Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1896-05-05
GRANT COUNTY
And silver City Paid q Handsome
Compliment bY the nurean Of Ina .
migration Of Thla Territory.
A 0rlel Raenme AZ ana work

mlgrallon Of Thia Territory.
friei Resume of the Work.
Ths Burpnu Of Immigration. through
its efficient secretary, Max Frost, ol San
To- Fe. has just issued handsome hand
book d 8lt pagsa. showing the rosourc-
%, clipate, geography, geology, history,
statistics and future proapocts Of this
Territory up 10 December IS, 1888. Tho
work is embelliahed with fine enerav-
ines Of the principal cities, mountains,
valieye, mining camps, ranches, fruit
farms and the numerous beautiful
scenes and pleasure resorts which abound
10 this salubrious climate aud future el-
dorado Of the southwest.
A flattering tribute is paid 10 Grant
County'a wealth producing resources,
her Incompatible sanitary advantages,
beautiful sceneFy, broad ranges, bright,
rapid rivers and ontorprisinv people
We are credited with 10000 head OF
cattle and numerous floclxB Of sheep upon
our ranges; an annual production OF
el.00o.0OO In gold bullion and 100000 10
silver ore, besides rich mines OF lead,
copper, opala, turquoise and other rare
and valuable gemstones
We lind the following 10 regard 10
Silver City:
The county seat is Silver City, mtuat-
ed az the foot Of Pinos Altos, 10 the
beautiful Chihuahua valley. All the
northern hail of the county and parts
Of SocOrro county and Arizona are di-
rectly tributary 20 it. and Il outfiis doz-
ems Of surrounding CRmpa Ht lies at
the end Of q branch line Of the Santa Fe
road, and enioya the advantages acoru-
ing 70 every large supply depot Its
banks, court house, hospitals stores,
public schools, hotels and other build
snga Of d public Rnd aemi-publie cInrnc-
ter would do c48ulJ 70 az eastern county
seat. Since the opening OF the Santa
Rita copper minea in 1900 It has been a
town site, but the energy Of the last dec
nde has done more for its advancement
than Ell the previous years Situated
as i Is, surrounded by mills aLt r0ncan-
traitors, almost 10 the very center Of the
mining region, its stability and prosper
ny are assured. Large business blocks
are built or projected, and during the
year 1898 about twenty-five business
houses aud handsome residences wore
built within the city limits. II las a
number Of civic and social organizations.
Its waterworka, lying about two miles
from town, assure the city not nnl1 Of q
good and pure supply Of water, bat. ns
there Is a normal piessuro 10 the fire
hydrants % IA pounds 10 the inch, I'M
muuity from the ravages Of that danger
oua element ie certain The water Is
pumped 10 q high reservoir by powerful
machinery. II IL taken from tunnel
which drilta aoroas bed rock the full
width Of the valley Under anything
hk8 ordinary circumstances the supply
ie more than ample. Building material
- very cheap as she surrounding noun
taina furnish lumber and stones o. tho
best character.
This method Of degoiopng q watsr
sappiy Is worthy of q complote and tech
BicBl description. Space however does
not permit thia The water IA stopped
o. lhe Bel rock By sub-draina The To-
eaii0u ia IN Q wide awale or ahallow val
ley leading down from lho ftnoa Altos
towards Silver City. No water what.
ever runs on the surface. This under.
EtsAaga 'a aaliapo iaotof "a the
economic development 81 tho arid vest
Silver CITY Is notable eEaulnle Not
. N|"|| "||"
tic aud sanitary purposes Of s large city
rot dependent on chance showers, bui
through hor pumpipg system she - %.
l'esed A. muqh g possible ffon danea,
ol fires.
The court house. the hospitals. iho
hna blocks chat line the business streets
the churches, the commodiouH end com.
Portable hotels, Of which theirs arc four
give che olty 8 metropolitan air. The
eaiubricua climate makes good tire local
claim az 1anIinflnm. Situated "a
about o.o0O feet elevation. al abou( so
degrees ib seconds north latitude, pro
teoled ~ encIrcling mountains. all lhl
condiiione ere perfect for The prceorFa.
ton 90 hcEIlh oT the restoration oi lhl
invalid 20 sound physical eyistence. The
gpuug1 ere early and NIpirm mid. while
the summers are never iofr|d. Tho |EI
Ituoo Ie the same ae chat oI the NORTH.
oIr coast 81 the Gulf OK 3exico. but lh,
hest y tempered BY On o'eTatIon o'
more ihan 3 mile above the aoa. Xol
oir u 0xounfo0. aud fho In0uanca of lh.
pine loferla N leIt ||Ea NnItom "a nVerI
breath. The Invalid who aelIIe1 h1lI
will Sod be interest ia ||lo lauQ|nl. H|
van nix With ba|ny. cultured rorn
|nc1. IDd ina rhogt time uII Ino hIm
ntII I|I0roII0r business Ht uII| Hnd
1Icnnd cheap aE0 material 'Ir|
build home. e. which nnf IIs un|
IoEaI Hospitality oI lho n1ooIo |m1a
bin. and |n sholI l|mt - H||| ino
h|mo|I q NaeIuI uemUeI ~ EIoH|n|
and thriving rommuUIIY. o||FEI UL
has Ncniaiir|lg bright iuiufa.