appearance to the city.
i>oreign Element. OF its population,
t.,yeyer. consisting of about ten thou
.,nd people, large Mexican element re-
mains. and it's presence gives foreign
10 the community as also do the
,'Iohe buildings in which they mainly
dwell.
Touoerapliy. The location ot the city
N vast arnphithcatrc as II were, sur
,.undcd bv beautiful mountains. and
re.ting under the cafsopy of the ioveliest
-, blnc skies, is beautiful. The splendid
lads in the vicinity make driving and
h,cythng an especial pleasure. In every
direction charming mountain views
,,reet the eve, and at the sunset hour
.,nrccous and rcsplendent colors cover
The western sky. the departing OF the
sun casting shadows upon the tops oi
rbe mountains which fairly cnchant one.
Public Library.-Tucson has well
selected library.
Hotel Accommodations hotel
acrommiodations are ample. aud tor
hose nrefcrring them there are cottages
ard rooms for rent at reasonable rates.
Tucson as Health Resort. IL how
ever of Tucson az health resort oi
which we wish to speak especially here,
and first of all let us say that II ~ situat-
ed almost in TIE centre of the climatic
helt recommended by the United States
Medical commission, as the most favor
ablc region in the United States for those
afFlicted with pulmonary ailments.
Altitude Above the Sea The altitude
o. Tucson il about 2. 100 feet above tho
sea, and this by the way seems a medium
altitude particularly suited to those sui
lefing from such diseases.
The Rainy Season. July, August and
~eofemtyer constitute the so-callec
rainy season." but the rains during
,hcse months. when there are any. whiis
hcv are often violent are nothing NOR
thau showers. 1t soon clears on ant
the sun comes out as bright as ever. In
tuiy OF this year there was scarcely am
rain, In no country are there so man.
tuys of sunshine as in Arizona.
Exceedingly Small Rainfall.--At Tue
santhe rainfall for the whole year is onl,
sbuu, eleven inches. Sorsc years IT y
at even as much as that. During tn
ajnc months, October TO June inclusive
ls94-5 there were but twenty y-fivecloudl
laws and nine of those were in on
month.
Icnpcrature.-Dur the months O
~. Iuv and August the average tenn
.sratale IL about 30 degrees. but thcr'
So sittle humidity in the atmospher
.-t no inconvenience is experienced
I4crc being but limited irrigation IN tn
uoehborhood OF Tneson there Is NJ
auidity produced I'm that way, ne
Hatahly the case in the neigliborhood q
aoeuix, where agricultural develop
III, has through the aid OF irrigai,o
81 ssbed n great stage. The fall. winte
d spring months can he compare
Hth The Italian cline Flowers bioor
.rug the entire winter months.
Wonderful Dryuess OF Climate her
:, nothing more remarkable abous %
climate of Tucson than it's dryness.
IS phcnominal. There isno such thing a
what is called sultry weather as ia tt
east. A recent visitor to Tucson lokfns
In remarked that mot even the IAN
>ccncd damp" 1t is fact that the G
i.rt OF a heavy shower is observabie &c
hat few hours. In this dry ea'na'
sunStrokcs are>mnknown. The dry. n
induces exceedingly rapid evaporation
tie abundant pcfspiration. AS ma.
Ter Of course the supply ot fsuid must
,aintaincd, hence one drinks a gres
zeal OF water here.
Good Water at Tucson.-Everyoue
aware Of the Importance OF good wate
nd this Tucson certainly has. Nor
ager, there are two ice factories wh,S
supply any quantity Of beautiful iae.
Effect of dry Climate on Temperaturr
mother effect Of the extremely dry cI
ic is that the sensible temperature
Icss than that recorded by the the
meter would indicate. Some ciai
there is difference OF as mach
"cru degrees between the sensible tel
.7tt,rc and that recorded by the tht
.amctcr.
China the Only Cure for Pulmona
disease 1t is admitted that no meu,c
,r~atment has yet been discovered IN n
viii cure pulmonary consumption. - l
only cure is that of climate, and IN
son the warm dry atmosphere seems
e especially efficacious. As to the speci
adyautage which it's climate offers =
tho relief and restoration of those sum
ing from pulmonary complaints nc
what different prominent physicians
the city saw:
ur. W. r. Purcell, County Physicif
Obscrves:-"It is an undisputed fact tn
a proper climatic conditions give