Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1895-01-01

eRANT coUNTY

And Silver City Paid Handsome
Compliment by the Bureau Of lm-
migration Of This Territory.
4 Brleg Resume Of the Work.
The Buroau Of immigration, through
its efficient secretary, Max Frost, ot San
ia Fe. has just issued handsome hand
book Of 344 pages, showing the resoure-
ea, climate, geography, geology, history,
statistics and future prospects Of this
Territory up 10 December IS, 1893 The
work is embellished with fine engray-
ings Of the principal cities, mountains.
valleys, mining camps, ranches, fruit
farms and the numerous beautiful
ecenes and pleasure resorts which abound
10 this salubrious climate and future o.
dorado OF the southwest.
A iiatteriug tribute is paid 70 Grant
Countya wealth producing resources,
her incompatible sanitary advantages,
beautiful scenery, broad ranges, bright,
rapid rivers and enterprising people
We Gre credited with 100000 head Of
cattle andnnmerous focks Of sheep upon
our ranges; an annual production Of
I f0IlsINOflAR III hNA4 NNtAtRtt NtAN 43tAftNO ttA
silver ore, besides rich mines Of lead,
copper, opals, turquoise aud other raro
and valuable gemstonos.
We find the following in regard to
Silver City:
The county seat IS Silver City, sltuat-
ed at the foot Of Pinos Altos, IN the
beautiful Chihuahua valley. All the
northern half Of tho county and ports
A.t-rr
reclly tributary to It, end IL outfits doz-
ems Of surrounding c.mps. It lies at
the end OF branch lint Of the Santa Fe
road, and enjoys the e1yantages accru-
ing TO evory large supply depot Its
banks, court house, hospitals, stores,
public schools h0teis and other build
ings 81 q public an2 aemi-pablic charac-
ter would do credit 10 an eastern county
scat Since the opening Of the Santa
i{itu copper miueH In lcQ0 it has been O
town Site but the energy Of the last dec
nde has done more for its advancement
than Gfi the previous years. Situated
/ as e Is. surrounded BY mills and cOncen-
traitors, almost in the very center Of tho
mining region, It's stability aud prosper.
iiy are assured. Large business blocks
nro built or projected, and during the
year 1893 about twenty-five business
houses and handsome residences We're
built within the city limits. lt rs q
namber Of civic and social organl-sticns
( Ita water Wor1e, lying about two miles
; from town, assure the city not only OF Z
good and pure supply Of water, but. ai
thora Is a normal pressure in the trs
hydfanla OF 144 pounds to the inch, i'm
4 munity from the raTngea Of that danger
!. ous element is certain The water u
e pumped 10 q high reservoir by powerful
machinery. 1t Is taken from o tunno
which drifie ncross bed rock the fuf
width 81 the valley. Under anything
y like ordinary circumstances the supply
\ Is more than ample. Building materln
N very cheap as tile Surrounding noun
1h lumber and stones Of th
al..cter.
lothca q acVclopsng q wate
Aworthyoi q complete and tech
riptlon. Space however doe
this. Che water Is sloppel
pck by sub drains Tho %
wide eWale Of shallow val
own from fhe pin0a Alto
City No water what
Die surface This uHdel
Important fgctor % ia
melt og the arid Wca
ootable example Nc
pc supply for domel
poses oi large cii'
anoo showers, bp
system she IS r.
ibie from dnngl
hospitals, "a
lalneaa street
oua and sou
ere ave iOu
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