Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-08-07

GRANT COUNTY.
And Silver City Paid 2 Handsome
Compliment sy the Buroau OF I'm.
migration a This Territory.

The Bureau Of Immigrntion. through
rs efficient secretary, Ajax t'rGst. of San
ia te, mas just issued q handsome hand-
book ol 3l4 pages, showing the resource
eai climate, geography, geology, hi8lory,
statistics and future prospects, of This
Territory up to December IS. 1898 The
work is embellished with line enrray-
lngs Of the principal cities, mountains.
valleys, mining camps, ranches. fruit
Farms and the numerous besutifui
scenes and pleasure resorts which abound
in this salubrioos climate and future 81
dorado of The eouthwest.
q hatfering tribute Is paid TO Grant
CoHntyH wealth producing RESOURCES.
her incOmparablo sanitary advantages.
beautiful scenery, broad ranges, bright,
rapid rivera and entaiprislnu peoplo.
We arc credited with 100000 head OF
cattle and humorous il0cks Of Hbeep upon
our range5; an annual production of
Si,05JOo0 in gold bullion and $4,000 in
silver ore, besides rich mines OF lead.
copper opaie, turquoise and other rare
and valuable gemsionps.
We hnd tho following ia regard to
Silver City:
The county seat IS Silver City. stuai-
ed at tho foot oi Iiuos Altos. 10 the
beautiful chihuahua valley. All tho
northern half Of tho county aud parts
Of Socorro county and Arizona are di-
recfly tributary CD it. and IL outfits doz-
cns Of surrounding camps. It lies at
the end Of @ branch line oi the Santa Fe
ropd, and enjoys the advantages 8ccru-
ing 70 every large supply depot It's
Danke, court house, hospitals, stores,
public echooie, hotels and other build
ngH Of g public and semipabic charac.
Tor would 10 credit To nn caidern comfy
sent Since the opening Il the Santa
ltta copper mines in l609it hes been
town site, Bat the energy Of the last dec
nde bas done more for its advancement
than rl the previous years Situated
as Il Is. SURROUNDED by mills and cunccn-
traitors, almost Ia the very center Of tho
mining region. ite stability and prosper
ny are assured. Large business blocks
are built or projected, and during the
year 1893 about twenty-five business
houses and Daud8Omo residences wees
briit within the city liuits. lt faaa
number Of uivie and eoclnl organizations.
- vatcr works, lying about two miles
from town, assure the city not Ogiy 81 q
good and pure supply o. water. but. aa
there ia normal pressure in the Ere
hydrnnta OF l44 pounds 10 the iuoh iln-
munity from the rarages ol that danger
ouH element is certain. Tho water Is
pumped 70 q high reservoir by powerful
machinery. It is taken from a tunnel
which drifts ncroes bed rock the fuu
width ol the valley. Under ANS Ching
,i,,e ordinary circumstances the supply
e more than ample Bulldog matefitl
Is very cheap aa The surrounding noun
tains furnish lumber and stones 0i the
best character
This method oi developing q water
supply ia worthy Of q complete and ioch
nieal description. Space however docs
not permit this. the victor Is stepped
on tho bej rock by sub drains Ihe lo
10y leading down from the linos Altos
ever runs On The euriaco, This nDdor-
drainage IS an impofi0nf iactof in the
economic development Of tho arid vest
Silver Oily IS notable example Not
oliJ lr1 She a- ample supply for dcmcc.
ne and anniiury purposes % large city,
not dependant On chance showers. but
J through tCr panpllI ayaiem she ~.
iefed 90 much af pcaaipia from danger
81 lifea
Tho court house, the hospitals. tha
A"~ -t-NN" .II"I II|I. NN" ""FIN NN'I, aFr-"I|..
she churches. The commodioul and com
Portable hotels Of thien thofo aro four.
give lhe city metropolitan air. The
aniuoHous climate makes good the lQcol
claim as O. 1anilafium. cituaied nt
about 0ol0 La8t elevation. at about 80
degrees i5 seconds north latitude, pro-
lecied by onclrcling mountains an the
copdlione are perfect FOR tha pr11crva-
ton ni health or the restoration of the
invalid 10 aourd physical existenoe The
springs are early aud winters mild, nhile
the sumnera are never torriQ. THE lat
tNdo ia ihe same Na TINT Of the noftdt
cru loa1i ol the Cult oi Mexico. but th0
hest a tempered BY an elevation Or
more flan q mile above tho 6on. be
a|r Ia olonaled. and the influence ol lhe
pine forests 81 ielt Iko balsen in opet4
Drealh. The INVALID who aelt|ca here
VlII God bic interest |u life rogIglng ho
W.i mix HIlh Is bIaIny. cultured ropu-
lace aud Ia short SINE sin find h'm-
ea|l d|reueeing uualnoss 10 uIIl find
ground cheap and mnleria' plentiful lo
build "a home. ~ which purpose The nni.
fof1ol hospitality oI tho people |mpoI
hIm. and ln short tlno ne nI|l Itol
hImso d ueeIu| member oI Growing
H4a t-IUnn community clrtl DIiy
hee O wonderfully hr'eh FIXTURE