Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1895-03-26
GRANT COUNTY
And Silver City Paid a Handsome
Compliment by the Bureau Of Inn
migration OF Tails Territory.

mlkFduOh OA AhlS AefrltOfys
A Brief Resume OF the Work.
The Bureau of Immigration, through
its efficient secretary, Max Frost, Of San
Ia Fe, has just issued handsome hand
book Of 34l pages, showing tho resourc-
es, climate, geography, geology, history,
statistics and future prospects of this
Territory up TO December 10, 1898. The
work is embeilished 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 hattering tribute is paid 70 Grant
COunty's wealth producing resources,
her Incompatible sanitary advantages,
beautiful scenery, broad ranges, bright,
rapid rivers and enterprisinW people.
We are credited with 100000 head Of
cattle and numerous tiOcks OF sheep upon
our ranges; an annual production Of
sl,OOOOO0 in gold bullion and 100000 in
silver ore, besides rich mines of lead,
copper, opals, turquoise aud other rare
and valuable gelnstones.
We lind the following in regard to
Silver City:
The county seat Is Silver City, atuat-
ed at the foot OF PinOs Altos, 10 the
beautiful Chihuahua valley. All the
northern half Ot the county aud parts
Of SOcorro county and Arizona are di-
rectly tributary TO it, and 10 QUILTS doz-
p Il Il -
the end Of q branch line of the Santa Fe
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 public and semI-public eharac-
ter would do credit to an eastern county
seat. Since 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 moro for It's advancement
than all the previous years. Situated
as il is, surrounded by mills aud 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 limita 1t las a
number OF civic and social organizations.
It's wRter-works, lying about two miles
from town, assure the city not only OF a
good and pure supply Of water, but, us
there is normal pressure in the fire
hydrants OF 144 pounds to the inch, inn
munity from the ravages Of that danger
Gus element is certain. The water IS
pumped TO a high reservoir by powerful
machinery. 1t is taken from 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
tains 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-drains. The To-
cation is in a wide swale or shallow val
ley loading down from the PinOs Altos
towards Silver City. No water what
ever runs cn the surface. This under
| drainage is an important factor ia the
economic development Of the arid west.
Silver City Is notable example. Not
only has she an ample supply for dOmes-
tic and sanitary purposes of q large city,
not dependent on chance showers, but
through her pumping system she 10 ro-
lieved as much as possible from danger
OF fires.
The court house, the hospitals, the
fine blocks that line the business streets.
the churches, the commOdioua and cOm-
Portable hotels, Of which there are four,
give the city a metropolitan air. The
salubriOus climate makes good the local
claim rs a sanitarium. Situated at
about 6,0OO feet elevation, at about 35
def rees 10 seconds north latitude, pro-
tected by encirolinR mountains. all the
conditions are perfect for the preserva-
ton OF health or tho restoration OF the
invalid to sound physical existence. The
springs are early and winters mild, while
the summers are never torrid. The lat
itude Is the same as that Of the north
ern coast OF the Gulf OF Mexico. but the
heat Is tempered by an elevation Of
more than a mile shove the sea. The
air is ozOnatod, and the influence OF the
pine forests is felt like bnls8m IN every
breath. The invalid who settles hero
viii lind his interest 10 life reWving. He
Will mix with a brainy. cultured p0pu-
lace, and In short time will find him
self discussing business. He will find
ground cheap and material plentiful 10
build home, TO which purpose the uni
versal hospitality Of the people impol
him, and 10 a short time he win feel
himself useful member Of a growing
and thriving community. Silver City
has wonderfully bright future.