The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1888-05-26

poItlpr st tlc county CROPS cil b.
ral>cd WITHOUT irrigation.
Nuc, were first discovered il
the county in 1869. Nuthug was
done IN the way Of mining until
1871. Bccausc of ack OF capital
and distance from communion,
the mining industry lauguisecd un-
til 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 trebled in
lSSS.
The valuation Of the County in
1855. was $1,000, OC0. an increase
Of 900 per cent in ) years. San
Miguel County, containing the
important city Of Las Vegas, and
more than four times the popula-
ton a! our couuty,) vas the only
one which exceeded Lincoln in
wealth last year. Total taxation
for all purposes is but %1.3O 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 i'll Sum
mer, nor is the cold excessive or
long continued in Winter.
Our people are refined, cultivat-
ed, open, hospitable, and sincere.
Noone coming to cast his lot with
us need fear the lack of society, IN
asmuch as it is as acceptable and
pleasinga as any that he left 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 u
County superintendent, and the
Directors Of twenty-five school dis
tricts. Upwards OF twenty,nine eff
Gent schoolswere in operation in
1887, and the number will be
greater in 1883. Public sentiment
tavors a liberal expenditure of
public money for educational pur-
poses, and private llberality can
be relied upon to make good amy
deficiencies. There are DO "land
grants in Lincoln County : no
horrii octopus stretching out it's
t%entnclcs to crush Il people no
CIiuc,p dragon to weaken honest
labor. Our every citizen is free,
and a lover Of freedom. Here
there is no alliance between rrli-
gion. politics, and manliuess Nan
Is privileged 80 worship God IN
what form he pleases, or without
form, to vote what ticket he leas-
es, or disfranchise himself. The
Burns theory is our only touch
stone
Rank is bnt the guinea's stamp,
mans a man Cor a that"
The reputation Of Lincoln Coun.
~ is mainly American-Whte
Oaks Is d~i>tiuctivciy an America
town. We have room, and to
spare. for many thousands vet, O
FARMERS, merchants, %artizaus. man
ufacturors, miners, prospcctors, and
ladies
c. w. Greene, of the Santa f,
New Mexican, writing to his PAPER
from Roswell, and speaking of tie
magnitude Of our county, present-
the following
CURIOUS FIGURES.
Area of Liacoln County, So. miles, 20.
aces * 20 20
Population OF the United states. ...U,a0J.
No Of tnmi!irs in ... t@,CJJUCt
Land ia III coin county tor each per
son in III tea taos, 81. ctt..........l' -
Lame a. lilcuurcoDnty for oacil IA
iy il l. 81" ~ tot..............f-
Preparation OF inc world .... ....t jyO,eOG.0.t
Land for eAcA inuabitanj in the g..
Lend'io Tor cach family Of ,ht world,
50. Io,t ..........-.. .'.&'1i
In otipr words there wonld be 4
piece OF gr"uud in this county ioI
every i|nhAbltant Of the L. S 1905
10 feet, or for each tauilr III Il {
{. S, almost AN acre and u halt
Or, if he land OF thi-county she {
} be distributed among all tie pro
pie of the world there would be
. piece Ton each man, woman an,
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