The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1888-09-01

portion OF the county crops caa be
I raised without irrigation.
Mines were first discovered in
the county in 1869. Nothing was
,iunc IA the way of mining until
1879. Because Of lack ct capital
and distMi,c FROM communities,
the mining indusry languisecd un-
til 1851, Now the product of No
gal and White Oaks districts, is an
important part of the total gold
production of;hc Territory of New
Mexico. and the prospect is that
that production will be .treblcd in
1883.
The valuation of the County in
1855, wa, $1,000, 600, an increase
Of 900 per cent in 3 years. San
Miguel County, containing the
important city Of Las Vegas, and
moro than four times the popula-
ton o! our county,) was the only
one which exceeded Lincoln in
wealth last year. Total taxation
for all purposes is but $l.30 per
500. 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.
Oar people are refined. cuItivat-
ed, open, hospitablc, and sincere.
Noone coming to cast his lot with
us need tear the lack OF society, n
asmuch rs it is as acceptable and
pleasinga as any that 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 Il
County Superintendent, and the
Directors of twenty-five school dis
%tricts. Upwards OF twenty-nine eli
cicnt schoolswcre in operation in
1887, and the number will be
greater in 1sSS. Pablo sentiment
favcrs Il liberal expenditure of
public money for educational pur-
poses, and private hberalitY can
be relied upon TO make good any
deficiencies. TnCr4 are III "land
grants" in Lincoln County ; II"
horriI octopus stretching out its
t~ent&clos to crush our people no
Chinese dragon to w1aken honest
labor. Oar every citizen is free,
aud Il lover Of freedom. Here
there is ma alliance between reli-
yion, politics, and manIiness Man
is privileged 20 worship God IN
what form he pleascs, or w'thout
form, to vote what ticket he lleaS.
es, or disfranchise himself. The
Burns theory is our only touch
, stone
Rank i~but tho guinea's stamp,
{ \ mans a man for a that"
The population of Lincoln Coun
~ il mainIy Amcrican-Wht(
t Onks ia diStiuctivcly an American
town. We have room, and t.
/, ,pNro, for many thousands vet, q
farmers. merchants, urtizans, man
u%fnc;urars, miners, prospectors, an(
--ladies
G. w. Greene, of the Santa F.
New Mexican, writing to his pape
! from Roswell, and speaking of H..
I magnitude Of our county, present
y the following
> CURIOUS FIGURES.
Area of Lincoln County, So. miles, r.
Z HC",S.....i ~rh3.
sq. loot i3,;iG,HaH.uJ
Population OF the United SUitos. .t0,u0J, {
Y E0- 81 families III ....E 9JJ'Ut
Land ia Liacpln count FOR each per
y son in United Statcs, 81. "tt--......l2,5
Land IN Lincoln county for o.ch lam
= ily In [. s.. 81. feet. -........ o. q
Population or ihc world .... l,5oJ,ou5.C.
Land FOR each ii,taoitant in the 1.
, Laud for each family Of tho world,
sT. 20
In other words there wonld be
:. piece ct ground in this county ia
every inhabltant Of the L. $, 100
" l25 feet, or for each family in tn
L. s.. almost an acre and q hal
Y Or, if the land OF thiScounty sho'
q be distributed among all tie PEI
;, pie of the world there would be
,, piece tor each man, woman an
8 child 1OAj0 trct. or a lot for cao
=, family 25NIcO feet. the usual 81.
4 at Il Los Angeles town lot.