Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1895-07-16
GRANT coUNTY
1nd silver City Paid q Handsome
Compliment By the Bureau Of I'm
migration Of Thls Territory
4 Brief Resume Of the Work.

A Brief Resume Of she Work.
The bureau OF Immigration. through
its efficient secretary, Max Frost, OF San
t. Fe, has just issued a handsome hand
book Of 3l4 pagsh, showing the resourc-
ss, climate, geography, geology, history,
statistics and future prospects Of this
Territory up 10 December Is, 1893. The
work is embollished with fine ougrav-
inga Of the principal cities, mountains,
valleys, mining camps, ranches. fruit
farms and the numerous beautiful
scenes and pleasure resorts which abound
IN this salnbrious climate and future el-
dorado Of the southwest.
A fattering tribute is paid to Grant
County's wealth producing resources,
her Incompatible sanitary advantages,
beautiful scenery, broad ranges, bright,
rapid rivers and enterprising people.
We are credited with 2OO,OOO head Of
cattle and numerous hOcks OF sheep upon
our ranges; an annual production Of
81 .O00,0UO 10 gold bullion and e800OO0 in
silver ore, besides rich mines Of lend,
copper, opals, turquoise and other rare
and valuable geinstones.
We lind the following in regard TO
Silver City:
The county seat ls Silver City, sltuat-
ed at the f0Ot Of Pinoa Altos, IN the
beauiiful Chihunhua valley. All the
northern half ~ the county and parts
of S0corro county and Arizona are di-
Foctly tributary to Il. and il outfits doz.
ems Of surrounding camps. Il lies a,
tho end Of branch line Of tho Santa Fe
r0nd, and enioys the advantages accru-
ing 10 every large supply depot ItE
banks, court house, hospitals, stores
/ public schools, hotels and other build
lng8 OF public aud semi-public charac
tor would do credit 10 an eastern county
seat. Since the opening OF the Santa
Rita copper mines in 1900 il has been {
town site, but the energy OF the last dec
ade has done more Tor it's advancement
than ali the previous years. Situated
ns il is. surrounded by mills and concen
traitors, almost IN the very center Of th,
mining region, its stability and prosper
~ are assured. Large business block
are built or projected, aud during thu
year 1888 nbout twenty-five business
houses and handsome residences werl
built within the city limits. II fas
number OF civic and social organizations
ftn water-wOrks, lytDg about two mile
from Town, assure the city not only OF
good and pure supply Of wuter, bat. a
hydrnnts Of ia pOunda to tho inch, i'm
munity from the rnvages Of that danger
oun element Is certain The water l
! pumped 70 a high reservoir by powerful
machinery. 10 is taken from a tunne
which drifts across bed rock the ful
width Of the valley. Under anythinl
like ordinary circumstances the suppl
is more than ample Building materia
y very cheap as the surrounding noun
tains Furnish luml)or and stores of th
l,eet character.
This method Of developing a waite
supply Is worthy Of a complete and tech
nical description. Spans however doe
not permit this. The water is sioppe
on the bed rock by sub-drnlns. The 10
cation Is "a q wide swale or shallow val
10y leading down from the Pinos Allt
towards Silver City. No water whal
ever runs on the surface. This undol
drainage is nn important factor 10 %
3 economic Development Of the arid ives
silver City Is noJnUle example. M
only haa she IN ample supply for domol
tic and sanitary purposes OF large cit
rot dependent on chance showers, bu
through her pumping system she % q
lieved as much as possible from DANCE
Of frcs.
The court house, the hospitals, th
fine bloclZs shat line the business street,
the churches, the commodiOua and con
. Portable hotels, 81 which there are fou
giye the city metropolitan air. IN
aalubFiOu1 climate makes good the loci
claim ne d aanilarium. Situated
about 6.0Oo i1ot elevation, at about
: doeroog lo seconds north latitude. pr
{ lcCled BY oncircling mountaiDe. al th
conditions are perfect for the pro9ervl
ton az health OF tho restoration oi Oh
invalid % sound physical exialonoo. IN
springs ore early and winters mild, viii
the summers are mover l0frId the lu
|luao % the same az that oI the noril
ern coast ol the Gulf Of Mexico. but u
beat % tempered oy an elevation
mofe than 8 mile ahove the sea. Il
ar la ozonoiod. and tho influence OF n
. pine forests n loIl like ha|a1m in oVo|
breath. The invalid who settles ho
win nnd BE interest Ia lIie F8uVIng.
cII| nix With . 0Ia|ny. cultured pop
.aoo. ard 'n short time win find bin
o1|t discussing ou1Iucae do will nl
Ertnn1 cheap ana uHle4IaI plentiful
build s. home. ~ which purpose the ur
Fef1o| Hospitality oI lha people imp
1IM, nro ln q short IIuc 10 win o.
: hIUo1|I useful mombcr ol 4 groNIl
= ard thriving community. Silver Ci
ha1 Nrn0tIIu'|I bright failure