The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-05
Wbere the Climate is pure
Hnd the Hlr is Balmy.&
Cucsoll a
Wlnter
Resort.R
:, of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS on

T. e",,theru G'r part of the Territory of
and on the edge Of the santa
Valley. lies the City of Tucson.
- was first settled several centur-
"' .,,o has little to do with what we
70 say here, but yet it's story iull
"" d,r,ture and romance lends an in
Unable charm 10 the old town.
"'".,dences OF Thrift Its antiquities
hnweyer, fast disappearing before
march of progress. he adobe walls
.t formed the battlemcnts OF the old
.;r,u Pueblo have crumbled away
the mission RUNS are talllnB to
res Prominent public buildings,
,,ches. stores and handsome modern
,,,enccs have been erected with bc1uti-
a,ardeus. flowers and shrttbbery sur
ming many OF the latter, Old streets
y, bcen graded, new ones LAID out, and
4,er ;utu oyemcnts made which give
r,tty appearance to the city
rar.;on Element --Of it's population,
.evrr. consisting of about ten thou
nd people, l1rge Mexican element re-
..,ins. and it's presence gives foreign
r to the community as also do the
lobe buildings III which they manly
well.
Topographic he location oi tue cry
. a vast amphlt heatre as II were, sur
uudcd by beautiful mountains. ana
sting uudei the canopy OF the loveliest
nine skies. is beautiful The splendid
ads in the vicinity make driving and
..rvcling an especial pleasure. In every
trrction charming mountain views
-eet the eve, aud at the sunset hour
,,,rgeous and respiendent colors cover
me western sky, the departing oi the
sln casting shadows upon the tops OF
,hc mountains which fairly enchant one.
Public Library. - Tucson has a well
selected library.
Hotel ACCOMMODATIONS The hotel
sccommodtttions are ample, and tor
nose preierrng them there are cottages
.ud rooms for rent at reasonable rates
Tucson as a Health Resort.-lt'- how
eycr OF Tucson as health esort OF
vhich we wish 10 speak cspec''.tly here,
md FIRST OF all iet us say tl1" = II Is s'tuat-
"a almost iu tie cctltre y the climatic
uelt recommended by IT, United states
Medical Commission, IS the most favor
able region IN the Jr,tei States Tor those
4tflictcd with pulr ouarv ailments.
Attitude Ahov the Sen The altitude
ot Tucson is alb, Ut =, 800 feet above the
sea. and this by the way seems = medium
altitude particularly suited to teose su'-
feriug from suci. Diseases,
The Rainy sea on. July, August ana
Sfutetnlv.r cons ttutc the s3~calea
rainy season. 7ut the rains duflu@
these months, wh there are any wfne
hey are often yioient are nothing more
than showers. II soon clears "G an'
the sun comes out as bright as ever. IN
tEly OF this wear there was scarteiT any
rain. In no country are there 50 faany
DAYS OF Sunshine AZ ia Arizona
Exceedingly Small RainfalI.-At Tne.
seu the raiuiall TOR the whole year ~ only
about clever inches, Some years -
rat even as mach az that. During the
ntae months, October to June Inclusive.
3Sg4-5 there were out twenty - We tfs'tdY
avs aud nine OF those were iii one
moutf
Ter, neraturc. .-- During the montha oi
unc. iuly and August tse average tent
,rtture is about ~ degrees. bat there
an little humidity IN the atmosphere
sfat no inconvenience is ex$seF1eucra-
here being bni limised irrgatioa ia the
4-hborhood of Tucson there Is no
eiutldity produced in that way ~ -
re,,hlv the case in che nea9hborhood OF
rhoenix. where agricultural develop
n,ru, has through the ard nt irrigation
-sa.hrd a great stage. The fall, winter
and spring mouths can be compared
.,th the Italian cline Flowers bloom
DARING the cntirc winter months.
Wonderful Dryness OF Climate. There
Is not hing more rcnnarkabie about tn>
climate of Tucson than its dFynes$. IL
IS phenominal. There 10 no such thing as
shat is called sultry weather as IN the
east. recent visitor TO tucson loSing'
= remarked that mot even thc faihs
seemed damp" II is a tact that the e.
irct of heavy sho over Is observaole fof
hut few hours. Ia this dry climate
sunstrokcs are unknown. The nTy ar
induces exceedingly rapid evaporation Oh
;he abundant pcrspirat'on. As mat
tcr Of course the supply OF Hu'd must oe
maintained. hence one drinks great
zeal OF water here.
Good Water at Tucson.-Everyone is
aware of the Importance OF good wafer
and this Tucson certainly has. More-
over. there are two ice factories when
supply any quantity Of beautiful ice.
Effect OF dry Climate on Temperature.
Another effect of the extremely dry CHI
mate is that the sensible temperature ~
lar less than that recorded by the ther-
nometer would indicate. Some claim
that there is difference OF as rr'sch n as
nttccn degrees between the sensible tenn
,erature aud that recorded by the tner'
mometer.
Climate the Only Cure for Pulmonary
Disease 1t is admitted that no medical
treatment has yet been discovered tnat
will cure pulmonary consumption nc
onty cure is that OF climate. and IN Tue
son the warm dry atmosphere seems to
he especially cficacious. As to the SPECIAL
adyantage which its climate offers tor
the relief and restoration of those suffer
,ng from pulmonary complaints note
what different prominent physicians OF
the city saw:
DIR. w. b. Purcell, County Physician,
1bservcs-"It is an undisputed fact that
proper climatic conditions give the
A. az feH