The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-01
Tucsor1 a
Winter
Resort.%

~. ,,+hern part Of the Territory OF
,,a and on the edge OF the Santa
alley. lies the City OF Tucson.
:, was first settled several centur-
,o has little to do with what we
- saw here, but yet its story full
d,enture and romance lends an IN
,,hable charm to the old town.
5cnces OF Thrift.-lts antiquities
n,v,vcr. fast disappearing before
,rb ot progress. The adobe walls
tnr,ned the battlemeuts OF the old
,,can Pueblo have crumbled away
he mission ruins are falling to
Prominent public buildings,
res stores and handsome modern
,ces have been erected with beauti-
~dens flowers and shrubbery sur
i,,,,, many of the latter Old streets
cen GRADED, new onesiaid out, and
mmoycnents made which give a
~ appearance TO the citY'
.,.e;gn Element. of It's population.
..,rr consisting OF about ten thou
peonle, a large Mexican element re-
re aud it's presence gives foreign
-. the community as also DO the
j.. buildings IN which they manly
at>.u.
-,st amnhitheatre as II were, sur
ed nv beautiful mountains. aud
..,.u undc, the canopy of the ioveliest
.r skies is beautiful. The splendid
ds in the vicinity make driving and
.chrg AN especial pleasure, In every
4-.ction charming mountain views
,... the eve. and Mt the sunset houT
..r,rous and respondent colors cover
- western sky, the departing oil thc
.- casting shadows upon the tops OF
mountains which fairly cnchant Que
..t,.s. t;brary.-Tucson has well
< ccttd library.
so.e, Accommoda tions.-The hotel
.ar,uodntions are ample. and Tor
,-,sy nrefcrring them there are cottages
,aa rooms tor rent at reasonable rates
rnrs,n as Health Resort.-it'. how.
rtrr a Tucson as health .esort OF
al b,ch we wish to speak especi'.ily here,
nd frst OF all let Us say thu At is situat-
81 almost in the centre Il the climatic
aclt recommended by tfo United states
Medical Commission, - the most favor-
.ble region IN the Urtted States fof taose
afflicted with puIu onary ailments.
Attitude Ahov the Sea The attitude
q, Tucson is ah ut =, 400 fcet above the
sea and this by the way seems uaedaun
.,iritute narticf''arly suited u those su''
irrInc rom snck diseases
The gaany Sea on. Ialy, August ana
~rutcmt~r cons Itutc the so-catied
.ztnv season, nut the rams during
.s,sc months, VIII there are any whi'e
-rev arr often violcut are nothing more
nam showers. 1t soon clears on ana
81, sur comes out as bright as ever Al
ram. In no country arc there SO many
avs ui sunshine as in Arizona
f,cte,i,ngly Small Rainfall. TUG
,.,hc rai.,tali sor the whole year ~ only
s,l.,.+ clever, inches. Same years II is
,, wen as much as that. DURING the
-son&hs. October to Juue inclusive,
s.t.4-z there were bat twcnty 1--we cloudy
md nine OF those were in one
u.rth
o-a,ure.-During the months OF
y and August tAe average tenn
J. ahout w degrees. but there
f,,,ir humidity in the atmosphere
.. IN inconvenience Is experienced
rC-, being but limited irr1gauon IN tnt
t.ovhnod OF Tucson there IS NO
r.r,5ity produced IN that way as -
.tf, .be case in the neighborhood o.
-, ,.'' s,,hcre agricultural develop
- .hrouuh the aid OF irrigation
"eA sat stage. The fall. wintei
,;ac months can be compared
y. I,ai;an cline Flowers bloom
.,.-,nc the entire winter mohens'
wonderfu, Dryness OF Climate Ihers
a.h;rg more remarkable about tns
- ~ Tucson than its dryness. IL
''na.s ,;nal " There is no such thing as
= called suitry weather as m ths
"hAt - e- ..,,t visitor to Tucson Joking
cas- - ,,,at mot even the sains
s sar,n'' Il is fact that the e.
~, ~ heavy shower is obsefvao. n'
~. Sew hours. In this dry chma.s
..~o,es are unknown. The ory All
,narcrs exceedi,giy rapid evaporation .
,hs shnnaaut perspiration. As u,as
,nr ~ course the supply OF huid must %
n,a;rea hence one drinks gFea'
deal of water here
Good Water at Tucson;-Iss y 80
80 &c thr Importance OF GOOD wafer
aware ~. y. TT Tncson certainly has. More
aho .L.,s are two ice fartor1es whici
sn,ln,v % any quantity of beautiful 'ee'
psac+ of drv Climate on Temperature =,
-Arother effect of the extremely uIy ="
,,,ate 10 that the sensible tenperatuiI
,ar less than that recorded oy sne .,a;r &
nrom.ter would indicate. some ta "
rhaf there is a difference OF AZ ni'An .a,,, .
ntteen degrees between the sensl -,
,,crature and that recoroeu oy '">
mOmeter.
,>,,,otr the Only Cure for Pulmonar
r,seass II is admitted that no meuea
a+,ne,+ has vet been discovered ina IL;
,S1t,near w eure pulmonary consumption. J., Tn' Th
@nlv cure is that OF climate and ms IN u' 4
he especially ecaeious' As to the neps sPsVS5 70
advantage which its climate ate" one,s "a ~
The relief and restoration OF mos nos samI nv.
my from 5!alt pulmonaryi nraTioent physicians
;he city saw:
Dr. W. b. Purcell, County fnys'tn, .ha
1hserves.-'It is an undisputed tact tns ~
',...t;o conditions give tt