Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-06-12
GRANT COUNTY
And Silver City Paid a Handsome
Compliment by The Bureau Of I'm.
migration Of This Territory.
a Drlef Resume of dc VOL.

The Bureau Vt Immigration, through
its efficient secretary, Max Frost, Of San
Ia t'e, has just issued a handsome hand
bOOk OF 3A4 pageh, showing the resource
es, climate, geography, geology, history,
statistics and future prospects of this
Territory up to December 10, 1893. The
work Is embellished With hue engrav-
ings Ot the principal Cities, mountains,
valleys, mining camps, ranches, fruit
farms and the numerous beautiful
scenes aud pleasure resorts which abound
in this saluDriOus climate and future ell
dorado Of the southwest.
A fiHttering tribute Is paid to Grant
CounLy's wealth producing resources,
her incompatible sanitary advantages,
beautiful scenery, broad ranges, bright,
rapid rivers aud enterprlsing people.
We are credited with 2OO,OUO head Of
cattle and numerous tiocks OF sheep upon
our ranges; an annual production Of
sI,0OO,OUO IN gold bullion and S800,OO0 in
silver ore, besides rich mines of lead,
copper, opals, turquoise aud other rare
aud valuable gemstOnes.
We lind the following in regard 10
Silver City:
The county seat Is Silver City, situat-
ed at the foot Of Pinos Altos, IN the
beautiful Chihuahua valley. All the
northern halt of the county and parts
Of Socorro county and Arizonaa are di-
rectly tributary TO it. and u Quilts dOz.
ems Of surrounding camps. 1t lies at
the end Of branch line OF the Santa Fe
road, and enjoys the advantages Hecru.
ing ~ every large supply depot Itl
banks, court house, hospitals, stores
| public schools, hotels and other build
ings OF public and semi-pubhc charac
| ter would do credit To an eastern cOuntJ
seat. Since the opening OF the SantS
Rita copper mines in 1900 1t has been 1
town site, but the energy Of the last dec
ade has done more for It's advancement
than ali the previous years. SltuateC
AS il is. surrounded by mills and cOncen
traitors. almost IN the very center OF tb'
mining region, it's stability and prosper
ny are assured. Large business bfock
are built or projected, and during th,
year 1888 about twenty-five bushes
houses aud handsome residences wer
built within the city limits. IL las
number OF civic and social organizations
It's water-wOrks, lying about two mile
from town, assure the city not only OF
good and pure supply OF water, but, IA
there is a nOrmal pressure in the tir
hydrants OF l44 pounds to the inch, I'm
munity from the ravnges OF that danger
GUS element is certain The water
pumped 70 high reservoir by powerful
machinery. It is taken from tunn6
which drifts across bed rock the fu
width of the valley. Under anythIn
like ordinary circumstances the suppl
: is more than ample. Building materii
is very cheap as the surrounding noun
tains furnish lumber and stones Of th
best character.
This method OF developing a watt
! supply is worthy Of "a complete and teci
. meal description Space however doe
not permit this. Tine water Ia Oppe
on the bel rock by sub-dralns. The Il
cation Ia in wide swale or shallow va
ley leading down from the Pinos Altc
c towards Silver City. No water wha
ever runs ON the surface. This unde
drainage is an important factor 10 n
economic development Ut the arid wes
Silver City is a notable example. NJ
, Only has she an ample supply for dome
tic and sanitary purposes Of n large cit
7 uot dependent ON chance showers, b,
through her pumping system she 10 r
lleved as much as possible from dang
OF fires.
The court hnuas, the hospitals, u
Is fine blocks that lite the business street
$ the churches, the cOnimOdiUus and eou
Portable hotels, Of which there are fou
give the city metropolitan air. III
salubriOus climate makes good the loo
claim as a snnitarium. Situated
about 6OO feet elevation, at about
det rees Is seconds north latitude. pr
tecied bj eneircling mountains, all Il
y conditions are perfect for the preserv
tIon Of health or the restoration Of u
invalid to sound physical existence. n
springs are early and winters mild, Viii
the summers are never tOrrid. The Ia
itude Is the same ns that Of the mort
- ern cOast OF the Gulf Of Mexico. but Il
heat IN tempered by an elevation
more than a mile ahOve the sea. III
N air IL ozOnnted. and the influence oi q
pine forests IL felt like bnlsam m eve
% breath. The invalid who settles he
will hnd his interest ia life revlving.
2, will mix with brainy. cultured pop
"a lace. aud 10 a short time will find hil
self discussing business He will tl
ground cheap and material plentiful
build home, 10 which purpose tho ul
versal hospitality Of the people imI
him. and 10 a short time he will Il
himself a useful member Of a growi
and thriving community. Silver Ci
a. A.. A. la 49,