The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-16
Wbere the Climate is pure
Hnd the Hir is Balmy.%
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the ine .hern mart of the Territory OF
the and on the edge of the Santa
oWallev. lies the City of Tucson.
Itu - was first settled several centur-
na. no has little to do with what we
ies "e 70 saw here, but yet its story full
haVe ave,,ture and romance lends an in
o. oinr;hahle charm to the old town.
des.,ias deS,,;aences of Thrift. antiquities
1', snweyer. fast disappearing before
,be march of progress. Ihe adobe waiis
hat ~. formed the battiements OF the old
Wssican Pueblo have crumbied away
and the mission ruins are falling to
ices. Prominent public buildings.
ihnrches, stores and handsome modern
,as,dences have been erected with beauti-
nI Gardens, flowers and shrubbery sur
rnundng ~" many of the latter. Old streets
have been graded, new oneslaid out, and
".ber improvements made which give
,brifty appearance to the city.
Foreign Element.--Of its population,
,nnver consisting of about ten thou
nd neooie. large Mexican element re-
aus and its presence gives foreign
a. the community as also do the
s Globe buildings in which they mainly
dwell.
ronography The location of the city
=, a vast arnphitheatre as it were, sur.
uo,nded " by beautiful mountains. and
sting under the canopy of the loveliest
- bIue skies, is beautiful. The splendid
,aads in the vicinity make driving and
tsrycling an especial pleasure. In every
Gryction charming mountain view
,,r,tt the eve, and at the sunset hour
Sorreous and respondent colors covei
the western sky, the departing OF ths
snn casting shadows upon the tops o
t5e mountains which fairly enchant one
Public Library.-Tueson has vel
selected library.
Hotel Accommodations hotc
,ecommodations are ample, and fol-
hose preferring them there are cotto2e'
and rooms for rent at reasonable rates
Tuo son as a Health Resort.-iti. how
ever of Tucson as health esort o
winch we wish TO speak cspeci'.i lily here
and first of all let us say the 1t is ssituat
"a almost in TIE centre fthe climatic
bel, recommended by tf, United State:
Medical commission, AZ the most favor
qbIc region ia the urlted States for thos.
afpicted with pulr onary ailments.
Altitude Aboy the Sea The altitude
Of Tucson is abt,ut 2. 400 feet above tn.
sea and this by the way seems medium
altitude particularly suited to those sut
iering from sucl. Diseases.
The Rainy Sea'on.-Jnly, August ant
Septemh.r cons itute the so-callec
.raiuy season." nut the rains during
tbesc months, WI, there are any, while
hey are often violent are nothing NOR
than showers. 1t soon clears OH ant
he sun comes out as bright az ever. Ii
trly Of this year there was scarcely an
rain. In no country are there so man,
DAYS Of sunshine as in Arizona.
Exceedingly Small Rainfall.-At Tue
son the rainfall for the whole year " onl,
about clever inches. Some years IT !
M. even as much as that. During tn
nine months. October to June inclusive
lsa4-5 there were but twenty-hvccloud.
days and nine of those were IN on
month
Ter. .perature.-During the months
n une. iuix and August tse average ten
,cratule IS about 30 degrees. but ther
Is so little humidity in the atmospher
that no Inconvenience IS experiencet
There being but limited irrigation IN tn
1cighborhood OF Tucson there ~ n
humidity produced in that way, ms
notably the case in the rseig ghborhood
Phoenix, where agricultural deyeioi
ncnt has through the aid ofirrigatso
reached a great stage. The fall. wints
and spring months can be compare
with the Italian cline Flowers bloo'
during the entire winter months.
Wonderful Dryness oil Climate. .-Thel
is nothing more remarkable ABOUT q
climate of Tucson than its dryness.
IS phenominal. There isno such thing !:
what is called sultry weather as IN q
east. A recent visitor to Tucson iok'nl
" remarked that mot even the ran
seemed damp" 1t 10 fact that the
fect of a heavy shower Is observable u
hut few hours. In this dry CHINA
sunstrokes are unknown. The dry
induces exceedingly rapid evaporation
the abundant pcrspiration. AS ma,
ter Of course the supply OF fluid mnst
maintained, hence one drinks gre
deal Of water here.
Good Water at Tucson. Everyone
aware of the Importance OF GOOD wats
and this Tucson certainly has. MOI
over. there are two ice factories whf
supply any quantity of beautiful ice.
Effect of dry Climate on Temperatu'
Another effect OF the extremely dry
mate is that the sensible temperature
tar less than that recorded by the th:
mometcr would indicate. Some cia'
that there is a difference OF as mach
httceu degrees between the sensible te'
pcrature and that recorded by the tn
mometer.
China the Only Cure for Pulmona
Disease II is admitted that no inedit
treatment has yet been discovered tn !,
viii cure pulmonary consumption.
only cure is that OF climate, and IN ~
son the warm dry atmosphere seems
be specially efficacious. As to the spec
advantage which its climate offers
the relief and restoration of those sun
ing from pulmonary complaints, ne
what different prominent physicians
The city say:
DR.. ". r. Purcell, County Physieis
Obscrves:-"It is an undisputed TACT Il
u1aAsksnea Give