The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1886-05-22
White Oaks and Lincoln Co.
Important Facts, Figures,
and Statistics.

OOO i'Culics anu - slt""'S'' III 'HS
wcstrIn Isart of Lincoln County,
New Mexico, ST miles by the mail
rad Iro Carthage, the terminus
oi the Sam Pedro coal mine branch
OF the i. I. rs. +. X. Il, lob
miles irum SdcOrru, ON the main
line, lj5 mi!cs from Eli PasO. Tex
AS. and ~ from Linc,ln, the coun-
ty seat.
White Oaks is the largest town.
in lie county, and the scat "i an
Important supply trade. Its line
Nv situated ia u valley, among the
81 If, uf the Carlo rang, at an Ell
ovation vt clio feet above sea
level. 1t has two religions organ
Nations, Baptist and Congregations
al, II large and prosperous public
school. Two weekly newspapers,
tour prosperous mercantile eSta"-
I,,neuts. two hotels, two billiard
nal :. twu blacksmith s!'nps, cone
;Ils.,a wa-c,n ; 1923 IA ten stamp
p.ld anil la operation, a naient
~ mill not running. and Il IL
sta np gold anil now building
The ~cUa. 'inuIrstake Golu Nlhe
il an. mile y. ~. of the ccllrc ut
the. town, and around that are I"
Il ,z.n .Ich mines. less Developed.
Almost at,on.ng the town. q" the
5. e.. ar, mcXlHu>tible mines OF
coal. VARYING from bliuminous +"
senianthrLcitc. from l"ur /"
seven miles y. W. ot the town, IN
the Lone I"ualain region, are cN-
teus.ye bod .cs at magnetic non
ores. O, OK client qlti'y aud high
grll.. Twenty miles sou h and
soltn.west lie the silver lead Wlhes
of thr Is nito mining district. the
r;c,, rnid nj c of the N"-aI mir
,ur district. ami the copper (NiiNer
bLnrng) or>s q the west SIDE
m. loan is abdndantly Supplied
witl, water {; wuud is aDuIudnt i'll
in. loot hills, and timber III the
mnlutaiu ranges.
Wiuie Oaks has II daily mail to
Carthage. ON the railway and t"
Fl. Stanton, 81 miles cast, 1t is
thc n.,.ent objective point ct the
Cnicag,. St. Louls X Fl faS" Xix.
now SuIltng from FL l'0so. Texas,
ami i, destined to b. an important
mint up,n that railway when 1t Is
cnmplried t" Kansas CITY, rs the
necessary link IN the shortest posi-
bic imc between Chicago ana the
Citv II MrX.c".
The County Of Lincoln, in the
sol}h.castrrn corner ct New Men
20. : $50 milts ~ extreme length,
ann 40 in cxrreme breadth. ANA
contains 2I,ijp sQHmc miles. 1t
i divided. from uorI t" SOUTH D}
tive RIO Peasant poriant stream
whiel. receives within the county
nY,.rni. tributaries arising III the
r,,, 81 !e of the Great Range.
Tine western part Of the County
j. divided by mountains. locally
k,nwu ~ the GnllinaS, JicAriIIas,
n.rizoS, Sierra Blancos. &c. all
rorlions of the Great Mountain
Range dividing Eastern New MeN
leo The peaks of these ranges
vary from-Galliras and Jack :
Pc TX. abnut 5000 feet, +" CARGO
200. Nog,l, 10000, an Sierra
Blanco, $4,000.
1he population "f the County
was 1000 in 1888, now about6.Ool
The towns. other than White OAKS
are L.inc,ln. San p%atricio, Pirllac"'
Weed. D,wlin's Mil, Galena, R"s-
well. seven Rivers, Three Rivers
AMI Lnokout.
Twnthirls Of the County con
si>ts ct fine grazing lands MAINLY
well watcr,d. and stock Il VITA
3a0. OIn l,ra uf cattle, an increase
of I.0OJ re nt. in . wears. lee
Angara ga,t has made his appear
nn.c il the m ,untnins ot Lincoln
Cnutv. and hc Is here I" stay. lie
range v,lcre nothing els" viii ANA
is exceedingly protituhic =" hi'
owner. There air hoi i"w She p
IN "a. r,nntv. ahout 100" i"''oS
opl wll s. p,i huir'-. ..Ar2'.1
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