The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1888-07-21

raised without Irrigation.
Mines were first discovered in
the county In 1Sd9. Nothing was
done IN the way at mining anti
1879. Because of lack Of capital
and distance from communion,
the mining industry languiseed un.
I'll 1854, Now the product of No
gal and 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
1882.
Tho valuation of the County in
1888, was %. 900, 900, an increase
ot 900 per cent in ! years. San
Miguel County, (contsiring the
important city of Las Vegas, and
more than four times the popula-
tion o: our 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 flour
ishing, and the small debts of past
years are being rapidly paid from
the surplus of the present.
The heat is not great in Sumf-
mer, nor is the cold excessive or
long continued in Winter.
Our people are refined. c%ultivat-
ed, open, h%ospitable, and sincere.
No one coming to cast his lot with
US need fear the lack of society, In
a5inuch as it is as acceptable and
pleasing as any that he lett 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 the number will be
greater in 1883. Public sentiment
tavors Il liberal expenditure Of
public money for educational pur-
poses, and private hberality can
he relied upon 70 make good any
deficiencies. There are no "land
grants" in Lincoln County ; no
horrid octopus stretching out its
tentacles to crush IL people (; no
Chinese dragon to weaken honest
labor. Our every citizen is free,
and Il lover of freedom. Here
there is no alliance between rcli-
gion, politics, and manIiness Man
is privileged 20 worship God III
what form he pleaSes, or without
to vote what ticket I've Ieas.
es, or diSfrancllise himself. The
Burns theory is our only touch
Rank is but the guinea's stamp,
A mans II man for a that"
The population Of Lincoln Coun-
~ is mainly American-Whnt
Oaks is distinctively an American
town. We have room, and to
spare, for many thousands vet, of
farmers, merchants. artizans, man
n~tacturers, miners, p%ro,pcctors, and
{. w. Greene, of the Santa Ee
New Mexican, writing to his paper
Roswell, and speaking Of tie
magnitude of our county, presents
the following
CCkIOUs FIGURES.
Area OF Lincoln County, 81. miles, e7,ooo
81. feet. 49, 10. SIJ, 900
Of the UniteI Stats o,go,. 90
Land in Lincoln county for each per-
son In United States, ~. icct........ l2,jlS
Land in Lincoln county for each fam
lily In T.. s., so, feet. ......... g.. 12O
OF the world ........ 1900 OO.0J0
Land for each inhabitSnt in the L.
Land Tor each family of the world,
In other words there wonld be a
OF ground in this county tor
very inhabltant of the t. s. ,1O0X
l25 feet, or for each family in the
/. S, almost an acre and Il halt.
if the land OF thiscounty sho'J
De distributed among all tie PEG
pie of the world there would be u
tor each man, woman and
10x50 feet, or a lot for each
amily 25XI00 feet. the usual size
If a Los Angelo town lot.