The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1888-09-29
white Oaks and Lincoln CO.
Important Facts, Figures,
and Statistics.

White Oaks is a town OF about
1000 people, and is situated IN the
western part of Lincoln County,
New Mexico, 81 miles by the mail
read rom Carthage, the terminus
of he San Pedro coal mine branch
of the A. r. d S. F. II. e., 1913
miles from Socorro, OH the main
line. 1875 miles from FL Paso, Tex
as, and 40 from Lincoln, the Co.
seat.
White Oaks Is the largest town
in the county, and the scat OF an
important supply trade. It's fine
" situated in Il valley, among the
spurs Of tho Carlo range, at nm ell
ovation OF 6,470 feet above sea
level. 1t has two religious organ
izations, Methodist and Congrcga-
tionalist, a large and prosperous
uuolic school. aud II f1ourishlng
Academy; two weekly newspa-
pers. eight prosperous mercantile es-
taulishments, two hotels, one bill
lizard hall, three blacksmith shops,
1.-TWO also wagon shops n tin
shop. two roofing establishments,
two livery stables, two meat mar
kats, three hotels, three physicians
three law offices, IL dentist, II
20 stamp gold mill in operation. 81.
Sc Q Huntington Centrifugal mills.
and a 10 stamp gold mil
The great Homestake Joid Aiinef
are one mile n. ". Of the centre OF
the town, and around them are a
dozen rich mines, less developed.
Almost adjoining the town, on the
\. E., are inexhaustiblc mines OF
coal, varying from bitumlnous to
semi-anthracite. From tour to
eve miles n. w. of the town, in
t, G Lone Mountain region, are cX-
tel i've bodies OF magnetic iron
ores, of excellent quality and high
grade. Twenty miles south and
south west lie the silver lead mines
of the Bsnito mining district, the
rich gold miues OF the Nogal min
inc district, tho Parsons Camp,
and the copper (%silver bearing
ores of the west side. -
The town is abundantly supplied
with water /; wood is abundant III
the foothills, and timber in the
mountain ranges.
White Oaks has a daily mail to
Cartilage. on tho railway, and to
TT. Stanton, 81 miles southeast
1t is the present objective point Of
the Chicago, St. LOUIS IL FL Paso Il.
X now building from El Paso. Tex,
and is destined to be AN important
point upon that railway when it Is
completed t, Kansas City, as the
necessary linl in the shortest posi-
bic line between Chicago and the
CITY of Mexico.
The County of Lincoln, in the
southeastern corner Of New MeXl-
CO., is $50 miles iii extreme length,
and 100 in extreme breadth. and
contains 24. 450 square miles. 1t
is divided, from north to south, by
the Rio Pecos,a All iruortant stream,
which receives within the county
numerous tributaries arising i'll the
east side of the Great Range.
The western part of the County
is divided by mountains, locally
known as the Gallinas, JicariIIas,
ysrizos, Sierra Blancos, &c, all
portions Of the Great Mountain
Range dividing Eastern Now Mex
leo. The peaks Of these ranges
vary from-Gallinas and Jacks
Peak, about 5000 feet, to Carlo,
1900, Nogal, 10000. and Sierra
Blanco, 10000.
The population Of the County
was 5000 in 1888, now about 5000
The towns, other than " hite Oaks,
are Lincoln, San Patriclo, Pichaco,
Weed. Dowlin's Mill, Galona, Ros-
well, Seven Rivers, Three Rivers.
Bonito, Nogal, Parsons and Look
ont.
Two-thirds Of the County con
sists OF tiue grazing lands, mainly
well watercd, and stocked with
800, 600 head Of cattle, al Increase
of 1000 Ter cent, in . years. The
Angora goat has made his appear
nnce in the mountains OF Lincoln
County, and he is here to stay. lie
ranges where nothing else willard
is exceedingly profitable To his
owner. There are but few sAeep
in the county, about $1,000 horses
and mules, and burros, (An2li4
Jackass es,) like the sands OF shc
seashore Tor multitude.
On the rehasco, Ruidoso, Boni-
to. Hondo, Seven Rivers, Black
River, and Pecos, there + the fin
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