Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1895-09-10
rEnRrroRIAL.
GRANT COUNTY
And silver City Paid a Handsome
Compliment by the Bureau Of I'M
migration OF This Territory.


A Brief Resume Of the Work.
TIE Bureau Of Immigration, through
its efficient secretary, Max Frost, OF San
Ia Fs, mas just issued handsome hand
book Of 3i4 pages, showing the resourc-
es, climate, geography, geology, history,
statistics and future prospects Of this
Territory up to December 10, 1893. The
work is embellished with fine engrav-
ings 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 and future ell
dorado Of the southwest.
A fluttering tribute is paid to Grant
County'a wealth producing resources,
her incompatible sanitary advantages,
beautiful scenery, broad ranges, bright,
rapid rivers and enterprising people.
We are credited with 20O,OO0 head OF
cattle and numerous fioclIs OF sheep upon
our ranges; an annual production Of
81 ,OOOOU0 in gold bullion and 100000 in
silver ore, besides rich mines of lead,
copper, opals, turquoise and other rare
aud valuable gemstones.
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 the county and parts
Of Socorro county and Arizona arc di.
rcctly tributary 20 it, and il outfits doE.
j ems of surrounding campa 1t lios at
the end OF branch line OF the Santa Fe
road, and enjoys the advantages accru.
ing TO evory large supply depot Its
banks, court house, hospitals, stores
public schools, hotels and other build
ings OF public and semi-public charac
ter would do credit to an eastern county
seat. Since the opening OF the Santa
Rita copper mines in 1850 it has been 1
town site, but the energy OF the lust dec
ade has done more for It's advancement
than all tho previous years. Situated
as it is, surrounded by mills and concen
traitors, almost in the very center of th'
mining region, its stability and prosper
Iiy are assured. Largo business block
are built or projected, and during thl
year 1898 about twenty-five busines
houses and handsome residences wer
built within the city limits. IL las
number Of civic and social organizations
Its water-wOrks, lying about two mile
from town, assure the city not only of
, good and pure supply Of water, but, a
there is a normal pressure IN the fir
hydrants OF I44 pounds to the inch, im
munity from the ravnges Of that danger
: GUS clement is certain The water
I pumped to a high reservoir by powerful
machinery. 1t is taken from tunne
which drifts across bed rock the fu
width OF the valley. Under aDythiu
c like ordinary circumstances the suppl
is more than ample. Building materis
is very cheap as the surrounding noun
tains furnish lumber and stones of th
best character.
{ This method Of developing a waite
/, supply is worthy OF complete and tech
nical description. Space however doe
not permit this. The water is sioppe
on the bed rock by sub-dralns The Il
cation is in wide swale OF shallow va
h Icy leading down from the Pinos Alto
. towards Silver City. No water wha
ever runs on tho surface. This undel
= drainage is an important factor in th
IL economic development Of the arid ives
& Silver City is notable example. NJ
only has she an ample supply for dome
tic and sanitary purposes Of large cit
not dependent on chance showers, bI
through her pumping system she IS r
: "1ved as much as possible from daug'
OF fires.
N Tho court house, the hospitals, tf
fine blocks that line the business street
the churches, the commodious and con
: Portable hotels, OF which there are fou
Z give the city a metropolitan air. III
salubriouG climate makes good the loc
clnim as q sanitarium. Situated
about 6,000 feet elevation, at about
- dog rees Is seconds north latitude, pr
S tected by encircling mountains, all Il
conditions are perfect for the preserv
ton Of health or the restoration of u
= iuvalid TO sound physical existence. IT
springs are early and winters mild. viii
the summers are never torrid. The Ia
itude Is the same as that of the mort
ern coast OF the Gulf OF Mexico, but u
heat is tempered by an elevation
more than a mile above the sea. IN
air 10 ozonated, aud tho influ8nce OF q
o pine forests Is felt like balsam in eve
breath. The invalid who settles be
will find his interest Ia life reviving.
will mix with o brainy, cultured pop
lace, and IN a short time viii find hil
self discussing business He will III
ground cheap and material plentiful
~ build home, 10 which purpose the ul
veraal hospitality of the people imT
him, and ln a short time be viii Il
-, himself q useful member Of a groWi
w and thriving community. Silver Ci
has a wonderfully bright future.