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The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1883-08-25

CoLLYER, of the White Oaks
House, says his tables are full and
crowded at every meal, his every
bed occupied each night, that the
business Is brisk and profitable, but
for reasons overreaching those of
money making he offers his hotel
building and contents for sale or
rent to early applicant or appli-
eants.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1883-08-25

THIS week it was discovered that
the draft of the furnace in Chan
dler's mill was insufficient, and an
extra pipe:was inserted, thus provid-
ing each boiler with one. Friday
morning steam was generated and
as we went to press, the mill was
working to a charm.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1883-08-25

Two small mules for sale, suita-
bio for buggy or light work. APP
ply at Billiard Hall.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1883-08-25

SOME of the finest coal ever I'M
covered, is daily brought in to
our town from the suburbs.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1883-08-25

WAGONS laden with peaches,
pears, grapes, melons, etc, arc
daily seen and unloaded on our
streets.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1883-08-25

ALL persons indebted to Jake
Miller, are respectfully requested
to call and settle their accounts, as
he is closing out to quit the bus
mess. n42lm.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1883-08-25

The Albuquerque Democrat says
that "a bad man named Clayton
mutilated a woman in the west
end" How do they get up wo-
men at Albuquerque, anyway 1t
must be on the quadrate STYLE
West end Go to, Mr.. d.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1883-08-25
California Bucks.

Parties wishing to by thourough
bred Spanish Merino Bucks, the
undersigned will deliver any num-
Der on line of Santa Fe r. r., or
White Oaks at 800 per head. Adj
dress. l have several car loads to
deliver in Texas the last of August
aud will bring some to White Oaks
at the same time.
T. S. BRocKENBows
Santa Barbara, Cal.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1883-08-25

WE saw a letter from ''away-
down-east," yesterday which stated
that owing to information dissent
mated through the LEADER, the
writer and two or three other veal
thy gentlemen would be here i'll a
few weeks with money to invest in
the "Dry Gulch."
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1883-08-25

We had the pleasure on Wednes-
day of making the acquaintance of
a gentleman, who in the Territory
of New Mexico has made a nation
al reputation. We refer to Pat
Garrett, who, while sheriff of this
county, sent BILLY the Kid" to
eat soup with Satan. Pat is u stall
Vsart in size ifnot in pOliic2, and
nothing If not a gentleman. We
bono 10 soc him often.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1883-08-25

WONDER what gent and lady it
is who can't eat watermelons with
out getting up O. nights They
must have been as near alike as
two peas. Our contemporary,
when it tells a story, should tell
the whole of it.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1883-08-25
LOCAL ROUNDuPS

Coz. MILNE is at home again.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1883-08-25

j. G. HOLLAND says; lin this
world a man must be either an an
vii or hammer" The DR.. is off.
A man ran be a bellows as easily
as an anvil or hammer, and there
are many who prefer it.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1883-08-25

The Lincoln County LEADER
claims TO be in possession of a Gu
cumber "a yard long" Rather a
tough story, Mr.. Leader, but ifyon
will send us a half a yard or so off
of one end of il, we'll believe the
whole yarn, even though 1t be n
yard long.
Thus does the Deming Headlight
indirectly accuse us of tampering
with the truth. We would send
the whole yard of cucumber to our
''doubting Thomas were it not
that during our temporary alb
sence, Gov. Chase secured a sack
of salt, box ofpepper and a bottle
of vinegar, and calling in eongenial
friends devoured the whole yard
without saving us a bite, and the
Gov. said they could have eaten q
whole ward more Of EN-.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1883-08-25

OS Thursday afternoon last,
three little urchins concluded to
have big chunks of fun, and with
that end il view impressed a burro
into their service. All three
mounted the back of the long cared
animal and set out to test his speed
which so developed that two of the
little fellows were thrown prone
upon the ground. One of the
boys escaped injury, but little Har-
nv Allen, caromed on his head, and
for 4 time it was feared hat death
would ensue from the injuries re
ceived, but Friday morning, he
was recuperating and he will live
TO have lots more fun.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1883-08-25

In no place in the surveyed pOr-
ton OF the L. S. can be seen more
smiling faces than in White Oaks
\ rainbow overtops the prospec-
tive of our every citizen. Would
that there were more of us, for
there is so much comfort here now,
that u sparse population is real
lv suffering trying to entertain it,
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1883-08-25

WEDNESDAY, two weeks ago,
as II. S. Comery was picketing a
horse at Eagle creek, five rope,
caught around his legs, and the
animal being obstreperous it result
I'D in the breaking of his leg twice
between the ankle and knee. The
suffering man was at once taken to
Fl. Stanton where, under treat
ment he is now doing well and will
soon be on his legs again.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1883-08-25

FRANK Coz, who after living in
Lincoln County for quite a period
became dissatisfied some four years
agoe'and moved to the San Juan
country, Colorado. But expert
ence soon taught him that he had
made a bad exchange, and on
Monday rolled into White Oaks
accompanied by Vim. Slaney,
Joseph Schran and Mr.. Webster,
accompanied by their families and
caravan of fine horses. They went
out the same day prospecting for
one or more ranches.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1883-08-25

LAST May, Messrs. Mcdonald
aud Ferguson took up a $50 foot
tract of land adjoining the Little
Mac on the south. On Thursday
they commenced the work of de-
velopment, and on the evening of
that day we were shown a speci-
men which they extracted, about
two inches in thickness the upper
end of which had grass root attach
ments and the under side studded
with fake gold, being the only
specimen we ever saw showing the
two prominent products of New
Mexico in such close proximity.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-01-14
OUR ECCENTRIC CONTEMPORARY.

The readers of our morning con temporary, the Star, must be slightly, puzzled over its cratic course, part eularly on the railroad question. A few months since it was the defender of railroads and denounced legislative in- reference as illegal and in violation of the contract made by the Territory of Arizona with the railroad company. Since the November election, however something has come over the spirit of its dreams. has soured its sweetness, and ii IS now lending its voice to the com munistic cry against railroads and urging on every measure devised to oinch the corporations doing business or likely to do business in this Terri tory. Of course it must puzzle the un- initiated to understand this sudden flop. We would not be dIscOurteous enough to intimate that the Stars con- version was not the result of its being convinced Of the error of it's former WAYS. No one doubts but what 1t was. It must have been powerful l0gic, how ever. to convince the editor who in the issue of the Daily Star of September 7th lass wrote the following:
 The CITIZEN has not yet explained the meaning of the resolution ln the Re publican platform which declares "rall- roads are subject to the wi oi the people through the Legislature. The Star holds that the people nor the Leglsla- ture, have any more control over Tall- road tariffs than they have over the price of . yard of calico. The railroads are property They represent personal values. They are the outgrOwth of ln- vested capital, and the Legislature has no more power te limit the earnings of the railroads than 1t has to fix limit to the approaching value of the farm which the road vitalIzes into wealth.
 And the editor of the Star must have taken a powerful emetic since he in- dicted the following which appeared in the daily issue of Sept. Sth:
 The anti-railroad plank in The Repub- l lieau platform was constructed either for ornament or use. It means that the | Legislature can regulate commercial | tariffs or that 1t can abstain from doing SO. It is a sort of tacit threat to be em ployed or not, as occasion may require | To this end the Republican press main. | tains a discreet silence Tn regard to lt
 But for all that 1t IS "A threat, and Is re- | garded as a menance to railroad con- | struction in the Territory. There IS no ! escaping the fact that the Republican
 party in Arizona occupy thes same ground l that the vsgs,bonds of the sand lots stand on. On the other hand the Dem
 ocratic position Is, that neither the Leg l i.lature, nor the people, have either the
 power or the right to fix a limit to the l earnings of invested capital.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-01-14
The BidUell-Gird Case.
From the San Diego Sun.

In the celebrated case of Bidwell, deceased, vs. Gird, at San Bernardlno, jury has been empanelled, and Mon day next the trlal will begin. It IS thought 1t will take two months to try the case. Dispositions have been taken from Oregon to Texas, and the end is not. One whole section of StarkIe's Hotel Is occupied by the attorneys for the plaintiff while another Is monOpO- lized by the defendants retinue. Mine host Starkie rubs bis hands with satis- faction at the prospect, and hopes the "dings will go on forever" Ex-SenRtor William M. Stewart, who looks every inch B stalwart, and is reputed to be a veritable Samson in tearing down legal bulwsrks of fraud, IS chieftan for the plaintiff, assisted by Herring, Mur- phy. Brown, Satterwhite & Curtis, Judge Brown of New York, and Powell S Cur tis; while Harry I. Thornton, Judge Mes lck and Byron Waters are for the de- fense. Col. :. G. Howard, of Los Angel es, appears for an intervenor hostile to both parties. 4 half-million dollars IS the stake being played for-and as far as the lawyers are concerned the goose is certainly very high
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-01-14
Mining aelange.

4 new and big strike in Contention is talked o! on tue streets of Tombstone It Is said Co be on the 4OO-foot level, the ore body being j6 feet vide. r. Is to be hoped that the report is true.
 So great have been the improvements iu treating smeiting ores slnce the dis cogery oi the mines at Leadville, that now ore ls reduced for SS perton. How long will It be before Arizona will have the benefit of like low ratess
 The New Years number Of the Den yer Tribune is a most admirable sheet. lt contains sixteen pages, mostly read ing matter. Its review of the mineral output is exhaustive, and something that the people of Colorado may well be proud of The aggregate for 1882 was S2G, ,75O,s9S.
 Mir Thomas, superintendent of the Pheuix mine. came into Prescott from Cave Creek a day or two ago. The pros poets oi the mine, he says, were never better. An immense body Ot ore has been cross-cut at a depth of j0 feet, which is entirely free from slate and pOrphyry and which will weld a very handsome return when milled.
 Copper Queen is now working per cent ores at a profit. This is a most mar velous statement, but saId Co be a fact nevertheless. With the cheapening of coke and cost of transportation, hun dreds of mines now lying idle will be worked at profit. The copper interests of Arlzona bid fair to equal her gold and silver product.
 The Herald says that by the first Of April tie mining interests of Pheuix will receive an impetus by the erection of @ good sized smelter on one Of the copper mInes of Castle Greek. and the erection of a forty-stamp mill Ou one of the Cave Creek mines. The latter. we are credi- tably informed, will be put up during next month, or at least the business of putting it up will begin then. The en- ergatic work being done in both the sec tious Of country named will, ere long. bring yet other mills and smelters into this region of country where they will find almost limitless work and ample re munerstlOn.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-01-14
TEE RAILROAD ouBsrrsN

The Phenix Gazette has very con-
 servstive article upon railroad Iegiela,
 tion advocating the cutting down of
 fares and freights. The Gazette. | like some of our other coutempo-
 raries holding the same views, appears
 to us to be laboring under a shgh. nlis-
 apprehension in relation to the situation
 ID this Territory.
 None of the railroads budt and being
 operated in this Territory at the present
 time, were built with view 10 the local
 business of Arizona. They were built
 as through lines and for through traffic.
 Had the Legislature of Arizona origi-
 nally liked the maximum passenger tariff
 at three cents per mile the roads would
 have been built all the same. With two
 through roads crossing the Territory, aud third cutting through one corner, 1t ls highly probable that We have all the throu .h lines that will be built in the Southwest for long time to come.
 These are roads built without any con sideratiOn for Arizona, and the benefit ths+ wa have derived from tbc-- eirgr- iy incidental to our being in the Say.
 Not single road has yet be built depending on the business of this Terri tory for its support. What We desire now Is the building of local roads to take the place of freight teams and stage lines. With capitalists asked to invest money ID these enterprises the rates al- lowed and the local encouragement given will exert a powerful influence. As the CITIZEN has before said hostile railroad legislation will produce but little if any influence upon the roads 1 now built and being operated, but 1t will have its influence for good or bad 1 upon all projected lines. It will indi- ] cate the feeling towards capital. either l friendly or urtnendly, which will in- l husnce its investment here in other en- terprises than railroads. For five years | there has been unrestricted opportunity | for the investment ur capital in railroads | but not 8 single company has as yet built | a local road. It seem 70 us that they will | be much less likely to invest if the maxi mum tsrifT Is reduced as proposed. 1 Whatever laws the Legislature pass must be general, and apply to all enter prises of a similar nature, and in our humble judgment hostile railroad legis- lation wlll tend to make a monopoly Of the roads now doIng business in the Territory and prevent further railroad building.
 There are now several railroads pro jected in this Territory but all the that seem to warrant their are based upon the presen: maximum passenger and freight rates. It is safe to say that no steps will be taken in any of them until after it IS known whether the Legislature proposes to adopt the suicidal policy of restric- ton or not. If the Legislature does adopt such a policy, then they wIll be postponed and the Terri tory can get along with its three rail roads, its bull teams and its stage lines. We can not believe that the Legislature gan be induced by demagogues or those who have personal ends to serve into pursuing 8 policy 80 detrimental to every interest in the Territory, and We are surprised that able and Inte hgent journals like the Gazette will join in the advocacy of such measures.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-01-14

THE Salt Lake Chronicle of January says: "It Is now reported on good authority that the BurlingtoR and Quincy and the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Companies have concluded to construct a through llne Go the Pacific coast, and will set about the work at once. From AtchisOn, almost directly across Kansas and Colorado to Rockvale, runs the At chison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. RockVale IS just a few miles west of Pueblo. where the Denver and Rio Grande also has a terminus. The new line would be built from Rockvale through Gunuison, following the Gun nison River Valley into Utah, and crossing the Colorado river near the mouth of the GunnisOn river. The line runs conside ably south of Salt Lake City. and away south of the Union and Central Pacific Railways. It passes through the center of the lower half of Nevada, missing the Alkalal Plains, and striking those little pure lakes in Nevada that are go famous. It would run into the Yosemite Valley, and would be the nearest line to that famed resort. Passing through Stockton it reaches San Francisco, being the most direct line by 400 miles, and making a line that could be built cheaper than any other"
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-01-14

THE School Board of this city has em- ployed Prof. c. c. Hall for another year as Superintendent of the public schools. Thi. is a reappointmsut that every one expected. Under NIT. Halls manage nent the public schools of this city have grown to be a credit to it. The work in sll the departments IS well done and speaks volumes for the efficiency and ability of Mr. Hall and his corps Of as- sistants. The reappOintment of Mr. Hall gives general satisfaction to the patrons of the school, because 1t Insures the keeping up of the present standard Oi excellence. We expect during the coming year still greater proficiency will be attained. We are not informed Us to any changes in the regular corps oi teachers, but presume there will be nOne. As far as we can learn all have gwen satisfaction, and our whole school system is in good working order.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-01-14
4 REVISION OF THE LAWS.

In relation to the action the Legisla-
 ture. may take on the subject of the
 Territorial laws and the Judiciary sys-
 tenn the Prescott Courier has the follow
 ing:
 MT. A. c. Baker, well known Phenix
 lawyer, has very good ideas concerning
 the compilation and publication of the
 laws of this Territory. He would have
 the Territory employ two or three first class law CTS tO work m unison with the judiciary committees of both houses. the result of which work would, he thinks, be code of laws at the end of the ses- sion. Hon. Move Wicks, of Pima county, has a bill for this purpose. which he proposes to introduce at an early day. It IS pretty certain that county and su- perior courts will be established. Mir. Baker thinks that with such courts a county would not require the services of more than one grand jury in year, which would be saving. Again, juries of all kinds might, for the sake of econ omy, be reduced ID numbers; that Is to say, from twelve to six and from twenty One or more 10 a much less number.
 it Is the opinion ot those of the Tucson tar with whom We have con- vs-sed that proper revision Of the laws "a aid Indispensable during tte liuiit af the session. It is an important work, | and if 1t is worth doing at all it is worth | ioing well; and it would be better to i appoint a commission of able lawyers 1 and have them prepare the work, to be | submitted to a special session called for | that purpose when the work IS com Dleted, or at the next regular session TWO years hence. Something certainly should be done. If no action Is taken | he next Legislature will find the matter ust as 1t now exists. fit Is not thought )est to provide for q thorough revision f the laws, 1t would be an excellent dea to request the Judges as ID the discharge of their duties they came in 'Untact with flaws, defects and contra lictions, to make note of them for be use Of the Judiciary Committees of he coming Legislature. We doubt not be Judges would willingly do this, and hat would enable the next legislative ,oGy to work some improvement. How yer. We think that the best plan IS to ppuint a regular commission and have he work thoroughly done.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-01-14

TIE Courier sends greeting to the Democratic citizens of Tucson. They have just won victory over our very sick friends. the Republicans.-Prescott Courier.
 As there were no party lines drawn, no conventions held, every man running on his own individual ticket, and nel ther of the candidates for Mayor were Republicans, this paragraph in tho Courier indicates that the Democrats are thankful for small favors. Tucson is a Republican city on a party Fote' but the lines have never been drawn ID a municipal election here. If the De mocracy keep putting that construction on the elections here they may have the satisfaction of party division
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-01-14

LsysTEM OF NARROW GAUGE RAILROADS.
 What Arizona needs is number of asrrow gauge railroads running into the various mining camps. Colorsdo's prosperity Is largely due to its narrow gauge railroads. The Denver and Rio irande has done wonders for the de- v-l0pment Oi the mining interests Of that State The standard gauge roads are more expensive to build, calling for more capital and they are not so well adapted to a rough, mountainous coun- IT.. 4 narrow gauge built at much less expense makes grades and curves i'm possible fora standard gauge and IS well siBpted for winding around through mountain passes. There is hardly 8 Diung camp in the Territory into which # is not possible to run 8 narrow gauge road A yet the business would not warrant standard gauges, even at the present maximum of freight and pas 'enger tariff, but in many instances 1t would justify the construction of a narrow glugc.
 We bsi.ye II to he to the interest of Arizona to secure the introduction of tha, system here. With the Southerh Pacific and the Atlantic 6 Pacific we Eill be pretty we'll supplied with through Ines. With net work of narrow gsuge roads invading into more 'prominenI mining camps the bullion output of the Territory would be largely increased and ve would attract much more population.
 Ihis matter has been receiving the consideration of Q number of our enter prising citizens, and calculations have been made and plans laid, which, with proper encouragement on the part Of our people, can be made of the greatest value to the Territory. The Legislature should bear in mind that all railroad en- terprises now being projected are based upon the present unrestricted tariff. Any restrictive legislation will delay 1T it does not entirely prevent the cOnsum- nation Of these projects. If the Legis- latare does not desire to prolOng the days ot bull teams and stage coaches, the members should bear this fact n mind
 The construction of such a system oi rs,lroaSa ,Tould he followed by thf building of complete reduction works for the treatment of low grade and re factory ores, and would stimulate every business enterprise in the Territory We hope that our people will extend J6 any reasonable and practical proposition the necessary encouragement and that the Legislature will pursue wise poll
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-01-14

IN making up the bullion output Utah, Colorado and California got cred it for the product of ore shipped there from other Territories for reduction. That IS not the case with Arizona. Hay ing no regular custom reduction works only ore mined in the Territory has been worked, aud as a large amount of ore is shipped from the Territory to va rious reduction works, it IS doubtful if We have received full credit for the pro- duct of our mines.