Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-05-22
GRANT COUNTY
And Silver City Paid Handsome
Compliment by the Bureau Of I'm
migration Of THIS Territory.
4 Brlei Resnme of the WOrk.


The Bureau Of immigration, through
It's efficient secretary, Max Frost, OF San
Ia te, has just issued a handsome hand
Oook OF 544 pages, showing the resOurc-
ss, climate, geography, geology, history.
statistics and future prospects of this
Territory up to December 10, 1893. The
work is embellished with line 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 salubriops climate and future eli
dorado of the southwest.
A tiattering tribute ls paid to Grant
County's wealth producing resources,
her incompatible sanitary advantages,
beautiful scenery, broad ranges, bright,
rapid rivers and enterprislng people
We are credited with 100000 head of
cattle and numerous tlocks of sheep upon
our ranges; an annual production of
Sl,OOO,000 in gold bullion and S8OO,OOO in
silver ore, besides rich mines OF lead,
copper, opals, turquoise aud 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 aud parts
Of Socorro county and Arizona are di-
rectly tributary to it, and il outfits doz-
ems OF surrounding camps. 1t lies at
the end d 2 branch line OF the Santa Fe
road, and enjoys the iyantages accru-
ing to every hrge supply depot It's
banks, court house, hospitals, stores,
public schools, hotels and other build
ings of public and seml-publc charac-
ter would do credit to AN eastern county
seat. Since the opening OF the Santa
Rita copper mines in lSO0 L has been
town site, but the energy OF the last dec
ade has done more for It's advancement
than oil the previous years. Situated
as it Is. surrounded by mills and cOneon-
traitors. almost IN the very center of tho
mining region, its stability and prosper
i'y are assured. Large business blocks
are built or projected, and during the
year 1873 about twenty-five business
houses and handsome residences were
built within the city limits. 1t las
number OF civic aud social organizations.
It's water-works, lying about two miles
from town, assure the cily not only OF
good and pure supply OF water, but, as
there is normal pressure in the fire
- hAduAo VI III pNuuuo W bht luDils lul-
munity from the ravages of that danger
GUS element is certain The water Is
pumped to 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 tho supply
is more than ample. Building material
10 very cheap as the surrounding noun
tains furnish lumber and 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 rs opped
on the bed rock by sub-drains. The To-
cation Is IN q 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 notable example. Not
only has she an ample supply for domes-
tic and sanitary purposes Of a large city,
not dependent on chance showers, hut
through her pumping system she rs re.
lieved as much as possible from danger
OF fires.
The court house, the hospitals, the
fine blocks that line the business streets,
the churches, the commodious and com
Portable hotels, of which there are four,
give the city metropolitan air. The
salubriOus climate makes good the local
claim as a sanitaFium. Situated nc
about 6.0O0 feet elevation, at about 80
dei rees 10 seconds north latitude, pro-
tected by encircling mountains, all the
conditions are perfect for the preserVa-
ton of health or the restoration of the
invalid 10 sound physical existence The
springs are early aud winters mild, while
the summers are never torrid. The lat
itude is the same as TINT Of the north
ern coast OF the Gulf OF Mexico. but the
heat is tempered by an elevation OF
more than a mile above the sea. The
air is ozOnated. aud the influence Of the
pine forests is felt like balsam M every
breath. The invalid who settles here
will find his interest in life revlying. He
will mix with a brainy. cultured popu-
lace, and in short time will find him
self discussing business. He will find
ground cheap and material pleniful TO
build "A home, TO which purpose the uni
versal hospitality OF the people impel
him. aud 10 a short time he will feel
himself q useful member OF a growing
and thriving community. Silver City