Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1895-01-29

eRANT cQVNTY
And Silver City Paid q Handsome
Compliment by the Bureau Of Inn
migration Of This Territory.

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A Brief Resume or the Work.
The Bureau Of Immigration, through
its efficient secretary, Max Frost, Of San
ia Re. has just issued handsome hand
book Of 3as pages, showing the resourc-
es, climate, geography, geology, history,
statistics and future prospects Of this
Territory up 20 December Is, 1888. The
work is embelished with fine eugrav-
ings Of tbe principal cities, mountains,
valleys, mining camps, ranches. fruit
farms and tho numerous beautiful
scenes and pleasure resorts which abound
10 this sulubrious climate and future el.
dorado Of tile southwest
A hattering tribute is paid 20 Grant
County's wealth producing resources,
her incompatible sanitary advantages,
beautiful scenery, broad ranges, bright.
rapid rivers aid enterpriang people
We are credited with 100000 head OF
cattle and numerous flocks Of sheep upon
our ranges; an annual production of
S1,OOO,O0O 10 gold bullion and e8O0,OO0 10
silver ore, besides rich mines OF lead,
copper, opals, turquoise and other rure
and valuable gemstoncs.
We lind the following 10 regard 20
Silver City;
Tho county seat Is Silver City, atuatl
ed nt the foot OF Pinos Altos, IN the
beautiful chihuahua valley All the
northern bait of the county aud parts
Of Socorro county and Arizona ere di-
rectly tributary 10 IL. and il 0utfi.S dOz-
ems OF surrounding camps. II lies at
the end Of branch line Of the Santa Fe
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 cs a pubkc and seini-public ehnrac-
ter would do credit TO an eastern county
seat. Since the opening Of The Santa
Rita copper mines 10 1900 it has been a
town site, but the energy Of the last dec
ude has done more for ito advancement
than ali the previous years. Situated
as il Is, surrounded by mills and cOncen-
traitors, almost IN the very-oenter Of the
mining region, its stability and prosper
ny are assured Large business blocks
are built or projected, and during the
year 1913 about twenty-five business
houses and handsome residences we're
built within the city limits. II las a
/ It's water works, lying about two miles
from town, assure the city not onlJ Of a
good and pure supply Of water, but. ns
there is a formal pressure In the fire
hydrants Of l44 pounds to the inch; inn
munitY from the rayages Of that danger
Gus element is certain. The water ls
pumped to high reservoir by powerful
machinery. IL is taken from q 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 ns the surrounding noun
tains furnish lumber and stones Of the
best character.
This method Of developing a watei
supply IS worthyof a oomplete and teen.
1ieal description. Space however does
not permit this. The water is s'opped
on the bed rock by sub-drans. The To-
cation is IN a vide swale OF shallow val
ley leading down from the Pin0s Altos
towards Silver City. No water what
evcr runs on the surface. This under
drainage Is an important factor ia the
economic development 81 the arid west
Silver City is notable example. Not
onl3 has che nn ample supply for domes
tic and sanitary purposes OF a large city
not dependent on chance showers, bui
through her pumping system she is re-
lieqed as much nH possible from dangel
Of llfos
The coart house, the hospitals, th,
lina blocks that llne the business slreate
the churches, the c0mmOdioua and com
Portable hotels, oi which there are four
give The city a metropolitan air. Ihi
. Gnlubr|ous climate makes good the locn
claim as o samtRrium. Situated q
about 6O00 ieet elevation, nt about 81
. def reos l5 seconds north latitude, pro
loctcd by oncirclnR mountains. nll Oh
conditions are perfect iof the plosarfa
ton Of health or the restoration OF th
invalid 10 sound physical exiatonce. Ihl
springs are early and winters mild, Will
The summers are never lOrridl The lal
itudo Is the aame as TINT Of the north
ern consi 81 the dull 81 Mexico. but ih
heat ia tempered by an elevation o
more than mile above the sea. In
nif le ozoBaIed. aud the influences of th
? pine forests s. felt like bnla0m 10 evor
breath. The Invalid who settles her
win find biz Iuioreal in life le7ivlng. Il
Wll mix with a bmIny. cultured pOpr
lace, aud ia a Short time Nill dad him
self discussing buaInoe1. Tie win On
ground choap and material plentiful (
build a home. To which uurpose the un
Fsranl hospitality Of ihe people lmp'
bin. ond 30 9 short time Do VIII io'
4 himself Q useful mqmper Of 9 CROWN
and thriving community Silver lii
has a wonderfully bright iuturo.