The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1888-12-08
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Important Facts, Figures,
and Statistics.

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western part If Lincoln County,
New Mexico. 81 miles by the mail
road from Carthage, the terminus
of he San Pedro coal mine branch
Of the A. T. & 5. +. r.. H., lO3
miles from Soeorro, on the main
line. 1855 miles from FL Paso, Tex
40. and 40 from Lincoln, the Co.
scat.
White Oaks Is the largest town
in the county, and the scat OF an
important supply trade. 1t is fine
" situated in u valley, among the
spur. of the Carlo range, at AN el-
ovation OF GAO feet above sea
lsyel 1t has tive religious organ
;~zations. Methodist and Congrega-
tionalist. a large ard prosperous
nuolic school. and one fiourlshlng
Academy; two weekly newspa-
nors. eight prosperous mercantile os-
,anl;shfaents. two hotels, n bill
I;,rd hall. three blacksmith shops,
uw, olso wagon Shops enc tin
sbon. two roofing establishments
two livery stables, two meat mar
ket.. three hotels, three physicians
threelaw offices, II dentist one
90 stamp gold mill in operation. al
,oo Huntington Centrifugal mills
and a 10 stamp gold mill;
the great IiOmestake Gold Mlnes
or. one mile n. W. of the centre Of
the town, and around them are a
dozen rich mines, less developed.
Almost adjoining the town on the
Z + are inexhaustible mines OF
coal, VARYING from bitumlnous to
communicable. From four to
seven miles n. w. Of tho town, IN
the Lone Mountain region, are ex-
tensiye bodies Of magnetic IRON
or.,, Of excellent quality and high
Grade. Twenty miles south and
south west lie the silver lead mines
nt tho B.nito mining district, the
ricn gold mines OF the Nogal min
mo district, the Parsons Camp,
.nI the copper Silver bearing
ores OF the west side
ILc town is abundantly supplied
with water wood is abundant in
tno lsot.hills, and timber IN tho
mountain ranges.
White oaks has = daily mail to
Carthage, on tho railway, And TO
Fl Stanton, 81 miles southeast.
III, the PRESENT objective point Of
me Chicago, st. Louls 4 FL Pa,o II.
r now building from FL Paso. lex.
md j., destined TO be an important
uoint upon ,hut railway when it IL
romplvted to Kansas City, a. the
necessar, lin in the shortest posi-
Mn, hns Le.rcon Chicago and the
Clty OF McKee,
Tbr County of Lincoln, in this
.ontn-eastcrn eornor Of New Mex
&c. il $50 miles in extreme length,
,nd 1850 in extreme breadth, ana
contains q, $50 square miles. II
! divided, from north to s"uth, by
the Rho Pscos,a all i T uortant'tream
wLich receives within the county
numerous tributaries arising in th'
n,,I side of the Great Range.
The western part of the County
i, divided by mountains, locally
known as tho GalIinas, JicarilIas'
-,arizos. Sierra Elancos, &c, 81
n"rtions of the Great Mount"i'
Range dividing Eastern Now hex
leo. The peaks of these range
vary from-Gallinas and JacK
Peak, about 5000 feet, to Carlo
5000, Nogal, 10000. aud Slerr'
Blanco, $4,000.
The population Of the COUNT
WAS 5.0uo III 1888, now abouto' oo'
The towns, other thnn " hite Oaks
are Lincoln, San Patriclo, Pichhco
Weed. Dowlin's Mil, Galens, Kos
we'll. Seven Rivers, Three ltivers
Bonito, Nogal, Parsons and LOOK
out.
Two-thirds Of tho County cor
sists OF tine grazing lands, mani.
we'll vntercd, and stocked VII.
400. 600 head of cattle, all lncreas
IF 900 rcr cent. IN 8 years. In
Aupora coat has made his appear
ance in the mountains OF Lance,
County, and he ia here t" stay. Il
ranges where nothing else william.
IS exceedingly profitabls to IA
wne There are but few 'Aoe
IN the county, about $4,000 horse
and mules, and burros, (Angil
Jnckass es,) like the sands OF 'h
seashore tor muitituse'
On the renasco, Ruidoso, Bon
To-. Uoudo, Seven Rivers bIac
River. and Pecos. there are the II