The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1888-02-18
White Oaks and Lincoln Co.
Important Facts, Figures,
and Statistics.

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western part of Lincoln County,
New Mexico. 81 miles by the mai
road from Carthage, the terminus
of hc San Pedro coal mine branch
of the \. T. ~ ). +. r. r., 105
miles from Socorrn, on the main
line. 155 miles from FL Paso, Tex.
A.. and ~ from Lincoln, the Co.
seat.
White Oaks is the largest town
in the county, and the seat OF al
important supply trade. 1t is fine
T., situated in Il valley, among the
sur Of the Carlo range, at IN ell
ovation of 6,47O feet above sea
level. 1t has two religions organ
izations, Methodist and Congrega-
tionalist, n large and prosperous
rublic school. aud one tiourishlng
Academy two weekly ncwspa-
uers, eight prosperous mercantile es-
tavlisLments, two hotels, II bill.
linrd hall, three blacksmith shops,
two also wagon shops n TIN
shop, two roofing establishments,
two livery stables, two meat mar
Vets. tl,rce hotels, three physicians
three law offices. one dentist, one
20 stamp gold mill in operation. al
10 9 Huntington Centrifugal mills.
and a 10 stamp gold mill.
The great ilomestake Gold Mines
ar. one mile n. ". of the centre of
the town, aud around them are a
dozen rich mines, less developed.
Almost adjoining the town, on the
\. f.. are inexhaustible mines OF
coal, varying from bituminous to
semi-anthracite. From four to
seven miles n. w. of the town, in
the Lone Mountain region, are eX-
trnsiye bodies OF magnetic iron
ores, of excellent quality and high
Grade. Twenty miles south and
south west lie the silver lead mines
of the Bonito mining district, the
rich gold mines OF the Nogal mir
ing district. the Parsons Camp,
and the copper (silver bearing
,res of the west side
The town is abundantly supplied
with water ; wood is abundant in
.be toot.hills, and timber i'll the
mountain ranges.
Whtc Oaks has a daily mail to
Carthage. on the Railway, and to
tt. Stanton, 81 miles southeast
1t is the present objective point OF
til, Chicago, st. Louis ~ Fl Pasn K.
Eenow building from FL Paso. Tex,
and i, destined to be an important
rulnt upon that railway when it Is
completed to Kansas City. as the
necessary link in the shortest posi-
Bile line between Chicag" and the
CITY of Mexico
The County of Lincoln. in the
soulh-c,slrrn corner OF New McNi
co, /, 80 miles in extreme length,
ana 100 in extreme breadth. and
contains 24.450 square miles. II
il divided, from north to south, by
th. Rio Pccus.an i uortaIit stream.
which receives within the county
numerous tributaries arising i'll the
east side of the Great Range.
The western part of the County
is divided by mountains, locally
known as the Gallinas, Jicarillas,
.,arizos, Sierra Blancos, &c, all
portions of the Great Mountain
Range dividing Eastern New Mex
leo. The peaks Of these ranges
vary from--Galiinas and jacks
Peak, about 5000 feet, to Carlo,
1900, Nogal, 10000, and Sierra
Blanco, $1,000.
The population of the County
was 5000 in 1885, now aboutS 900
The towus. other than White Oaks,
af. Lincoln, S,ul Patricio, Pichaco,
Weed. Dowl;u's NIL. GaleHa, RIOS
we'll. Seven Rivers, Three Rivers,
Bonito. Nostl, t5irsons and Look
,ut.
TwofAird$ Of the County con
Sisf, or fine grazing lands, mainly
we,i watered. and stocked with
800 900 head of cattle, an increase
of 1000 or cent. in > years. The
Angora goat has made his appear
nee in the mountains OF Lincoln
County. and he is here to stay. He
ranges where nothing else willard
is exceedingly profitable to his
owner There are but few sheep
in the county, about $4,000 horses
and mules, and burros, Anglia
Jackass es,) like the sands of the
scashOrc, for multitude,
On the Penasco, Ruidoso, Boni
To-. Houdo. Seven Rivers, Black
River. and PecoS, there are the fin
est of agricultural lands. Fine
farms have been opened on al
those streams, and upon them has