White Oaks golden era. (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 188?-18??, 1884-01-03
WHITE OAKS LINCOLN COUNTY. n. M. JANUARY 3, 1884

CAPT. hcmptcn goes TO Carthage for
some freight VIC believe. Hope hs
won't freeze in this little cold spell
Dick Young is still running first
class store, and you can find ANYTHING
you want in the general merchandise
line there.
| The time for tho argument Of the
Orc Cash appeal in the Supreme Court
at Saata Fe is near at hand. Where
are the absent lawyers?
George Manahan leaves us TODAY.
for an indefiuite trip elsewhere, am ong
the possibilities of which is n future
return to White Oaks.
Lon Edwards came idown out Of the
hillslo-tlay, IN that fnnereal old black
Maria of his, looking like hcarsc and
and attachments, MI but tho mourners
Lon don't look like inourncr.
The dance on Tuesday night was we'll
attended and pleasant affair, but the
hall being without heating facilities
q great many left very early in tho
evening, the cold being grccably Sc
we're
About 100 mining patents were
issued in New Mcx leo during the year
OF 1883. Twelve Of the requisite sur.
veys were, to our Sn wlcdge, made by
one deputy surveyor Of this place
Twenty were made in White Oaks
District.
Tom O'by says the Vegas trip is too
cold for him now, aud consequently
starts soon for p rolonged trip south;
going he says TO the Rio Grande, or
P1cos, or FL PaSo, or somewhere. He
wants to find place where peach and,
honey grows on trees. Bob Melindy
goes with him.
A prominent citizen who is not usu-
ally interested in mining matters,
might have been seen by the dawn's
early light in the vicinity of one of our
suburbs. Said he didn't want his
claim jumped, and wouldn't have it,
if he had to hold it all night himself
No m neral but porphyry and slate has
been discovered near his location, to
knowledge.
The poor fellow Barr, whom we
mentioned in a previous issue AS a
victim Jf temporary dementia. came
into town yesterday in Acpiorab.c
condition, his feet 50 badly frozen that
he will lose some or all Of his toes, and
possibly bc badly crippled for life. IL"
is said 80 have been out III tho noun
Iains ever since leaving here. Fred
Blood was kindly trying to raise little
purse for him, and we hope will meet
with good SUCCESS,
&. M Williams to-day disposed OF
his complete drug osta blis s'hnent, on
Railroad avenue, and left for Chica 80
ON this afternoons New York express.
The purchasers are Messers X. d.
Goodall aud II. A. Ozanne, two popu-
lar business men who have acquired
something as good as gold mine aud
propose to work it t. adyanta e.
optic.
The lattcr-named gentleman Is q sol
of our POI lar fellow citizen, U.
ozan"e' m
There isL. report that tho rich placeif
of the Ceur d'Alene range were dis'
covered in singular manner. A
miner was oul hunting, aud came upoi
the trail Of large flock Of wild tur
keys, of which, after following then
for some distance, he>kilIed three. Oh
opening the gizzards in cleaning them
he found in all of them small particles
of gold, mixed with pieces of gravel
which his birds had swallow d, tur
KEY fashion, TO assist in digestion. HI
found several good sized little mug
grts. By searching about, he discoy
cred places where the birds had beer
scratching, and, on prospecting, foun(
gold in every place, some genuine mug
gels being included Fo" long tim
he kept his secret, bat NJ last it Leaked
out, and in weeks time there was no
turkey left III all that country. The
were all caught aud used as dry was'
ers, with what Results VIC all know
(P. $. The above is lie, but we leav
! il to you if it doesn't look plausible.)
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