Southwest-sentinel., 1895-12-24
eRANT coVNTY
ana silver Ciiy Paid 6 Handsome
Compliment b. she Bureau Of Inn
migration Of This Territory.

migration Of This Territory.
A Brief Resume or the Work.
The Bnroau Of Immigration, through
iis efficient secretary, Max Frost, OF San
ia Fo, has just issued a handsome hand
book Of 3l4 pages, showing the resource
es, climate, geography, geology, history,
statistics and Future prospects Of this
Torritory up 70 December Is, 1888 The
work is cmbelliahed With fine enggav-
ings Of the principal cities, mountains,
valleys, mining camps, ranches. frut
farms and the numerous beautiful
scenes and pleasure resorts which abound
10 this salobrious climate and future el-
dorado Of the southweat
A fattering tribute is paid to Grant
Countys wealth producing resources,
her Incompatible sanitary advantages,
beautiful scenery brood ranges, bright,
rapid rivers and enterprising people.
We are credited With 100000 head OF
cattle and numerous hocka Of sheep upon
our ranges; an annual production OF
el,O00O00 10 gold bullion and e9O0,000 in
silver ore, besides rich mines Of lead,
and valuable gelnstonea.
We ind the following in regard to
Silver City;
The county scat Is Silver City, sltuat-
ed at the foot Of Pin0B Altos, 10 the
beautiful chihuahua valley. All the
northern half OF the county and parts
u Socorro county aud Arizona are al
rectly tributary 20 1t, and IL outfits doz-
Gus Of surrounding camps. It lies a.
The end ol branch line OF tfo Santa Fe
road, and eajoys the advantages accru-.
ing 70 every large supply depot. It's
banks, court house, hospitals, stores,
public schools, hotels and other build
inge Of public and somi-public charao-
ter would do credit to an eastern county
seat. Since the opening o. the Santa
Rita copper mines 10 1900 it has been
town site, but the energy Of the last dec
ado has done more for It's advancement
than ali the previous years. Situated
as it is. surrounded by mills and oOncen-
traitors, almost 10 the very center OF the
mining region, its stability and prosper
lty aro assured. Large business blocks
are built or projected. and during the
year 1893 about twenty-five business
houses aud handsome residences were
built within the city limits. It ka8 q
number Of civic and social organizations.
lto water-works. lying about two miles
from town, assure the city not oniy Of a
good and pure supply Of water, but, as
there ie q normai pressure ID The Gre
byofants OF l44 pounds 10 the inch, inn
munity from the ravogoa of that danger
Gus element Is certain. The wator is
pumped TO a high reservoir By powerful
machinery. It 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 mcnn-
laina furnish lumber and stones uf the
best character.
This method Of developing water
euQply b worthy OK 8 complete and tech
nioal description. Space however does
not permit this. The water is stopped
on the bed rock by sub-dfains. The To-
cation Is Ia a wide sWale or shallow Val-
iey leading down from the Pinos Altos
/ towards Silver City. No water what
ever runs on the surface. This under
drainage ia an important factor Ia the
economic Development Of tho arid vest
Silver City Is notable example Not
only has she an ample supply for domos
TIC and sanitary purposes of q large city,
not dependent on chance showers, but
Through her pumping system she Is ro-
lieVed oe much as possible from danger
81 iifea
The court house. the hospitals. the
iino blocks that line the business streets,
the ohufchea, Re eomnodioua and SOM
Portable hotels. Of which there nre four,
give Che city q metropolitan air. The
1aiuofioua climate makes good the local
claim De q annitolium. Situated az
about 0o00 feet elevation, at ebout 50
defro - seconds north latitude, pro-
teoled BY eucifcling mountains. on the
conditions ere perfect for the preaarQa.
ton q health od She restoration ol the
invalid % SOUND physical oH|slonca. The
springs are early and winters mild, while
the SUMMERS are never iorrid The lat
itude u the same az Shat ol the north
lrn coast 81 tht Gull uI Mo1ioO. Dni tho
heat % tempered by 90 elevation of
more than q nile above the sea. The
cir Ia oronalnd. and the InlInonco ~ the
pine forests IA felt like baladm ID every
breath. Tho invalid who settles mere
HiN Ind nIe interest |n life reVlvinQ. he
HII| mix with s hIo|ny. cultured uoun-
|qcol and In short lImo viii find h|m-
1t|I d'1onGairr business. He win fnd
ground cheap and NalcrlnI plentiful 10
build home. % which purpose the uni
QsHni hospitality Of lno naonls imnaI
NIm. end In a short lIma ha win feel
h|ma1|I q u1oloI monkdr 81 \ growing
and thriving community Silver City
hae wonderfully bright iotuse.