The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1888-12-22
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Important Facts, Figure
and Statistics.

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western part of Lincoln County,
New Mexico, a miles by the mail
road from Carthage, the terminus
Of l,o San Pedro coal mine branch
Of tic A. r. & 5. F. L. r., I03
mice from SocorrO, OH t"e main
line, 1855 miles from Fl Paso, Tex
ms. and 40 from Lincoln, the Co.
seat.
White Oaks is the largest town
in the county, and the scat OF an
Important supply trade. Its fine
" situated in n valley, among the
spurs of the Carlo range, at an e.
evstion of GAO feet above "
level. 1t has two religious orgaa-
iEations, Methodist and CongreSa-
tionalist, a large and prosperous
public school, and one ffourIshlng
Academy; two weekly ncwspa-
pers, eight prosperous mercantile o'-
adjustments. two hotels, one Bill
lard hall, three blacksmith shops,
two also wagon sHcrs,) n tin
shop. two roofing establishments,
two livery stables, two meat mar
ksts. thrce hotels, three phrs;c;sne
three law %oficcp, one DON'T
% stamp gold mill in opera
so9 Huntington Centrifugal
and II 10 stamp gold rlit.
Tine great Eiomcstuka G@ic
pre one mile n. w. of the GO
the town, and around tAer
dozen rich mines, loss devo oana.
Almost adjoining the town, "n tic
s. f.. arc inexhaustible mines o.
coal, varying from bitumm"us to
remi.anthracite. From toor to
miles n. w. Of the town, in
the Lone Mountain region, are ex-
tonsive bodies of magn2t'c irou
ores. Of excellent quality Az hlga
grade. Twenty miles .ou.A an"
south west lie the silver c@d n,t:e.
of the Benito mining dlsIric., tie
ricn gold mines OF the Nors
ing district. the Parson'5 ..
and the copper oliver
ores Of tho west
The town is abundautiy Fn...aa
with water ; wood is Aaunaa,t O. /
tho loot mills, and timber j" eea
mountain ranges.
White Oaks has 81 daily r t,
Carthage, on tho railway, and DO
Fl. Stanton, 81 miles aouihoaat
II is the present objective point II
the Chicago, st. LOUIS * Il i'"sa Z.
K now building from HI f'"so. Is2'
and is destined 10 be an Important
point u,,qn that rail say when II Is
completed t, Kansas City, 80 the
necessary lin, in the shortest posol
Ole line Lclueen Chicago ana tic
City OF Mckee
The County Of Lincoln, in the
southeastern sSruor Of Ncw AsA
10, ia go miles IL CKtromo length,
md 100 in extreme breadth. hau
contains -, $50 square mics. i;
divided, from north to ssutn, b'
nc Rio Pccos, All / Dortanttlfc"m.
Which receives within the county
numerous tributaries arising in tne
,a.l side of tho Great Range.
The western part OF tho county
divided by mountains. locally
;nowu as tue GallinaS, Jicariilas,
}~nrizos, Sierra Elancos, &c, nj
,ortions Of the GreAt Mount"i"
tange dividing Eastern New Alex
20. The peaks OF these rang
ary from-Gallinas aud JACK
'eak, about 5000 feet, to Carrie
400, Nogal, 10000. and Sierr"
}~lanco, $4,000.
The population of the County
gas 5000 in 1888, now .bouto,0 OV
he towns. other than White Oaks,
re Lincoln, San Patricio, Pichne",
Weed. Dow!in's Mill, Gulena, lt"s
,ell. Seven Rivers, Three Rivers
3onito, Nogal, Parsons and LOOK
ut.
Two-thirds of tho County con
lists OF fine grazing lands, mainly
veil watercd, ana stocked VII"
10000 head Of calto, an incrga'
+ 1000 rcr cont. in , years. iao
.ngora goUt has made his al'pe"r
nee IN the mountains OF Laucoit
ounty, and ne il here to stay. iis
,nges where nothing disc ""'."n"
exceedingly proh'abiN To- "i'
wner. Thee + but few 'he"l
tic county, atoat $4,000 horses
nd mules, and burros, (An&ua
ackass es,) like the sands OF nao
ashore for muititUae
On the rrnoaco, i,ulioso. BIS
Uondo. SeyaR Rivers, Iiaea