Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1901-05-25
GRANT COUNTY.

The editor OF The Citizen spent
several days this week In Silver City,
the f~iourishing county seat OF Grant
county, and the hospitable people OF
that city placed him under many obli-
cations for c~ourtesies. The editors of
Silver City especially put him under
obligations by going out of their ~
to give information. The two weekly
papers OF Silver City are the best in
the territory and give better local
news than the average weekly coun-
~ papers OF the territory. Both Offices
are neatly fitted up and have good
job Offices connected. In fact there
is no necessity for anyone In Grant
county going outside of Silver City
for neat job printing. Hon. VIM. b.
Walton is the editor and proprietor
OF the Independent, the leading dem
ocratic paper of southern New Mex.
leo. and l.. NJ. Fishback is the owner
and editor OF the old reliable Enter.
prise, the republican organ of Grant
county.
Silver City is situated in a gorge
at the beginning of the mountains, a
few miles from the edge of the vast
Deming plains. The town was estab-
lished In 1872. when gold was discov-
cred in the vicinity. The city IA
incorporated a number Of years ago,
and Mayor Jack Fleming has guided
its destiny for fifteen years, having
been elected mayor fifteen times with
out opposition.
In the near vicinity OF Silver City
are the Santa Rita copper mines,
where fifteen hundred men are at
work. Nine miles away Is the ia.
mona Qnlh Damn nf Dinna Altos Tho
mines of Burro mountain are in sight
OF the city, and Chloride flats, Cooks
Peak and other mining districts pour
q rich stream OF gold. silver and cop
per into the city, making 1t the best
mining center in the territory, and in
fact one OF the best in the whole
southwest.
Silver City is solidly built up. The
business portion OF the city Is entirely
OF brick and presents a handsome APP
pearance. There are more good brick
houses In Silver City than in any 9TH
er place of the same size in the ter
ritory. The city has about 1000 peo-
pie. The territorial normal School is
a handsome structure located on n
OF the hundred hills comprising the
townsite. The court house and Jail
stand at the head OF one OF the prin-
cipal streets on a commanding eleya
ton. There are several good-siZed
church buildings. The Catholics have
a large nunnery and hospital. The
public schools are among the best in
the territory. The smelter Is n of
the largest In the southwest. In fact
Silver City is a town made up OF
solid resources. and with its hospi-
table people the stranger would be a
pessimist and a dyspeptic who would
not become enthusiastic over its pres
ent condition and future prospects.
The bank at Silver City is one OF
the solid financial institutions OF New
Mexico. G. i. Grayson Is at the head OF
this bank, and he Is a public spirited
citizen. He comes the nearest TO be-
ing the David HaFum of New Mexico
of any OF our citizens. On every hand
We could hear OF some good thing that
he had quietly done for this and that
one of the residents OF Silver City.
There is an amusing item concerning
the history OF the first bank In Silver
City. In the early SOS Merideth and
Altman struck II rich In the George
town mines and sold out several hun
bred thousand dollars TO the good.
They built themselves fine residences
in Silver City and established a bank,
On an evil day a big circus came to
the town, and the two bankers be
came interested in trying to tind out
how 10 beat the numerous gambling
outfits with the circus and lost all the
ready money in bank. The next norm
ing II was a disguised lot OF gentle
men who met TO discuss the situation,