Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-12-25
GRANT COUNTY
And silver tglty Paid 4 Handsome
Compiimenb by the Burcau Of inn
migratiOiq Of This Territory.

A Brief Ra-ume Of the Work.
The Bureau Sc Immigration, through
it's efficient eoretary, Max Frost. Of San
ia Fe, has just issued q handsome hsnd.
book of 344 pageaN showing the resourc-
es, climate, geogranhy, geology, history,
statistce and tutut 10 prospects OF this
Territory up 60 December Is, 1868. The
work is embellish8d with fine enQrnv-
ings Of the principal cities, mountains,
valleys, mining camps, ranches, fruit
farms and thef numerous beautiful
scenes and pleasure resorts which abound
in this salubrious climate and future el-
dorado Of the southwest
A ilattering tribute is paid to Grant
County'a wealth ,producinq resources,
her incompatible sanitary advantages,
beautiful scenery, broad ranges, bright,
rapid rivers aud epterprisin9 people.
We are credited wish 200,000 head Of
oattle andnumercus f8cks OF sheep Upon
our ranges; Rn annual production oi
et.000,0O0 ID gold bullion and 100000 in
silver orc, besides rich mines OF lead,
copper, opals, turquoise and other rare
and valuable genstoqba.
We find the following in regard TO
Silver City:
The county eeat IS Silver City, situat
ed at the foot {of Pinos Altos, 10 the
beautiful Chibuahua valley AN the
northern half 7of the county aud parts
Of Socorro county and Arizona are d.
rectly tributary to it, and Il outfits doz-
ems Of surrounding camps. It lies al
the end Of q branch line Of tho Santa Be
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 charnc-
ter would do credit 10 40 eastern county
seat. fince the opening Of the Santa
Rita copper mines 10 1900 it has been a
town site, but the energy Of the last dec
ade has done more for its advancement
than ali the previous years Situated
as IL Is. surrounded by mills and c0neen-
traitors, almost 10 the very donter of the
mining region, its stability and prosper
| lty ar8 assured. Large business blocks
are built or projected, and during the
/ year 1893 about twenty-five business
houses and handsome residences were
built within the city limits. IL fns q
number Of civic and social organizations.
Its water-works, lying about two miles
from town, assure the city not only Of a.
good nnd pure supply Of water, but, ae
there ia normal pressure Ia the fire
hydranls Of 1i4 pounds TO tho inch, im-
! munily from the raveQea Of that danger
ou8 element is certain The water IS
pumped 10 q high reservoir by powerful
machinery. 10 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
ID very cheap as the surrounding noun
tains furnish lumber and stones Of the
bost character.
This method Of deveiopng o water
sapply ia worthyo g complete and teeh-
nical description. space however does
not permit this. The water Is stopped
on the bod rock by aub-dralna. The lO-
cation IS IA q wide aNnla Or shallow val.
ley lending down from The Rinos Altos
towards Silver City. No water what.
ogor runs on the surface This under.
drainage Il 40 important factor ID the
economic Development % the arid wesb
Silver City r. nutHbie example. Nol
Only has ahe az ample supply Tor e|oalea.
fic and sanitary purposes Of q large city
hot depeadeut On chance shoNera. but
through her pumping system she ia re-
NaVed aa much ae possible FROM danger
Qi hrea
Tho court house, the hospitals. the
fine blocks that line The business stsaeis
tno churches, the 4ommctiloue and -on
Portable hotels, oi which there are four
give the city metropolitan a'r 1hi
8aIubfioue olimata makes good she lQca
claim rs B aanitaEIum. Situated a
about 6Q00 feet elevation, 40 about d'
dot fesa vs. seconds north latitude. pro
tocled by euclrchng mouutaiue All th,