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Tucson Winter Resort Health Tale of Climate Hope
A late 19th century piece extols Tucson Arizona as a premier health resort. It highlights dry bracing air, low humidity, high sunshine, and altitude around 2400 feet on the Southern Pacific line. Quoting physicians and officials it argues climate aids pulmonary consumption and invites sufferers to relocate for long outdoor treatment amid mountain scenery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucson
Southern Pacific R. RR
Territory of
Arizona
Santa Cruz Valley
United States Medical Commission
United States
Colorado
Whitelaw Reid
The
New York Tribune
Egypt
Luxor
Sahara
Africa
Mount Sinai
Arabia Patraea
Nile
Gataract
Assouan
Wady Halfa
A. W. Olcott
Harrison E. Stroud
H. W. Fenner
Southern Pacific R. A
Southern Pacific Railway
Conuerors
Mark A. Rogers
Reia
California
Atlantic Coast
North America
Santa Cruz
Santa Catalina Range
Rincon
Santa Rita
Lemon
Catalinas
Wrightson
Santa Ritas
N. H. Matas