The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1888-04-07
white Oaks and Lincoln CO.
Important Facts, Figures,
and Statistics.

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western part of Lincsln County,
New Mexico, 81 miles by the mail
road tromiC carthage, the terminus
Of ho San Pedro coal mine branch
of the A. r. IL S. +. H. r., 1913
miles from Socorro, on the main
line, 1855 miles from FL Eaao, Tex
as, and 40 trom Lincoln, the CO.
seat.
White Oaks is the largest town
in the county, and the seat OF an
important supply trade. It's fine
ly situated in II valley, among the
spurs OF the Carlo range, at AN ell
ovation OF 6,470 feet above sea
level. 1t has two religious organ
izations, Methodist and Copgrega-
tlonalist, a large and prosperous
public school, and one f1ourisllng
Academy two weekly newSpa-
pers, eight prosperous mercantile es-
taulishments, two hotels, ono bill
liard hall, three blacksmith shops,
1.-TWO also wagon shops,) II tin
shop, two roofing establishments,
two livery stables, two meat mar
kets, three hotels, three physicians
three law offices, II dentist, one
20 stamp gold mill in operation, al.
80 4 Huntington Centrifugal mills,
and u 10 stamp gold mill.
The great homestake Gold Mines
are one mile n. ". of the centre Of
the town, and around them + Il
dozen rich mines, less developed.
Almost adjoining the town, on the
S. E.. are inexhaustible mines OF
coal, varying from bitumnOus to
semi-anthracite. From four to
seven miles n. ". Of the town, i'll
the Lone Mountain region, are ex-
teusive bodies of magnetic iron
ores, OF excellent quality and high
grade. Twenty miles south and
south west lie the silver lead mines
Of the Bonito mining district, the
rich gold mines OF the Nogal min
ing district, the Parsons Camp,
and the copper Silver bearing
ores of the "west side
The town is abundantly supplied
with water wood is abundant in
the foothills, and timber i'll the
mountain ranges.
White Oaks has a daily mail to
Carthage, on the railway, and to
Ft. Stanton, 81 miles southeast
1t is the present objective point OF
the Chicago, St. LOUIS & Fl Paso r.
x now building from Fl Paso. Tex,
and is destined to be xn imp"rtan;
point upon THAT railway when it IL
completed to Kansas City, US tho
necessary link in tie shortest posi-
BILE line between CuicaSS G2d tho
CITY Of Mexico
The County Of Lincoln, in the
southeastern corner OF New Mexi-
CO, is $50 miles i'll extreme length,
and l60 in extreme breadth, and
contains "a, 450 square miles. 1t
10 divided, from north to south, by
the Rio Pccos, An Important stream,
which receives within the county
numerous tributaries arising III the
east side of the Great Range.
The western part Of the COUNTY
is divided by mountains, locally
known as the Gallinas, Jicarilias,
Carlos, Sierra Blancos, NC, al
portions Of the Great Mountain
kange dividing Eastern New Mex
leo. The peaks OF these ranges
vary from-Gallinas and Jack :
Peak, about 5000 feet, to Carlo,
9,2OO, Nogal, 10000, and Sierra
Blanco, $4,000.
The population Of the County
was 5000 in 1885, To- about 8,0OC
The towns, other than White Oak9,
are Lincoln, San PatriclS, Fichaco,
Weed, Dowlin's Mill, Galena, Ros
we'll, Seven Rivers, Three Rivers,
Bonito, Nogal, Parsons and Look
out.
Two-thirds of the County con
sists OF fine grazing lands, mainly
well watered, and stocked wit!
300. 900 head OF cattle, an increase
oil 1000 per cent. in 5 years. Th'
Angora goat has made his appear
ance III the mountains OF LAncolI
County, and he is here to stay. l'
ranges where nothing else wlil,an'
is exceedingly profitable to IN
owner. There are but few sheer
in the county, about $4,000 horse
and mules, and nurr0s, (AnGil'
Jacsa esd Ike the sands 81 Oh.
.cs-uore. Tor multitude
On the Penasco, Buidsso, Bon.
to, Hondo, Seven Rivers, Blac.
River, and Pecos, there are the iii
est Of agricultural lands. Fin
farms have been openeO oil %
those streams, and upon them ha