| Show CAME TO TODIE DIE AND LIVED TO PRAISE Utah Gave Life and health Instead of Death and Sorrow Won Climate of Mormon Dixie Und Land and How lIow HowIt It Cures Consumption CO Salt Sail Lake medical al men will win remember ber her Dr who was was n It PractitIoner In this city two w years ago UKO TIme Tho doctor was sent Kent lien I out opt liere to die as ho imo lund hall n a complication of ot pulmonary and kidney troubles ad ada UtH a 11 few fen other trilling trifling ailments lie He hail hiatt his bits will wilt made out mit und amid set ot his house In itt order with ft it view to early retirement nt to time the abodes of the blessed nut But Dr BeLts postponed und anti kept postponing his trip trill to cl sm as the time atmosphere phere of this region proved pi oved u a 1 panacea for tor nil all of or the he Ills Ilium he lie was wa thu tho unfortunate heir to and nou 1101 he Is practicing medicine mell In southern Call Cull fornia ns as far fill as nil can bo be seen een and aa as astar tar far as ho ha can cnn feel teel a 11 well man manDr manDr Dr Belts fletta has hos published In LOll Loo An Ancle KUlcH cle u a pamphlet entitled A Comparative tive tite Climatic Study of at time the Arid anti ami Southwest and alid Its Held R ht ton to Tuberculosis which Is of ot ape special cial Interest In this timis elate because of ot the time doctors extended references to 10 Utah climate Among other r things ha hu says At best beat tables of ot temperature are arll apt to 10 be misleading unless studied In connection with other oIlier fen t tut CB at of the locality In mind At tt Santa Banta Fe 11 latitude 35 S N K fret feet ele ole elevation time the th average range of ot tempera temperature tOre ture for Cor Ilvo years yeats wait 86 degrees deglee This The city ellY Is 19 protected from the time north and II till I I I emit east by a 0 spur of at time the Hockles ih lag Ing a LI very mild climate for tor BO so high an un al 01 altitude altitude The Tho temperature seldom below zero or above ninety Denver VenOr tour four degrees further north feet teH elevation has an un average yearly range for the same period of lit Ill degrees Here Hero we See find a 22 below zero to tn 93 PS above abue Salt Bolt Lake miles west test of or Denver and about on one degree further north gives an nn average yearly range of degrees showing 10 below belo zero In February 1899 and lot above In June 1900 1100 fit St George lat bat 37 3 e N 2600 feet teet elevation mIles south Bouth front from Salt Halt Lake City gives an un average yearly range of ot from 0 to 10 Ill above able Phoenix Int In degrees N 1076 MiO feet elevation gives an nil average yearly y arly range of SO tO o Time The temperature rarely tails foils below freezing hIlt but In December 1900 reach reached ed eti 22 and In July anti August touches touch degrees In lit time the arid country of moderate al ai altitude thuds represented by b Phoenix end and St Si George the time temperature reaches ltd IlL Such a temperature In the tIme moist anti and humid atmosphere of ot the Atlantic coast eastern and middle states slateR would be but hilt when we con lt r rIho the tho difference the time sensible and anti actual by hy bythe hyI bythe the wet und dry bulb thermometer the sensible temperature will be Lc found 1 to 30 20 degrees lower In the tho arid arll and mountainous country owing to tile this lower percentage ot of humidity com corres to 10 80 Ra or 95 9 degrees In itt the time hu humid mid atmosphere phere of or the Atlantic states state That flint this timis lit iii t true rue Is shown front from the tact fact sunstroke rarely If Ir ever Ivor oc Oi euro In this Ibis dry Ir air which admits of an uninterrupted suns ray my amid ami so 80 high a temperature the perspiration In is more rapidly evaporated amid the time surface of ot the time hotly body IH is cooled thought though time the air Is 18 hot as u sturdy ns nH evaporating ammonia freezes water and maintained at the Iha normal temperature with less fort titan than In III time the humid atmosphere of ot 85 or 05 95 degrees Thus ThuR great factor In estimating climate Is Its 1111 hu Ito humidity nudity The rhe comparative tables of ot relative humidity show the monthly and yearly average overage It Is to 10 be re rp regretted r that there are no humidity re dec for tor St Ht However previous to 10 July ISSO I took look numerous observations observations And am om prepared lo to state that thin relative humidity Is approximately that of ot Phoenix v vU S SIL U It will be b noticed by referring lo to lothe the time table that the tIme average humidity is III tram from rota 30 0 to 3 35 31 per cent less h Inland than timan on the time coast of ot southern California From Krom personal experience the most I Important factor In estimating ell Is Pm Its 1111 percentage of or sunshine lun for tor upon ulon I It depend d p BO so largely pure pur nil air tempera tune tur and humidity Nothing Is i moro more I depressing to an nn Invalid than gloomy I cloudy weather veather nothing cheers time till drooping spirits like the radiant lustre of a n perfect day dayA A low percentage of or humidity cor corresponds responds to 10 n a high percentage of or sun sunshine sunshine un shine The tabulated record Is ft a rev revelation revelation elation and a valuable comparative study tuy While living In Salt Lake I 1 grew to look upon that climate as aa near nearly nearly ly Iy perfect In Us lis apparent wealth of or sunshine as III compared with the eastern states but upon com comparing paring raring It with sith other editor we WI find that Snit Salt r City averaged I for five years only 65 G 5 per cent Santa JV r helan an average of 75 7 5 per cent run of 71 P per cent for tor or the Mm same l per er r I loj loh f bile the country advertised the 0 j I over as nil the time land of ot sunshine represented by I os Angeles and San Hun DIego give glo respectively 73 maul 71 11 vcr per percent cent and time thu southern Interior of ot Arizona dhows n a record of or St 4 per percent clint cent Ht St t George gives mi an average of Si S per cent emIt und and represents tho time south southwest west corner of ot Utah time the valley ulley of tho time Virgin and Moapa i Ivors zira In southern Nevada arid and the northwest corner Of or Arizona having nn run altitude of 2000 to feet teel Tho Time greatest 0 Ir ll precipitation pl tot for forthe the Ule live 11 years ls found to 10 be at nt Salt Snit Lake City II 1717 Inches The rime lowest nt lit St at George THe Tue greatest precipitation tion lion was BS ut at Santu Sania lan Ve Pc e Inches In Tho rim lowest at lit San Alln Diego In Ito 1698 respectively above and below belol tho the normal for Ow the locality In time tile area considered ate are points in the tho mountains mountain where greater Ih and on the tho Colorado Desert for tor example time the precipitation was lens than 3 Inch Inches es cc and total at eit Y Yuma for 1900 was lets less than an Inch s There are tir no lib wint l rate records record for tor ft lot tIme the rule Is very ery low lowThe lo loThe The Time r Velocity for tor five years for tor or Santa Sante Fi Feis Is 07 miles an hour houri Deliver 1 SI 81 4 allIes rille Self Salt Lake Inke 58 nix 42 IS Los Angers 41 Uj San Diego L tt The fhe maximum for Santa San In Fe Fo for tho time live lits years yeats was CO to miles an hour In n April 1896 1596 1 96 Denver Dener 68 GB 6 miles In Janu January January ary 1890 1190 18 O suIt Stilt Lake CIty Cily CO GO miles in In February 1900 Phoenix IS R miles In n July 1890 1 Los LOR Angeles 34 31 miles In January 1897 1891 Situ Kun all Diego 35 miles In March Martim 1898 1896 unit antI In January 1897 1697 Of Ot tho the localities considered 1011 Los Angeles has hilS tile WI lowest lowe t maximum anti hourly wind rato rate Denver the highest I time The climate of Salt Hull Lake Is 1 not nol one oneat of at extremes February and March are apt to 10 be cloudy and nd stormy but most of the year U IL IB is mild and delightful Time The seasons ore are well nell marked and una time the city is one of the time most healthful In im time the States Sin tell While Whim It makes no pre pro trine to being a mm health resort It hums has mutIny many advantages in the way of hot springs mineral waters and the great groat Salt Luke Lake bathing resort Time The country known an the tue Mormon Dixie extends front from St George eorge in southern to the tue Colorado liver ulver n a territory miles ambles varying In width from a few mullen miles to 25 In lit favorable locations along the and It Is mostly rugged mini and unproductive The country was ns settled by Young for the tho purpose of raisins raising cotton and f i U It In is tim borderland between hp e perpetual of southern Call Cali Calli i mla anti time the ban batin ri winter hills fur tier north St borge at the north of Dili timis remarkable climatic area aren has hns a population of 1800 1100 altitude 2300 to 2500 feet feel The city Is favor favorably ably located on out the highest ground of u a Picturesque valley 2 by 3 miles In ex extent tent on time tho Hunt and West Vest Westby Vestby by a volcanic ridge about 00 feet high Across time the foot of time the valley runs time the Virgin river rier whose south bank Is part 1 if the tho mountain range Between the tho south end ertil of tIme tho volcanic ridges Hie thie mountain range ore are through Which river Mown Just the tho town running across morth end of the volley valley between th thi i ime ridges Is a red sand wane fault with perpendicular walls walis W 00 feet high Time Tho low no snow very sery lit hit little lie tle refit rain almost perpetual sunshine and anda a II dry not excelled In the thur arid region give St an Ideal winter climate Tor Por the past alL years I have been ar with southern Utah and south irn erum Nevada having spent time the greater part cf thin the past two winters at St In time the country to the south time tho great Mojave desert I have mado many Inquiries of clans dans leading Mormons and business businessmen men In regard to consumption and fall fail failed ed to get a history or wee ft case of tuberculosis The disease does not ex exist let among the inhabitants Inhabitant and there are areno no primary sources of Infection Travel Traveling ing through tIme tho Mormon Dixie Is by horseback and stage I slept out under the tho stars In the Indian and In Inthe time the rude adobe dwellings and can peak In a measure of some earne of the features Time The climate of St Is nn an Index to that of southern Nevada anti northwestern Arizona It ItIn Itis In is nil all n a dry desert region modified more by than by the differ difference care ence In latitude protected spots being especially mild Time The normal dally dahly range of Is u o striking feature of tile desert d climate and makes bearable the winters If tint and delightful For Instance In July luly 1300 1900 with an average maximum of lOJ the dally mange lange was 44 degrees giving of o 5 tS degrees P about 4 n a m It wilt will W bd Seen Men that even when the days day mire hot the nights are comfortable The average maximum temperature for wu was U degress v rag I I V VV V 4 LI I dally daily range 31 i demon rime Tho cold have just enough frost front In tho thU air at night to make Inako U It and bracing but tamely rauly chilly time Tho mornings are like time tho bright fall mornings In lii tho tue states utter lifter time the frost has opened time tho chestnut tames burs Between time the of 0 und mind 4 In lime tho day an Invalid may ride without time tho burden of outdoor wraps but In tho thio curly morning and evening an tin open fIle is very cry and one must always be protected when sitting In lii the Ime t simile St Thomas ninety from St lit itt tim Iho Junction of time the Virgin livers Is u particularly favored spot Clint Tile The greater part vart of tItle this country Is uway from time the railroad hut but butwill will soon be opened up by time Saul San Pe Pedro tim dro Los miami Salt Lako line |
