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which is impossible in Colorado. 



The variation in altitude to be 

 found in Arizona is one of its most 

 striking advantages. With the same 

 general conditions as to tempera- 

 ture and dryuess of air, the physi- 

 cian is able to select nearly any al- 

 titude he may desire, ranging from 

 about sea-level, at Yuma, to six 

 thousand eight hundred feet, at 

 Flagstaff. 



The two principal towns in the 

 southern portion are Phoenix and 

 Tucson; in the north are Prescott 

 and Flagstaff. The latter, a beau- 

 tiful little city of 2000 population, 

 wascertainfy intended by nature as 



Flagstaff has an additional ad" 

 vantage of being the nearest rail" 

 road point to the Grand Canyon of 

 the Colorado, certainly the greatest 

 scenic wonder of the western conti- 

 nent. After a single day's ride by 

 stage through beautiful natural 

 parks the rim of the canyon is 

 reached, and the best of accommo- 

 dations allow the traveler sufficient 

 time to thoroughly enjoy the most 

 impressive of nature's panoramas. 



Within easy walking distance 

 from Flagstaff are Montezuma's 

 Castle, a famous Aztec ruin, Monte- 

 zuma's well, The Petrified Forest, 

 Catarct Canyon, and Walnut Creek 



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a summer resort, and I believe that 

 it is as beneficial for tubercular 

 cases as Phoenix in summer or the 

 Salt River Valley in winter. At 

 an altitude of nearly 7000 feet, it 

 stands in the midst of a great plat 

 eau extending over 20,000 square 

 miles covered by immense forests 

 of pine and cedar. During the hot- 

 test summer months the mercury 

 rarely rises above 80 F., and at no 

 time is it so warm that blankets 

 are not a necessary adjunct to the 

 camping outfit. 



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Canyon, with its cliff and cave 

 , dwellings. In the mountains and 

 canyons in this locality may be 

 found bear, deer, antelope, moun- 

 tain lion and numerous varieties of 

 small game. 



Oak Creek, twenty miles from 

 Flagstaff, is a favorite camping 

 resort on account of the fine moun- 

 tain trout-fishing to be found there. 

 The forests, clear of brush, are one 

 vast park Add to this the essen- 

 tials for the recovery of pulmonary 

 complaints, viz: altitude, minimum 



