Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-02-13
GRANT COUNTY
And Silver City Paid a Handsome
Compliment by the Bureau OF I'M
migration Of This Territory.
A RrIef Resume OF the Mork.

a Briet Resume or the NOrk.
The Bureau Of Immigration, through
its efficient secretary, Max Frost, of San
ia Fe, has just issued handsome hand
book Of 344 pages, showing the resourc-
es, climnte, geography, geology, history,
statistics and future prospects of this
Territory up to December Is, 1888 The
work is embellished with fine enRrav-
iugs Of the principal cities, mountains,
valleys, mining camps, ranches, fruit
farms and the numerous beautiful
scenes and pleasure resorts which abound
in this salubrious climate and future ell
dorado of the southwest.
A fattering tribute is paid to Grant
County's wealth producing resources,
her incompatible sanitary advantages,
beautiful scenery, broad ranges, bright,
rapid rivers and enterprising people
We are credited with 100000 head Of
cattle and numerous flocks of sheep upon
our ranges; an annual production Of
s1,060,OO0 in gold bullion and 100000 in
silver ore, besides rich mines of lead
copper, opals, turquoise and other rare
and valuable gemstones.
We find the following in regard to
Silver City:
The county seat Is Silver City, situat-
ed at the foot Of Pinos Altos, IN the
| beautiful Chihuahua valley. All the
northern half OF the county and parts
of Socorro county and Altoona are di-
rectly tributary to it, and il outfits doz-
ems of surrounding camps. 1t lies at
/ the end of branch line of the Santa Fe
road, and enjoys the advantages accru-
| Ing 10 every large supply depot It's
banks, court house, hospitals, stores,
public schools, hotels and other build
ings Of a public and semi-public charac-
ter would do credit to an eastern county
seat. Since the opening of the Santa
Rita copper mines in 1900 it has been a
town site, but the energy Of the last dec
ade has done more for It's advancement
than all the previous years. Situated
as it is, surrounded by mills and cOncen-
| traitors, almost in the very center Of the
mining region, its stability and prosper
| Ity are assured. Large business blocks
are built or projected, and during the
year 1893 about twenty-five business
| houses and handsome residences were
| built within the city limits. 1t las a
number Of civic and social organizations
Its water-works, lying about two miles
from town, assure the city not only of q
good and pure supply of water, but as
there is normal pressure in the fire
hydrants Of IA pounds 10 the inch, i'm.
munity from the ravages OF that danger
GUS element is certain The water II
pumped to high reservoir by powerful
machinery. 1t. is taken from a tunne
which drifts across bed rock the full
width of the valley Under anything
like ordinary circumstances tho supply
is more than ample Building materia
is very cheap as the surrounding noun.
tains furnish lumber and stones of the
best character.
This method OF developing a watel
supply is worthy of complete and tech
nical description. Space however doel
not permit this. The water is stopped
on the bed rock by sub-drains. The 10
cation is in q wide swale or shallow val
ley leading down from the Pinos Alto
towards Silver City. No water what
ever runs on the surface. This under
drainage is an important factor IN thl
economic development of the arid west
]
only has she an ample supply for dOmes
tic and sanitary purposes Of a large city
not dependent on chance showers, bu
through her pumping system she Is re
leved as much as possible from DANCE
Of fires.
The court house, the hospitals, th,
fine blocks that line the business streets
the churches, the commOdious and com
Portable hotels, of which there are four
give the city a metropolitan air. TIT
salubrious climate makes good the loca
claim as a sanitarium. Situated a
about 6O00 feet elevation, at about g.
deg rees 10 seconds north latitude, pro
tected by encircling mountains, all thl
conditions are perfect for the preserva
tIon of health OF the restoration Of thl
invalid to sound physical existence. TIT
HpringB are early and winters mild, Will
the summers are never torrid. The lat
itude is the same as that Of the north
ern coast Of the Cult Of Mexico. but th
heat is tempered by an elevation o
more than a mile above the sea. Th
air Is ozonated, and the influence Of tn
pine forests is felt like balsom in ever
breath. The invalid who settles her
will find his interest 10 life revlving. IL
wall mix with a brainy, cultured popu
lace, and IN a short time will find him
self discussing business. He will hnl
ground cheap and material plentiful Z
build a home, to which pnrpose the uni
yersal hospitality Of the people impe
him, and IN a short time be will fee
himself useful member OF a growing
and thriving community. Silver Cit
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