The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1886-07-03
White Oaks and Lincoln Go.
Important Facts, Figures,
and Statistics.

500 people, and is situated IN the
western part of Lincoln County,
New Mexico, 81 miles by the mail
road from Carthage, the terminus
of the San Pedro coal mine branch
OF the \. T. & S. f. X. r., 103
miles from SOcorro, on the main
line. 155 miles from FL Paso, Tex
rs. and 40 from Lincoln, the coun-
ty seat.
White Oaks is the largest town,
in the county, and the seat of an
important supply trade. 1t is fine
" situated in "a valley, among the
spurs of the Carlo range, at an ell
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,
tour prosperous mercantile estau-
lishmeuts, two hotels, two billiard
halls. two blacksmith shops, Zone
also a wagon shop,) n ten stamp
gold mill in operation, II patent
gold mill not running, and a 10
Stamp gold mill now building
The great uomestakc Gold Mine
is one mile N. ". Of the centre Of
the town, and around that are a
dozen rich mines, less developed.
Almost adjoining the town, Oh the
S. f.. are inexhaustible mines of
coal, varying from bitumlnous to
semi-ant6racite. From four to
seven miles n. W. Of the town, in
the Lone Mountain region, are ex-
tensive bodies of magnetic iron
ores. of excellent quality and high
grade. Twenty miles south and
Southwest lie the silver lead mines
of the Bonito mining district, the
rich gold mines OF the Nogal min
ing district. and the copper Silver
bearng) ores of the west side. y
The town is abundantly supplied
with water ; wood is abundant in
the foothills, and timber in the
mountain ranges.
White Oaks has a daily mail to
Cartilage, on the railway, and to
TT. Stanton, 81 miles east. 1t is
the present objective point of the
Chicago. St. LOUIS Il 81 Paso R.R.
now building from Ell Paso. Texas
,uI i destined 10 be an important
point upon that railway wien it Is
n,mulctcd to Kansas City, as the
necessary link in five shortest posi-
BILE lne between licago and the
Cltv Of Mexico.
The County of Lincoln. in the
southeastern corner OF New MeNl-
co, is $50 miles in extreme length,
ana 100 in extreme breadth. and
contains 24.+5O square miles. 1t
j, d;vi ied, from north to south, by
t.,c Rio Pecos.an i uortant stream,
which receives within the county
nuncrou, tributaries arising in the
east side Of the Great Range.
The western part of the County
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is Gividcl BY mountains. locally
knnwn as the Gallinas, JicariIlas,
rarizos. Sierra B~lancos, Nc, all
horizons of the Great Mountain
Range dividing Eastern New Mex
leo. The peaks OF these ranges
vary from-Gallinas and Jacks
pollt. about 5000 feet, TO Carlo,
5000, Nogal, 10000, and Sierra
Blanco, 10000.
The population of the County
was 5000 in 1885, now about6, 900
The towns, other than White Oaks,
are Lincoln, San Patriclo, Pichaco,
Weed, Dowlin's Mill, Galena, Ros-
well. Seven Rivers, Three Rivers,
and Lookout.
Two-thirds of the County con
sists OF fine grazing lands, mainly
well watered, and stocked with
800, 900 head Of cattle, an increase
of 1000 FER cent. in 5 years. The
Angora goat has made his appear
ance in the mountains ct Lincoln
County, and he is here to stay. lie
ranges where netting else willard
is exceedingly profitable TO his
owner. There are but few sheep
in the county, about $4,000 horses
and mules, and burros, (Anglia
Jackass es,) like the sands OF the
saashore. for multitude.
On the Penasco, RuidSso, Boni-
IT,, lIondo. Seven Rivers, Black
River, and Pecos, there are the Tin
est of agricultural lands. Fine
farms have been opened on al
those streams, and upon them has
been produced in exceptional quail
ity and quantity every farm pro.
ucts which can be raised at such
an elevation. The experience Of
the late Chas. Fritz demonstrated
that Lincoln County will produce,