Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-03-06
GRANT COUNTY
And silver City Paid a Handsome
Compliment by the Bureau Of I'M
migration OF This Territory.
A Bio Resnme OF the Work.

A brtet Resume or the Work.
The Bureau Of Immigration, through
its efficient secretary, Max Frost, Of San
ia Fe, has just issued a handsome hand
book Of 344 pages, showing the resourc-
es, climate, geography, geology, history,
statistics and future prospects Of this
Territory up to December 10, 1893. The
work is embellished with fine engrav-
ings 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 el-
dorado Of the southwest.
A fiattering 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 fiocls Of sheep upon
our ranges; an annual production OF
S1,000,0O0 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 Pin0s Altos, 10 the
beautiful Chihuahua valley. All the
northern half OF the county and parts
Of Socorro county and Arizona are di-
rectly tributary TO it, and il outfits doz-
ems Of surrounding camps It lies at
the end Of branch line of the Santa Fe
road, and enjoys the advantages accru-
ing to every large supply depot It's
banks, court house, hospitals, stores,
public schools, hotels and other build
ings Of public and semIpublic 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 cuncen-
traitors, almost in the very center of the
mining region, it's stability and prosper
lty are assured. Large business blocks
are built or projected, and during the
year 1893 about twenty-five business
houses and handsome residences we're
built within tho city limits. 1t has a
number OF civic and social organizations.
It's water works, lying about two miles
from town, assure the city not only OF q
good and pure supply Of wator, but, as
there is normal pressure in the fire
hydrants of IA 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 a 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 noun
tains furnish lumber aud stones OF the
best character.
This method OF developing a water
supply is worthy Of a complete and tech
nical description. Space however does
not permit this. The water is stopped
on the bed rock by sub-dralns. The To-
cation is in 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 in the
economic development Of the arid west.
| Silver City is O notable example. Not
only has she an ample supply for domes-
tic and sanitary purposes OF large city,
not dependent on chance showers, but
through her pumping system she is re-
lieved rs much as possible from danger
Of fires.
The court house, the hospitals, the
1 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. The
salubrious climate makes good the loca
| claim as sanitarium. Situated al
abont 5000 feet elevation, at about 81
degrees 10 seconds north latitude, pro
tected by encircling mountains, all the
conditions are perfect for the preservR
tion OF health or the restoration Of the
| invalid to sound physical existence. The
springs are early and winters mild, whilC
the summers are never torrid. The lat
itude is the same as that OF the north
ern coast OF the Gulf Of Mexico, but the
heat is tempered by an elevation o.
more than a mile above the sea. Tn,
aif Is ozonated. and the influence Of th,
pine forests is felt like balssm in ever
breath. The invalid who settles her,
will find his interest 10 life revving. HI
will mix with a brainy, cultured popu
lace, and in a short time will find him
self discussing business He will fine
ground cheap and material plentiful :,
build a home, to which purpose the uni
versal hospitality of the people impe
him, aud IN a short time he will fee
himself a useful member OF q growing
and thriving community. Silver Git
has a wonderfully bright future.