Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-08-28
GRANT coUNTY
And silver City Paid a Handsome
Compliment by the Bureau OF I'M
migration OF This TerritOry.
A Brief Resume OF the Work.

A Brief Resume or the Work.
The Bureau Of Immigration, through
it's efficient secretary, Max Frost, Of San
ta ke, 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 enQrav-
ings of the principal cities, mountains,
valleys, mining camps, ranches, fruit
farms and the numerous beautiful
scenes and pleasure resorts which abound
ia this salubrious climate and future ell
dorado of the southwest.
A fiattering tribute is paid to Grant
County's wealth producing resources,
her incomparable sanitary advantages,
beautiful scenery, broad ranges, bright,
rapid rivers and enterprising people.
We are credited. with 100000 head Of
cattle and numerous hocks OF sheep upon
cur ranges; an annual production of
81, 100000 in gold bullion and $4,000 in
silver ore, besides rich mines Of lead,
copper, opals, turquoise and other rare
and valuable genstones.
We find the following in regard to
Silver City;
The county seat is Silver City, situat-
cd at the foot Of Pinos Altos, IN the
beautiful chihuahua valley. All the
northern half OF the county and parts
Of Socorro county ard Arizona are di-
rectly tributary to it, and il outfits doz-
ems Of surrounding camps. It lies at
the end Of a 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 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
ado has done more for It's advancement
than eli the previous years. Situated
as il is. surrounded by mills and concen-
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 1898 about twenty-five business
houses and handsome residences were
built within the city limits. It has q
number Of civic and social organizations.
It's water-worlks, lying about two milea
from town, assure the city not only Of a
good and pure supply Of water, but, as
there Is a normal pressure 10 the Gre
hydrants Of 144 pounds to the inch, i'm
munity from the ravages Of that danger.
ous element is. certain The water ID
pumped 70 a high reservoir by powerful
machinery. IL Is taken from q tunnel
which drifts across bed rock the full
width of the valley. Under anything
like ordinary oircumGtGncea the supply
! is more than ample. Building material
Is very cheap as the surrounding noun
tains furnish lum Der and stones Of the
best character.
This method OF developing q water
supply Is worthy OF q complete and tech.
nical description. Space however does
not permit this. The water is stopped
on the bed rock by Bub-drains. The 10.
cation is In a wide swale or shallow val
ley leading down from the PinoH Alto.
/ towards Silver City. No water what
ever runs on the surface. This under
drainage IL an important factor Ia ia.
economic development Of the arid west
Silver City ie q notable example. No
only has che an ample supply for domes
tic and sanitary purposes Of a large city
not dependent on chance showers, bu
through her pumping system che ID re
lieved az much as possible from dange
Of fires.
The court house, the hospitals, th.
fine blocks that line the business streets
the chuNNhes, the cOmmodious and com
Portable lotels, - which there are four
give the clV metropolitan air. TIT
sBlubrious climate makes good the locn
claim a. q 1nnItanum- Situated a
about 6,O00 feet elevation, az about 3
degrees l5 seconds north latitude, pro
tected by onCircling mountaina, ail thl
conditions are porioct for the proaorva
lion of health or the restoration Of th'
invalid 70 sound physical existence. Ihl
springs are early and winters mild, whill
the summers are never tOrrld. The lat
itude q the same az that Of the north
orn coast of the Gulf Of Mexico, but ihl
heat Is tempered BY an elevation o
more than q mile above the sea. 4hl
air "a ozonsted, and the influence OF OBJ
pino forests IL felt Ike bolHom In oyor
breath. The invalid who settles her
win nnd bis interest 10 lie roUVing. h
vii mix with q Drany, cultured popu
lace, and IN b short time win find him
self discussing business. He viii lnl
ground choop and material plentiful q
build q home. 10 which purpose the uni
Qersal hospitality Of tho people Impo
him. aud in b short time he win loo
himnell O useful member oi g gr0V|nl
aud thriving community. Silver CIT
hns q Uondetully bright future.