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Tucson Climate and Health Benefits Highlight Tucson
A 1890s description extols Tucson on the Southern Pacific line as a health resort for pulmonary diseases. It praises dry high desert air, 2400-foot altitude, sunshine, low humidity, minimal rainfall, and ample water, with medical professionals reporting marked relief for consumptives and urging early relocation to the climate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucson
Southern Pacific
Izona
Santaruz Valley
Public
United States Medical Commission
United States
Arizona
Tucon
W. B. Purcell
Colorado
Whitelaw Reid
The
New York Tribune
Egypt
Luxor
Sahara
Africa
Mount Sinai
Arabia
Patraca
Nile
Gataract
Assouan
Wady Halta
A. W. Olcott
Harrison BE. Stroud
Angus
J1. W. Fenner
Southern Pacific R. R
Southern Pacific Railway
Mark A. Rogers
California
Atlantic Coast
North America
Santa Cruz River
Santa Catalina Range
Rincon
Santa Rita
N. H. Matas