The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1889-05-18

49,
/, ~ssstsins 3<.<sU square miles. !
10 tivi led, iron north n south, b,
the kis Pscos,a - important streau
which rsssivss within the count,
auasross tributaries arising in the
east side Of the Grya: Range.
1'As vsstsrs part Of the county
10 divided BY mountains. locally
kuswn a. the Gsllinas, JisarillaI,
Carisos, Sierra Blaacos. &C.. all
y-r.ions Of the Great Mountail
Range dividing eastern New Mex
leo. The peaks 81 these ranges
vary frem-Gslliuas and Jacks
PEAK, about 5000 feet, to Carlo,
9 400, No.sl, 10000, and Sierra
1lanco, a. 00.
The population Of tho county
was 5000 in 1855, nov abort 5000
The towns other than White Oaks,
arc Lincoln, San Patrico, Pichaco,
Weed, Dowlin's Mill. Galena, Ros-
we'll, Seven Rivers, Three Rivers,
Bor,to, Nogal, Parsons and Look
out.
Two.thirds Of the county on
sisis IT hno grazi,g land, manly
we'll wxtersd. and stocked with
200, 900 head Of cattle, an increase
Of 1000 pcr cent in 5 years. The
Augora goat has nado his appear
ancc in tho mountain OF Lincoln
county. and he 10 here to stay. He
range where nothing else will. and
10 exceedingly profitable to hi.
owner. There are but few sheep
in the csunty. about $4,000 horses
and mules, and burros, (Anglia
Jxckssses,) like the sands OF the
ssashsre TO- multitude.
On the Pcnasco, kuidoso, Boni-
70, Iiondo, Seven Rivers, Black
River, and Pscos, there are the in-
eat of agricultural lands. Fine
isrms lave been opened on all
those streams, and upon Thorn has
te~n produced in exceptional quail
ity and quantity every farm pro
dacts which can he raised at such
al elevation. Tho experience" of
the late Chss. Fritz demonstrated
that Lincoln county will produce
in abundance all tho northern
fruits. Tho agricultural intsre't 10
already important, and growing
Experiments show that in most
:,ertlons OF the county crops can BE-
rEiaed without irrigation.
Alnes werc frat discovered in
the county in 1869. Nothing VI.
ton in !he wuy of mining unit!
1919 Because Of lacS Of cspits
and d.i1nc, frcn communication,
tho m,ainx industry languished I'm
ii 1894. Now the product Of Ne
2 al snd White Oaks districts is al
nportant part of the to'sl gold
reduction OF the Territory of Nv
4exice, and the prospect thsi
.'>st pros uction will be trcbled III
.S2q
T shsat is not great in Sum
ser. nor is tho cold excessive or
long continual in winter.
Our n~~pl~ ar~ refined cul'ivat
al, npcn, h"apitshlc. and .inrrrt
Na o=s coming to cast Its lot wit
US need fear the lack Of society, n
ssmuch as it is as acceptable and
pleasing az any that he left behind
Strangers are welcome. more than
welcome, if they come to settle
anon IN
Ike couSty i,xs An efficient Pub
lie School, sys;cm, managed by z
Coauty Superintendent, and thu
Directors OF twontv two sch"oi dis
%tricts. Upwards ct twenty nine eff
cicnt schools were in oper;Ion in
1883, and the number will be
greater in 1899. Public sentlmtnt
tavors a ,ehcral expenditure o
public money for educational rur-
poses, and private liberality can
be rsliad upon TO msks good any
Deficiencies. There are no Gland
grants in Lincoln county; no
horrid octupus stretching out it,
'~snts.lc. to crush u people; no
Chimes dragon to we,t~n hon st
isdor. Oar every citizen ia free
and a lover Of freedom. Here
:hsrs ia no al snce between relig
IGN. ps'iiic, snd m%snlinesa. Nan
i pri,ilieed to wsrship God in
Tht form he plcas.s. or withou'
e. m tn vote what ticket he plAs1
81. ar distranchise himself. The
IN ms theory is our only touch
stone:
Rank 10 but the Suinea's stamp
And man man for a that
Tho population or iInce,n conn
y J. mainly Anerican-Whii
Oaks ia distinctively an American
t.wn. We have room, and Il