The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1888-03-31
White Oaks, and how it Appears TO
an Old timer.

an Ola timer.
, We clip The following from the
Rio Grande Republican. Out
siders have been inclined to think
we were little off in our mention
of the many improvements going
OH in the future metropolis OF New
Mexico, to all such we say do like
Bro. Matcalf come and see.
White Oaks is certainly tortun-
ately situated Ii occupies a fine
site between Baxter mountain, on
west, which are far enough
away so as not to pen 1t up. Bax-
ter mountain, on the west, has the
rich gold mines which are now
producing so many thousands OF
/ dollars, and Lone mountain,
further north, contains vast depos-
of iron. To the south lies the coal
field, which will be the means OF
bringing railroad communication
with tho outside world. Speaking
of railroad, the average citizen OF
White Oaks makes this subject the
principle topic Of conversation, and
deabtless his visions are filled with
sights Of locomotives and trains OF
cars which steam up the canon.
His morning sautation is: " Have
your heard any railroad news9"
and, before he goes to bed at night,
he eagerly scans the papers to- see
what the prospects are. The fell
low who doesn't want railroad is
hard to find in White Oaks. Prob
ably there is no section of country
in the southwest which SO clearly
demands a road and offer so much
business for it, and some of the
great corporations will see it in
this same light within short time
and the true citizens heart will be
made glad by the engines whistle.
White Oaks is improving in a
substantial manner. Brick business
houses are beginning to line its
main streets and handsome cottages
adern its suburbs. The business
houses are we'll filled with goods
of superior class, and all the i'm.
provements 90 to show confidence
felt in its future prosperity Three
gold mills are at work reducing the
ores of Baxter mountain. The
owners of the South lomestake
have a twenty stamp mill, which is
supplied from their mine. THIS
mine has reached depth Of ovel
four hundred feet, and the quantity
or quaiIty Of the ore has not de
creased. On the surface the weir
was sixty feet IN width, the ore
being i'll Stringers scattered through
1t. THIS required considerable
amount of sorting, but at the pres
ent depth Of the main shaft these
Stringers are confined to a width O.
sixteen feet, which gives promise o.
becoming a solid vein within {
short distance. Levels have been
run, and a steam hoist placed al
, about one hundred and fifty fee
from the surface, connecting with
the engines through tunnel, littt
the ore from below.
The North Homestake is work
; ing the original discovery on the
south end of the mine, and WI
were informed that very rich ere
had been recently discovered in the
lower levels. This is the mine whicl
gave White Oaks its first boom
ore being found on the surface
which was half native gold, and {
+ ten-toot shaft, it is estimated, yield
5 ed $4,000. The Solitaire shaft
. on the north end of this claim, /
being sunk to the thousand foo
level in a systematic manner, bein!
l divided into three compartment
F. and a steam holster will soon be il
y place.
q The Rita mine, which produce,
pay ore from the surface, has re
: Gently passed out of litigation an
work has been recommended. TIL
, ownership OF the Little Mac ha
k also been determined, and il wi
p soon again be producing. Man
other gold claims, among which ar
; the Old Abe and the Hannibal
Z give promise of soon becomin
i paying mines.
Congress seems determined