The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1888-05-05
white Oaks and Lincoln Co.
Important Facts, Figures,
and Statistics.


western purt of Lincoln County,
New Mexico. 81 miles by the mail
road from Cartilage, the terminus
of he San Pedro coal mine branch
of the A. +. IL 5. +. Il. r., l03
miles from Socorro, on the main
line. 1855 miles from El Pasu. Tex
as. and 40 from Lincoln, the Co.
scat.
White Oaks Is the largest town
in the county, and the seat ct an
important supply trade. 1t is fine
ly situated in IL valley, among the
spurs Of the Carlo range, at an ell
ovation OF $40 feet above Z
level. 1t has two religious organ
izations, Methodist and Congrega-
tionalist, q large and prosperous
nu5lic school. and one tlouriShlng
Academy two weekly newSpa-
pers, eight prosperous mercantile eS-
taulishments, two hotels, Onc bill
lizard hall, three blacksmith shops,
1.-TWO also wagon shops,) one tin
shop, two roofing establishments
two livery stables, two meat mar
kets, three hotels, three physicians
three law offices, IL dentist, one
20 stamp gold mill in operation, al.
so 9 Huntington Centrifugal mills.
and II 10 stamp gold mill.
nv x..N l.,t,aAtnl yn fynIfl NItGN
are one mile n. W. OF the centre OF
the town, and around them are Il
dozen rich mines, less developed.
Almost adjoining the town. on the
S. E.. are ineXhaustibie mines OF
coal, VARYING from bitumtnous to
semi-anthracite. From four to
seven miles n. w. of the town, in
the Lone Mountain region, are eX-
tensivc bodies of magnetic iron
ores, Of excellent quality aud high
grade. Twenty miles souh and
south west lie the silver lead mines
of the Bonito mining district, the
rich gold mines of the Nugas min
ing district, the ParsoN's Camp,
and the copper (3iivor h.arn-t
ores Of the 'T">' 'i'-.
The town is ubundnut.r supplied
with water wood is abundant ~
tine foothills, and timuer IN rhc
mountain ranges.
White Oaks has u daily mail 70
Carthage, on the railway, and t.
TT. Stanton, 81 miles u;htdSt. -
1t is the present objective point on
the Chicago, st. Louis " /. P1so K.
x o building from Fl Paso.T Tex.
and is destined 10 be an important
point upon that railway when i; Is
completed to kansas City, as the
necessary link in the shortest posi-
BILE inc between Chicago and tie
CITY of Mexico
The County of Lincoln, III the
southeastern corner OF New McNl-
CO, is 25U miles i'll extreme length,
and 100 in extreme breadth, ana
contains "a. $50 s4uNic mIies. 1t
il divided, from north 10 south, by
III. Rio pecos, All = uOrUaut stream,
which receives within thc county
tributaries arsluG IN tie
EAST -!,c of the Grcat
Zee western par 81 ;
Is alyIaau by meant ~.'
KNOWN as the Ga,im0 o~,,.i".">,
,..rizos, Sierra Hianc",, &C, all
portions of the Great Moun."In
Range dividing Eastern New MEX
ECO. The peaks OF these ranges
var from-Gall!na4 ani Jack
Peak, about 5000 Icc.. 81" ,ari~"'
5000, Nogal, 1O.001. all Sierra
BlancO, II, 900.
The population OF Ia an
was 5000 in 1859, NO ,.'. .
The towns, other than y hlte OAK
are Lincoln, San Patriclo, ficilaco,
Weed, Dowlin's Mill, Galcn4, Kos
we'll, Seven Rivers, Three Rivers
Bonito, Nogal, Parsons ana Look
out.
Two-thirds Of the County e'n
sists OF fine grazing lands, IN" ni}
well watcred, and stock " wit
300 600 head Of cattle, an ."r a>
OF 1000 PER cent. ia , years. q
Angora goat has made his aij.''r
ance in the mountains al I..u'Nt.
County, and he is here 'o stag. ii.
ranges where nothing else William
is exceedingly profitable to hI
owner. There are but few shecl
in the county, about 10000 horse
and mules, and burro-, l\n@Il.
,Jackass es,) ike the SAM" OF o..
seashore tor multitude
On the rohasco. Ruidoso, BouI
t., Hondo, Seven Rivers, B.acI
River, and Pecos, there are tnr III
est Of agricultural lands. Fin
farms have been oI'uco on a.