The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1888-10-13

1919. Because n lack OF capital
and Distance from communion.
the mining industry languiseed un-
I'll 1854, Now the product of No
gal and White Oaks districts, is an
important part Of the total gold
production ofthe Territory Of New
Mexico, and the prospect is that
that production will be trcbled in
1883.
The valuation of the County in
1885, was $4,000, 600, an increase
OF 900 per cent in 3 years. San
Miguel County, containing the
important city of Las Vegas, and
more than four times the popula-
ton OF our county, was the only
one which exceeded Lincoln in
wealth last year. Total taxation
for all purposes is but S1.3O per
800. County finances are flour
ishing, and the small debts of past
years are being rapidly paid from
the surplus of the present.
The heat is not great in Sum
mer, nor is the cold excessive or
long continued in Winter.
Oar people are refined, cultivat-
cd, open, hospitable, and sincere.
No coming to cast his lot with
us need tear the lack OF society, IN
aslnuch as it is as acceptable and
pleasing as any hat he lett behind.
Strangers are welcome, more than
welcome, if they come to settle
among US.
The county has an efficient Pub
lie School system, managed by a
County Superintendent, and the
Directors of twenty-five school dis
tricts. Upwards Of twenty.nine eff
cient schoolswere in operation in
1887, and the number will be
greater in 1888. Public sentiment
favors a liberal expenditure of
public money for educational pur-
poses, and private hberality can
be relied upon 70 make good any
deficiencies. There are no LAND
grants" in Lincoln County ; no
horrid octopus stretching out it's
tentaclos to crush II people 4; no
Chinese dragon to weaken honest
labor. Our every citizen is free,
and a lover of freedom. Here
there is no alliance between reli-
gion, politics, and manliness Man
is privileged 20 worship God IN
what form he pleases, or without
form, to vote what ticket he Ileas,
ss, or disfranchise himself. The
Burns theory is our only touch
stone
Rank is.but the gu%inca's stamp,
A mans Il man for a tat"
The population of Lincoln Coun-
ty is mainly American-Whte
Oaks ia distinctively an American
t"wn. We have room, and to
spare, for many thousands vet, of
farmers, merchants, artizans. man
Vfacturers, miners, proSpectors, and
G.. W. Greene, of the Santa Fe
New Mexican, writing to his paper
Roswell, and speaking of tie
Of our county, presents
the following
CURIOUS FIGURES.
Area OF Lincoln County, 50. miles, 1900
" acres. ......l II $50, 900
" 50. feet 752, ZIG, 5000
population Of the United States. 20 600, %
Land in Lincoln county for each per
son in United States, SO. feet. ........l 2,54s
Land in Lincoln county for each fam
poPSuiation Of III The .v World 800, 100
Land for each inhabitant in the L.
Land Tor each family Of the world,
sd lECl...'.. '.-.... .......... ........ .S,olU
In other words there wonld be Il
piece of ground in this county tor
every inhabltant Of the L. S, 100X
1875 feet, or for each family in the
L. S, almost an acre and a half.
Or, if the land of thiscounty sho'd
De distributed among all tie peo-
pie of the world there would be u
piece tor each man, woman and
l0X50 feet, or a let for each
anily 25XI00 feet, the usual size
IT a,Los Angeles town lot.
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