Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1895-05-14
GRANT COUNTY
And Silver City Paid a Handsome
Compliment by the Bureau Of I'M
migration Of This Territory.

A Brief Resume OF the Work.
Tho Bureau Of Immigration, through
its efficient secretary, Max Frost, Of San
Ia Fe, has just issued handsome hand
book Of 34I pages, showing the resource
es, climate, geography geology, history,
statistics and future prospects Of this
Territory up to December 10, 1893. The
work is cmbellishod with fine eusrav-
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 datterng 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 100000 head Of
cattle and humorous hocks OF sheep upon
our ranges; an annual production of
SiOUO,Oo0 10 gold bullion aud S8O0,000 in
silver ore, besides rich mines OF lead,
copper, opals, turquoise and other rare
and valuable gcnstones.
We lind the following in regard to
Silver City:
The county seat Is Silver City, sltuat-
cd at the foot Of Pinos Altos, IN the
beautiful chihuahua valley. All the
northern half CT the county aud parts
OF Socorro county and Arizona are di-
rectly tributary 20 it, and il outfits doz-
ems Of SURROUNDING camps. 1t lies at
tho end of Jranch line Of the Santa Fo
rcad, and eaioys the advantages accru-
ing to every large supply depot It's
banks, court house, hospitals, stores,
public schOUls, hotels aud other build
lngs Of public and semIpublic charac-
ter would do credit to al eastern county
seat. Since tho opening OF tho Santa
Rita copper mines in 1900 il has been a
town site, but tho energy Of the last dec
ade has done more for It's advancement
than all the previous years. Situated
as it is, surrounded by mills and cOncen-
traitors, almost IN the very center of the
mining region, its stability and prosper
ly are assured. Large business blocks
are built or projected, and during the
year 1873 about twenty five business
houses and handsome residences we're
built within the city limits. 1t las a
number Of civic aud social organizations.
Its water-works, lying about two miles
from town, assure the city not nnly Of q
good and pure supply Of water, but, as
there Is normal pressure ia the fire
hydrants Of IA pounds to the inch, i'm
munity from the rayagcs 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
- very cheap as the surrounding noun
tains furnish lumber aud stones uf 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 TIE To-
cation Is in q wide swale or shallow val
/ Icy 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 notaoie example. Not
only has she en- ample supply for domes-
/ tic and sanitary purposes OF large city,
rot dependent on chance showers, out
! through her pumping system she Is ro-
leved as much as possible from danger
of fires.
the court house, tho hospitals, the
fine blocks that line tho business streets.
the churches, the commOdious and COM
Portable hotels, OF which there arc four,
/ give the city a metropolitan air. The
smubrioua climate makes good the local
claim as sanitarium. Situated at
about COCO feet elevation, at about So
/ def rees 10 seconds north latitude, pro
tocted by encrcling mountains, all the
conditions are perfect for the preserva-
ton OF health or the restoration of the
invalid to sound physical existence The
springs are early and winters mild, while
the summers are never torrd. The lat
itudo is the same az that of the north
ern coast Of tho Gulf OF Mexico. but the
heat is tempered by an elevation OF
more than a mile above the sea- The
/ nir 10 ozOnnted, and the Influence OF the
pine forests Is felt like balsam IN every
breath. The invalid who settles hore
viii find bis interest 10 life remvng. he
Will mix with a brainy, cultured popu-
lace, and in short time will find him
self discussing busness lio will find
ground cheup and material plentiful 10
build q homo, To which purpose the uni
versal hospitality Of the people impel
/ him.. aud IN a short time he viii feel
himself a useful member OF growing
and thriving community. Silver City
has a wonderfully bright future.