The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1884-02-02
SOME TlDINGS ABOUT THE
UPPER PART OF THE
GLASS MILL
"A SAD HISTORY.

Tor the Glass mill, consist
ing Of boiler supplies, stamp heads,
etc. II it was not for the sickness
Df Mr.. Anderson, who is to put a
complete set OF 81 nues in the boil
Sr, the mill would be running now.
Fred Mayer has been hauling ore
since last Friday, and will continue,
but when thc mill will start, prob
ably on Thursday, he will hurry
up, and if the mill was running
day and night, lie could not keep
up. The mill with new stamps
new hues in boiler, will be IN better
running order than ever. The wa
ter works have been repaired with
new capper bearings everywhere.
All the quicksilver to be used has
been retorted IN order to separate
it from the impurities winch In
scrupulous dealers put in 1t. The
plates of the mill are now very well
amalgamated, and it has cost to
this camp about $500 IN gold to
have them in such shape, but now
they are the best to be found, they
are gold plates. The water sup
ply OF the mill is the best in White
Oaks. Water is at ten feet deep,
the we'll is about 40 feet deep, and
yet in quicksand, the water is com
ing so fast that when the engine is
running the pump alone, at a great
speed it cannot exhaust the water.
There was probably a spring there
formerly.
Just opposite the residence of
Prof. Glass, You can sec the re-
mains of an Indian settlement.
Some diggings have been made
there by order of Prof. Glass, who
hoped to find some curlosities, old
relics, bones, plates, etc, but at a
depth of about 2 feet, a stone floor
was found formed with fiat sand.
stones, and around that floor a
wall was made OF the same stones,
and they do not come over three
inches above the ground, hidden
in the grass. 1t requires the eye
Of a prospector to find it, and q
great many have been passing
there without noticing anything,
and very few know anything about
this first Indian OF White Oaks.
The history of this first WALLACE
has been related by an old woman
who was found praying on that
ground. She looked like an In
dian, but a more complete examin
alton of her person revealed that she
was born an American. About &C
years ago a rice planter Of New Or
l%eaus, was travelling with his famil,
across New Mexico. The Indian,
attacked him and killed the whole
party, but at the sight of a beauti
full blonde young lady about II
years of age, the chief love-struck
stopped them and kneeling dowr
before her he deposited some scalp.
and some gold nuggets before her
She had to become one of hi
squaws, but soon after she was ere
ated queen and was obeyed by tn,
whole tribe. They were living a
that time at a place which descrip
ton would be the Jicarilla placers
To charm her solitude among thos,
savages she made them bring seed,
Of old wild flowers growing arounC
the country, and now the Jicarilla!
are yet a natural garden. Sh'
sowed these nuggets that the chic.
g We her-they are about the size
Of an egg. Her life was misel abb,
her only son was killed in an In
dian war, and now she is alone
In the word she said, she knew
that a great deal of gold, golC
plates and gold ornaments hac
been hidden near White Oaks
But wherel She probably tool
them with her as her servant in tn,
grave.
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