Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1896-04-07
GRANT COUNTY
And silver CITY Paid = Handsome
Compliment by the Bureau Of I'm.
migration OF This Territory.

A4AN NAaNAVM " AMAa
A Brief Resume or the Work.
The Bureau Of Immigration, through
its efficient secretary, Max Frost, Of San
"a Fe, has just issued handsome hand
book Of 3A pages, showing the resouro-
es, climate, geography, geology, history,
statistics and future prospects, Of this
! 80 tory up to December Is, 1899 The
wof8 is smbellished With line engrav-
ings Of the PsiaSisal cites, mountains,
valleys, miuing camps, ranches, fruit
farms and the numerous beautiful
scenes and pleasure resorts which abound
in this salubriOps climate and future el-
dorado Of the southwest.
A fiatterinR 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 focks Of sheep upon
our ranges; an annual production Of
81 100000 10 gold bullion and $4,000 in
silver ore, besides rich mines OF lead,
copper, opals, turquoise and other rare
1 9h4 hoAAsASAN BNAA1eCAoos
We find the following in regard to
Silver City;
The county seat Is Silver City, Gtuat-
ed at the foot OF Pinos Altos, IN the
beautiful Chihuahua valley. All the
northern halt OF the county and parts
Of 6ocorro county and Arizona are di-
rectly tributary to it, and il outtits doz-
ems OF surrounding camps. lt 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 aud other build
! ings Of a public and Gemi-public oharac-
/ ter would do credit to an eastern county
seat. Since the opening Of the Santa
Rita copper mines IN 1900 il has been a
town site, but the energy Of the last dec
ade has done more for its advancement
than ali the previous years. Situated
as It Is. surrounded by mills and cORcen-
traitors, almost in the very center OF the
mining region, its stability aud prosper
lty are assured. Large business blocks
are built or proieoted, and during the
year 1898 about twenty-five business
houses and handsome residences were
built within the oity limits. It kas a
number Of civic and social organizations.
from town, assure the CITY not only OF a
good and pure supply Of water, but, as
there Is normal pressure ia the fire
hydrants OF IA pounds 70 the inch, i'm
munity from the rayagea Of that danger
Qua element is certain. The water is
pumped 70 q high reservoir by powerful
machinery. It is taken from 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 as the surrounding noun
tains furnish lumber and stones Of the
best character.
This method Of developing q water
supply 10 worthy Of 8 complete and tech
nical description. Space however does
not hermit this The water is stopped
on the bed rock by sub-dralns. The 10
cation Il Ia q wide sEals OF shallow val
Icy leading down from the Pinos Altos
towards Silver City. No water what
ever runs on the surface. This under
drainage iH an important factor Ia the
economic degelopmont 0f the eEid west
Silver City ie notable example. Not
only has she an ample supply for domes.
tic and sanitary purposes OF large oity,
not dependent on chance showers, but
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lieyed as much as possible from danger
Of fires.
The o0uft house, the hospitals, the
fna blocks that line the business streota,
the churches. the oommodiOus and com
Portable hotels, Of which there are four,
! give the city q metropolitan air. The
salubriou8 climate makes good the local
claim a. q Banitarium. Situated at
about 6,OO0 feet elevation, at about 80
degrees IS seconds north latitude, pro
tectod by encircling mountains, all the
conditions are perfect for the preserVa-
tiOn Of health or the restoration Of the
invalid 10 eouna physical existence. The
springs are early and winters mild, while
the summers are never tOrrid. The lat
itude "a the same aa that OF the north
orn coast OF the Gulf Of Mexico. but the
heat Is tempered by an elevation OF
more than "a mile above the sea. The
air Il ozoDated, and the influence Of the
pine forests 10 felt like balBom 10 every
breath The invalid who settles here
will fnd his interest in life roviving. He
wall mix with 4 bIainy. cultured pOpu-
lace, and IN q short time will find him
self discussing business. He will dnd
ground cheap aud material plentiful 70
build q home, 10 which purpose tho uni-
yersal hospitality Of the people impel
him, aud ia q short time he win feel
, himself o useful member Of a growing
! and thriving community, Silver City
has q wonderfully bright future.