Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-10-09
GRANT COUNTY
And Silver City Paid a handsome
Compliment by the Bureau or I'M
migration OF This Territory.
A Brief Resnme on the Work

The Bureau Of Immigration, through
It's efficient secretary, Max Frost, OF San
ia te, has just issued a handsome hand
book or BAL pages, showing the resourc-
es, climate, geography, geology, history,
statistics and future prospects, OF this
Territory up to December Is, 1893. The
work is enbellished with line engrav-
ings OF the principal cities, mountains,
valleys, mining camps, ranches, frt;t
farms and the numerous beautifti
scenes and pleasure resorts which abound
in this shlubrious climate and future el-
dorado pf the southwest.
A fiattering tribute is paid to Grant
County's wealth producing resources.
hor incompatible sanitary advantages,
beautiful scenory, broad ranges, bright,
rapid rivers aud enterprisinx people
We are credited with 100000 head Of
cattle and numerous ilOcks OF sheen upon
our rangce; an annual production of
Sl,0O0O0 in gold bullion and 100000 in
81 " Gre, besides rich mines OF lend.
copper, opnls, turquoise aud other rare
and valuable genstones.
We find the following In regard 10
Silver City;
The county seat ID Silver City, situat-
Cd at the foot Of Pinoe Altos, IN the
beautiful chihuahua valley. An the
northern halt of the county and parts
Of Socorro county and Arizona are di-
rectly tributary to il, and il outfits doz-
ems OF surrounding camps. 1t lies at
tho end Of a branch line OF the Santa Fe
rOnd, and enjoys the advantages accru-
ing to every lurge supply depot. Its
banks, court house, hospitals, stores,
public schools, hotels and other build
ings OF public and seml-public charac-
ter would do credit to an oastern county
seat. Since the opening of the Santa
Rita copper mines in $500 it has been q
town site, but the energy OF the last dec
ade has done more for it's advancement
than all tho previous years. Situated
rs IL is. surrounded by mills and concen-
traitors, almost in the very center OF the
mining region, its stability aud prosper
lty are assured. Large business blocks
are built or projected, and during the
year 1893 about twenty-five business
houses and handsome residences wore
built within the city limits. It kas a
number OF civic and social organizations.
It's water-wOrks, lying about two miles
from town, assure the city not only OF a
good and pure supply Of water, but, as
there is normal pressure in the fire
hydrants OF l44 pounds to the inch, i'm
munity from the ravages of that danger
GUS element is certain The water is
pumped to a high reservoir by powerful
machinery. 1t is taken from q tunnel
which drifts across bed rock the full
width OF the valley Under anything
like ordinary circumstances the supply
is more than ample. Building material
is very cheap as the surrounding monn-
tainH furnish lumber and stones Of the
best character.
This method OF developing n water
supply is worthy OF q complete aud teoh-
nical description. Space however does
not permit this. The water is stopped
on the bed rock by sub drains. The To-
cation ie in a wide swale or shallow val
ley leading down from the Pinos Altos
towards Silver City. No water what
ever runs on the surface This under
drainage is an important factor 10 the
economic development OF the arid west.
Silver City is a notable example. Not
only has she an ample supply for doines.
tic and sanitary purposes Of a large city,
not dependent on chance showers, but
through her pumping system she Is re-
loved as much as possible from dnngeT
Of fires.
The court house, tho hospitals, the
fine blocks that line the business streets,
the churches, the commodious and CON-
Portable hotels, Of which there are four,
give the ity a metropolitan air. The
snlubrious climate makes good the local
claim as a annithrium. Situated NJ
about 0.000 feet elevation, at about 80
deg rees IS seconds north latitude, pro-
tecied by enoirclinR mount0ins, all the
conditions are perfect for the presorva-
tiou Of health or the restoration Of The
invalid to sound physical existence. The
springs are early and winters mild, while
the aummcrg arc never tOrrid. The lat.
itude ia the same ns that Of the north
ern coast OF the Gulf OF Mexico. but the
beat Is tempered by an elevation Of
more than q mile above the sea. The
air Is ozonated. and the influence of the
pine iorests is felt like balsam in every
breath. The invalid who settles here
will find his interest 10 life revyinR. lie
will mix with q brainy. cultured popu.
lace, and in q short time will find him
self discussing bueinoas. He will find
ground cheap and material plentiful 10
build n home, TO which purpose the uni.
vorsal hospitality Of the people impol
him, and in a short time ho will foel
himself useful member of a growing
and thriving community. Silver City
has uounorluIIv nrirnf future