Health Resorts in Salt River Valley, Including Prescott, Jerome and Castle Creek Hot Springs

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HIS pamphlet is issued by the
Passenger Department of the
Santa Fe Route, and contains infor­mation
regarding Southem Arizona
as a health resort.
The region named . is most directly
reached via the Santa Fe Route and
S.F.P. & P. R'y, through Albuquerque
and Ash Fork..
Round-trip tickets to Phoenix,
Ariz., are on sale every day in the
( yeat, at low rates.
For information regarding ticket
rates, accommodations, etc., address
W. J. Black, G. P. A., A. T. & S. F.
R'y, Topeka, Kan.; C. A. Higgins,
A. G. P. A., A. T. & S. F. R'y, Chi­cago
; J. J. Byrne, G. P. A., S. F. P.
and So. Cal. Lines, Los Anreles, Cal.,
or Geo. M. Sargent, G. P. A., S. F. P.
& P. R'y, Prescott, A: T •
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The Benefits of Climate Cure .
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/\RE your lungs weak? Have you a
troublesome cough ? Is· yot1r throat
disagreeably afected by eacl1 . change of
weather? Are your nerves unstr11ng?
If th1.1s aflicted, try the '' climate cure,''
,vhich consists of taking up one's residence
in a place where t􀁬􆱥e air is dry, pure, warm
and equable, and where proper medical
attendance and nursing may be had if
needed •.. Nat11re is the best of physicians
when conditions are friendly.
Where shall one go for friendly con­ditions?
Th@ best place in this country,
and perhaps the best in the world, is the­
Rocky Mountain region of Colorado, New
Me·xico, Arizona and California. Some
localities in that immense uplift of the
earth's crust are better than others. The
Salt River Valley, in sot1th-central Arizona,
takes high rank among the districts where
lung and throat tro11bles can be relieved.
If you dot1bt the value of'' climate cure,''
or the climatic advantages of the south­,
vestern part of the United States, please
glance over the following extracts from a
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recent article in the Kansas City Medical
,RecoxcY, writte􀁽􇴠 PY pr Iy . 􀁾􇹶v,. Ll.}Sdber :
'' In proposing a change to a special
climate, I do not propose to exclude the
use qf any of the so-called specific remedies
that have proven beneficial in the hands of
physicians, nor any general remedies that
could in any '\-vay help to support and sus­tain
the patient; in fact, I would advise
active treatment at the bands of experienced
physicians.
'' In selecting a climate for st1ch a patient
there are several things to be considered.
To begin with, it should be so isolated by
altitude or· protected by mot1ntains as to
remove i t from the influence of quick
changes in temperature and of the barome­ter.
The air and surroundings geuerally
shot1ld be as free as possible from pyogenic
and putrefactive bacteria, and as undil11ted
sunlight is one of the greatest enemies of
, bacteria, there should be as many days of
sunshine in the year as can be obtained.
'' Your location should be protected from
sudden changes either by altAtude or, what
is better, mountain ranges. The air should
be dry, vvith little or no rainfall, having as
many clear days as possible. The tempera­ture
should be s11ch that the patient could
spend the entire day in the open air and '
sunlight. The mountains have aclvantages,
also great disadvantages. The air is purer
as you ascend, owing to the decrease of
moisture and the consequent relative ab-sence
of pyogenic and putrefactive bacteria;
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hence the patient improves more rapidly as
.he ascends in to purer air.
'' Cold of the higher altitudes prevep.ts
out-of-door life, while· others can never
reach the high altitudes, owing to the rarity
of the air. A lower altitude with the same
pure air wot1ld be better for all ; besides, the
mountain is lacking in. s11nshine.
'' The English go to Egypt, and the
French to Algiers. 'fhere they have a
war.mer clim,ate a·nd more sunshine, but the
atmosphere is humid, and bacteria tl1rive.
It is only in our own North America that
almost ideal conditions are obtained; vVe
have in the \Vest, between the two great
ranges of the Rocky Mot1ntains, a great
plateau extending from the 104th to the
I I 2th meridian west, a11d from the 32d to the
42d parallel north to the southern boundary
of the United States, and along the same
plateau into Mexico for some distance. In
the· United States it includes a large part of
Colorado and Utah, vvith New Mexico, Ari­z
·ona and a part of western Texas.
'' In any part of this vast territory the
consumptive can :find almost all the advan­tages
required: altitude ranging fron1 a few
hundred feet up to ten thousand, a. freedom
from quick changes of temperature and
barometric pressure-especially is this the
case in the so11thern part; a v·ery light rain­fall,
a very low average atmospheric humid­j
ty, ranging from year to year 30 to 40 per
cent on· a , scale. of 100; as to sunsl1ine, they
have an average of 235 perfectly clear days,
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with 99 days partly cloudy, and only 31 days
when the sky is overcast the entire day.
'' At almost any part of this vast territory
even a sick man could spend 325 days of the
year in the open air. Lastly, and what is
perhaps of the most importance, there are
no putrefactive and almost no pyogenic bac­teria
found. vVounds heal in the open ait
'½7ithout pus, while fresh meat cures without
salt when hanging in the open air ,;vith hot
sun rays J>ouring upon it. Dead animg.ls on
the })lains do not putrefy, b11t dry up. There
is no odor produced by them.
'' Here, it appears to me, we have the
nearest possible approach to an ideal climate
for consumptives: altitudes to suit any kind
of heart; temperature of low mean varia­tion,
and tempered to suit the most delicate
organization; a maximum of sunshiny
'da)'S ; a minimum of moist11re, with almost
entire absence of disease-producing bacteria;
air that is pure ,vithout being too much
rarified.
'' It is, of course, understo􀁮􆹤d that climate
is not a specific for pulmonary tuberculosis,
but that with such favorable st1rroundings,
assisted by j11dicious treatment, Nature is
able to bring about a cure when under less
favorable surroundings a cure . would be
improbable.
'' Theoretically, residence on the great
American plateau promises the best for per­sons
sufering from pulmonary tuberculosis.
Practically, many thousands of residents in
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robust healtl1, vvl1ose lives had been de­spaired
of b􀁫􆭦fore going there, give proof of
the validity of the promise.''
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The Persia of America.
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'' Charles Dt1dley vVarner gave a new dis-
1:inction to So11thern California when he
called it ' 011r Italy.' This phrase s11ggests
another which may be aptly applied to Ari­zona,.
If Southern California is our Italy,
Arizona is ot1r Persia, in soil, in 􀁬􆱬limate, ·1n
productions and in the character of its land­scape.
It is much more like Persia than it
is like an1r other locality in the United .
States, and in the next ten years it may well
show tl1e world what Persia might have been
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a13ot1t the dawn of tl1e t\ventieth century if it
had fallen into the hands of the Anglo­Saxon.
A good way to describe Arizona
bri􀁭􆵦fly is to p11t before the reader the follow-
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ing sketch of Persia from a popular cyclo­pedia:
''' The climate is ,1ery dry everywhere in
the ·country. except in the Caspian coast­lands.
In the valleys it is hot, with milcl
winters. On account of the dryness, both
of the clin1ate and the soil, the cot1ntry
bears in many places a naked and barren
aspect, but wherever s1.1ficient water can be
procured, and irrigation is carried on, the.
life of Nature develops in1mediately into a
fairy tale.
'' ' Persia is the l1ome of the rose and the
nightingale. In the valleys, the cypress and
myrtle abound, the fig grows wild, the mul­berry
and olive are cultivated in large plan­tations,
the vineyards yield strong and
highly flavored wines; apples, pears, apri­cots,
peaches, cherries, oranges and pome­granates
of unsurpassed quality are raised in
the orchards, and the gardens teem with
roses and geraniums. The date-palm grows
in the oases of the desert, and dates are a
common article of food. The cereals are
wheat of excellent quality, rice, maize and
barley. It is characteristic of Persia, for its
climate and soil, not for its method or energy
of cultivation, that many of the fruits 􀁵􇔱1l1icl1
it produces are unequaled in nourishing
po\-ver, in savoriness, in richness of flavor,
and in beauty of appearance, by any of the
same kind produced elsewhere10n the earth.'
'' This is Persia. This is also Arizona. In
soil and climate, in the range of production
and in physical aspect the one is the coun­terpart
of the other. But Persia is sleeping
peaceft1lly. in a neglected corner of Asia
Minor, while Arizona is on the lJroaa high­way
of American civilization and wide­awake
to her opportunities. There is but
one reason why it is worth while to call
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Southern California' G>t1r Italy,' or Arizona
'Ot1r Persia.' This is because the average
American citizen knows mt1ch. more about
foreign lands than about the new empires
that are being developed in his ovvn coun­try,
so that the shortest route to his under­standing
is .to tell him that California has
the soft climate and semi-tropical luxury of
Italy, and that Arizoua·has the dry air, even
temperature and marvelous prodt1ctiveness
of Persia when her deserts are overcome by
irrigation.''-Irrigatio1i Age.
Arizona: A Winter Resort.
Hon. Whitelaw Reid, editor of the New
York Tribune, and formerly United States
Minister to France, spends nearly every
v.rinter at Phcenix, Arizona, where, for the
sake of greater comfort, he rents a house
and· lives in a home-like fashion.
Mr. Reid's article on this country, re­printed
below, which originally appeared in
the editorial columns of the Tribune, under
date of November 22, 1896, will be read with
interest:
'' So many questions are asked about Ari­zona
a:; a place for winter residence, and
there appears to be such a dearth of precise
information among many who are vitally
.interested, that it seems almost a public
dt1ty to set down, in the simplest form, a
few facts of personal observation. '
'' WEATHER.- During a five months' resi­dence
in Southern Arizona, in ,vinter, there
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was but one day when the weather made it
actually ttnpleasant for me to take exercise
in the open air at some time or other during
the day. Of co11.rse there were a goo<l many
days which a v\reather observer would de­scribe
as 'cloudy i' and some that were
'showery'; b11t during these five months
(from November, 1895, to May, 1896,) tl1ere
were only four days when \Ve did not have
brilliant sunshine at some time during the
day. Even more than Egypt, anywhere
north of Luxor, Arizona is the land of s1.1n­shine.
As to details :
'' TEMPERA.'l'URE. -I have seen the ther­mometer
mark 92° in the shade 011 my north
piazza in March. On the other hand, "T e
had frosts which killed young orange trees,
and there .were several nights wl1en thin ice
formed. The Government reports show a
mean temperature for fourteen years at the
present Territorial capital of 57 ½0 in No­vember,
53° in December, 49° in January,
54° in February, 61 ° in March and 66° in
April. The same reports show the highest
and lowest temperatures, .averaged for eight
years, at the same place, as follows: For
November 78½ 0 and 42°, December 73½ 0
and 36,½ 0
, Ja11uary 65½0 and 32°, 1'. e brua1·y
71¼ 0 and 35½ 0
, March 81,½ 0 and 41°, and
April 86 ½ 0 and 46°. The nights throughout
the winter are apt to be cool enough for
open ,vood fires, and for blankets. Half the
time an overcoat is not needed during the
day, but it is never prudent for a stranger to
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'' AIR. -The at1n0sphere. is singularly
clear, tonic ancl dry. I have r1ever seen it
clearer anywhere in the vvorld. It seems to
have about the same bracing and eJ:Chilarat­ing
qt1alities as the air of the Great Sahara
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in Northern Africa, or of the deserts about
Mount Sinai, in Arabia Petrrea. It is much
drier than in the parts of Morocco, Algiers
or Tunis usually visited, and drier than any
part of the Valley of the Nile north of the
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First Cataract. It ·seems to me about the
same in quality as the air on the Nile be­twe
􀂐􉁮n Assouan and \,Vady-Halfa, but some-what
cooler.
'' AC'I'UAL HUMIDITY. -This is extremely
slight, everywhere in Arizona, as compared
with any eastern climate in the United
States. The air is driest on the high mesas,
remote from snowclad mot1ntains or forests,
and in the desert valleys, where no consid­erable
irrigation has been begun. Wher­ever
irrigation is carried on o:n a large scale,
the percentage of humidity in the -atmos­phere-
must be somewhat increased, although
to an eastern visitor it is scarcely percepti­ble.
The same Government observatiops
already cited show relative hum􀂑􉅤dity, at
Phcenix or Tucson, averaged for weeks, from
morning and evening readings, as less than
half the usua1humidity on dry days in New
York. General Greely, in a publicati@n
from the Weather Bureau, gave the normal
weight of aqueous vapor in the Arizona air
at from 1 ¼ to 4 grains per cubic foot.
''RAIN. -Showers, and, indeed, heavy ·
rains, are liable to occur in 􀂒􉉶very month of
the year; but the actual number of rains
seems to an eastern visitor strange}), small.
The average rainfall in southern Arizona,, as
shown by t'he Government observations, is
but 8,½ inches per year.
'' ALTITUDES. -It is a striking advantage
ofered by Arizona that, with the same gen­eral
conditions as to temperature and dry­ness
of air, the physician is able to select
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nearly any altitude he .may desire. Thus,
asthmatic suferers can find almost. the sea
level at Yuma, or an altitude of only a thot1-
sand feet at Phrenix, or of only 2,40 at ··
Tucson. Others, who find no objection to
greater elevations, can choose between
Pres.cott or Fort Whipple, 5,40; Flagstaf,
6,80; the Sulphur Spring Valley, or Fort
Grant, 4,20; Fort Huachuca, 4,800, or Ora­cle,
about 4,00.
'' Is 1T A PLACE FIT To LIVE IN ?-This
derends 9n what one expects in a huge,
sparsely settled territory of mountains and
deserts. The man who looks for either the
beauty or the seductive excitement of Monte
Carlo will not find it. As little will he find
the historic remains or the cosmopolitan at­tractions
of Egypt_; nor could he reasonably
expect the amusements and luxuries of our
own eastern cities. The people of Arizona
are still chiefly busy in the pioneer work of·
subduing it to the re.sidence and uses of civ­ilized
man. Bt1t it has two-transcontinental
Jines of railwa)·, with numerous feeders; it
has fast mails, and rival telegraph lines, and
is throbbing with the intense life of the
splencl.id West.
'' The two principal tow.as in the southern
portion, chiefly sought for tl1eir climatic
advantages, are Phcenix and Tucson. Eaeh
of them has ten thou􀂁􈅡and inhabitants or
more. They have the electric light, tele­phones,
trolley cars, plenty of hotels, banks,
book stores, good schools, churches, an oc­casional
theatrical performance, sometimes
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a lectttre or ,a circus·, often a horse race, and,
in the spring, a thoroughly curious and
interesting 'fiesta.' For the rest, people
must take their amusements with them.
Good horses are abundant and ehea.p, and
there are plenty of cowboys-the genuine
article -t.o sho\v what horses can do. The
driving, for fifteen or twenty miles in almost
any direction from Phrenix, is nearly always
easy. The roads are apt to be dusty; but
there is one "vell-sp.rinkled drive ef six or
eight-miles; and since the winds are quite
regular in their direction, it is rarely difi­cult
to choose a route on which the dust
will be largely carried away from you. T·h-e
unbroken desert itself is often as easy to
drive over as an eastern highway, and the
wh0le vall.ey is a _paradise for bicyclers, or
equestrians.
'' CAN ONE Lrv1:; COMFORTABLY ?-That
again depends on what you expect. You
cannot have the lux11ries of 011r New York,
houses out there, unless you bt1ild one ; or
the variety of 011r New York markets, unless
you charter a refrigerator car. But there are
hotels with almost as mu£h frontage as the
Waldorf; and, like everything else in the
Territory excepting the mountains and the
deserts, they are new. There are boarding
houses of more kinds than on􀁼􇰠 ; and brick
,cottages of eight or ten rooms can occa­sionally
be rented. Better than any of
them, for the man with the energy and the
pluck to take it, is a tent on the desert; and
he who knows how to 'camp out' with
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comfort through September in the .1\.diron­dacks
can camp out in Arizona tl1rough the
winter.
''As to food, there i s plenty, and it :is
good -if you can get it well coo.ked. The
alfalfa fields of the Salt River Valle3· are the
fattening ground for the great cattle ranges
of the Territory. From there the markets
of Los Angeles and even of Den ,rer are
largely supplied. Goocl beef, mutton and
poultry are plenty and cheap. Quail, ducks
and veuispn fro􀁷􇜠 the vicinity can also be
had. Vegetables and fruits are abundant in
their season, and sometimes the season is a
long one. It i s the one country I ha,,e lived
in vvhere strawberries ripen in the open air
ten months in the year. I have had tl1em
on my table, fresh picked from the open
garden at Christmas.
'' Is IT A LAWLESS CouNTR Y ? -The man
,vho goes to any considerable Arizona tovvn
with the ideas of the Southwest derived
from novels, o-r from 'The Arizona Kicker,'
will be greatly mystified. He will .find as
many churches as in towns of corresponding
size in Pennsylvania or Ohio ;1and probably
more schoolhouses. He will find plenty of
liquor shops, too, and gambling houses, and
dance houses, and yet he will see little dis­order
unless he hunts late at night for it,
and he will be apt to find - as at Phcenix­a
commu.nity of ten thousand people requir­ing
:in the daytime only one policeman, .and
hardly requiring him. During m:5; "·inter
there I did not see a single disturbance in
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the streets, or llalf a dozen drunken menr
all told. Mining men and an occasional cow­boy
certainly hacl q11arrels, son1etiines, in the
disorderly quarters at 11ight; and there were
stories of the 11se of the knife among Mexi­cans;
but the -visitor w.ho went about his
own business had as little trouble as on
Broad'\1ay or Chestnut street. The Pima
and Maricopa Indians, w.ho are encountered
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everywhere, have been friendly with the
whites for generations, and there isn't an
Apache within some hundreds of miles.
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that is a question for tbe physician, if there
is a physician in the case-if not, try them
3:11. I.f·a mountain region, considerable alti-tude
and a comparatively low temperature
· are desired, P.reseott is i11 a picturesque
region, near a great mining district, and
l1as the social advantages of an army post,.
Whipple Barracks. Flagstaf is still higl1er,
is in a region of dense pine forests, and is
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-within a hard day's journey of one of the
wonders of· the world, the Colorado Cafion .
·Oracle is a pretty mountain nook, em­bowered
in splendid live oaks, like those of
California, and is also near an important
mining district. If lower altitude and a dis­tinctly
semi-tropical cli1nate are desired, the
three places most likely to l)e considered are
Yuma, Tucson and Phcenix. The first i s
near the sea level; is the warmest and
probably the driest of the three, has the
least population, and the smallest provision
for visitors. Tt1cson is the oldest town i11
the Territory, and, after Santa Fe, perhaps
-the oldest in the South,vest. Its adobe
houses give it a Mexican look I and are
·thoroughly comfortable. Its newer houses
.are of a ha11dsome building stone, found in
tbe vicinity. The Territorial University is
here, and it was formerly the capital. Its
-elevation being more than dot1ble that of
Phcenix, it is somewhat cooler, and as there
is next to no irrigation near it, the air is a
little drier. Phcenix is in the center of tl1e
_greatest ir.rigation in the Territory. 1'he
-country for miles around smiles with green
fields, covered with almost countless herds
,of cattle, and it is every,vhere shut in by
low mountains. It is the Territorial capital,
·has the Governn1ent Indian School, the
'1"erritorial Lunatic As);lum, and other in­.
stitutions, an.d i s the general focus for the
Territory. Like Tucson, it has its occasional
wind and sand storms-perhaps not quite
.so often. At either place visitors who knovv
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can be entirely comfortable, and in each
they will find an intelligent, orderly, enter­prising
and most hospitable comn11111ity.
They will find a country f11ll of mines, ful)
of rich agric1.1ltural lands, abounding in cat­tle
and horses, in vineyards and oreh􀂋􈭲rds
-and the beginnings of very successft1l orange
groves - a country, in fact, as full of promise
for hardy and a-dventuro11s men now as Cali­fornia
was in the fifties. Above all, if it has
been their l0t to search for health in far
ec1.1ntries, they will revel in the luxury of
being in their own land, among their own
countrymen, within easy reacl1 of their
friends by telegraph or rail, and in a cli-
'mate as good of its kind as any in the
world. W. R. ''
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Apropos of the above, note the followin.g
clipping from The Fourtli Estate, a New
York City periodical, bearing date of Decem­ber
3, 1896:
'' Whitelaw Reid and Mrs. Reid are lei­surely
journeying to their winter quarters in
Arizona, where they have found a elimate
softer and fairer for .throat troubles than
New York, a-nd a charmi11g scen-ery and
pleasing people. They go in spite of the
revived rumors tbat the journey 0ccasiop.s
of Mr. Reid's broken health.
'' The tr11th is, Mr. Reid's physician, who
sent him of a year ago, after his return from
Egypt, and an e􀂌􈱐P,erience of a storm in the
desert, told him he could live in New York
this winter if he wanted to, as 'he had not a
trace' of his asthma, bronchitis and tender­ness
of lungs that followed an attack of
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pnet1monia. That was the precise medical
report of the eficacy of Arizona air:
'' Mrs. Reid, who is a great traveler and a
good one, who has crossed our continent
fifty times, and the Atlantic nearly as often,
overruled her husband and his physician on
the strong ground that it would be "'rise to
lay in a store of health ancl strength by
spending a second winter where the first
had been so beneficial, especially as th􀁘􅠠
balmy southern retreat and paradise was in
our own country.''
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A Perfect Winter Climate.
Dr. W. Lav;rrence vVoodruf, of Phcenix,
contributes the following article on the
winter climate of the Salt River Valley.
He conservatively sets forth his reasons ,vhy
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this is a favored place for the suferer with
consumption, asthma,.rheumatisn1 and nerv·­ous
diseases
'' The v\1inter climate of the Salt River
Valley is as perfect as one could wish. To
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u11derstand the possibilit1· of the existence
of s11ch a climate in this cou·ntry, consider
for a moment the physical features which
produce it.
'' To the east, north and west, high moun­tain
chains efectually shut out all cold
winds. Lower mountain ranges to the
south and southwest e.xtend on both sides
of the valley, to the Gulf of California, and
on either side down the G11lf to its mouth.
'' The Gulf of California, with its 53,000
square miles of surface almost within the
tropics, and its op·en mouth 250 miles wicle,.
draws into its f1.1nnel-shaped expanse wind
and wave from the eq11atorial Pacific Ocean.
This physical combination creates air cur­rents
which throughout the winter con­stantly
sweep from the region of the equator
over this vast tropical sea in to our own
land-locked valley, without being chilled by
the cold air currents of the north.
'' Thus is created in this southwest quarter
of Ari.zona a region vvhose climate is fast
becoming celebrated as the best thei\-\'Orld
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can ofer. To enjoy this perpetual sunshine,
to bc:1-sk in the balmy air, one has but a short
journey, without the fears and danger of an
ocean voyage.. Italy, Egypt, the Orient,
each is surpassed.
'' Here is the nat11ral home of the orange,.
lemon, lime, date, pomegranate, apricot,.
peach, and almost every other fruit and
vegetable. Our plains and mountains have
the same rugged, barren aspect as those of
Palestine. We have the same genial sun-
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shine as does California, without her chilly
fogs; the same dry, bracing air without the
.altitude and blizzards of Colorado; the san1e
warmth and luxuriant vegetation of Floricla·
witho11t her excessive moisture. and malaria.
We have all and more t11an all the advan­tages
claimed by these places, with none of
their drav\rbacks.
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plied to the Salt River Valley. Here is
·fo1.1nd a combination of almost all desirable
climatic q11alities. There is rarely a severe
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frost. Nine out of ten days are clear and
st1nshiny. Habitual life out of doors is prac-
. ticable and enjo;1able, eve11 for the invalicl,
and it is needless in this age to enlarge upon
the beneficial i:qfluence of pure air ancl na-ture's
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'' The constant dryness of the atmosphere,
,our even high temperature ·and fe,v cloudy
,days will l)est be demonstratecl by tl1e fol­lo
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ighest temperature .................................
ean relative humtdity 5 A.M .. :..... . ... , .........
ean relative humidity 5 P.M . ........•......•......
'.rce11tage of su11sht!1e.. .. . .. .. .. . .. .. .. . .. ........
onthly rainfall (inches) ............................
,erage hourly wind velocity ...................., ...
Annual precipitation, about seven inches.
Trace rainfall= 'foo small to measure.
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Station established, August1 1895.
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'' Out-of-door life is enjoyable throughout
the whole winter, except during the rainy
season, which lasts but a week or so in either
January or February: At other times
throughout the whole of the year, one may
spend every hour of the twenty-f011r out of
<loors. The .invalid, not only with safet}',
but with benefit, may sleep in a properly
.constructed tent throughout the whole sea­son,
thus assuring pure air in abundance
without the risk of drafts.
'' I have said in another con'nection, 'Our
-0ne ,veak point is the diference between
night and day temperatures. This diference
is quite marked, but much more so meas­ured
by the dry bulb thermometer than by
the wet bulb. The extreme dryness of the
.atmosphere makes the lower temperature
less perceptible than in more moist climates,
though there the extremes be considerably
less. Owing to the dryness of the air the
midday temperatures do not seen1 nearlJ- so
b.i:gh as they actually are, neither do the
lower temperatures at night produce the
chill one would expect from t?oking at the
reading of the dry bulb thermometer.
'' ' The actual discomfort from this wide
range of temperature is but slight, and its
dangers largely imaginary. Neither danger
nor discomfort from this cause is equal to
that in a moist c1imate with a range of tem­perat1lre
not more than one-third as great.
'' ' This diference is m1.1ch less) and indeed
-exi􀁹􇥴ts but in a very small degree in the higher
lands of the foothills and upper sides of the
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feet, and in the foothills on the sides of the
valley it will run from 300 to 500 feet higher.
'' 'The wind movement in the Salt River
Valley is so slight as scarcely to be a factor.
Ot,1.r average annual v\,incl movement is bt1t
two and one-half miles per hour. A win cl of
twenty-five mi1es per hottr for an)' length of
time is unknown. The gentlest of zeph)1rs
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ust1ally prevail. On all sides there are bar­ren
mountains and desert. _Notl1ing gro􀁷􇜬,s
except by irrigation, and as the "vater is
under the perfect control of man, there is
no danger from decom1)osed vegetable mat­ter.
The atn1osphere is so dry and pure
that animal matter dries up instead of de­ca;,
ing. Tl1ere being no marshes or stag­nant
p0ols, there is absolt1tel)1 nothing but
pt1re uncontaminated air to breathe.'
'' That the pure, dry, "V\1arm air is invigo-rating
and life-giving, and is indeed Nature's
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by the follo1'ring table of vital statistics :
VITAL ST A TISTICS of that part of the
Salt River Valley north of the Salt River,
west of the Verde River, and east of the
Agua Fria River, covering a territory of 250
square miles, and includi_ng the City of Phoe­nix.
The population on a conservative basis
i s put at 14,000; for 1895, at 15,000, and for
1896, at 16,00.
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Transients ....................
Accidenta I deaths .............
Among reside11ts ..............
Percentages, fractions 1 %
CL.bSSIFJED BY AGES.
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Deaths under s years of age ..
Deaths over 70 years of age ...
Deaths over 50 years of age ...
DUillNG THE SUMl\iIER M<!>NTHS
-JUNE-SEPTEMBER.
Tota 1 .......... ................
Transients and accidentals ...
;Residents, fron1 nati1ral cause
Perce11 tages, fractions r % .....
Under 5 years of ag·e ..........
Under 5, of bowel trouble ....
'CAUSES OF DEATH.
Stomach and bowel disease ...
Nervous and brain disease ....
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Scarlet fever ..................
Measles . .. . . 􀀂􀈠 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Diphtheria ....................
Heart disease ..................
Disease respiratory organs ...
Old age .... . .. . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . .
All other causes. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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NOTE.- Deaths designated as transients are only
those of persons who have been here but a brief
period prior to their decease, coming here as a last
resort in the advanced stages of diseases of the
respiratory organs, which accounts for the large
number of deaths under this head. A large number
of those clai1ned as residents ought properly to have
bee11 included in the transient class.
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'' In an article in the Hahnemannian
Monthly (reprinted by the Scientific Ameri­can
and 7ne Sanitarian) I said: •
'' 'Now, as to 1liseased conditions: Asth-matics
usually recei,re pron1pt relief and a
permanent cure. The dr:y·, warm air and
low altitt1de agree with them perfectly. If
there is a rec1.1rrence, i t is dt1ring the rainy
season and is usually but slight, to disappear
ag·􀁳􇍩in as soon as the usual d1·y atmospheric
conditions prev,ail. This is equally so of
aphonia, bronchitis and laryn,gitis, and in
fact of all diseases of the re􀁴􇑰piratory organs.
T1.1berculosis, by the dry, hqt air of st1n1mer,
is checked in its· development, and if tbe
patient is not in the last stages 1 a continuous
residence under these favorable conditions
will greatly prolong life and often eventually
bring about a cure. Let me say here, if the
patient has entered the last stage of the dis­ease,
in the interest of humanity keep him
at home. This cannot be emphasized too
strongly. There he will have more com­forts,,
and the radical change of climate with
the long and tiresome j our1:ey necessary to
reach here, only tends to materially hasten
the end. During the, winter months this
class of patients, in eommon with all others, •
may reasonably expect to hold their own,
and usually make substantial gains. It will
readily be perceived by a careft1l pert1sal of
this article that there is greater reason to
expect beneficial rest1lts in all diseased con­ditions
from a sojourn in this climate than
in any other winter resort. While this is
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undoubtedly so, it is equally true that the
hot, dry air of summer produces the best
results. In heart diseases we find the cooler
weather of ,¥inter the most 1,eneficial. In
some cases the reverse is true. The hotter
and dryer it gets the more comfortable the
patient becomes. This is especially so
w11ere the disease is con1plicated ,¥ith dis­eased
kidne}1 s or rheumatic diathe·sis. Ca­tarrhal
conditions of head and throat are
most relieved during the summer, especially
the moist varieties. Diseases of the digest- '
ive tract, dyspepsia, chronic dysentery and
diarrhrea, do exceedingly vvel1 here, and are
ust1ally promptly relieved. This is doubly
true d11ring the hot m·onths. The summer
conditions of high temperat11re and low
ht1midity cause a detern1ination of blood to
the surface, and for months at a time main-
. taining it there, thereby entirely re1ie·ving
all internal congestions. Kidney troubles
are so prevalent I must not forget to men­tion
that during the heated term the kidneys
excrete less than one-half the normal quan­tity
of urine. During this period of unrest
the unloading of the efete material of the
system is carried on by the sweat glands of
the skin, and a healthy eq11ilibrium is main­tai"
ned. This continuous high temperature
a11d very dty air keeps the blood at the s11r-face,
thereby making the svveat glands very
active. Perspiration is constant ancl copious
and by its instant evaporation keeps the sur­face
cool and the bodily temperature at nor􀁳􇌠
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geous to diseased kidneys, gi,,ing them a
mucl1-needed rest and an opportunity to
recuperate. When to this is added a drink­ing
water p11re, ,vholesome and devoid of
all alkali, it is easily understood why this
valley is fast gaining an enviable reputation
fer the allev·iation and cure of all forms of
this disease. In rheumatic afections, while
in ,vinter patients are n:iade very comfort-
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able, it is in summer that the constant free
perspiration, maintained for months vvithout
ceasing, entirely eliminates from the system
all morbid material. In diseases of the
nervo11s system, so prevalent i11 this age, this
climate is a tr11e panacea. This is especially
so ,;vith persons sufering from insomnia and
nervous pr?stration. Here, again, the best
results are during the summer months. The
universal verdict is, 'I have nowhere else
slept as I do here.'
''This i s the universal expression. The
tired-out, starved nerves, overworkecl and
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the perfect relaxation and rest they so long
have been in need of. The dry, hot air of
summer seems to quiet the nervous system -
i s sootping, restful. When to this a ,,ora­cio11s
appe,tite is added with perfect diges­tion,
which is the only epiden1ic during this
season, the res11lts are understood without
further elaboration. Finally·, the perfect
summer nights soothe and rest one's nerves
as does nothing else in all the ·vvorld.''
Climate the Best Remedy.
While considering the climate of Phcenix
and vicinity, another physician's views will
be given. Dr. Harrison E. Stra11d, of Phce-n1x,
says:
'' It is a lamentable truth that a large per
cent of the population of this world are not
free to live where they cheose, ancl where
b11siness and social interests demand; but
are compelled to choose a climate in which
they may enjoy health, or in many cases,
where they can live at all; and especially is
this true in the line of disea􀁧􆝳s of the respi­ratory
organs.
'' Periodically· the world is. startled with
the discovery of some great antidote for that
fearful scourge of ht1manity, cons11mption.
The highest authorities in the \.\Orld agree
that at present we have no remedy or an­tidote
that will destroy the bacill11s of
consumption without also destroying the
patient- and in this dilemma attention is
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directed to the true and only remedy,
which is dry air, combined with 1nildness
and the least possible change of tempera­tt1re
between day and night and from day
to day.
'' Arizona is a large territory. Within its
l)orders every possible altitude e2eists, from
but twelve feet above sea-level, as at Y11rua,
to et€rnal sno,v i n the 1no11ntains. It is c1if-ficult
to appreciate that one conc1ifion exists
in all these regions, regardless of altit11de,
namely, dryness. This fact i s prove<l not
only by Government observatio11s, but by
the testimony of the entire population.
'' The dryness is perpett1al; dead animals
desiccate, so also does refuse matter. It is
this dryness, 'V\rith entire absence of dew and
fog, that makes it desirable to sleep out of
doors ftotn May 11ntil October; and many
slee1) 011t the year round.
'' The winter climate is delightful. It sel­dom
frosts and never freezes. One bright
st1nshiny day follo,vs another. Rains often
occt1r between December and February; 011 t
entirely insuficient for agri􀂉􈥵ult11re. The
d,ays are warm and pleasant, the nights cool
, and exhilarating, the country green and
pretty. Flowers bloom, and oranges as fine
as any 111 the world ripen. S11ch a winter
climate is pleasant and beneficial; but it i s
the heat of summer that is especially ct1ra­ti,
re. This heat is peculiar; it is never op­pressive
􀂊􈩸xcept after one of the infreq11ent
rair1s; at other times the great dryness
makes the heat tolerable, or even comfort-
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summer that 'physicians alone are sick.'
'' It is strange, but perfectly true, that
there has 11􀂎􈹶ver been, to my knowledge, a
case of infantile diarrhcea during the hot
period. That terrible disease, cholera infan­tum,
is positively unknovvn to us. Again,
the longer one lives here the more lie prefers
the summers; and as a matter of health the}·
are incomparable.
'' We have no tornadoes, cyclones, or StUl-strokes.
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not only for invalids but for otl1ers,
especially regarding meats. The pale clerk
who eats meat twice daily will oi1t,vear and
outlast the burly laborer v\rhose size is gro,,1 1
on potatoes, corn and other starches. I can
truthfi1lly say I have never seen better meats,
:n Et1rope or America, than are daily sold
in Phcenix. The gardeners supply green
vegetables every day of the year, and frt1its
are plentiful and good.
'' Speaking of Phcenix, if the question
were asked : What is such a climate and
environment especjally reaommended for?
I, should say, first the commencement of
consumption, chronic bronchitis, asthma
and rhet1matism. Thes€ especially in my
experience find relief ana cure. If the ques­tion
were asked: What disease is the climate
of Arizona not adapted for? I should be
obliged to sa.:5r, I don't know. Th􀂏􈼠 altitude
is not high enough to cause nervoi1sness or
hemorrhage in those of a hemorrhagic
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cases of heart disease.'' .
The Editor's Point of View.
The editor of a daily newspaper can 1.1.su­ally
see a point quickly and state it tersely.
Below is a comparison n1ade by the editor
of the Ph􀂀􈁮nix Gazette, which sp􀂁􈅡aks for
:itself:
'' On February 9, the ·steamer Germanic
came into New York harbou in a tempera­ture
of nine degrees below zero, a blizzard
.blov'\ring that had delayed the good ship
many days. The harbor vvas f11ll of floating
ice, the ferry boats were stopped, not a train
was rt1nning into the great city, and busi­ness
at a standstill.
'􀂂􈈠 Down the coast the temperature rose
somewhat, but in Florida the atmosphere
still was cold enough to freeze the oranges
on the trees, and the trees themselves, dam­aging
the industry in the alligator State to
the extent of fully $ro,ooo,0. In 011e
week, citrus fruit-growing in the sout;Iieast
'\>Vas practically wiped 011t. About the same
condition of afairs prevailed along the
Gulf States, working damage to the extent
of millions to agriculture, as vvell as im-mense
loss to the shipping and mercantile
interests.
'' Working westward along the southern
boundary line of the United States, not till
Arizona is reached did the average tempera­ture
on that day rise to above thirty-two
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degrees, the freezing point of water.· The
line tl1at marked the freezing temperature
coursed up thro1.1gh tl1e eastern and then
through the n0rthern part of Arizona, in­cluded
a l)ortion of the southern division of
California, was lost in the vvaves of· the
Pacific, again tot1ching the land only at a
point on the northern coast of vVasl-1.ington,
where the land most appreciably feels the
warming efect 0f the wash of the mighty
Japatl current.
'' On that day the temperature in Phcenix:
was but little below the norn1al for the sea­son,
and the palms and vegetables were t1n­touched
by frost. The citrus groves vvere
t1nhurt, and only an occasional cloud. marred
the blue expanse of the heavens.
'' Little wonder.it is that from the stormy
East there should turn so many toward the
land where man is not, as is the squirrel,
compelled to earn his livelihood with an eye
ever to the stormy days of winter ; where
nature is ever helpft1l and never unkind.''
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Sunnier than the Riviera.
Lest the reader shot1ld imagine that none
b1.1t invalids are made welcome in Arizona,
the follOv''ing letter, written by Granville
Malcolm, of Denver, throws a side light on
the st1bject from the standpoint of a pleas­ure-
seeking tourist. Mr. Malcolm says:
'' Mucl1 lras been said about the elimate
and healthfulness of the Salt Ri,·er Valley.
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But I have seen no opinion as to the advan­tages
of this as compared with other favored r
resorts.
'' Having spent several winters in Colo­rado,
three in California, one in Florida and
Ct1 ba, one in Texas, parts of three winters I
in Phcenix, part of one "vinter in Thomas­ville,
Georgia, and New Orleans, and one
winter on the Riviera in the south of France,
.and Italy, my j11dgment without bias is
strongly in favor of this valle)' as a winter
resort, having a climate surpassing each of f
those named.
'' The reasons for my conclusion regarding
the Salt Ri,,er Valley might, if given in full,
take too m11ch space. But the main reasons
shortly stated, and which appeal to even a
cast1al observer as well founded, are the
favorable conditions of temperature and hu­midity
existing here as in none of the other
localities named. For instance, on the Rivi­era
there are not half so 1nany sunny days;
there is more humidity, and consequently
the air has more ' chill ' in it tban there is
here. It rains a great deal on the Mediter­ranean
coast, and the dampness is sometimes
very trying. If this va.lley was supplied as
the Riviera is with delightful hotels 􀂊􈩮nd pen- sions for sojo-11rners, the tide of seekers for 1 ·
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a winte·r climate par excellence would very
soon turn this way.* The mild11ess of the
temperature (evidenced l)y the tender semi- • tropical products of this valley that thrive
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ter tha11 whe11 this was written.
the winter through); the dryness of the at-mosphere,
that precludes the feeling of chill
one feels near the coast; the almost uninter­mitting
sunny days, the favorable altitude­all
these conditions conduce to the verdict
in favor of this as a resort s11perior to all the
others. And when these advantages are
appreciated, the valley will be filled with •
those seeking homes here, or seeking iru-mttnity
from the severity of northern win­ters.
i' Each tin1e I return to Phcenix but raises
my estimate of this charming valley as a
winter resort, and I shall do what I may to
sound its praises.''
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Phoenix in a Nutshell.
As an answer to some questions asked by
those who wish to be particularly informed
respecting the soeial life, accommodations,
etc., at Phcenix, the Chal;ll ber of Commerce
of that city furnishes considerable data
which is condensed f:;,r reproduction belo,v :
The Salt River Valley is ove1· sixty miles
long a11d averages twe11ty miles in width.
To the eye it presents a perfectly level ap­pearance,
thougl1 there is a gradual slope
South and vVest. In the center of this val­ley,
at an altitude of 1,080 feet, is Phcenix.
The city is surrounded by mountain ranges,
the nearest being six miles away. The
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point of view, ancl likewise desirable as a
business proposition.
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Phrenix has 16,00 inl1abitants ; they are
a progressive class of Americans. Resi­dences,
business houses and public build­ings
are s11bstantial and attractive. A large
transient population, principally composed
of tourists and healthseekers, gives the city
a busy appearance and adds much to its
material resources.
Under the head of improvements - an
extensive waterworks system is in OJ)era­tion
; illt1mination is supplied by gas and
electricity ; a telephoue system extends to
neighboring tovvns and ranches ; there are
ten miles of electric street railway, also a
,1/ell-equipped fire department ,vith electric
fire alarm system.
Church organizations are maintained by
the following religious bodies : Presbyterian,
• Baptist, Episcopal, Christian, Methodist
Episcopal, Methodist Episcopal. South, Ro­man
Catholic and Seventh Day Adventist.
There are four lodges of the several de­grees
of Masonry, four of Odd Fellows, and
one each of Workmen, K11ights of Pythias,
Select Knights, G. A. R., Chosen Friends,
Good Templars, Elks and R􀂁􈅴tl Men ; the
W. C. T. U. conducts a p11blic library and
reading room ; the press is well represented
by infl1.1ential daily and weekly newspapers.
The Maricopa Club has a large member­ship
and handsome q11arters, extending the
customary cot1rtesies to visiting strange:rs.
Phrenix has three large school buildings,
with a $30,000 high school under constrt1c­tion;
I ,500 pupils were enrolled in 1897. A
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number of hanclsotne State and ,count:)'
buildings are already erected, including· the
Territorial insane asylum, costing $ro,000,
vhile the site for the capitol has been
selected and a large sum already expendecl
in beautifyi11g the grounds.
The various professions and all kinds of
retail business are well represented. The
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city also possesses two wholesale grocery
houses,· tv'ro. ice factories, three planing
mi11s; five lumber yards, thre.e foundries,
one creamery, one onyx factory, two large
roller process flouring mills, four banlcs,
five hotels and three public halls.
The above statistics will se1·ve to sh0w
'V\rhat Phcenix is, and to dispel any errone­ous
impressions that may prevail concern­ing
the l1ndesirability of life in the Far
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The c􀁶􇙯ost Qf living is about the same here
as in the East.
There are numerou.s places for taki11g
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care of invalids ; a sanatorium which can
accommodate a considerable number of
patients; a Sisters' hospital, several hotels,.
lodging houses, restaurants and furnished
rooms-while out in the cou11try there are
good accommodations among the ranches.
Phrenix has fifty physicians, inclt1ding
some specialists in lung and throat diseases.
Competent nurses may be readily obtained:
Driving, horseback riding and bicycling
are popular modes of recreation here.
Phrenix is quite a pretty plaice, its bea11ty
all the more noticeable when contrasted
vvith the arid portions of Arizona. Shade
trees abound and in almost every )tard fruit
and flowers may be found in season-olives.,
pomegranates, figs, great hedges of ger.an­iums
and acres of lilies.
Hotel and other Accommodations.
A general statement that one may find
hotel or other accommodations at PhreniK
on a par ,vith larger eastern cities hardly
meets the requirements of t6urists wholly
unacquainted with the locality. Hence a list
has been carefully compiled which ain1s to
give detailed information on that point.
Prices quotec1 are subject to change. The
list is as follo,vs :
Adams Hotel.- One hundred and fifty
rooms, four blocks from depot ; new and
first-class in every particular; 1·ate of board
averages from $3 to $6 per day ; hotel not
open dt1ring summer except for rooms.
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Commercial Hote.1.-.-0ne hundred rGoms.,
three blocks fron1 depot ; first-class acco1n­modations
for 150 people; Europeau plan;
rooms $3 to $9 per week, winter or summer ;
first-class dining room in connection ; board
$5 to $7 per week.
Ford Hotel:-Sixty rooms, accommoda­tions
for 75 to 10 people; board and room
$2 to $4 per day.
Lemon Hotel.-Fifty .rooms, accommo­dations
for 75 people; $3 to $6 per 􀂜􉱶veek for
rooms; $4.50 to $7 fo'r board.
Sixth A venue Botel.-Forty rooms; room
and board, $35 per month.
Mil1s House.-Thirty rooms; capacity so
guests; rooms per night, so cents; summer
rates, $8, $Io and $12 per month; winter
rates , $Io, $I􀂝􉴠 and $rs per month; 1Joard,
single n1eals, 25 cents, $4.50 per week􀂞􉸠
Street cars at door every ten minutes.
The Alhambra.-Twenty rooms; room
and lJoard, $30 to $so per month.
The Westminster. -Twenty rooms; 25 and
50 cents JJer night.
The Perkins.-Twenty rooms; no board.
The St. Lawrence.-Twenty rooms; $3 to
$6 per week ; no board.
Hardwick Hotel.-Thirty rooms; board
and room fron1 $5 to $7 per week.
Capitol Hotel.-Twenty rooms; no board;
$3.50 to $7 per week.
The Alamo.-Twenty-:five rooms; $3.50 to
$6 per week.
College Place Lodgiug Hot1se.-Six blocks.
fi:-om depot ; 50 rooms; $r per week and up.
C. D. Ward, proprietor.
Wharton Rooming House.-No. 38 North
Center street, twenty-one rooms; accommo­dations
for 40 guests ; summer rates, 25 to-
50 ce11ts per nigl1t, $r .50 to $2.50 per week
and $6 to $ro per month; V\rinter rate, 50 to
75 cents per night, $2 to $3.75 per week, $8·
to $15 per month.
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Rooms with bath are to be found in all
parts of the city, anr1 requests for accommo-
1ations should be placed as 􀂉􈥡arly as possible
1n order to secure good accommodations.
'There are also a great number of restau­rants
where first-class board can be had
.on the European plan from· 15 cents up,
and on the American plan from 25 cents up .
In this connection the Adams House de­,
serves some special mention. While there
.are other very good hotels in Phcenix, the
Adams has the distinction of being the
largest. The edifice cost $200,000 ; jt is
built of pressed brick 􀂊􈩲rith brown stone
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wide verapdas on every floor, a passenger
€levator and spacious parlors, halls and din­ing
room. The culinary department is a
not􀂋􈭷worthy feature.
The erection of the Adams House and the
improvements in otl-1er hotels have removed
-0ne drawback to toi1rist travel, namely,
lack of suficient accommodations. Phcenix
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Under, the title of'' Ten Days in Arizona,''
Mr.Ji1lian I. Williams contributes a readable
article to the Soutltwesi Illustrated Maga­zine,
toucl-1.ing upon phases of Phcenix life
not heretofore mentioned. A fe,v extracts
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'' No one who is a lover of nature can fail
1:o appreciate the grandeur and wonderful
beauty of the Salt River Valley with its
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vievvs frou1 the valle)'S, which, t111til a few
years ago, l1ad been for centuries as a sealed
book. Lately this c0t1ntry has had a vvon­clerful
attraction for the outside world, and
a visit to the territorial seat of government,
Phcenix, will serve to reveal the reasons for
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'' I had oc·casion to use a carriage · one
lovely morning, and asked tl1e dri,,er to take
me to see the better class of res􀂙􉥤dence streets.
The driver replied tl1at 'There wasn't none
bt1t what -Nas good.' The man, his honest
face glowing ,.vith pride, tot1ched his hat,.
mounted his box, adjusted his silver-but­toned
livery, and sent his pran9ing steeds,
of on their welcome· errand. A drive
around the city revealed several facts, one of
whicl1 is, that the city keeps the pavements.
in better condition than do older and wealth­ier
cities. We whirled rapidly down Wash­ington
street, and as we were nearing the·
end of the street the impatient horses were·
pulled into a .walk, while the spacious Terri­torial
grounds were pointed o·t1t. It is the­site
for the new capitol, and a most beautiful
one at tl1at. A gardener is kept constantly
employed, and as a result the grounds are irn
the best possible condition. The magnifi­cent
fores.t trees shading the half dozen or
more acres of gr011nd, the elaborate arrange­r1en1:
of flowers, date palm and fan palm,.
give an air of repose unkno􀂚􉪷·11 to many spots.
in this bt1sy, bustling tov\,n. Back from
Washington street we went fully three miles,
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the succeeding blocks fully sustain. Wash­ington
street is the main business thorough-
-fare. It is three miles in length and is lined
,on either side with business houses, which
"'·ill compare fa,1orably with any in the
larger cities of the Southvvest. Many of the
:streets are fringed vvith trees, which to the
stranger seems a ver3' pleasant feat11re.
Ditches on either side flow with clear water,
-occasionally diverted to irrigate the yards
.and grounds of homes, wh􀂒􉉲re flowers and
fruits are seen in abundance.''
The Arizona Summer Climate.
One might not think of Arizona as a
pleasant place to spend the summer in. The
popular impression is that intense heat
rehders existence l.1nbearable. To sh.o􀂓􉎷·
-that the public errs, the article below is
reprinted from the Medical Century, where
i t appeared September 15, 1896. Dr. W.
Lawrence Woodruf is the }jluthor:
'' The month of June, 1896, will be cele­brated
as having the highest range of tem­perature
and for the greatest n11mber of con­secuti,,
e daJ·s ever known in the Salt River
Valley, if not in the United States.
'' The following table shows the actual
beat for the first half of the month as marked
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the so-called sensible temperature, as -indi­,
catecl by the wet bulb, and the relative
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to the observations of the United States
Weather B11rea11, at Phcenix, Arizona:
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I 97. l 65.6 16
2 95.9 64.0 12
3 ·94.0 61 .0 I r
4 91 .o 60.8 14
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94 .8 63:8 1.5
7 97. 0 . 64.5 31
8 100.8 65.4 12
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1 l 109.0. 67.8 7
12 109.5 68.8 10
13 114.1) 72 .o 13
14 1 r4.5 73.0 11
15 l 14.0 7 1 ·5 10
'' From Jurre 9 to. 18, inclt"'lsive, "''as the
longest continuous periocl of extren1ely hot
weather within the n1emor )7 of the oldest
inl1 abitant. From the 13th to the 17tl1, tl1e
best accredited thern1ometers (set nearer the
ground than the Government instrun1ent),
registered from 3 to 5 degrees l1igher, and
indicated from I 18 to 120 degrees Fal1ren­heit.
It will be noted that tl1.e diference
between the actual and sensible tempera-tures
(indicated by tl 1 e readings of tl1e dry
and wet bu1b respectively) was from 30 to 43
clegrees, dependi1ig principally upon the per­c@
ntage of humidity. On only seven days
did the relative humidity go above . thirteen
per cent. This is a fair index of the dryness
of the summer air in the Salt River Valley.
'' With this re􀂀􈁯ord of intens.e heat, extend­ing
over one-third of the month, should bf·
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coupled that of the vvonderft1l exemption
from disease during the same period. No­where
else in the known ,vorld were the
inhabitants so healthy as in Phrenix a1:1d its
vicinity. There was practically no acute
sickness.
'' The following table of deaths for Jt1ne,
1896, i n that portion of the Salt River Val­ley
north of the Salt River, ,vest of the Rio
Verde, and east of the Ag11a Fria, containing
a population of 16,0, and including the
city of Phrenix, is a fair index of our ordi­nary
summer healthfulness:
Cause of Death. Nb. Cases Age. Remarks
Puerperal fever . . • • • ••••••••• I; I 27
'.fy,phoid pneutnonia .......... 2 27-8
Bowel disease ................. I 2
Typhoid fever and chronic
alcoholi stn . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . .. 1 79
Chronic alcoholisn1 and heat
prostration ................ .. I 64 Tran1p.
Old age ........................ 2 85-86
Brain fever·. ................... 1 24
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'' During the months of 􀁴􇑡ay, June, July,
August and September, 1895, there was but
one death each month from bowel trouble
among children in the territory named.
'' During the five summer months of the
past four years the total death rate V\)'as as
follows:
1892, one-fourth of one per cent.
1893, two-fifths of one per cent.
1894, one-third of one per cent.
1895, one-fourth of one per cent.
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This is the season, in all other
parts of the world, of greatest fatality from
gastro-enteric diseases.
'' Were it possible, the ,vorld ought to
know, not only that the Salt River Valley
during the summer time is the healthiest
spot on earth, but that the healthy individ-ual
and the healthseeker can live in the Salt
River Valley during the summer. Ot1r hot,
dry air is sti1nulating, and nol in the least
debjlitating, We usually find (when there i s
suficient vitality left to expect any benefit
at all) a gain in weight and strength so long
as the hot weather last$. A summer spent
heFe with its unloading of l)Oisonous, efete,
broken-down tissues, prepares an in valid ·to
get the gre·a:test benefit from ot1r genial
winters.''
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The following extracts are from an article
by Maj. H. F. Robinson on the subject,
'' The Real Ten1perature in the Salt River
Valley'':
'' A very erroneot1s impression has gone
abroad concerning the 'terrible heat' ex­perienced
in the Salt River Valley in the
summer time. This is based, in the main,
1.1pon the records of the metallic or ordinary
fhermometei:. There is a vast diference,
ho,vever, between the sensible temperature
and that inclicate·d by the thermometer we
are accustomed to base our ideas of degrees
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of heat and cold upon, i11 the dry atn1os­phere
of so-called ' aricl America.'
'( The records kept in the Southwest, of
the temperature in the summer time, show
extremes of heat; but it is a fact well knovvn
to the inhabitants, and novv beginning to be
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t1nderstood in the East, that the sensation
of heat as experienced by animal life is not
accurately meas11red by the ordinary ther­mometer.
'' The ordinary thermometer gives the
temperature of the air 011.ly, and takes no
notice of the 0th.er factor0 present.
'' The h11man organism, when perspiring
freely, evaporates the moisture from its sur­face
and thus lowers its temperature. The
meteorological instrument that registers the
temperature of evaporation ancl thus in a
great measure the actual heat felt b3r the
huma11 body is the vvet bulb thermometer.
This is an ordinary thermometer, the bulb
of which is covered with cotton which takes
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attraction. The. drier the air, the more
rapid is the evaporation and consequent
coolness; the drier the atmosphere the lower
the sensible temperature when compared
with the air temperature; the damper the
air the higher will be the sensible tempera­ture.
This will be better understood by· the •
statement that ,vhen the air is moist to sat-uration
(that is, holding all the moisture it
can witho11t precipitation) the readings of"
the ordinary and wet bulb thermometer are
the same, ancl the sensible temperature and
the air are equal. In the East, where the air·
is always charged with more or less n1ois­ture,
the diference is not great; but in the·
vVest and South"'rest, particularly in Ari­z0na,
humidity is almost absent. On acco11nt
of tl1e extreme dryness in the summer time·
the sensible temper-ature is often 20 to 30·
degrees lovver than the air temperature, and
sometimes even more.
'' It has always b'een a mystery how, with
our apparent great heat, tl1ere has been an
entire absence of sunstroke, and how it was.
possible to work the entire day in the hay
. field, as is done, and not sufer for it. The
extreme range between the actual and
apparent temperature, however, fully ex­plains
this; while the very limited range in
the East explains why prostrations from the
heat occur with much lower temperature a&
indicated by the ordinary thermo.meter.
'' In 1896, the hottest weather experienced
in Phcenix was in June, and the following
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readings taken at 5 P. M. local time (First
.col11mn indicating dry bulb reading; second,
wet bulb; third, diference):
J1ne 14-dry 111.2°; wet 73.5°;-37.7°
r5-dry I 13.0° ; wet 72.0° ;-41 .0° .
I6-dry 113. 7°; wet 72.5° ;-41 .2°.
17-dry IIr.r 0 ; v,iet 69.5°; -41.6° ..
18-dry 107 .2° ; wet 69.8°;-47 .4 °.
'' .'\long the Atlantic coast and along thC'
great Jakes the 1nean differel!lce between the
wet and dry bulb tl1ermometers is not far
from S degrees, so that on the hot days
noted above, the heat felt in Phcenix was no
_greater than it wot1ld have been in Chicago
,or New York had the range of the ordinary
thermometer been from 75 to 79 degrees.''
Major Robinson's position with regard to
Arizona1s summer climate is sustained by
Captain Glassford, of the United States
Army Signal Service, at Denver, Colorado.
:He confidently asserts that Phcenix enjoys
.a climate eq11ally as agreeable in sl1mmer as
that of San Antonio, Texas, or Augusta,
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Making a Living in Arizona.
There are some invalids who, after paying
·the expenses of getting t-0 Arizona, would
bave but little money left for current ex­penses
and doctors' bills. To such it is of
-importance to 􀂥􊕮now whether they cart, after
reaching destj.nation, earn enough in some
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light occupation to keep their purses mode­rately
full. There is not space here for a
detailed account of all tl1e cash-producing
occ.i1p'ations. A fevv are briefly mentioned.
There is money in barley. \Vitness the
case of a farmer who planted 500 acres to .
barley and harvested $9,000 worth of grain
in one season, thereby paying the cost of the
land and realizing a profit of 50 per cent.
Over 30.,00 acres in the Salt River Valley
are sown in barley, with an average yield
of forty bushels to the acre.
There is money in alfalfa. In 1893 a fo:rty­acre
tract rett1rned its owner a gross income
of $1,60. Another man made $5,90 net on
r6o acres in three years, by feeding his
alfalfa to cattle. Not less than 50,00 acres
are planted in alfalfa, capable of producing
350,0 tons of hay yearly. Three to five
crops may be harvested in a single year,
yielding two to five tons of cured hay per
acre at each cutting.
There is money in bee culture, for here
the bees feed on mesquite and alfalfa
blooms, producing a honey noted for its
mildness and fine quality. The honey from
􀁲􇉨his valley is shipped to all parts of the.
United States. · ·.
There is money in live stock. Under
these mild skies, and with an abu.ndance of
nutritious food, young animal& mature
quickly and at small expense for rearing.
Horses, mules, cattle, ·sheep and hogs are a
source of profit. Contagi@1,1s diseases do
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Blooded stock is 1Jeing rapidly introduced.
Sheep ranching is also a lucrative industry,
and breeders of hogs have found Arizona's. . .
protected valleys well adapted thereto.
There i13 money in poultry. Chickens sell
at $4 to $6 per dozen ; turkeys, ro cents per
pound live weight, while eggs average 25
cents a dozen. Hatching ·can be carried on
all the year with01.1t shelter.
There ·is money in mining. Gold, both in
placers and rock formations, is found in pay­ing
quantities between Phrenix and Prescott.
One mine reports $r1,oo,ooo ,vorth already
taken out. Others have done almost as ,.vell.
Copper mining is a great and lucrative in­dustry.
Silver, coal, iron, tin, mart)le, onyx
and lead are also founc1. The mines of Ari­zona
have produced for the tvventy years.
ending June 30, 1890, gold, silver and cop­per,
aggregating $127,00,00. The ,ann11al
return from dry placer n1ining alone is ahout
$600)00. Forty m-illion acres of Arizona
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There is money in sugar beets, onions,.
sweet potatoes, and all kinds of vegetables.
_,But the dollars come quickest an,d easiest
from the raising of small fr11its. It is the
orchard and vine-yard that particularly in­vite
the yo11ng man with a fort11ne to make,.
or the old man with a fortune .to enjoy.
Not even the_most favored sections of Cal­ifornia
are better adapted t o the profitable
raising of oranges. Trees grow thriftily and
are not afected by disease. The fruit ma-
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.colored. In juiciness, richness of flavor and
marketable qualities, Arizona oranges and
lemons have no superior. This is admitted
by California and Florida experts. As to
profits, it is nothing unusual to receive $40
per acre net from a five-year-old orchard.
·One company alone now has 1,500 acres 􀁷􇝥et
to oranges, lemons and limes .
Other fn1its that find a home here are :
Apples, pomegranates, limes, peaches, straw-
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berries, almond's, plums, figs, q11inces, nec­tarines,
lemons, cherries, l)ananas, pears,
olives and apricots. Peaches come into
bearing early and do well. Apricots yield 75
pounds per tree the third year and at matur­ity
over 40 pounds; they are dried and also
shipped in refrigerator"cars. Olives thrive
well and are free from scale.
The grape and wine industry is assuming
important proportions. As a sherry wine
district, experienced viticulturists pronounce
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American rival. Seedless raisin grapes are
successfully produced, and bring good
prices when packed for shipment t·o out­side
markets.
Getting fruit to market does not eat up all
the profit. Besides the innumerable mining
camps and stock ranche􀁨􆠠 which this valley
supplies, the foreign market (as far east as
Chicago) is re.ached with a considerable
advantage in distance, time, and earliness of
ripening, as compared with competing fruits
from some other localities. Navel oranges
are ready here for market by November ro.
Farm lab.or ranges from $20 to $30 per month
and board; domestics get $rs to $40 per
month; common laborers earn$r.5o to$1.75
per day and skilled ·1abor $2.50 to $6; clerks
receive $25 to $10 per month.
The ·Salt River horticulturist is placed in
a position where intelligent industry will
enable him to secure results equal to those
of any fruit district in the world.
Prescott and Vicinity.
The line of the Santa Fe, Prescott &
Phcenix Railway extends from Ash Fork
(on the Santa Fe Pacific division of the
Santa Fe Route) to Phcenix, a distance of
197 miles. It runs through a district where
exceedingly rich silver, copper and gold
mines are operated. The greater part of
this_ road traverses either high table lands
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altitude invites a diferent class of invalids
from those who see.k the Salt River country,
and especially in summer, tourists find many
opportunities for rest and recreation at Pres­cott,
Jerome, Castle Creek Hot Springs and
adjacent points.
Dr. J. Miller, of Prescott, furnishes a.n
article regarding that city :
'' Prescott, the county seat of Yavapai
County, is most beautifully located in a
large basin s11rrot1nded on all sides by
mountains, the highest of which rises to
a heigl1t of 10,0<X> feet above sea level.
Granite Creek, a small stream, flows through
the city from south to north. A beautiful
pine forest stretches for miles to the sot1 th
and west.
'' The population is 3,50, and in nation­ality,
unlike many towns in the Southwest,
is strictly American, there being Jess than
one dozen Mexican families in the place.
There are five Protestant churches-Epis­copal,
Methodist Episcopal, South Metho­dist,
Congregational and Baptist- and one
Catholic church. There. ate two public
school buildings, both brick structures.
The fraternal orders. are well represented.
'' Owing to the mountainous condition of
the surrounding country there are no good
drives in the immediate vicinity (in the
common acceptation of that term), but
good, safe mountain roads, leading from
the city in every direction, aford beautiful·
' views of ever-varying scenery which one
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in the mo1ntains, while quail, duck and
wild geese are abundant in the · adjacent
mountains and valleys.
'' The altit11de is about 5,40 feet above
sea level, and sunshine predominates
throughout the year. The temperatt1re for
the year 1896 was ·as follows:
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Jant1ary, February, March: average n1aximun1,.
54.48; average minimum, 23.95 ; total average, 39.52P
April, May, June: averag􀁛􅬠 maximum, 77.92; aver­age
minimum, 40.2; total average, 59.6.
Jttly, August, Septemtrer: average maximum,.
86.75; average minimum, 53.87; total average, 70.28.
October, November, December: average max­imum,
59.46; average minimum, 27.38 ; total aver­age,
43.46.
'' On account of the dryness and rarity of
the atmosphere the· efect of both heat and
cold is not so great at the same temperature·
as in a humid atmosphere, no greater dis­comfort
being felt with a temperatt1re of
ro degrees above zero than at 65 or 70
degrees in the Eastern States, and sun-­strokes
have never occurred here.
'' While the climate, owing to the dry
atmosphere, is specially beneficial to per­sons
sufering with pulmonary or throat
diseases: the facilities for caring for invalids.
are limited,. there being no sanatorium estab­lished
yet, though one is talked of. A
limited numher of persons can always find
accommodations in hotel$, boarding houses.
and with private families at a cost of $1.50
to $3 per day, or for $30 and upward per
month. See list on page 61.
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'' There are ten regular practicing physi­cians
located in Prescott, v\7hile two army
surgeons, stationed at Whipple Barracks,
-0ne mile from Prescott, have a limited prac­tice
in the city. None of them makes a
.specialty of treating lung and throat dis­.e
ases. There are also several experienced
nurses in the place. .
'' Whipple Barracks, a military post, is
located one mile north of town. The head­quarters
of the I rth Infantr)r, United States
Army, is located there, and 'the band and
four companies of troops are stationed at
-this garrison.
'' Here malaria with its many complica­tions
is unknown. The dreaded summer
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their absence, and instead rosy cheeks and
.smiling faces gladden the mother's heart.
'' For those sufering from pulmonary dis­eases,
such as astl1ma, br􀁮􆹮nchitis, consump­tion
and diseases of the throat, this is the
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ideal place of residence. The rigid blasts
from the north or parching heat from the
s0uth never find their way here. Unlike
some other valleys of the Southwest, this
ope is free from sand storms. Here will be
found complete immunity from fleas, mos­quitoes
and other pestiferous insects. The
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air being warm and dry,. the much.dreaded
fogs of the coast and low lands are entirely
avoided.''
The following information abo1t accom·
modations at hotels, etc., in Prescott will be
of interest :
Burke Hotel.-Burke & Hickey, proprie­tors
; three blocks from depot ; sixty rooms ;
$2 .50 to $3 per day ; $14 to $20 per week ;
$40 to $60 per month; American plan.
Winsor Hotel.-Brown & Kastner ; three
blocks from depot; thirty rooms; room 1 $1
per day; dining room cqnducted on Euro­pean
plan.
Sherman House.-George Schuerman ;
four blocks from depot; thirty-five roon1s;
room and board, $1.50 per day; $9 per week;
$35 per month.
The Brinkrueyer.-H. Brinkmeyer; two
blocks fr@m depot ; forty rooms ; $r to i1 .50
per day ; $7 to $8 per week ; $26 to $30 per
month.
Prescott House.-H. J. Iftiger; one block
from depot; thirty ro9ms; $r to $1 .50 per
day; $6 to $8 per week; $25 to $30 per
month.
Johnson House.- Miss C. Johnson ; two
blocks from depot ; thirty rooms; $1 .50 to
$2·per day; $7 to $roper week. ·
Congress Hot1se.-W. Richardson ; t,wo
l)locks from depot ; eighteen rooms ; no
board; rooms, 50 cents to $I per day; $3.50
to $5 per week.
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Mrs. Gould.-Three blocks fro-m depot;
ten rooms ; board and room, $30 to $40 per
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Dr. E.W. Dutcher, of Prescott, writes in
detail respecting tl1e advantages of its cli­mate.
He says, in part:
'' January and Febrt1ary are clear and
cool, with frosty mornings and beautiful
warm days. The air is dry and invigorat­ing.
Occasionally it rains for a few hours,
while the mountain tops will be white with
snow. March in Arizona is like Marcl1
almost the world over, only in a milder form.
But March is the only disagreeable month.
Aprjl, May and June are clear and free fr-om
storms. In July and August comes the rainy
season, namely, a shower tasting an hour or
two once or twice every week. September,
October, November and December are beau­tiful
months in Prescott. An<l I believe the
air is clearer in this part of Arizona during
those months than anywhere else on earth.
'' Altitude is one factor ifr not the chief
one in curing consumption. I favor an alti­tude
of not less than three t.housand feet
above sea level.
'' The person wishing to become an athlete
will work faithfully to develop muscle, and
muscle cannot be developed without exer-
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'' How can the patient sufering with pul­monary
tuberculosis expect to restore the
lost power in the lungs in Florida, Califor-
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living at sea level ; breathing an atmosphere
loaded with fog and mist? They can
breathe and breathe easily if a part of one
lung remains. But how about the cure?
The disease remains. The lungs waste a,vay
and the invalid who has traveled thottsands
of miles in search of climate, dies. In this •
climate, at this altitude, the invalid ntust
exercise the lungs. They will say, it is
hard to breathe ; but that lasts for a few
days only. They will eipectorate more
freely than ever. The air cells that have
been shut, clogged and useless for months
are being cleared. The pure, bracing life­giving
air is again penetrating them, the
fourteen hundred square feet of s1.1rface in
the lt1ngs is healed and restored to health •
by Nature's own remedy, namely·, a con-stant
bath of pure, cool and dry air that
has l)een sifted through boughs of pine,
juniper and spruce.
Castle Creek Hot Springs.
There are hot springs and hot springs.
Some possess great meaicinal value. Others
are merely flowing water, heated above nor­mal
temperature, having no curative prop­erties
e.x:cept such as pertain to water
generally. The springs that really cure
I • stubborn chronic diseases are not very
numerous, but distance does not deter the
in valid if it is found that the waters of any
particular hot springs are tri1ly beneficial .
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In central Arizona, twenty-fo1.1r miles from
the railroad, is a new candidate for public
favor, Castle Creek Hot Springs. Those
who have summered and wintered there, or
who have spent ·only a fevv days on the spot,
have been 'SO well pleased with results ob­tained
that the owners of the resort are pre­paring
to widely advertise' it, and as fast as
possible suitable accommodations will be
prepared. For the present, the accommo•
datio11s, while good, are rather limited; but
this deficiency will soon be remedied.
Extensive improvements are being made,
and 1 t is proposed to open a new hotel,
wholly modern in its equipment.
The basis of this resort is, of course, the
springs themselves, ·which bubble up from
s11bterranean sources boiling hot. The
waters are remarkably free from organic
matter and have proven successf11l in curing
maladies of the blood as well as in generally
tonin.g up the s;ystem.
And there is something to see, too. The
surrounding mountains attain an altitude of
several thousand feet. They present a mag­.
nificent appearance, and ttnder the magic of
Arizona's wondrous sunshine assume strange
and brilliant color efects.
It is easy to get there.- A fine mountain
road has been constructed from Hot Springs
Junction (on S. F. P. & P. R'y) to the
Springs, a distance of twenty-five miles in
an easterly direction. A comfortable stage
makes daily trips along this route, the reg­ular
schedule being less than four ho1.1rs in
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each direction. After a long railroad jour­ney,
this stage ride among the pine-clad
mountains is a most delightful experience.
The Mining Industry.
It is not out of place, in a pamphlet
describing health resorts, to mention the
wonderful interest being manifested in the
mining industry all along the line of the
Santa Fe, Prescott & Phceni)C Rail '!,Vay.
The superiority of Phcenix as a healtl1
resort attracts many persons of means who
are not s􀂂􈉥eking rest or a change on their
own account, b11t wl10 accompany invalid
friends or relatives. A splendid opportt1nity
is ofered such perso11s to investigate the dif­ferent
repositories of treasure adjacent to
Phcenix and the Santa Fe, Prescott & Phce­nix
Rail,vay; and in a number of cases tl1ey
''strike it rich,'' as the miners Sa}'· The
large amount of prospecfing and develop­ment
work constantly going on also ft1r­nishes
employment for considerable skilled
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and unskilled labor.
Wickenburg, the Castle Creek Hot Springs
cou􀂃􈍴try, Congress, Stanton, Harqt1a Bala,
Santa Maria, Peoples' Valley, Big Bt1g,
Kirkland-in fact, all the co11ntry s11rround.
ing Congress, Prescott and Jerome, is a
storehouse of mineral ,vealth, only awaiting
the intellig,ent direction of brain and capital
to enrich the caref11l investor.
The United Verde Copper Company, of
Jerome; Congress Gold Company, of Con-
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Mining Company, of Prescott, and
the CroW11ed King Mining Company, of
Crowned King, Arizona, are notable ex­amples
(among many) of mines paying grati­fying
dividends to their stockholders. With
the building of contemplated branch rail­road
lines to several rich -camps adjacent to
S€.ENE ON TtiE CANAL.
the Santa Fe, Prescott & Phrenix Railway,
there will be increased activity in mining
and many more desirable opportunities f0r
the investment of large amounts of capital.
At Congress, about four miles from Con­gress
Junction, on the Santa Fe, Prescott &
Phcenix Railway, and in plain view of the
railroad statio11, is located one of the model
mining towns of Arizona. Here the Con­gress
Gold Company operates a gold mine
on an extensive scale. Forty stamps are
working night and day; improvements under
way will increase the capacity t0 one hun­dred
stamp􀁠􆀮. The ore, a quartz sulphuret,
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the concentrates is saved from the tailings
by tl1e cyanide process.
Three hundred men are employed, and as
the to,vn i s under the direct supervision of
the company, good order is maintained.
Churches, schoolhouses and halls have been
erected for the education and amusement of
the inhabitants. Limited hotel accommo­dations
can be secured, and, as the climate
during the winter difers but little from that
of the Salt RiverValley,seekers after health
will find a pleasant diversion in making a
trip to Congress, surrounded as i t i s by
picturesque mountain scenery .
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Jerome Mining Camp.
Jerome,· a typical mining camp, with a
population of 2,00, 50 of whom are Mexi­cans,
is situated in the Black Hills, Yavapai
County, at an elevation of 6,0 feet above
the sea level and 3,60 feet al:Jove the Verde
Valley. The United Verde Copper Mines
are located here. These min􀁟s are acknovvl­edged
to be the richest in gold, silver and
copper in the world.
At the foot of the mountains on which
· Jerome is built lies the Verde Valle}􀁠􆀬,
watered 1:Jy the never-failing Verde River,
from which water is take.n to irrigate thou­sands
of acres of land now under cultiva­tion,
and from which ,vater enough could
be taken to irrigate the many thousands of
acres now open to settlement.
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. The building up of the wonderfully rich
Jereme ancl. Cherry Creek mining districts
should place upon the rich soil of th􀁟 Verde
Valley a much increased val11ation during
the next few years.
From the Santa Fe, Prescott & Phcenix
Railway, Jerome is reached over the United
Verde & Pacific Railway, a narrow-gauge
line, which is said by engineers to be a most
UP IN THE MOUNTAINS-$. F. P. & P. R'Y.
wonderful feat of railroad construction. A
trip to Jerome over this ''corkscrew'' road
is one that should be ta.ken by every tourist.
· The Jerome section also has many clif
d wel1ings; through the Verde Valley there
are thousands of these dwellings, many of
which have never been visited by white
n1en.
A twenty-mile drive through the Valley
and you are at the Montezuma wells and the
· Clif castles of a now extinct race; a few
miles more over good roads and the Natural
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Arizona.
It is a fot1rteen-mile drive from Jerome to
Beaver Creek, ,vhere the ''Zulu'' sprillg
pours forth water that is claimed to be a
sure cure for kidney troul.>le. Another sl1or-t
drive over first-tlass roads brings the tourist
to the Grand Box Canon which afords fine
fishing and hunting.
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Page.
Annou ncen1ent ................................. Cover
Benefits of Cli1nate Cure, • . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . s
'l'he Persia of America.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
A.rizt>na: a Winter Resort....... ................. 11
A Perf eet Wi11,ter Climate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Climate the Best Remedy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
The Editor's Point of View........ . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . 36
Sunnier Than the Riviera ..........••••• , . . . . . . . . 37
l>hrenix in a Nutshell ............................. 39
Hotel and Other Accon1modations.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
As Seen by a Journalist... ........................ 44
'l'he Ariz0na ·summer Climate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
More About Si1111mer Heat................. . .. .. .. 49
Making a Living i n Arizona .' ...... !' . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Prescott and Vicinity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Prescott Further Described....................... 62
Castle Creek Hot Springs • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
The Mining Industry . ......... :. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Jerome Minin.g Camp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Map of the Santa Fe Route . . . . . . . . • • . • . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Outline Map of Salt River Valley ...• , .......... Cover
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