The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1886-07-17
white Oaks and LinCCl Go.
Important Facts, Figures,
and Statistics.

New Mexico, 81 miles by the mail
road ron Carthage, the terminus
of the SaniPedro coal mine branch
OF the A.. +. e 5. +. r. r., 1O3
miles from SOcorro, on the main
line, 1876 miles from FL Paso, Tex
rs. and 40 from Lincoln, the c0un-
ty seat.
White Oaks is the largest town,
in The county, and the seat of an
important supply trade. 1t is tine
w situated in a valley, among the
spurs Of the Carlo range, at an el-
ovation OF $40 feet above sea
level. 1t has two religious organ
nations, Baptist and Congregation
al, a large and prosperous public
school. two weekly newspapers,
tom prosperous mercantile estaO-
lishmeuts. two hotels, two billiard
halls. two blacksmith shops, zone
also a wagon shop,) one ten stamp
gold mill in operation, Il patent
pold mill not running, and Il 10
Stamp gold mil now building
The great ~,iomestake Gold Nine
is one mile n. ". of the centre Of
the town. and around that are a
dozen rich mines, less developed.
Almost adjoining the town, on the
S. E.. are inexhaustible mines OF
coal. varying from bitumlnous to
srmi-anthracitc. From four to
seven miles n. w. of the town, in
the Lone Mountain region, are ex-
tensiye bodies of magnetic iron
ores. of excellent quality and high
Grade. Twenty miles south and
Southwest lie the silver lead mines
If fine Bonito mining district, the
rich gold mines OF the Nogal min
mo district, and the copper Silver
bearng) ores of the west side"
The town is abundantly supplied
with water wood is abundant in
fine foothills, and timber in the
mountain ranges.
White Oaks has Il daily mail to
Carthage, on the railway, and to
Fl. Stanton, 81 miles east. 1t Is
the present objective point OF the
Chicago. st. LOUIS IL FL Paso R.R.
now building from Ell Paso. Texas,
unI i, destined to be an important
point upon tlnt railway WHEN it Is
romuIe;ed to Kansas City, As the
necessary link in the shortest posi-
nj. Inc between Chicago and the
CIV Of Mexico.
The County of Lincoln. in the
sonth-eastcrn corner OF New MeNi-
co. is lSO miles in extreme length,
ana 100 in extreme BREADTH ana
contains 24,45O square miles. 1t
j. diviIed, from north to south, by
tine Rio Prcos,am portant stream.
which receives within the county
numerous tributaries arising in the
rn>t 81 !e of the Great Range.
The western part OF the County
is divided by mountains, locally
known as the Gallinas, JicariIlas;,
,nrizos. Sierra Blancos, &c, al
portions of the Great Mountain
Range dividing Eastern New Mex
leo. The peaks Of these ranges
vary from-Gallinas and Jack
Peak, about 5000 feet, t" Carlzo'
200, Nogal, 10000, and Sierra
Blanco, $1,000.
The population of the COUNT
was 5000 in 1885, now about6'oo(
The towns, other than White Oaks
are Lincoln, San Putriclo, Piclaco
Weed, Dowlin's Mill, Galena, Kos
well, Seven Rivers, Three Rivers
and Lookout.
Two-thirds of the County con
s;sts OF fine grazing lands, mainly
we'll watered, and stocked Will
900. 600 head of cattle, an lncreas'
of 1000 rer cent. in ) years. Thu
Angora goat has made his appear
nee H. the mountains OF Llncoil
County, and he is here to stay. ii.
ranges where nothing else william
is exceedingly profitable 10 III
owner. There are but few shee.
in the county, about $4,000 horse
and mules, and burros, lAngl
Jackass esq like the sands OF TIL
seashore, for multitude,
On the Penasco, Rnidoso, Bon
t., Hondo, Seven Rivers blac
River, and Pecos, there are the til
est Of agricultural lands. Fin
farms have been opened on a
those streams. and upon them Ia
been produced in exceptional qua
ity and quantity every farm pre-
nets which can be raised at sue
an elevation. The experience
the late Chas. Fritz demonstrate
that Lincoln County will prodnc'
in abundance, all the Norther
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