The Tucson citizen., 1902-07-19
CucsoIl a
Wlnter
Resort.&

.h line OF the ooulhe - T.-.:rorv ~
# the Sou'"d a,d on the edge of the Santa
81 Afizou"i Wai,ev lies the City OF Tucson.
cruz -" Vas first settled several eentur-
That II has little to do with what we
les aso cav here, but yet it's story full
"a have " t,,r. and romance lends an in
81 Of az WI. harm to the old town.
n desc'ilpI'.".s Inns of Thrift.-Its antiquities
bViuen %ea.sver fast disappearing before
N arc, now &c rrogress. The adobe walls
n the malrn mlll,,,ed the battlements of the old
thai 'o' up" pueblo have crumbled away
81 Mexcan ,,;ssion ruins are falling to
81 and the prominent public buildings,
n pieces. s+ores and handsome modern
chufehNS, ave been erected with beauti-
n res'oeuNtI flowers and shrubbery sur
tul Eai my of the latter. Old streets
naye been graded new ohes'hiu 4, ou. ~; anu
",hcr Improvements naoe VIM" Ss
,tr,tty appearance to the city
nore;gn Element. of its population,
r",s consisting of about ten thou
now neonle a large Mexican element re"
san" and it's presence gives foreign
th@'u' The community as also do the
an " hr;ldinps IN which they mainly
dwell. ,;.u
r,oographv.-The location OF tue city
r,st amphit heatre as It were. sur
l.I nv beautiful mountains. ana
.;,g unde, the canopy OF the iovehest
80 :si"s sk,cs is beautiful. The splendid
q ds "is in the vicinity make driving and
1s,,,Gno au especial pleasure. In every
!,,;on charming mountain views
u n. the eve. and at the sunset hour
h.,eops and resplendeut colors cover
western sky, the departing OF the
Wv rasting shadows upon the tops OF
I' fountains which fairly enchant one
public Library.-Tucson has well
selected library.
NJ, Accommodations he hotel
-.,,nmodations are ample. and tor
.s,se nrelerring them there are cotta 2es
,nd ,ooms for rent at reasonante rates.
r,,cson as a Health Resort.-it'1 how
a. al Tucson as a health tesort OF
.s,rb we wish TO speak especi'.ily here,
and first of all let us say thu. 1t IS s,tnat'
- almost in the centre Il the climatic
hi, recommended by tFo United states
MEDICAL Commission. Az the most favor
.,I, resion in the UCted States tor those
.Hated with puiu onary ailments.
st,,tude Ahov the Sea The altitude
=, T7rson is alb ut = 400 feet above the
sra and this by the way seems a uaedinip
,it,tude particularly suited 10 those snf-
,c~Ipg from suct. diseases.
The Rainy sea on.-July. August and
>s,,tr,uher cons itutc the so-called
my season" nut the rains during
,,rs, months. wh there are any. while
.her are often violent are nothing more
. clears on AnH
"a, sun comes out as bright as ever. In
,~ix of this wear there was scarcely any
,t, In no country are there so many
GAYS of sunshine as IN Arizona
pxceediugly Small Rainfall.-At Tue
,r,b4 ra,riail for the whole year ~ only
.hont clever inches. Sume years II IS
,o, even as much as that. During the
rape months, October to June inclusive,
tsaA-5 Z there were but tweuty. cloudy
lsvs and ninc Of those were in one
mor.h
re.,ncrature the months OF
lcp, iuv and August tAe average tenn
,xra.ure is about 20 degrees o"t tnere
:, i,,tte humidity in the atmosphere
hat no inconvenience 70 expesrenced'
Tbs-e being but limited irrigation ~ lhe
s9fhborhoOu Oh AbN~oH N"~ ~
hsmdity produced IN ehnt way. ~ ~
ro,shly the case in the ncighoorhood OF
Pboenix. where agricultural deveiop-
mrt has through the ard OF lrugation
rrat ned great stage. The ta'i' whte.
and spring months can be compared
WITH the Italian CLINE Flowers osoom
during the entire winter months
wonderfui Dryness oil Climate. There
g thing more remarkable about the
,,,,atr Of Tucson than its dryness. 1t
: ,,rsnom;nal. There is no such thing as
M is called suitrv weather as IN the
.,s. A recent visitor to Tucson joking'
marked that mot even the rams
ss~..,ed damn" 1t is a fact that the CT
srt of a heavy Shove IS observaoae ior
nr. trw hours. In this dry climate
snrs,rolrs are unknown. The dry air
,nonrrs = exceedn,gly rapid evaporation OF
he abuudant perspiratiou. AS mat
ter 4 course the supply OF nuid mus oe
a1a.o.a;ned hence one drinks great
Gea Of water here.
Good Water at Tucson. "
aware Of the Importance OF goou
and this Tucson certainly mas Wo
Owe. there are two ice factories ~h'e"
supply any quantity OF beautiful 'e'
Effect of dry Climate on Temperature
-srother effect of the extremely dry en-
mate is that the sensible temperature Is
IA. less than that recorded by the ,her,
maneter would indicate. Some cia'n
.fa, there is difference OF as nideh as
n.,,en degrees between the sensible tenn
nc-ature and that recorded by the ther'
mCmeter.
Climate the Only Cure for Pulmonary
tqerase.- 1t is admitted that no fneu,ea'
,reatment has vet been discovered tina. nav
viii cure pulmonary consumption. nc
oaiy cure is that OF climate; and IN tuc,
sen the warm dry atmosphere seems ems; ~ :,
* especially eficacious. AS to the speeeaI faI
acyantage which it's climate offers asr lot
the relief and restoration OF those sumo.
ing from pulmonary complaints, noet y.
what different prominent physicians o'
u. city saw:
nr. w. r. Purcell, County Pnysician
ubserves-"It is an undisputedia tact tnas nav
uroDer climatic conditions give tns