The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1888-09-15

raised witIsOuf Irrigation.
Mines were first discovered in
the county in 1869. Nothing was
done IN the way OF mining unNl
1879. Because VI lack of capital
and distance from communion,
the mining industry languiseed un-
til 1884, Now the product Of No
gal aud 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
1883.
The valuation of the County in
1885, was So, 900, 900, an increase
Of 900 per cent in 5 years. San
Miguel County, Containing the
important city of Las Vegas, and
more than four times the popula-
ton o! sur county, was the only
one which exceeded Lincoln in
wealth last year. Total taxation
for all purposes is but $3.50 per
800. County finances are -four
ishing, and tho small debts of past
years are being rapidly paid from
the surplus of the present.
The heat is not great in Sum
mer, nor is the cold excessive or
long continued III Winter.
Our people are refined, cultivat-
ed, open, hospitable, and sincere.
No on0 coming to cast his lot with
US mead fear the lack of society, IN
asinuch as it is as acceptable and
pleasing 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 a
County Superintendent, and the
Directors of twenty-five school dis
tricts. Upwards OF twenty,nine eff
cient schoolswere in operation in
1887, and tho number will be
greater in 1888. Public sentiment
favors o liberal expenditure Of
public money for educational pur-
poses, and private lberality can
he relied upon to make good any
deficiencies. There are no "land
grants" in Lincoln County no
horrid octopus stretching out it's
tentacles to crush our people no
Chinese dragon to weaken honest
labor. Our every citizen is free,
and a lover of freedom. Here
there is no alliance between reli-
gion, politics, and manIiness Man
is privileged TO worship God IN
what form he pleases, on without
form, to vote what ticket he pleas
es. or disfranchise himself. The
Burns theory is our only touch
stone
Rank is{but the guiuea's stamp.
A mans n man for a that"
The population OF Lincoln Coun-
tv ia mainly Americau-WhIte
Oaks is distinctively an American
Gown. We have room, and to
'paro, for many thousands yet, of
'armers, merchants. artizans. man
u~facturors, miners, prospectors, and
ladies.
G. W. Greene, Of the Santa Fe
New Mexican, writing to his paper
from Roswell, and speaking of tie
magnitude of u county, presents
the following
CURIOUS FIGURES.
Area OF Lincoln County, 50. miles, 1000
aGres....... II 2sU,0 NJ
50. feot. TO-, ZIG. 100000
Population of the United states. o.. 5000, oC
No Of families in .... X, 000, 000
Land In Lincoln county for each per
son in United States. So. fett.......... L., SIS
Land In Lincoln county for each fam
lily in Z. b., so. feet. .......... .62, ~
Population of the world .........l 1900 00.0Jt
Land for each inhabltant in the L.
Land for each fanny Of the world,
SO. 2'olt
In other words there wanld be a
piece OF ground in this county Ton
every inhabltant of the L. s, 1909
1875 feet, or for each family in the
Z. S., almost an acre and a halt.
Or, if the land OF thiscounty shoe
he distributed among all tie PEG.
pie of the world there would be =
piece tor each man, woman ano
child 1ox50 feet, or 8 lot for eacl
family 25x1C0 feet. the usual size
OF a Los Angeles town lot.