Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-11-07

is an elegant cabinet Of gold, copper and
silycrGrtS collected hy him in thirteen
Fears from the miuoS here and in Clifton.
i, T., not far distant 1t embraces
specimens rich in value and IN color,
sole OF which wcj!!l from ten to fifty
pUund5 each, dazzling display o. the
mineral wealth Of the region upon which
the future prosperity OF this favored town
will be developed.
The Thinner, fremont and Southern
are the principal hotels.
Tie Thinner house was erected in the
most iIourishing period OF the city. 1t i:
4 brick building of generous proportions
and height Its cOmmodious single rooms
and family suites have size, height anC
elegant furnishing hard to find anywhere
else in the southwest. Its service is salts
factory and prices rather excite surprise
at the moderation. Mr.. Wright, formerly
of the San Felipe is an efficient manager,
always attentive to guests and to the in.
terests Of tho proprietor, Mr.. Louis Tim.
mer, who built this fine hotel in 1882,
with its furnishings, at cost Of 100000.
There are twelve or fourteen houses in
Silver City which are notable for their
style and cost, and may properly serve to
Illustrate the purpose OF prominent Citi-
zens to make this healthful town q desir-
able residence. OF these should be es-
pccially mentioned the fine brick dwell
ings OF d. Abraham, j. A. Miller, L.
Stene, G. II. Utter, G. G, Posey, Messrs.
Meredith and Altman, costing from $l0,-
600 10 $4,000 each.
The Presbyterian, Roman Catholic,
Episcopal and Methodist churches are
well sustained by the Silver City people,
and their activities and influence are
manifested in the prosperous conditions
OF schools and charitable institutions.
Rev Mr.. Grow, OF the PRESBYTERIAN,
and Rev E. S. cross, of the Episcopal
church, are very popular and successful
clerGymen. The former has pretty
brick church for his services, while the
Episcopaliars yet lack suitable chapel
of their own for worship, for the erection
Of which they are now raising funds.
Two OF the best weekly papers in the
southwest are published in Silver City.
The Enterprise is Il staunch Republican
paper, of which Messrs Leonard & Cobb
have made Il financial success, and have
secured a large patronage and influence
in this mining region. The Sentinel is
strongly Democratic Its able editor, G.
&. Bell, is an emphatic opposer of state.
hood ana an advocate for division of the
territory. 1t is 4 pleasure to meet the
editorial fraternity here.
The other professions are as ably rep
resented as in any other city in New
Mexico. Among the physicians Doctors
Slough and SherIey are as well known in
their hospital practice as they are valued
as residence practitioners in Silver City
homes, while Dr.. Stephens is regarded
as an accomplished dentist. The law
yers in regular practice have a we'll es'
tablishcd reputation in the courts of the
territory. The law firms of Conway
Posey 4 Hawkins, Bail 4 Ancheta, Pick
cit & Elliott, Fielder & Fielder, and L. J
Wright are worthy of special mention.
Edmund Stein, esq, deputy assessor,
has given me The following valuations of
Grant county from clerks rolls, which
are important indications of the enter
prise Of the almost wholly American
population, which cast the same year
about 1900 votes.
The personal returns OF the property
owners were the basis Of these valua-
tons, mining property not being includ-
ed, since 1t is not assessed: