The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-23
.Cucsoil a
Winter


and on the euRe Oh thc santa
'So,iaii SoWaiIcy lies the City of Tucson.
m ,yns first settled several centur-
pat ~ has little to do with what we
"e e,o say here, but yet its story full
t ,,.,,ture and romance lends an in
auu,,,lr charm to the old town.
f'lJ" iIanr,s of Thrift.-Its antiquities
by,u' nn"',yer. " fast disappearing before
narrh OF progress. The adobe walls
Gsrmed the battlements OF the old
a 'on ' Pueblo have crumbled away
1NI ,he mission ruins are falling to
" Prominent public buildings,
e"1 hes stores and handsome modern
a'I~ panc,s have been erected with beauti-
nrJcus flowers and shrubbery sur
EJ,no many of the latter. Old streets
heen Graded. new oncslaid out, and
vs. Gs movements made which give
Iay appearance to the city.
pore;on Element. t.--Of its population,
nysr consisting of about ten thou
VI neonle. a large Mexican element re-
T 'rs and it's presence gives foreign
"a the community as also do the
buildings in which they mainly
Fl,
aoqrophy.-The location of the city
vast amphitheatre as 1t were, SUR
.ndcd bv beautiful mountains. and
,.'n, under the canopy of the loyeliest
Inc ins skies, is beautiful. The splendid
ds in the vicinity make driving and
ling an especial pleasure. In every
,nn charming mountain views
y, the eve, and at the sunset hour
icons and respondent colors cover
western sky, the departing OF the
Z casting shadows upon the tops OF
mountains which fairly enehant one.
Public Library.-Tucson has a well
nted library.
uo,eI Accommodations. hotel
n,modations are ample, and for
-.r nretcrring them there are cotts ges
rooms TOR rent at reasonable rates.
81 -y,son as Health Resort.-lti' how
,. ot Tucson as health esort OF
wc wish TO speak especi',ily here,
1rst OF all let us say the IT is situat-
most in tie centre # the climatic
commended by tfa United States
deal Commission, As the most favor
/. rcpion in the urted States for those
ted with pulu onary ailments.
n,ndc Abov the Sea The altitude
~ncson is ab .ut 2, 400 feet above the
and this by the way seems medium
.gdc particrtarly suited to those sui-
re rom sucl. Diseases.
~tr Rainy Sca~on. July. August and
,eml..r cons itute the so-called
W nv season" mt the rains during
ese months, VIII there are any, while
q, arc often violent arc nothing more
ap showers. II soon clears of and
sun comes out as bright as ever. In
" Of this wear there was scarcely any
H.. In no country are there so many
rvs ii sunshine rs in Arizona.
Exceedingly Small Rainfall.-At TUG
the rsiafalI for the whole year is only
~, clever inches. Sorne years 1T is
n even as much as that. During the
M months. October to lune inclusive.
49, there were but twenty -f,veciondy
avs aud nine OF those were in one
st,b
7rr .pcrature. During the months OF
tfe iuly and August the average tenn
: k,atu,e is about 80 degrees. but there
90 httlc humidity in the atmosphere
Ia, no inconvenience is experienced
ae-e being but limited irrigation in the
a ccbhorhood OF Tncson there Is nc
inld,ly produced in that way, as y
:atly the case in the ueighborhood o
roenix. where agricultural develop
ru, has through the aid of irrigation
eaehed a great stage, The tall. wintc'
nd spring months can be compared
II the Italian cline Flowers bloom
III .-ng the entire winter months.
Wonderful Dryness OF Ciimate.-Ther
nothing more remarkable about tn
Il mate of Tucson than its dryness.
thcnominal. There is no such thing a
b., is called sultry weather as IN tn
IS, A recent visitor to Tucson lokinR
omarked that mot even the rain
ecemed damp" 1t is fact that the e.
r, Of heavy shower is observable 10
9, few hours. In this dry climat
pnstrokes are unknown. The dry al
pduces exceedingly rapid evaporation c
he abundant perspiration. AS mat
Ct Of course the supply of fluid must b
a,ntained, hence one drinks grea
ra. ot water here.
GOOD Water at ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
sa re ot the importance of good wate1
s,d tins Tucson certainly has. Nor
y,r. there are two ice factories whic
ipI, any quantity OF beautiful ICE.
UFcc. of dry Climate on Temperature
# Another effect ofahe extremely dry CT
aa,c is that the sensible temperature
~ less than that recorded by the the
momctcr would indicate. Some clan
aa, there is difference OF as mdc n
"ceu degrees between the sensible ten
oaIlfc md that recorded by the the
81 namctcr.
Slime the Only Cure for Pulmonai
lQaec 1t is admitted that no medic
treatment has vet been discovered tn, tn,
Nlyu' pulmonary consumption. -
ny cu;c is that of climate, and IN iu
'an the warm dry atmosphere seems
X especially efficacious. As to the specil
ayar'3gc which its climate offers - II
tie rclci and restoration of those suiie
" from pulmonary complaints no
what different prominent physicians
TIE city say:
DR.. W II. Purcell, County Physici,a
Observes 1T is an undisputed tact Tn
proper climatic conditions give
greatest relief to those affected with
&X EINtufy ., t.uIancp n fNnt htgIS.