The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1888-09-01
White Oaks and Lincoln Co.
Important Facts, Figures,
and Statistics.

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New Mexico. 81 miles by tho mSil
road from Carthage, tho terminus
of ho San Pedro coal mine branch
of thc \. I. a. ). +. K. H., lO3
miles from Socorro, on the main
line. 1855 miles from FL Paso, Tex
~. and 40 irom Lincoln, the Go.
seat.
White Oaks is the largest town
in the county, aud the seat ct an
imvortant supply trade. 1t IS line
lv situated in 4 valley, among the
.uur. of tho Carlo range, nj All ell
,vatiou of Clio feet above sea
level. 1t has two religious orgaA-
izations. Methodist and Congrcga-
,ionalist, a large and prosperous
uu,,lic sclool. AID II tfOurishing
Academy, two weekly newspa
ners.o eight prosperous mercantile et-
t,nl,sbWents. two hotels. II bill
lard hall. three blacksmith shops,
two also wagon shops,) II tin
shan. two roofing establishments,
two livery stables, two meat mar
Vets. three hotcls, three PhYsielHn'
three law offices, II dentist, Ii
20 stamp gold mill i'll operation: al
90 Huntington Centrifugal mills.
and a 10 stamp gold mill.
The great ~llomestake Gold Mines
ar. one mile \. ". of the centre OF
the town, and around them are u
dozen rich miAes, less developed.
Almost aaloiuing tho town, on the
s f.. are inexhaustible mines OF
coal. varying from bitumln"uS t"
somi-anthracite. From to1r to
s,.v.u miles n. w. of the town, III
the Lone Mountain region, are ex-
tonsiyo bodies of magnetic iron
ores, Of excellent quality and high
GRADE. Twenty miles sonth ana
south west lie the silver lead mines
If the Ranito shining district, the
rich gold mines ct the Nogal min
;nr district, the Parsons Camp,
md the copper %(siIvcr bearing,
ores of tho west AIDE
m. town is sbuudantly supplied
with water wood is abundant in
the foothills, and timber in the
mountain ranges.
White Oaks has a daily mail tc
Carthage, on tbs railway, and tt
Fl. Stanton, 81 miles southeast. -
Iii is tha present objective point %
inc Chicago. 81. L"uls & FL Paso X
4 now uIidm2 from ri Paso. lex.
and il destined 20 be an lmPortan
point upon that railway when 1t Il
so,nplcted to kanAas City, AZ th'
NECESSARY link ia the shortest p"Ss'
hle lIne between Chicago and th'
CItv of MeX:c"
TN. County of Lincoln, III TN
southeastern corner of New M"Al
20. is $50 miles in eXtrcmc length
ono 100 in extreme breadth. nn'
sontalus Oh ju square miles.
i. divided, from north to- south, b
the Rio Pccos, AN I portant stream
which receives within the count.
numerous tributaries arising in tn
east side of tho Great Range.
The western part of the Count
is divided by mountains, local
known As the Gallinas, Jicarillas
,jyrizos, Sierra Blancos, &c, Al
portions Of the Great Mountal
Range dividing Eastern Now he'
leo. The peaks of these range,
vary from-Gallinas aud Jack
Peak, about 5000 feet, to Carrie
5000, Nogal, 10000. and Slerr
Blanco, $4,000.
The population of the Count
was 5000 in 1888, now about s. 90
The towns, other than " hite Oak
nre Linc.ln, San Patriclo, l'ichacC
Weed. Dowlin's Mil, Galena, 10
well. Seven Rivers, Three RIVER
Bonito, NogaI, Parsons and Lool
out.
Two-thirds of the County con
sists OF fine grazing lands, malnI
well watered, and stocked wit
900 600 head of cattle, an lAcroa'
of 1000 per cent. in . years. LII
Angora goat has made his aPpe@;
apce in the mountains of Llncol
County, and lac is here to stay. II
r.pyes where nothing else will. All
is exceedingly profitable to h
owner. There arc but few sAet
In the county, about $4,000 hors'
and mulcS, and burros, (.Angl
.Jackass es,) like the sands OF VI
seashore tor multitude.
On the renasco. Ruidoso, Boz
tn. Hondo, Seven Rivers, Bla'
River. and Pecos, there are the
est of agricultural lands. IN
farms have been openeo ON {
t,o.e Creams. and upon them j