Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1896-01-14

And silver City Paid q Handsome
Compliment BY the Bureau o. Am-
migration Of This Territory.
A Brief Resume Of the Work.

A Brief Resume OF she Work.
The Bureau Of Immigration, through
its efficient secretary, Max Frost, Of San
Ia Fs, has Just issued handsome hand
book Of 344 pages, showing the resourc-
es, climate, geography, geology, history,
statistics and future prospects Oh ibis
Territory up to December Is, 1885. The
,ork Is embellishsd With fine sngrav-
inss Of She 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 el-
dorado Of the southwest
A fiattering tribute is paid to Grant
COunty's wealth producing rosourcep
her incompatible snnitary advantages,
beautiful scenery, broad rsnges, 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
e1.OOO,OO0 in gold bullion and 100000 10
silver ore, besides rich mines Of lead,
copper, opals, turquoise and other rare
and valuable getnstones.
We find the following in regard TO
Silver City:
The county sect Is Silver City, mtuet-
cd at the foot OK Pinos Altos, % the
beautiful Chihuahua valley. All the
northern halt OF the county and parts
/ Of SocOrro county and Arizona are di-
rectly tributary to it, and it outfits doz-
ems OF surrounding camps. lt lies at
the end Of branch line Of the Santa Fe
I I'D - he. cd fnlIr.
| ing to every large supply depot. Its
banks. court house, hospitals. stores,
public schools, hotels and other build
tugs Of public and semi-public oharac-
ter woul1 do credit % an eastern county
seat. Since the opening e the Santa
Rita copper mines 10 1900 it has been Q
town site, but the energy OF tho last dec
ade has done more for It's advancement
than ali the previous years. Situated
as il Is, surrounded by mills aEd concen-
traitors, almost in the very center Of the
mining region, ita stability and prosper
lty are assured. Large business blocks
are built OF projected. and during the
year 1893 about twenty-five business
houses and handsome residences were
built within the city limits. lt has q
number Of civic and SOCIAL organizations,
Its water-works, lying about two miles
~ ANUlu IOWM4 NH1UAO NAl0 SlNY NV NlAAAy " =
: good and pure supply OF water, but. o.
there is normal pressure IN thq nre
hydrante of IA pounds TO the inch, i'm
munity from the rayazes Of that danger.
ous element is certain. The water 4
2 pumped TO a high reservoir BY powerful
inachlnery. It. is taken. from q ttihnol
which dTifts. across bed rock the ful
width Of the valley. Under anythinr
like ordinary circumstances the 0upplS
q more than ample. Building matsria
: Is tefy cheap as the surrounding noun.
!. tallls furnish lumber ana stones 81 ths
beat charaCtef. M
This method Of developing 11atul
sepply Is worthy OF o0mplets and teoh
nical description. Space however doe
2 not permit this. The water Il scopes
on the bed rock by sub-drnna. The 10
cation d Ia 3 wide sWal8 81 shaII0W Vai
Z ley leading down from tho Riho8 Alto
towards silver City. No water Whist
9 ever runs on the surface. This under
j drainaQo ID al important factor Ia ~
economic Development Of the arid west
Silver City ig notable example. No
only has she % SIMPLE supply for dome1
tic and sanitary purpoaee Of 9 large CITY
aot dependent on Jhanc8 showers, By
through her pumping system she is rl
h hevod - much ~ possible nom DANCE
d OF fires.
The court house, tho hogtlials, %
fino blocks that line the bushes otrocll
b the churches, the 0ommodioua and con-
4 Portable hotels, Of which there are foul
give the city 3 metropolitan ait. Ih
eaiubrious climate makes good the locl
claim as 3 nanitorium. Situated
y about 5000 ioet elevation, % about
. degrees rs seconds north latltude, PR
iected By onoirclinR mountains, al Oh
Z. conditions are perfect for the prceervl
ton 81 health o. the restoration q a
invalid b sound physical exi1tonco. Ih
sprinE6 are early and Ninteu mild, viii
the aummc1B are moves lcfri4, The la
iludo "a the same 40 lhet q the mort
arn noaat ~ the f,nlf ol lIoHico. bu1 81
heat "a tempered ~ - elevation (
more than muo o1olA t0a oEa. AZ
o. air Is oaonntad, aud the influence Of tt
= pine forests "a iolt lilEo balaom IN ovol
hraulh. The Invalid who settles 11I
will h1d hl1 interest in life reuylng.
WALL mix With q braInys cu|turo1 pep
lace aud In D short time NlI| md nlr
8sIf discussing business. He vii o.
A ground ohean aud material rl11tILul
Build 3 home. 10 wtIch pufp0a1 tho un
VoraaI Hospitality DL The people IMP
him, aud u 3 short tImo - WIII d
"A hInri q useful ul1lobol 81 y glpeIl
IN aud thriving communIly. Silver U
laa uondorinlly bright lolurp.