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

BOOtUQOpIe, ana Is Sllu"lo" - NV
western part of Lincoln County,
New Mexico. 81 miles by the mail
road rom Carthage, the terminus
of he San Pedro coal mine branch
IF the 4. T. Il S. +. r.. r., lob
niles from Socorro, on the main
line. 1875 miles from FL Paso, Tex
nc and 40 from Lincoln, the Co.
seat.
in the county, and the seat OF an
important supply trade. It's fine-
w situated i'll a valley, among inc
snurs of the Carlo range, at AN ell
eyation OF 6,470 feet above sea
level. 1t has two religious organ
cations. Methodist and CongrcEa-
,~innaIist. a large and prosperous
nrhlic school. and II tiourlShlng
Academy; two weekly newspa-
ners. eight prosperous meroaRtlIe eS-
ta,lisnments, two hotels, II oil
lard hall, three blacksmith shops,
two also wagon shopS,) one TIN
sbop. two roofing establishments,
twolivery stables, two meat mar
ke,s. three hotels, three physicians
tbree law offices, one dentist, one
90 stamp gold mill in operation: al
soq Huntington Centrifugal mills,
and a 10 stamp gold mill.
III ~ "
The great Homestake Gold Mines
ore one mile n. ". Of the centre OF
the town, and around them are q
dozen rich mines, less developed.
Almost adjoining the town, on the
8, f.. are incxhaustible mines OF
coal. VARYING from bitumlnous to
semi-anthracite. FROM 1oHr 10
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 tAc silver lead mines
Of the Banito mining district, tho
rich gold mines OF the Nogal min
inc district, the Parsons Camp,
ma the copper silver bearing
oras Of the west side
the owl is abundantly supplied
Win water ; wood is abundant il
tine foothills, and timber in thu
mountain ranges. 81.
White Oaks has a daily mail t.
Carthage, ON the railway, and t.
#. stanton, 81 miles southeast
lis the present objective point q
the Chicago, St. LOUIS * Fl Paso X
r now building from FL Paso. Tex
and is destined 70 be an mportan
noint upon that railway when 1t l
rramplpted to Kansas City, as til
necessary link i'll the shortest poSS
hle inc between Chicago and til
Gtv Of Mexico =,
Tire County of Lincoln, in tn
southeastern corner OF New Mex
GO. is 250 miles III eNtrome length
and 100 in extreme breadth, an
contains 24,450 square miles. !
is divided, from north to south, b
the Rio Pccos, an IL Uortant stream
which receives within the count
numerous tributaries arising III til
,ost side of the Great Range.
The western part of the Count
is divided by mountains. local
known as the Gallinas, Jlcarllla
Hnrizos. Sierra Blancos, &c., a
nortions OF the Great Mountal
Range dividing Eastern New de
leo. The peaks OF these rang
varv from-Gallinas and Jack
Peak, about 5000 feet, to CARR
5000, Nogal, 10000. and SlerI
Blanco, $4,000.
The population of the Conn
was 5000 in 1883, now aboat SOY
The towns, other than hite Oak
are Lincoln, San Patriclo, Pichac
Weed. Dowlin's Mill, Galena, Re
we'll. Seven Rivers, Three River
Bonito, Nogal, Parsons and Loo
out.
Two-thirds Of the NouhlS CO
sists OF fine grazing lands, main
we'll watered, and stocked WI
zoo. 600 head of cattle, an increa
of 1000 yer cent. in 3 years. 7.
Anpora goat has made his appe'
ance in the mountains OF LlneG
County, and he is here to stay, /
ranges where nothing else villa.
is exceedingly profitable 10 |
owner There re but few she
in the county, about $4,000 hor'
and mules, and burros, Gang
Jackass esq., like the sands OF t
seashore for multitude
On the renasco, Ruidoso, 10
to, Hondo, Seven Rivers, BIa
River, and Pecos, there are the
a~rr,cu1turol lands. II