Re: Silver City

Posted by Ann Jones on 11/08/05

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On 8/20/05, curious wrote:
> In 1990 I visited and was charmed by Silver City. Within a
> year my family will be moving and have considered Silver
> City as a possible relocation site. But, recently I heard
> from a friend in Las Cruces that Silver City is not a very
> friendly place for people who move in. She's heard from
> friends that it is a town of gossip and exclusion. On the
> other side I heard that Oprah listed Silver City as a
really
> cool place. Can anyone give me insight?


Hi! I was reading through this sight because I am job
hunting. I came upon your question and I felt guided to post
a response. I came to Silver in 1991 to go to school at WNMU
which is an excellent University. I have been hunting work
here for a long, long time. Your friend and Oprah are both
right.....for very different reasons. Oprah is refering to
the fact that twice in the last 15 years Silver City has
been voted in as one of the top ten places to live due to
culture and climate......it is a great retirement town. ON
THE OTHER HAND.....your friend did let you in on a little
known secret.....the local powers that be do not like
outsiders. Silver is an old mining and ranching area and
they really like to keep what jobs they have filled by the
local families. Yes...it is very gossipy and it can be very
negative. I have lived here a long time because it is
beautiful and I had money when I came in. Now I am
broke...but educated ..... and the lack of work is driving
me to look for jobs out of the area on this sight. If I can
save anyone else the heart break an outsider experiences
here.....well....I will. If you know some of the local
families here....you will do well...if not...it is very
hard, if not impossible. This all happens because otherwise
the local families would not have jobs for their own
children to come home to.....the closing of the mines around
here have really hit this area hard. I don't blame the
locals...but it is the way it is. Hope this information
helps in some way. May God Bless!

Posts on this thread, including this one

• Silver City, 8/20/05, by curious.
• Re: Silver City, 8/25/05, by Me.
• Re: Silver City, 11/08/05, by Ann Jones.