Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1895-11-19

GRANT COUNTY
Aud Silver City Paid a Handsome
Compliment by the Bureau Of Im-
migration OF This Territory.


A Brief Resume OF the Work.
The Bureau Of Immigration, through
it's efficient secretary, Max Frost, Of San
Ia Fe, mas just issued handsome hand
book Of 344 pages, showing the resource
es, climate, geography geology, history,
statistics and future prospects Of this
Territory up to December 10, 1893. The
work is embellished 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 1attering tribute is paid TO Grant
County's wealth producing resources,
her incompatible sanitary advantages,
beautiful scenery, broad ranges, bright,
rapid rivers and enterprisng people.
We are credited with 100000 head Of
cattle and numerous flocks Of sheep upon
our ranges; an annual production Of
sl,00O,0U0 in gold bullion aud $4,000 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 City:
The county seat Is Silver City, situat-
ed at the foot Of Pinos Altos, IN the
beautiful Chihuahua valley. All the
northern half OF the county and parts
of SocorrO county and Arizona are di-
rectiy tributary to it. and IL outfits doz-
ems Of surrounding camps. II lies at
/ the end of branch line OF the Santa lre
/ 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 seIDl-public charac-
| ter would do credit to an eastern county
seat. Since the opening of the Santa
Rita copper mines in 1900 it has been O
town site, but the 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 10 the very center Of the
mining region, its stability and prosper
lty are assured. Large business blocks
are built or projected, and during the
year 1893 about twenty-five business
houses and handsome residences were
built within the city limits. It las q
i
It's water-works, lying about two miles
from town, assure the city not only Of Z
good and pure supply Of water, but. u
there is normal pressure in the fire
hydrants OF 144 pounds TO the inch, im.
munity from the ravages of that danger
GUS element is certain The water !,
pumped to a high reservoir by powerful
machinery. 1t is taken from tunne
which drifts across bed rock the full
width Of the valley. Under anything
like ordinary circumstances the supply
is more than ample. Building materin
is very cheap as the surrounding noun
tains furnish lumber and stones OF thu
best character
This method OF developing a waite
supply is worthy of a complete and tech
nical description. Space however doe
not permit this. The water is sioppe,
on the bed rock by sub-dralns. The 10
cation is In a wide swale OF shallow val
ley leading down from the Pinos Alto
towards Silver City. No water what
ever runs on the surface. This under
drainage is an important factor 10 tn
economic development OF the arid west
SILVER City is = notable example. No
only has she an ample supply for domes
tic and sanitary purposes Of large city
Rot dependent on chance showers, bu
through her pumping system she 10 re
lieved as much as possible from DANCE
of fires.
The court house, the hospitals, tn
: fine blocks that line the business street;
the churches, the cOmmodious and com
forsabis hotels, Of which there are -four
give the city a metropolitan air tn
salubriouH climate makes good the lOca
: claim as sanitarium. Situated a
about 6,OO0 feet elevation, at about 3
dee rees l5 seconds north latitude, Pre-
tected by encircling mountains, all th
conditions are perfect for the preservs
ton Of health or the restoration Of th
invalid TO sound physical existence. Th
springs are early and winters mild, Will
the summers are never tOrrid. The lal
itude is the same as that OF the north
ern coast OF the Gulf Of Mexico. but th
heat is tempered by an elevation q
more than a mile above the sea. tn
air is ozonated, and the influence Of th
pine forests is felt like balasm IN ever
breath The invalid who settles her
will find his interest 10 life reWving. II
will mix with a brainy. cultured popJ
lace, and in a short time viii hnd hin
self discussing business. He will I'm
, ground cheap and material plentiful
build q home, 10 which purpose the un
veroal hospitality Of the people imp'
him, aud M q short time be viii fel
4 himself useful member of a CROWN
and thriving community. Silver CIT
has a wonderfully bright future.