The Tucson citizen., 1902-07-26
Wbere the Climate is pure
Hnd the Hir is Balmy.%
Tucsoll a
Wlnter
Resort.R

e.. NJ the Southern Pacific k. K. III
@ @'n' Gautberu part of the Territory OF
u. rna and on the edge of the Santa
Atno;ll Alley. lies the City of Tucson.
S.'t G," !, was first settled several centur-
n ro has little to do with what we
c' 70 say here but yet it's story full
"H adyenture and romance lends an in
3'scr;bable charm to the old town. Z
oE,,;Jcuces of Thrit.-Its antiquities
howeyer. fast disappearing before
H'e' ,n,rch of progress. The adobe walls
't w. f,rmed the battlements of the old
,""s;r,n Pueblo have crumhled away
'd the mission ruins are falling to
aes ",n Prominent public buildings,
nrcbes stores and handsome modern
's;dcnces have been erected with beauti-
~, o,rdens, flowers and shrubbery sur.
d,ng many of the latter. Old streets
,,c hern graded, new ones laid out and
'.bcr mprovements made which give a
,kr,fty appearance to the city.
Foreign Element. OF it's population,
h.wcyer, consisting of about ten thou
sand people, large Mexican element re-
,as,n~ aud it's presence gives foreign
g,r 70 the community as also DO the
lobe buildings III which they manly
dwell.
Topography. The location of the city
T., =, vast amphitheatre as II were, sur
nnnded by beautiful mountains, and
.st,rp under the canopy of the loveliest
"a blue skies, is beautiful. The splendid
,oads in the vicinity make driving and
u,yclng an especial pleasure. In every
d,,ection charming mountain views
,,eet the eve, and at the sunset hour
gsrgeous and Respondent eolors cover
'be western sky. the departing of the
sun casting shadows upon the tops ot
the mountains which fairly enchant one
Public Lihrarv. Tucson has well
selected library.
Hotel Accommoda tious.-T he hotel
communications are ample, and tor
hose prcierring them there are cottages
and rooms Tor rent at reasonable rates.
Tucson as a Health Resort.--ltiT how
ever of Tucson as health esort ot
which we wish 10 speak especi lily here.
aud first of all let us say tho . 1t II situat.
ed al;.os. in tie centre Il the climatic
hclt recommended by tf3 United States
Medical Commission. IS the most favor
able region in the Urtted States tor those
stfiictcd with pulu onary ailments.
Altitude Abov the Sea The altitude
Of Tucson is alb ut 2, 400 feet above the
sea, and this by the way seems a medium
aititude particularly suited ts those sui.
teriug from sucl. Diseases.
The Rainy Seacou.-July, August and
Srutemhr cons itute the so-calicd
rainy season." nut the rains during
,hese months, wh there are any. while
hey are often violent are nothing more
han showers. II soon clears on and
,he sun comes out AZ bright as ever. Ia
tuly Of this wear there was scarcrsv an
RAIN, In no country are there so many
DAVIS Of sunshine as ia Arizona.
Rxecedinslv Small Rainfall.--At Tue
son the rainfall for the whole year ~ only
about clever inches. SoSae years II 10
not even as much as that. During the
ninc months, October TO June inclusive,
1894 5 there were but twenty -hvee cloudy
DAYS and nine OF those were in one
moutF
Ter perature. During the months OF
lunc. juy and August the average tenn
ucrature IS shout 30 degrees, bat there
So little humidity 10 the atmosphere
that no Inconvenience 10 experienced.
There being but limited irrigation in the
,e,phborhood of Tncson there Is no
humidity produced in that way, as -
notably the case in the neighborhood OF
Phoenix, where agricultural develop-
meut has through the aid OF irrigation
reached a great stage. The tall winter
and spr,ur months can be compared
with the Italian etime Flowers bloom
during the entire winter months.
Wonderful Dryness OF Climate. There
;s uoth hing more remarkable about the
Innate az Tucson than it's dryness. II
,s nhenominaI. There isno such thing az
what ;s called suitrv weather as IN the
eas, A recent visitor TO Tucson foking-
" remarked that not even the rams
srr,ned DAMN 1t is fact that the Ct
lect of a heavy shower 10 observable tor
hut a few hours. In this dry climate
suns,rokes are unknown. The dry AIR
induces exceedingly rapid evaporation of
the abundant perspiration. As mat
ter Of course the supply OF tluid must be
,,o;,,a;urd hence one drinks great
deal of water here.
Good Water at Tucson. everyone -
aware of the importance OF good water.
and this Tucson certainly has. MORE
over. there are two ice factories which
supply any quantity OIL peauti'u' "e'
Effect of dry Climate on Temperature
Another effect of the extremely dry CHI
mate is that the sensible temperature is
tar less than that recorded by the ther'
mometer would indicate. Some claim
that there il difference OF as mach as
fifteen degrees between the sensible tenn
pcrature and that recorded by the ther-
mometer.
Climate the Only Cure for Pulmonary
disease 1t is admitted that no medical
treatment has vet been discovered that
will cure pulmonary consumption. The
only cure is that OF climate. and in Tue
son the warm dry atmosphere seems to
he especially efficacious. AS to the special
advantage which it's climate offers for
The relief and restoration of those suffer
ing from pulmonary complaints, note
what different prominent physicians OF
the city saw:
DR.. W. B. Purcell, County Physician,
Observes:-"It is an undisputed fact that
nfoper climatic conditions give the