The New Student's Reference Work/Tucson, Ariz.

Tucson (tū-sŏn′), Ariz., the largest city in the territory, is about 60 miles north of Mexico. It is 2,520 feet above the sea, in the valley of the Santa Cruz. The old part of the town looks like a Mexican city, with plazas, narrow streets and adobe houses, but the newer parts are American. The climate, mild in winter, is very hot in summer, and the yearly rainfall is only seven inches. The church of St. Xavier, built more than 100 years ago by Roman Catholic missionaries, is near the city, and the university of the territory is here. The city is supplied with gas and water, and has a large trade with Mexico and in supplying the Indian reservations. Tucson was a Mexican military post, and came into the possession of the United States by the Gadsden purchase in 1853. Population 13,193.