The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1886-05-01
white Oaks and Lincoln Co.
Important Facts, Figures,
and Statistics.


w lllNE NhhO 10 ~
800 people, and is situated III the
western part of Lincoln County,
New Mexico. 81 miles by the mali
road from Carthage, the terminus
OF the san Pedro coal mine branch
Of the \. I. Il 3. +. Il. IL, 100
miles from S1corro, on the main
line. 1855 mites from FL PasO. Tex
MS. and 40 from Lincoln, the cOun-
" scat.
White Oaks is the largest town.
in he county, and the seat oi an
important supply trade. ltlSthc
ly situated in Il valley, among the
spurs of the Garlic range. at an ell
ovation of G,41O feet above sea
level. 1t has tw" religious organ
,zations, Baptist and Congregations
al. a large and prosperous public
school. two weekly newspapers,
tupr urospcrruS mercantile estaD-
lshuueuts, two hotels, two billiard
halls. tive blacksmith Shops, cone
also Il wagon sno?.) II ten stamp
g,ld mill in operation, II patenC
y,ll mill not running, and a 10
Stamp gold mlll now building
The grca. 'lomestakc Gold Nine
IL ana mile n. ~. of the centre ut.
the town, and around that are "
dozen ricl. mines, less developed.
Almost II Joining the town. on the
= Z nr. i%nexltaustible mincs OF
coal, VARYING from bitumnoua to
sam anthracite. From tour to
srv.n miles n. W. OF the town, IN
the Lone Nolntain region, are eN-
tensiye bodies Of magnetic iron
ores. of excellent "a IIity and higl
grads. Twenty miles S"n,ii amt
Southwest lie thu silver lead Times
of the b nito mining district, the
rich gold mines OF the Nogal min
inc district. and the copper (%sI,'er
bcarng) ores of the west SIDE
III. t1wn is abundantly supplied
with water (; wood is abundant IN
the foot hills, and timber III the
monntain ranges.
White Oaks has a daily mail to
Carthage, on the Railway, ana |"
Fl. Stanton, 81 miles east, 1t Is
tie present objective point OF he
Chicup,. ST. LOUIS " II PAso XIX.
now bulding from FL l'as". Texas,
,nd i, destine t" bo an i'm "rtan1
mint upon that railway wien it Is
r~nmnl.t.d to Kansas City. as tho
necessary link in the shortest post
~. inc betwteu Chicago and the
Cltv oi Mex {.
Thr County of Lincoln, in the
sou,u-rastrrn corner ct New MrNl-
co i $50 miles III extreme length,
ann 1jJ in extreme breadth. anh
contains 81. $50 square miles. ii
Is divided. from north to south by
thc Rio Peasant nnrtant stream
which receives within the county
n~unrrou> tributaries arising i'll the
.,st 81 ,e Of the Great Range.
Tn. western part of the County
is divided by mountains. l"ra''E
known As the Gallinas, JicariIIas,
Carlos, Sierra Blanr"s. &C. az
pnrtions of the Great Mountain
Rance dividing Eastern New Mex
leo. The peaks OF these ranges
vary from-Gallinas and Jacks
PoIk. about 5000 feet, t" tarlzo'
5000, Nogh, 10000, an sierra
Blanco, $4,000. C...
The population ct the o""n,'
was : OnO in 1883, now about 6.ooj
The towns other than White Oak''
nv. L.incnln, San Palrici", PlclIaco'
Weed. D,wlim's Mill, Galena' Kos
well. Seven Rivers, Three RIVERS
ami Lockout.
Twn.thirds Of the County ON
sists OF fine grazing lands, mainly
well watered. and stock Il with
800. O0a head of cattle, an increase
of LOCO rer cent. in > years. Inc
Ancnra gnat has made his appear
anre m the mountains OF Lincoln
County. and he is here to- stay. ne
ranges where nothing else will and
is exceedingly profitable to ms
owner. There are but tew Sne'p
ia t;,o county. about $4,000 horses
nn uilos, and hurros, (AnElia
.Jaokass es.) Ike the sands OF The
se1shore. FIR mnltimIe
On the Prntsco. Ruidos", Bonn
t.. Uonlo. seven Rivers, Rlaek
River. and Pccos, there arc die TN
est nf agricultural lands. fime
farms have been opened ON All
those streams. am upon them has
becu pra 'u~,d IN exceptional qnai-
itv AN I quantity every farm pro
dnct which can h. raised at such
an elevation. Tie experience Of
" Ma En,t1 IVnnDSfrlfp