The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1888-07-28
white Oaks and Lincoln Co.
Important Facts, Figures,
and Statistics.

western part of Lincoln County,
New Mexico. 81 miles by the mail
road from Carthage, the terminus
of he San Pedro coal mine branch
of the \. r. ~ S. +. Il. r., lO3
miles from Socorro, on the main
line, 155 miles from FL Paso, Tex
AS. and 40 from Lincoln, the Co.
seat.
White Oaks Is the largest town
in the county, and the seat OF an
important supply trade. 1t is fine
~ situated in Il valley, among the
SPURS of the Carlo range, at an cl-
ovation OF $40 feet above sea
level. 1t has two religious organ
izations, Methodist and Congrega-
tionaIist, a large and prosperous
public school, and II ifourishing
Academy two weekly newspa-
uers. eight prosperous mercantile eS-
taulishInents, two hotels, II bill
lard hall, three blacksmith shops,
1.-TWO also wagon shops,) n tin
shop, two roofing establishments,
two livery stables, two meat mar
kets, three hotels, three physicians
three law offices, one dentist, one
20 stamp gold mill in operation, al
30 , Huntington Centrifugal mills.
and a 10 stamp gold mill.
The great homestake Gold Mines
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
S. E., are ineXhaustible mines OF
coal, varying from bitumlnous to
semi-anthracite. From foHr to
seven miles n. W. Of the town, in
the Lone Mountain region, are eX-
tensive 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 nbundantly supplied
with water wood is abundant in
the foothills, and timber in the
mountain ranges.
White Oaks has a daily mail to
Carthage, on the railway, and to
Fl. Stanton, IL miles southeast
1t is the present objective point OF
the Chicago, St. LOUIS Il FL Paso K.
K now building from FL Paso. Tex,
and is destined to be an important
point upon that railway when it 10
sompleted to Kansas City, IS the
necessary link in the shortest posi-
BILE line between Chicago and the
CITY OF Mexico
The County of Lincoln, in the
southeastern corner OF New MeXi
o., is $50 miles in extreme length,
snd 100 in extreme breadth, ana
@|ontuins 2+,l5O square miles. II
i, divided, from north to south, by
the Rio PecoS, All i [ Uortant stream,
which receives within the county
numerous tributaries arising in the
east side of tho Great Range.
The western part of the County
is divided by mountains, locally
known as the Gallinas, Jicarillas,
Harizos, Sierra Blancos, &C., all
portions Of tho Great Mountain
Range dividing Eastern New Mex
leo. The peaks Of these ranges
vary from-Gallinas and Jacks
Peak, about 5000 feet, to Carlo,
5000, Nogal, 10000, and Sierra
Blanco, $4,000.
The population of the County
was 5000 in 1858, now aboutS 8, 900
The towns, other than White Oaks,
are Lincoln, San Patriclo, Pichaco,
Weed. Dowlin's Mill, Galena, RoS-
well, Seven Rivers, Three Rivers,
Bonito, Nogal, Parsons and Lock
out.
Two-thirds of tho County con
sists OF fine grazing lands, mainly
well watercd, and stocked with
300. COO head of cattle, an increase
of 1000 Per cent. in . years. The
Angora goat has made his appear
ance in the mountains OF Lincoln
County, and he is here to stay. He
ranges where nothing else will. and
is exceedingly profitable to his
owner. There are bat few sheep
in the county, about $4,000 horses
and mules, and burros, anglia
Jackass esq like the sands Of the
seashore tor multitude.
On the renasco, RuidoSo, Boni-
to, Hondo, Seven Rivers, Black
River, and Pecos, there are the fin
est of agricultural lands. Fine
farms have been openen on all
those Streams, and upon them has