Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-08-28

The natural fall Of the long streets Of the town
from north 10 south insures rapid and thorough
drainage, aud the floods that sometimes come
down from the mountains and pour through the
streets for two or three hours IN summer time
often serve as s~eavengers, removing debris and
animal excrement, besides laying the dust. In
a short time after the disappearance Of the
foods the atmosphere and street are dry again
as before. Unless 1t be Santa Re, there Is pro-
badly no city In New Mexico 20 which are APP
plicabls the following conclusions OF DIR. Bueh-
anan, who has investigated the subject Of
phthisis In Surrey, Kent and Sussex, England
There is less phthisls among populations
living on perYious soils than among populations
living on impervious soils.
There IS less phthisis among persons living
on high lying p%eryious soils than among popula-
lions living on loW-lying peryious soils
There Is less phthisls among populations
living on slOplng imperyious soils than among
populations living on aat impervious soils"
But the chief advantage that silver City pos
sesses over other places IN New Mexico is the
fact that her climate Is suitable to the invalid at
an seasons Of the year. II he Is cold In winter
be has but % walk In the sun TO become warm
again, aud If too hot Ia summer ne need only
seek the shade 10 End a comfortable e%oolnessI
bus Il may be safely said that there are not ten
days III the year 10 which an Invalid who rs able
10 leave the house cannot spend most Of hi'
time In the open air. This point Of life Ia the
oren air must be accentuated. for Il has beer
truly said that ell climates are the same In
doors.
Referring 10 the figures given we see that II
the hummer Of 1897 silver City was the thir
coolest OF tho SIX own Of which we have r.
ports, ita mean temperature being y o deg. Fab
renhelt. having less rainfall than the two elite
that are recorded as cooler.
june Il by Gar is most dsagTeeadle month
doubtless, because the rainy season, while.
begins IN the middle Of July and last 10 me en-
Of August. has not YET SET IN. In the autumn
l6o2 Silver City had less rain than any Of IN
towns enumerated ave Socorro. and, with
mean temperature Of 60. l. dga.- continues Z
rank az the third coolest city. In the winter Z
iSa4oa we find that with a precipitation lesI
than ina Of Las Cruces Il ranks next 70 ina
place Ia warmth, or. in other words, though
httle colder. Il q also dryer. Il u but fair 70 "a.
however. that the records Of a number Of year
show that the precipitation az las Cruces Is,
anything. 3 li1le less than Il y AZ oliver City.
Coming 10 ne spring Of 1885, we find Una
Silver City leads In precipitation but an Of n
rain and snow fen in NE space Of hve days, th
remaining elghty-8eVen being clear. a. I
Temperature go md ma. as Ia the sumner an
autumn. &c % ne third coolest OF The group.
Prom Uha We have seen. then, it Is appareI
that SILVER City possesses advantages OF ten
peraturo ior the four seasons superior b n
other places considered. THOUGH coal IN Uinte
% lsnol TOO cold f0r ne Invalid 10 venture on.
and though warm during portions 81 the sup
NOR Jubel q b pleasant 10 No shade. and IA