Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1895-12-03

GRANT COUNTY
And Silver CITY Paid q Handsome
Compliment by she Bureau or I'm.
migration OF This Territory.

1HAo1on u Aul1 AcEklt0rye
A Brief Resume OF the Work.
The Bureau Of Immigration, through
it's efficient secretary, Max Frost, Of san.
"a Fe, has just issued handsome band
book Of 344 pages, showing the resourc-
ea, climate, geography, geology, history,
statistics and future prospects Of this
Territory up to December Is, 1893 The
work is embellished With fine engray-
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 el-
dorado Of the southwest.
A tiattering tribute is paid to Grant
County's wealth producing resouroea
her incompatible sanitary advantaQee'
beautiful scenery, broad ranges. brl0ht
rapid rivers and enterprisinR people.
We are credited with 10000 head on
cattle and numerous hoclls of sheen upon
our ranges; an annual production of
sl,OOO,0OO in gold bullion and $500, 600 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 Citys
The county seat Is Silver City. s,tuat-
cd at the foot OF Pinos Altos IN the
beautiful chihuahua valley. An the
northern bali OF the county and parts
OF Socorro county and Arizona are di-
rectiy tributary to it, and il outfits doz-
ems M oi surrounding camps. II lies at
the end OF branch line of the Santa Fe
road, and enjoys the advantages accru-
ing to every large supply depot It's
bankss court house, hospitals. stores.
public schools, hotels and other build-
lngs OF public and seml-publio ohsrac-
ter would do credit to an eastern county
seat. Since the opening Of the Santa
RITA copper mines IN 1900 it has been a
Town site but the energy Of the last dec
ade has done more for It's advancement
IMAM all the previous years. Situated
as It is. surrounded by mills and concen.
traitors, almost ia the very center Of the |
mining regiou, its stability and prosper |
Ivy are assured. Large business blocks
are built or projected, and during the |
year 1898 about twenty-five business
houses and handsome residences were |
built within the city limits. It has a
number OF civic and social organizations. |
It's water-works, lying about two miles !
from town, assure the city not onl, of a |
good ana pure supply ol water, bat. as
snere ls normal pressure 10 the fre /
hydrants Of 144 pounds to the inch. inn
munlty from the ravages Of that danger
GUS element is certain. The water ia )
pumped 10 high reservoir by powerful /
mschinery. It is taken from q tunnel
which drifts across bed rock the fpll /
width OF the valley. Under anything
like ordinary circumstances the supply |
g more than ample. Building material /
10 very cheap as the surrounding mofIn-
tains furnish lumber aud stones of the
best character.
This method Of developing a wataf
supply Is worthy OF a Compiete and tsoh-
nical description. Space however does
not permit this. The water Is stopped
on the bed rock by sub-dFalns. The To-
cation ie in 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 Ia the
economic Development Of the arid west.
Silver City is = notable example. Not
only has she an ample supply for domes.
tic ana sanitary purposes Of large oity.
not dependent on chance showers. but
through her pumping system she Is re-
lieyed aa much as possible from danger
Of fros
The court house, the hospitals. the
line blocks that line the business streets.
the churches, the oommodioua and som
portable hotels, Of which there are four.
give the city metropolitan air. The
ialnbrlous climate makes good the local
claim as 9 sanitarium. Situated al
about 5000 feet elevation, at about as
iefree9 10 seconds north latitude, pro-
.ected by oncircline mountains, All the
'onditions are perfect for the prosarva-
ilon Of health or the sesioration ~ the
nvalid 70 SOUND physical existence. The
Ipringa are early and winters mud, while
no summers are poyar torrid. The lat
tudo ia the same as that Of the north.
irn coast Of the Gulf Of Nozico. but the
ieat e tempered by an elevation OF
nore than 9 milo above The sea. The
" "a ozoubtod. and the influence Of the
,lnc forosta is felt like balssm Ia everv
lroath. The Invalid who eettlee here
gil hnd bis Interest Ia hfo rsvvinQ. Ho
Vii mix with q 1raiuy. cultured noDu.
acei aud Ia a short time will dnd HIM
ell dlacuaslng bue|neat H6 vim End
round cneap and material plentiful 10
'aild home. q which purpose tho uni.
erlal hospitality Of the people impol
i'm and ~ q short time as viii fsei {
Iimeoi useful member % 4 qrowine,
nd thriving community. Silver CIfV ,
las wonderfully bright future.