The Tucson citizen., 1902-02-19
'Cucsor1 a
Wlnter
Resort.%
Mbere the Climate is pure
And the Hir is Balmy.%

he Southern part VI enS vi
n,ona and on the edge OF the Santa
~, Valley, lies the City of Tucson.
t ,% i was first settled several centur-
ia, gao has little to do with what we
10 say here, but yet it's story full
a" adycrturc and romance lends an in
..r;hable charm to the old town.
Evidences of Thrift. Its antiquities
however, fast disappearing before
as " march of progress. The adobe walls
Ia, formed the battlenents of the old
'a,;ran Pueblo have crumbled away
W ,be mission ruins are falling to
noS Prominent public buildings,
n,rbcs stores and handsome modern
M,s,drnccs have been erected with beauti-
N aardens. flowers and shrubbery sur
4 'nSdug many of the latter, Old streets
II ors been GRADED, new oneslaid out, and
y ~, improvements made which give a
&bntty appearance to the city.
A Foreign Element OF its population,
&owc,cr. consisting of about ten thou
nj people, a large Mexican element re
aims. aud its presence gives foreign
IN ia the community as also do the
Mlobc buildings IN which they mainly
&wcll.
n Topography.--The location of the city
4 \ vast anphitheatrc as IT were, SUR
4 nrdcd bv beautiful mountains. and
$,nng under the canopy Of the loveliest
4 buc skies, is beautiful. The splendid
ads in the vicinity make drying and
y ,yrlins an especial pleasure. IN every
z&rctiou charming mountain views
n es. the eve, and at the sunset hour
Oreeous and rcsplcndent colors cover
western sky, the departing of the
#a casting shadows upon the tops OF
h mountains which fairly enchant one.
Public Library. Tucson has well
$Itrtcd library.
Il Hotel ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS hotel
lron,modations are ample, and for
use prctcrring them there are cottages
Id rooms for rent at reasonable rates.
#Tuysou as Health Resort.-ltis how
er OF Tucson as a health resort OF
#hich we wish to speak especially here,
4 BID first OF all let us say that it is situat-
q almost in tie centre of the climatic
II, recommended by the United States
q edlcal Commission, as the most favor
q e region in the United States for those
nleted with pulmonary ailments.
Altitude Above the Sea The altitude
q Tucson is about 2, 400 feet above the
IA, and this by the way seems medium
altitude particularly suited to those sui.
znug from such Diseases.
& The Rainy Season. July, August and
&uemtS.r constitute the so-called
&any season." but the rains during
bese months, when there are any, while
sey are often violent are nothing more
an showers. 1t soon clears off and
IL sun comes out as bright as ever. In
biz OF this year there was scarcely any
|bin. In no country are there so many
rs OF sunshine as in Arizona.
81 Exceedingly Small Rainfall.-At Tue
IN the rainfall for the whole year is only
pout eleven inches. Some years it Is
a even as much as that. During the
he months, October to June inclusive,
94,5 there were but twenty-hvccloudy
N vs. and nine of those were in one
3 Dnth
Temperature. During the months OF
ne, IuIy and August the average tenn
sra,ure is about 30 degrees, but there
"a so little humidity in the atmosphere
s at no Inconvenience is experienced.
4 1ere being but limited irrigation in the
ghborhood of Tucson there is no
|miditv produced in that way, ms is
ktably the case in the ncighborhood OF
Eoenix, where agricultural develop
int has through the aid ofirrigation
bchcd a great stage. The fall, winter
ID spring months can be compared
& ,h the Italian CLINE Flowers bloom
hing the entire winter months.
X Wonderful Dryness of Climate.-There
nothing more remarkable about the
mate Of Tucson than its dryness. 1t
phenomenal. There isno such thing as
hat is called sultry weather as in the
st A recent visitor to Tucson joking
remarked that mot even the rams
rmed damp" 1t is fact that the Ct
h Of heavy shower is observable for
il few hours. In this dry climate
nstrokes are unknown. The dry air
duces exceedingly rapid evaporation OF
abundant perspiration. As mat
Of course the supply of fluid must be
alntaned, hence one drinks a great
al OF water here.
Good Water at Tucson.-Everyone is
ware Of the Importance of good water,
ID this Tucson certainly has. More
her there are two ICE factories which
pply any quantity of beautiful ice.
Effect Of dry Climate on Temperature.
Another effect of the extremely dry CHI
ate is that the sensible temperature is
less than that recorded by the Their
ometcr would indicate. Some claim
lat there is a difference of as mich as
teen degrees between the sensible tenn
(raturc and that recorded by the Their
ometer.
Climate the Only Cure for Pulmonary
sease 1t is admitted that no medical
eatment has yet been discovered that
III cure pulmonary consumption. ne
Ny cure is that of climate, and IN nc
n the warm dry atmosphere seems TO
especially cfiicacious. AS to the special
Vantage which it's climate offers tor
trchct and restoration of those s4itier-
from pulmonary complaints. note
hat different prominent physicians OF
city say:
orW, b, Purcell, County Physician,
O$ryes = is an undsputed fact that
oper climatic conditions give the