Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1895-08-13
GRANT COUNTY
And Silver City Paid a Handsome
Compliment by the Bureau Of I'm.
migration OF This Territory.

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A Brief Resume OF the Work.
The Bureau of Immigration, through
its efioient secretary, Max Frost, OF San
ia Fe, has just issued q handsome hand
book OF 344 pages, showing the resouro-
es, climate, geography, geology, history,
statistics and future prospects OF this
Territory up to December Is, 1893 The
Cork is embellished with fiue eugrav-
inga 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 aud future el-
dorado Of the southwest.
A fattering 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 numerous hocks of sheep upon
our ranges; an annual production OF
100000 in gold bullion and $4,000 in
silVor ore, besides rich mines OF lead,
copper, opals, turquoise and other rare
and valuable gemstones.
We find tho following in regard to
Silvor 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-
reotly tributary 20 it, and il outfits doz-
ems Of surrounding camps. 1t lies at
the end Of a branch line of the Santa Fe
road, and enjoys the advantages accru-
ing TO every lnrRe supply depot. It's
banks, court house, hospitals, stores,
/ public schools, hotels and other build
Ings Of public and seml-public charac-
ter would do credit 10 an eastern county
seat. Since the opening of the Santa
Rita copper mines ia 1900 il has been q
town site, but the energy of the last deo
nde has done more for It's advancement
than all the previous years. Situated
as II Is. surrounded by mills and concen-
traitors, almost in 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 1903 about twenty-five business
houses aud handsome residences wore
built within the city limits. II las a
I
Its water-works, lying about two miles
from town, assure the city not only Of q
good and pure supply OF water, but. uf
there is normal pressure in the fire
hydrants OF 144 pounds 10 the inch, i'm
munity from the ravages OF that danger.
ouB element ID certain The water lf
pumped to high reservoir by powerful
machinery. It is taken from a tunne
which drifts across bed rock the full
width OF the valley. Under anything
like ordinary circumstances the supply
is more than ample. Building material
il very cheap as the surrounding noun.
tainB furnish lumber and stones Of the
best character.
This method Of developing a watel
supply is worthy Of q complete and tech
nioal description. Space however does
not permit this. The water Is stopped
on the bed rock by sub-draIns. The 10
cation is Ia q wide swale or 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 In tn,
economic development Of Tire arid west
Silver City is notable example. No
only has she al supple supply for domes
tic and sanitary purposes Of q large city
not dependent on chance showers, bu
through her pumping system she ia ~
iieved as much as possible from DANCE
Of fires.
The court house, the hospitals, th,
fine blocks that liuo the business streets
the churches, the cOmmOdious and com
Portable hotels, Of which there are four
give the city a metropolitan cir. Th'
salubriOus climate makes good tho lOcn
claim as a sanitarium. Situated q
about 6,OO0 feet elevation, at about B
deg roos Is seconds north lattude, pro
tected by eDoircling mountaina, all tn
conditions are perfect for the preBerva
tion Of health or the restoration Of tn
invalid to sound physical existence. Thl
springs are early and winters mild, whil
the summers are never torrid Tho lat
ituda Is the same AZ that OF the north
orn coast Of the Gulf Of Mexico. but tn
heat 10 tempered by an elevation o
moro than a mile above the sea. Th
air 10 ozonatod, and the influence Of th
pine forests is f0lt like balsom In ever
breath. The Invalid who settles her
will find hia interest Ia life r0vlving IL
VIII mix with a brainy. cultured popu
lace, and in D short tim0 will find him
self discussing business. Ho will I'm
ground cheap and material plentiful I
build q home, 70 which purpose the uni
= vorqal hospitality Of the people impt
him, aud 10 q abort time 10 viii fol
4 himself q uaolul member Of q GROWN
Y and thriving community. Silver CIT
has q wonderfully bright future.