Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1896-02-04

GRANT COUNTY
ana silver CITY raid a Handsome
Compliment BY the Bureau Of lm-
migration OF This Terrisory.


A Brief Resume OF the Work.
fao Buroau Of Immigration, through
ita efficient secretary, Max Frost. Of San
IA Fe, has just issued a handsome hand
book of 344 pages, showing the resourc-
bs, climate, geography, geology, history,
,stlstics and future prospects Of this
1eh.'" up to December 15, 1893. The
"oaA e e,helliahed with fne engrav-
'pss ot sne lncipal cities, mountains,
valleys, minin, comps. ranches. lru,t
farms aud tbE l'iis. -,u.sat. s
aconos and are resorts which 5oupd
ln this salabr7a climate and future q.
dorado n ~ luthweat.
A flatterine 'ioute is paid to Grant
County's weaR producing resources.
her incompnrav sanitary advantae1s.
beautiful scenet broad ranges, brl.&t'
rapid rivers a. entefprieing pebble.
We are crecd with 100000 head 81
cattle and nur Fons locks Of sheep upon
our ranges: annual production 81
e1,OC0 600 ID bullion and $4,000 in /
silver ore, 5 ea rich mines of lead. !
copper, opal. rquoise and other rare
and vaInable stones.
We and 4 PllowiDe in regard to +
Silver City; x
The county is Silver City. ntuat- x,
ed mt the 10 |i'1a
oean'hui w ahua valley. All th
~ W enelh nan the county and part
y 9ocosro c2e nty and Arizona are q
tecs'y efiontaFl &io it, and il out.its do.
Naia JA |F1I4 tsfIIfrr nnrr4rta H..
lsikttdd Of Branch line Of tic Santa Il
road, and enjoys the advantages acc,
ing to every large supply depot ts
banks, court house, hospitals, stces,
public schools, hotels and other bid.
lnga 0f public and selni-public ehrac-
ter would do credit to an eastern cunty
seat Since tho opening Of theBanta
Rita copper mines in 1900 Il haa5een q
town site hut he 3nargy Of the lst dec
ade has dqNH more for It's cement
than al the previuns years. tuated
40 Il is aurrOureied by mills ar .oncen.
traitors, almost IN the very ca K Of the
mining region, its stability DrosDer-
NY are assured. Large bust blocks
are built or projected, and bring the
year 1893 about twenty-f business
houses and handsome res nces were
built within the city limi 1t has &
number Of civic and social yanizations
ita water-woFks, lying albn6 two miles
from town, assure the cif not only Of Q
good and pure supply Ne water. but, %
there la normal preskir6 ia the fire
hydrahts Of IA pound 10 the inch, irn.
munity from the rayagas Of that danger,
one element is certdh. The water i
pumped to a high res ~, by powerful
machinery. Tt is "a rom q tunne
which drifts across be,1 rock the fnl
width Of the valley. Under anything
like ordinary circnme nces the supply
is more than ample uildinQ matefie
ia very cheap rs roundinr noun
tains furnish nd stones of ths
best character.
This method az o5FolopIrs wato,
sappiy is BoGths u oonpists aad tech
meal description. Space however dos
not permit this. The water ID sloppel
on The bes roch hy sub-drains. The 10
cation q ia vide 8Wale 0F shallow val
ley leading down from tho Pinos Alto
t0Ward9 Silver City. No water what
ever 1ana On tho surface. This under
drainage Is an important factor 10 thl
economic development of the arid west
SILVER City Is notable example. No
only has she an ample supply for domea
4 tDc and sanitary purposes Of g large city
8ot dependent on chance showers, bu
kthrough her pumping eystem ahe la re
Z. iieVed as much as possible from DANCE
81 lras
Tho court house, The hosnllala. th
fine blocks that limo the business G6roof'
the churches, tho commodioua and com
Portable hotels, 81 which there are foul
give the city metropolitan air. Ih
galubrioun ciimaih makes good tire lccl
claim as 8 aaRiinrium. Situated .
shout o.O00 feet elevation, at about
degrees l6 seconds north latitude, pre-
toctcd by onci1oli0Q mountains. an Ga
conditions are rdfiect for the preeerr'
iian Or health of the restoration nI th
invalid 70 sound physical oxlsieuco. Ih
aprinQe are early and winters mild, Will
iho summers are never torfId. Ihe'lai
itudo rs the Same a4 that ol the north
orn coast of the Gulf Of Mexico. but %
heat Is tempered Dy an elevation (
more than D mile above the sea. Ih
cir ia 0zonnfcd, and the influence cf "a
Pine forests "a lolt Ike hulfom ID aqal
breath The invalid who settles bel
WIN Gud h|a interest ln lIla rouv|nq. y
WilI mix with 8 brnIny. cultured popl
|aco aid Ia D short time W|Il ind bin
sall discussing business He VIII nu
ground cheap aid material plentiful
build 4 home. fo which purpose the un
refaaI hospitality oi the people imp
h|m. and n 8 short time Ne Hlll ~
himself q deefn| member oi 8 HtoW|a
and thriving community. Silver li|
hra wonderfully bright future.