The Tucson citizen., 1902-07-05
Tucsota a
Winter
Resort.&

Arizona, and on the cuRc ot tbc 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 full
Of adventure and romance lends an IN
describable charm to the old town.
Evidences OF Thrift Its antiquities
arc, however. fast disappearing before
the march of progress. The adobe walls
that formed the battlemeuts of the old
Mexican Pueblo have crumbled away
and the mission ruins are falling to
pieces. Prominent public buildings,
churches, stores and handsome modern
residences have been erected with beauti-
full gardens, flowers and shrubbery sur
rounding many of the latter. Old streets
nave been graded, new oneslaid out, and
other inpt ovements made which give
thrifty appearance to the city
Foreign Element.--Of its population,
however. consisting of about ten thou
sand people, large Mexican element re-
mains, and it's presence gives a foreign
air to the community Is also do the
adobe buildings III which they manly
dwell.
Topography.--Th location OF the city
In vast amphitheatfe as II were sur .
.ounded by beautiful mountains. and
-esting under the CANOPY OF the iovehest
Of blue skies, is beautiful. The splendid
roads in the vicinity make driving and
h,cycling AN especial pleasure. In every
direction charming mountain views
Greet the eve. and Mt the sunset hour
Gorgeous and respondent eolors cover
q the western sky, the departing OF the
a sun casting shadows Upon the tops OF
ia the1nountains which fairly enchant ono.
ri Public Library. Tucson has a well
b selected library.
81 Hotel ACCOMMODATIONS The hotel
% accommodations are ample. and for
those preferring them there are cottages
and rooms for rent at reasonable rates.
Tucson as Health Resort. .-~ltjs how.
ever OF Tucson NJ health ,rsort of
which we wish to speak cspeei.lly here,
and first ot all let us say ths 1t rs sitnat'
cd almost in TIE centre .fthe climatic
belt recommended by th, United States
Medical Commission, An the most favor
able region in the tfr tied States for those
afflicted with pnln onary ailEnents.
Altitude Ai,ov the Sen The altitude
oi Tucson is alb, ut 2. 400 teet above the
sea, and this by the way seems medium,
attitude particularly suited TO those sui.
lering from snel. Diseases.
The Rainy Seas'ou. July, August and
September cons stute the soealled
rainy season" !" nut the rains durtug
these months, wh there are any. while
hey are often violent ARE nothing more
thass slso wers. It soon clears od and
the SUI, comes out as bright - ever. In
tuiy of this wear there was scarcciy any
rain. In no conntry arr there 90 many
DAYS OF sunshiue as In Arizona.
Exceedingly Snail RaiafaiI.-~At Tuc-
son the rainfall for the whole year ~ only
about clever inches. Some years II 10
not even as much as that. During the
nine months, October to Juno Inclusive,
lseA-5 there were but twenty Ave ecloudy
DAYS end nine OF those were in one
month
Il Ter. perature. e.-During the months OF
4 lurte,. tuly and August the average tenn
rx,raturc il about DO degrees. bnt there
81 30 little hunidsty in the atuaosplsers
ID that no inconvenience is experienced.
Il Taere being but limited irrigation in Tho
,eighborhoed OF Tucson there y no
humidity produced in that way. fs is
i aotablv thecasc 10 the sle,ghborhood Of
phoenix. wlaere aasiculthral deve3ofs
meut has through the aid of firrigat tion
reached a great stage. The tau,s winter
and spring mouths can be- compared
with the Italian ciune Flowers bloonf
during the entire winter months.
wouderful Drynsss Of Climate. There
Ia nothing more remarkable about ths
climate of Tucson than it's dryness. II
is phenominal. There isno such thing 90
What 10 called sultry weather as in the
east. A recent visitor to Tucson Joking.
,v remarked that mot even the rains
seemed DAMP 10 II . facs tlst tlse n.
teet OF d heavy slroxer = nl,ser eie ct
hat few hCefs. ~ th11d SAs7aAee
sunstrokes are unknoSFfi. Mtr
induces exceedingly rapid es&pcfafion OF
the abundant perspiration. A. 9 mat
4 ter OF course the supply OF huid must be
D maintained, hence one drinks a great
deal Of water here.
Good Water at Tucson.-Everyone is
aware of the importance OF good water.
and this Tucson certainly has. More
over. there are two Ice factories which
supply any quantity of beautiful ice.
Effect of dry Climate on Temperature.
Another effect OF the extremely dry cli-
mate 10 that the sensible temperature 10
tar less than that recorded by the thcr-
mornetcr would indicate. Some claim
Il that there is a difference of as mach as
fftccn degrees between the sensible tenn
II pcrature and that recorded by the ther-
N mometer.
Climate the Only Cure for Pulmonary
Disease 1t is admitted that no medical
treatment has yet been discovered that
will cure pulmonary consumption. The
! only cure 10 that OF climate, and in Tue
son the warm dry atmosphere seems to
I've especially eficacious. As to the special
advantage which its climate Offers for
the relief and restoration of those suffer
ing from pulmonary complaints, note
what different prominent physicians oi
the city saw: .--...
Or, W. B. Purcell, County Physician,
obscrves.-"It is an undisputed fact that
nropcr climatic conditions give the
,,rea feat relief to those affected with or
Il having a tendency to phthisis.
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