The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1886-04-10
white Oaks and Lincoln Go.
Important Facts, Figures,
and Statistics.
White Oaks is "A town If about

White Oaks is "A town "f about
900 people, and is situated III the
western Part of Lincoln County,
New Mexico, 81 miles by the mail
road IRON Carthage, the terminus
Vi the San Pedro coal mine branch
OF the X. I. X 5. +. X. K, los
miles from SVcOrru, on the main
line, l55 miles from Ii PasO. Tex
as, and ~ from Lincoln, the
~ seat.
White Oaks is the largest town,
in he county, and the seat OF an
important supply trade. Its fine
" situated in "a valley. among the
spurs of the Carlo range, at an ell
ovation OF CLIO feet above SEA
level. 1t has two religious organ
nations, Baptist and Congregations
al. IL large and prosperous public
school. Two weekly newspapers,
tour prosperous mercantile cstaU-
lishmeuto, two hotels, two billiard
hal :. twu blacksmith 5 oops, cone
also II wagon slIu..) II ten stamp
geld mill in operation. Il patent
z id mill not running, and Il ID
stamp gold mil now building
The rrca. 'iOmcstake GulG Nine
is one mile \. ". of the cchirc of
the town, and around lhIt are II
dozen rich mines. less developed.
Almust al o;n,ng the town, oil tie
S. E.. are ineXlaustible miacs ol
coal, varying from bitumInouS to
seui-anthrAcite. From four to
seven miles y. W. ct the town, III
the Lone Mountain region, are rN-
tensive bodies OF magnetic iron
ores, OF excellent guilty and hiSI
grade. Twenty miles >"u h ANA
south. west lie the silver cad mines
of the b nit" mining district, tine
rich gold miYeS of the NUgal mir
ing district. and the copper (NiiNcr
brorlng) ,rIs of the west s.dc.
The town is |abundantly Sn.ulicd
with water ; wood is abundant III
the foothills, and timber i'll the
mountain ranges.
White Oaks has Il daily mail to
Garbage, on the Railway. and t"
TT. Stanton, 81 miles east. 1t is
the present objective point OF HE
Chicago. St. LOUIS IL Fl Paso X. L.
now building from FL Taso. Texas, |
and is destined to b. an important
point upon that railway when it is
COMPLETED to Kansas CITY, as the
necessary link in the shortest posi-
be line between Chicago and the
CIV Of Mcx'c".
The County of Lincoln, in the
southeastern corner OF New McNi
co, is $50 miles ia extreme length.
ana 10 in extreme breadth. and
contains 24.45O sqnnle miles. It
is divided. from north +" south. by
the Rio Pccos.ani uortant stream
which receives within the county
numerous tributaries arising III the
cast 81 ie of the Great Range.
The western part Of the County
is ,divided by mountains. locally
known rs the Gallinas, JicIrillaS,
Carizns, Sierra Rlancos. &c. all
portions of the Great Mountain
Range dividing Eastern New Mex
leo. The peaks of these ranges
vary from-Ga)linas and Jack +
Pc TX, abnut 5000 feet. +" Carlo,
900, Nogll, 10000, an Sierra
Blanco, 10000.
The p"pulati"n of the County
was 5.0n0 in 1888, now ahout6 00j
The towns. other than White Oak,
are Lincrln, San PatricIo, Pichaco,
Weed. D,wlin's Mil. Galena, Ros-
well. Seven Rivers, TArce Rivers,
ami Lookout.
Two-thirds of the County con
sists ~ fine grazing lands, mainly
we'll watercd. and stock Il with
800. 600 head of cattle, an increase
of 1000 Ter 1T. III > Years. Tel
Angora goat has made his appear
aurc in the m 'untains ct Lincoln
County. and he is here I" stay. lie
ranges where nothing else will and
is ~e>ccrdingly profitable TO hi,
owner. There are but few she p
in the county. ahoat 10000 ho".,S
an mul $. aud hurros. lAng)ja
Ja-kass cs.) k the sands of the
seashore. e." multitude
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