Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1895-02-12
eRANT couNTY
And sllvor city Paid a Handsome
Compliment by the Dureau Of Inl-
migration OF This Territory.

A Brief Resume Of the Work.
The Bureau Of Immigration, through
its efficient secretary, Max Frost, Of San
"a Fe, has just isaued e handsome hand
book Of 3li pages, showing the resourc-
ea, climate, geography geology, history,
statistics and future prospects Of this
Territory up to December 10. 1880. The
work is embellished with hne onQrav-
ings Of tho principal Giles, mountains.
Valleys mining camps, ranches, fruit
farms and the numerous beautiful
scenes and pleasure resorts which abound
in this salubriops climate and future OIL
dorado OF the southwest.
A hattering tribute is paid to Grant
Countys wealth producing resources,
her Incompatible sanitary advantages
osautful scenery, broad ranges, bright,
rapid rivers and enterprising people
We are credited with 100000 hend ~
cattle and numerous fOcks Of sheen upon
our ranges; an annual production Of
el,OOO,OO0 in gold bullion and $4,000 ia
silver ore, besides ricb mines OF lsad.
copper, opa.s, turquoise and other rare
and valuable gelnstones.
We find the following in regard to
Silver City:
The eoul ty seat is Silver City, situat-
ca AZ the loot Of PinOs Altos, N the
beautiful Chihuahua valley All the
northern half OF the county and pnrts
OF Socorro county and Arizona are di
rectly tributary to it, aud il outhtS doz-
ems Of surrounding camps. 1t lies nj
the end Of a branch line Of the SANTA Fe
road, and enjoys the advantages accru-
ing TO every large supply depot It's
Danke, court house, hospitals, stores.
public schools, hotels and othor build
ings Of public and semi-public charnc-
ter would do credit 10 an eastern county
sent. Since the opening OF the Santa
Rita copper mines In 1900 it has been a
town site, but the energy Of the last dec
ado has done more for it's advancement
than all the previous years. Situated
as IL is. surrounded by mills and concen-
traitors, almost IA the very center OF the
mining region, its stability and Drosper-
ny are assured. Large business blocks
are built or projected, and during the
year 1888 about twenty-five buGiness
houses and handsome residences were
built within the city limits 1t has n
number Of civic and social organizations.
Its wnter-works, lying about two miles
from town, assure the CITY not onl, OF n
good and pure supply Of water, but, es
there 10 normal pressure in the fire
hydrants Of l84 pounds to tho inch. i'm
munity from the rayages Of that danger
oua element Is certain Tho water is
pumped to high reservoir by powerful
mschiaery. It is talson from a tunnel
which drifts across bed rock tho full
width Of tbs valley. Under anything
like ordinary circumstances the supply
is more than ample. Building material
ls very cheap as the surrounding noun
tains furnish lumber and stones OF the
best character
This method OF developing water
auppiy Is worthy Of a complete and tech
nioal description. Space however does
not permit this. the water is STONED
on the bed rock by sub-drains. The To-
cation is in a wide swale on shallow val
ley leading down from the Pinos Altos
towards Silver City. No water what
ever runs on the surface. This under
drainage ie an important factor 10 the
economic Development ol The arid west.
Silver CITY ie notable example. Not
only has she % ample supply for domes
tic ana sanitary purposes OF q large city.
not dependent on chance showers, but
through her pumping system she Is ro-
heyed aa much as possible from dauQer
Of tircs.
The court house, the hospitals, the
tine blocks that line tho business streets,
the churches, the commodioua and aom-
Portable hotels. Of Nhich there arc four.
give tho city a metropolitan air. The
aaluoflons climate makes good the local
claim as anniiarium. Situated at
about 6,QuO feet elevation, at about rs
def reos l3 seconds north latitude. pro.
iected by encircllne mountnina. All the
conditions arc perfect for tho pfdsorra-
hon ol health oG tho restoration Of the /
Invalid % sound physical existence. The /
springs are earIy and winters mild. while !
the summers are never torrid. The lat /
itudo Is the same ae that Of tho north /
efn coast ol tho Gulf Of Mexico. but the |
heat s. tempered BY no elevation oe
more than 2 mile above the soa. The
air 10 ozonated. and the influence Of the /
pine forests ia felt like bnlsom in overyi
breath The invalid who settles here /
VIII Ind hia interest iu lie rowing. He /
Will mix With 9 brniny. cultured ooDu.
lace, and lu q short time viii find bim-
self discussing business lie viii find 4
ground cheap and material plentiful 10
build a home, 20 which purpose the uni.
YeNol hospitality of iho people impol
him, and ln q short lIme he viii feel
himself q useful member Og "a growing
and thriving community. Silver City
hns a wonderfully bright future.