Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1895-01-08

eRANT COUNTY,
And Silver CITY Faid a Handsome
Compliment By the Bureau Of In
migration Of This Territory.

AHtaNvN % AAAa AcllAtOfYt
A Brief Resume of the Work.
Tho Bureau Of Immigration, through
its efficient secretary, Max Frost, Of san
e Fe, has just issued a handsome hand
book Of 3l1 pagea, showing the resouro-
o., climate, geography, geology, history.
statistics and future prospects Of this
Territory up 70 December Is, 1888. The
work is enibellished with doe engfar-
inga OF the principal cities, mountains.
valleys, mining camps, ranches, fruit
ferns and the numerous beautiful
scenes and pleasure resorts which abound
IN this salubrious climate and future 81.
dorado Of the southwest.
A fIattering tribute is paid to Grnnt
CountyG wenlth producing resources.
her Incompatible sanitary advantages.
beautiful scenery, broad ranges. bright.
rapid fiFerB and entoFprisinr peonlo.
We are credited with 10000 head of
cattle and numerous focks of sheen upop
our rangea; an annual production of
/ 81 ,O00,OO0 IN gold bullion and eoO0.OOO ip
silver orc, besides rich mines OF lead.
copper, opals, turquoise and other rare
and valuable gemslonea.
We lind the following 10 regard to
Silver City:
Tho county ssat " Silver City, uituai
ed at tho foot Of Pinos Altos' 10 the
beautiful chihuahua valley. Am the
northern half 0f the county and parts
Of Socorro county and Arizona ere di.
roctly tributary 10 IL. and it outii,e doz-
ems Of surrounding camps. 10 lies al
the end Of branch line OF the Santa Fo
road, and enjoys the advantages accru-
Aipg TO eyery large supply depot It's
- court house, hospitals, stores.
Schools, hotels and other build
Ol q public and 0omi-public oharac-
would do credit 20 an eastorn oo1Dty
Sat. Since the opening OF the Santa
I Rita copper mipes IL 1900 il has been
town site, but the energy Of the last dec
ado has done more for It's advancement
than ali the previous yeara. Situated
AZ i q. surrounded by mills and cOncon-
traitors, almost 10 the very center OF the
mining region, ia stability and prosper
lty are assured. Large business blocks
are built or projected, and during the
year 1876 about twenty-five business
houses gnd handsome residences we're
built within the city limils. It las
number Of civic and social organizations.
lts waior-works, lying about two miles
from toNn, asaure the city not onl, 0f
good and pure eupplY ok water, but. aa
there Is normal pressure Ia tho fire
hydrante Of IA pounds to the inch, i'm
munity from the ravnges Of that danger
oun element Is certain The wator Is
pumped 10 3 high reservoir by powerful
mnchinery. tt e taken from a tunnel
esiich drifte rcfoea bed rock the foil
of the valley Under anything
ulinary circumstances the supply
ban ample. Building material
oap as the surrounding noun
iah lumber aud stones Oi tho
ter.
thod Of developing a water
ogthy ol . complete and tech
ltlou. Space however does
pc. The water 3 stopped
by sub drains The To-
vide sWAiDQr shallow val
Fn from the pinos Altos
City. No water what
the lurlhre This under
e an important factor in the
omie development oI The arid uasl
IlFor City Is notable example. Not
only has she nn ample supply for domes.
tic and sanitary purposes Of a large city.
not dependent on chance showers, but
through her pumping system she Is re-.
lietod as much as possible from danger
of fires
The court house. the hospifala, the
|lno blocks tlf4t l.uo tho buaineeo sireels.
the churches. the commodIQna and oom-
Portable hotels, fi which there arc four,
give the city Grmeinopobtan niF. The
eelepfious olii ~ makes good tho local