Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-04-10
GRANT COUNTY
And silver City Paid a Handsome
Compliment by the Bureau OF I'm
migration OF This Territory.
A BrIet Resume OF the VOL.


it's efficient secretary, Max Frost, Of San
ia Fe, has just issued handsome hand
book Of 344 pages, showing the resource
es, climate, geography, geology, history,
statistics and future prospects, of this
Territory up to December Is, 1893. The
work is embellished with fine 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 salubrious climate and future ell
dorado Of the southwest.
A fattering tribute is paid to Grant
Countys wealth producing resources,
her incompatible sanitary advantages,
beautiful scenery, broad ranges, bright,
rapid rivers and enterprising people
We are credited with 100000 head Of
cattle and numeroue ks Of sheep upon
our ranges; an bEI@al production of
81 100000 in gold bullion aud $4,000 in
silver ore, besides rich mines of lead
copper, Opals, turquoise and 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 and parts
Of SOcOrTo county and Arizona are di-
Nr1h ~ En- lr,sr
/ ems Of surrounding camps. It lies at
the end OF branch line Of the Santa Fe
road, and enjoys the advantages accru-
| ing to every large supply depot. lite
banks, court house, hospitals, stores
public schools, hotels and other build.
ings Of public and semi public charac.
| ter would do credit to an eastern county
seat. Since the opening Of the Santa
! Rita copper mines in 1900 it has been 9
| town site, but the energy of the last dec
Rde has done more for it's advancement
than ali the previous years. Situated
Rs it is, surrounded by mills and concen-
| traitors, almost in the very center Of the
mining region, it's stability and prosper
ny are assured. Large business blocks
are built or projected, and during the
year 1893 about twenty-five business
| houses and handsome residences we're
built within the city limits. II has q
number of civic aud social organizations
| It's water-works, lying about two miles
from town, assure the city not only OF a
good and pure supply Of water, but. n
there is normal pressure in the fire
| hydrants Of IA pounds to the inch, i'm
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 the supply
is more than ample. Building material
is very cheap as the surrounding noun
tnins 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 is stopped
on the bed rock by sub-dralns. The 10.
cation is in a 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 q potable example. No
only has she an ample supply for domes
tic and sanitary purposes OF large city
not dependent on chance showers, bu
through her pumping system she ID re
lieved as much as possible from DANCE
of fires.
The court house, the hospitals, tn
fine blocks that line the business streets
the churches, the commodious and com
Portable hotels, of which there are -four
give the city a metropolitan air Tn
salubrious climate makes good the lOca
claim as a sanitarium. Situated a
about 6,0Oo feet elevation, at about 3
deg rees 10 seconds north latitude, pro
tected by encircling mountains, all th
conditions are perfect for the preserva
tion Of health or the restoration Of tn
invalid to sound physical existence. Tn
springs are early and winters mild, Will
the summers are never tOrrid. The lai
itude is the same as that of the north
ern coast of the Gulf Of Mexico, but tn
heat is tempered by an elevation G
more than a mile above the sea. Th
air is ozonoted, and the influence of th
pine forests is felt like balsam in ever
breath. The invalid who settles her
will find his interest in life revlving. II
will mix with a brainy, cultured pOpu
lace, and in a short time will find hin
self discussing business. He will fin
ground cheap and material plentiful t
build home, 10 which purpose the un
versal hospitality of the people impe
him, and IN a short time he will fet
himself a useful member OF a GROWN
and thriving community. Silver Cit
has a wonderfully bright future.