The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1889-01-19
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OF THE BUSINESS or 1883,
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OUTLOOK far 1859, fer WiNTE Oaks

WI resume our Review 'o-day,
and W eu oar llbors are cone :Ied
it car iinlv be aid. tile lulf has
not been told. albeit mech labor
has been expended to maze it full
and accurate
But first let ms present what Mai
j. j. Gordon, the acknowledged
coal expert, told the El Paso Tri-
bune the other day. The Mai. was
here several times and six years
ago Invested largely III coal lands
at the instance of Huntington d
Co. The Tribune saws:
Nsi Gordon tells us first satisfied
h m>rif tia cod existed there and tic ex
tent { + country over wnich it o..uld hc lc-
liabl d.pnled upon. and hn lct,r i .
cd wh- cr ne Mo.; ,hlcv rt. Ner, IL l.
as ". AID hr 81 sLi..c.rnt ,o.A.crc...,..
ue to ol,'e up to FL Paso as will natural,
be rcQl lctsl for her smctcrs furnace, ,rol-
ling mill. and other manufacturing Cs'ah-
li-hmcHts in The near future. and at such
rates rs would enable them to compete
with manufactures located elsewhere in
comparison with the price of fuel,
He fully satiSii d himself that the Whi'e
Oaks coal area is bv no means circum-
scribtd, as many suppose. but occupies
scores of miles north, south and east. He
tells u, further, that the quality of some
of these Goals win astonish those who IL e
them in sucii quantities as manufactures
require Maj. Gordon states positively
that the White Oaks coal will furnish fuel
far smclters forall the low grade ores. and
at cost to u ti(y using ii far bet er than
coke al the present ST, Snd for all high
gr.dc trcs just so much more profitably
to the smelling companies This coal he
says can be used by the smeltcrs raw and
with ut cotng.
Bcs des these extensive coal beds which
must be made tributary to FL Pasc', the
White Oaks road will penetrate an iron ore
district uns rpas>ed in tn L. S. Here we
have the precise ores, limestone and coal
for manufacturing steel
Besides the coal and iron referred to,
gold silver and copper ores will nnearth
tn AN extent that will prodigiously give
a prestige to this White Oaks coun,ry IN
eXamp'ed in the geologica formations Of
any other mineral Lelt known in America
You will soon have the already noted
White Oaks roal. with its cheap co,l and
lumber, its iron, marble, gypsum, lead.
copper silver and gold. and all that is ne
cessary to make yona great city
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The lumber interests Of Lincoln
County arc by nn means insigniti-
cant From our limited know
ledge OF the whole extensive coun-
ty we are able t. give but a par
tial estimate Of the out ut.
Mills arc at present running at
Whit. Oaks, Bonito and Mesca-
Zero. The White Oaks Mills are
owned and operated by Mcpherson
~ I}iggs, ami VIM. Spence, who
employ about is men at the mil.
The output tor 1888 was:
Mcpherson IL BiRgs-Iumbcr,
I 1900, 600 ; shing es. 5000 lath
10000.
Spence, 500, COO #. OF lumber.
Mcpherson g. Riggs, at their
planning mill have turned out what
renreseotcd over $4,000.
On the Bonito, McMurchy e Co
are operating a mill. Tne capacity
Of about 5000 #. per day They
manufactured about 900, 600 #. ol
excellent lumber in 'Ss, and give
cInplovment TO g men at the mill.