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The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1889-08-10
THE CHICAGo WEEKLY News. and
LINCOLN 20. LEADER. ] year 50. Is
Editorial Corres p~ndtnte.
San Pedro, July 30, 'S9.

DEAR LEADER:
After stay of two days, and a
very pleasant onc,in Albuquerque,
our big hearted friend. Geo. Lail,
pr"duced u enc rig. and in his COIN
pany, together with two OF his rel
atives from Kentucky, and II. b.
Ferguson, on SATURDAY. we rolled
out for this new Eldorado, arriving
here at 1 p, m, after IL ride OF seven
hours.
We found this place di orcnt
from what We had pictured it in our
Imagination. Tents have largely
given way to buildings more or less
substantial and the people are not
50 wild and wooIly as we expected
tn meet. On arrival we were taken
in charge of by Col. Chas. O'Con-
nor R"beits, Pedro Simpson and
Gel. Blake, and soon met with DR..
Lane and u host OF White Oakvrs.
just here. let us tnu,ncrate the
names 3" familiar to our local read
ers now ON tlu San Pedro dirv ctu-
ry. and who form II strong integral
part OF the population
DIR A &. Lane, Allen Lane, c.
Il. Clark. Jack Wcllrn and family,
John and Peter Strumqucst. c. ID.
rarbell, Cy. Davidson. j. st mp
and son, Henry Griswnld. A. n.
Harp, John Queen, 5. y. johnson
aud family, Geo. ahd Jno. Keith,
Jim. Couch and family, +. Tim"ny
J. W. Kelley. Alex. and Jack kel-
ley. Joe. Bigys, Tom. |. Elliott, e..
II. Reil ANA son, Jack Farr, Geo.
Wilkinson. Geo. Lee and brothe".
&c NJ. Danna and family, Judd
Beard. Peter Mackcl and family.
4. u. Osb"rnc, Antonio Llckatar.
Gus. Schinzing. III. Goodman. }.
l)illman. G. Iittcll. b. + Grady.
DIR Lane has secured. by pur-
chase, one OF the best lots in town
and is doing thriving business,
having already established the re-
putation here that he had in White
Oaks. that Of gentleman and Z cd
physician.
Clark AMI the Strumquests said
that the sight of yellow dog bc-
longing to The White Oaks range,
was a delectable one. 40. OF course.
they kittcncd to- us with fondnoss,
and we were truly delighted to see
them and tn. other White Oakers.
Then we met with friends from
way back. from Kansas, Nebrask:
and other States where we pc. torn
ed missionary work, plucking dem
ocrats, like brands, from the pollti
cal burning.
Now, let ns come down ~ Sa,
Pedro, the boom town of the soutl
west.
San Pedro was happily named il
honor of tho immortal doorkccpcI
above, whom Bob lngcrsoll anc
some ut the other boys have NOR,
t" SAY than they know by actua
experience. The presiding oiiiep
ut the golden portal is said tn hav,
a firm grip on the celestial t-easur,
vault, and hs patron mi ming cam
is said to be nn less secure in th (.
national wealth firmly graspcd il
its rock ribbed vaults. The LIZA
DER must be reliable and truthful
in all things, aud must therefor
hone ely confess to its plous reader
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1889-08-10


A SCHEME in which we believe
there is much meat, has been sug-
gested us. The scene is III the } Jic-
arillas. where there is much hid
den wealth. The project is to
torn a syndicate composed of men
Of some means together with those
who have none save their capacity
and disposition to labor. The
ter us Of union are to be in writing
and to the effect that tho men of
means puf up the grut stake and
those without, their labor in de
velopmcnt. When representatives
ot either class grow discontcntcd
they are :" be privileged to draw
ont sacriiiciag to those continuing
investment of money or labor. =
We believe there is much mnllc,
in waiting t"ran enterprise of Mi,
character. Who will start it!
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1889-08-10

A most devastating fire occurred
at Spokane Falls, Washington
Territory, Aug 9TH. by which near
" the entire city which covered
the heads OF 10000 Inhabitants
WAS almost entirely swept away.
The Destruction seems to have been
more complete than that OF Seattle
which occurred about two months
ago. The town WAS one Ot the
largest in the territory and the loss
Is estimated ut ever tift en- mil
lions.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1889-08-10
FROM THE JICARILkAS.

Il party eff Mcscalero Indians are
frnnting on the plains northwest
OF the II Captains, and that they
are slaughtcring antelope there.
They consist ot entire families and
make no pretcnse Of having passes
from the reservation. That is Just
the Way the red devils manage
to get such headwny in their raids
ard why they are So hard to catch.
They sheuld be kept on the rcser-
vation-but hold ON here! Per-
haps the beef contracts will pay Il
much larger per centage by allow
ing these picnic excursions Il ter
game. Methinks there's milk in
that cacoanut
In the .jicarilas every one own
ing Il mine is getting it in shape
ready for the discovery ot water
in the camp. That water will be
had and in plenty, is not now "
question Of fact, but simply as to
the time it will take to complete
the first well, which | think will
be about 40 days. Once water is
had you may look for a Leadville
boom in the White Oaks district,
for the fame Of the Jicarillas, as
placer ground, Is universal. White
Oaks will be the gaIner, and | am
somewhat surprised at the igno'
rance manifested BY some OF your
people as to the resultant benefit
to your town. should think you
would encourage any enterprise
calculated to- interest capital in the
country. and White Oaks being
solely dependent upon mining tor
her prosl Gritty, cann' understand
why any ono having her welfare Mt
heart should not only not oppose
but encourage every effort towards
the development of the mineral
resources OF the district. Can it
be that opposition arises from the
fact that the ,Iicarillas do not i'm
mediateIy surround White Oaks
and that there is prospect OF
other merchants, mechanics, etc.
coming into the countryl 1t so,
the sooner the sensible people Of
the town unite in seconding the
project in the ,Iicarillas, by what
eyer opportunity may come to them,
the better. The thing of one, two, or
a dozen people controlling a whole
mining district 10 their own greed
and benefit has long since passed
and the mercantile, financial or
other class of boss" is u little too
previous for this climate. A good
way Ia break IL man opposed to en-
terprise Is to encourage him in his
opposition, in other words, give
him rope.
The Ccmcrv Steck property at
the head al Ancho dcvelopes into a
good lead of what | think will be
u mine Of value. The Barber
Moulton property is in good con
ditlon and will prove gold provi
der when the time comes to scrapo
out the root of all evil.
The Mchriman property has
been worked to IA complete salts
faction of the owners faith and i
he has not one OF the best paying
properties in the hills wher
work begins after the new mill il
, up, will be most hopelessly dis
appointed.
The Bowman property look
well and will be developed as sool
rs the great question OF water is sci
, lied.
The Kirkpatrick leads and wash
y es have been nrospected most sal
, istactorily and upon dcvclopemcn
will prove on the main lead, whic
, is very rich.
All the placer claims are {
course good. but will not be w,rl
cd until enough water for hydran
@ ic purposes is obtaineh.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1889-08-10

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The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1889-08-10
PROF, RICHMOND,
FL Paso, July 21. SO.

DEAR MAJoR
Pursuntto y"nr request, have
made enquiry regarding the pros
poets tor the White Oaks railroad,
but during the limited time at my
disposal, have been unable 20
discover ANYTHING favorable. Every
expression of opinion that | have
been able to gaiher maybe summed
up in either of tho words "iyno-
rance" or "fizzle" dislike to be
the vehicle OF bad tldings. but be-
lieve that | have indicated truth
fully the sentimentprc ailing here
at resent.
Yours Truly.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1889-08-10

Floor pants ready mixed tor use
at Ben Snail's. FL Paso, Texas
Card Of colors osnt on application.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1889-08-10

Samples at wall paper sent tree
on application to Ben Small. FL
Pa,n. Tc,as.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1889-08-10

tlgHtc tne It1ncTdl TtsOuFcct. rs our
time 80 tar has been chiefly cor
rallied in social chat with the large
contingent here from the Oaks.
In fact. though, the town building
excitement is too much on the
"bOom" at present to admit Oi
such an inspection Of the mines
and prospects as should be given
to warrant satisfactory conclu-
sion. 1t has been said that San
Pedro is the second Leadville, and
while the formation OF the mineral
belt may be very similar to the
original carbonate camp, there
may be sufficient gronnd to war
rant different but an individual
opi,i,on There appears to be no
limit to this mineral belt, as scarce
ly day passes by that don't bring
to the front some rich find. The
mineral is found in the contact of
lime and porphory, and in most
cases requires considerable develop
mcnt work TO open up a desirable
prospect. In seine few cases,
however. the mineral body has been
struck at the grass roots. This has
occurred N silly in what IS locally
called "blow-outs", the carbonate
of lime prci"ninating. The lime
rock is heavily iInrrcgnated with
iron, and in some cases cap
ped will, iron. These remarks
have rotcrcnc. only to what is
known as the carbonate belt ="
But this district appears to have
been kindly dealt with by nature III
the distribution of her mineral gifts
and apart from rich carbnnatcs,
crvStalized lead running high in
silver. gold and copper the
new Placcrs, sometimes called the
Goluen go'd fields are well kn"wn
to the mining fraternity OF New
Mexico, but it was left to the
golden nine of this decade to- open
up what some people are pleased
t. call the first carbonate :amp of
II G southwest.
The LEADER connot better repre-.
sent, or rather present. the mine
raj CLAIMS of San Pcdro-as far as
it's carbunatc boom is concerned
than by sending hsmc for public
inspection, some samples of ore
and vein rock. which can be seen
al the Office ef the LEADER.
The company that now own all
of the town site OF San Predo
(Which il located on the San Pedro
Grant is called the San Pedro
Placer Mining Company. This
Company now owns and controls
320 acres OF patented lands which
have been decided to is by theSant;,
Fc Copper Company, also 1920 acres
of placer mining ground which is
located ad Joining the above tract
and between it and Golden. The
800 acres of patented lands are
being plated and sold as city pro
perry. The sale OF lots and survey
ofthe town site is in charge Of Col.
+. A. Blake, the secretary Of the
company. Lots are selling at
the low price asked for them by
the company almest as 'ast ms sur,
veyed. This Company is very
strong financially as we'll as in in
hucnce and is resolved To do all in
its power to prepare the site %
San Pedro for great city Til.
members of the company, in com
mon with nearly all the people OF
the great San Pedro, and Colder
Dolores and Ccrlllos mining dis
lricls, as well as tho people OF til,
Territory, have faith that the q.
hearing belt tributary to San Pc
dr", will support very large pep
ulation. and comprehensive prcpal
tions are beng made for its CON
ing. A good deal of confusion
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1889-08-10

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The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1889-08-10
Yours Truly.
F. III. RICHMOND.

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Small's, III Paso, Texas. Send for
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The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-01-10
TO THE PUBLIC.

THE PRISON MIRROR is a weekly paper pub
Hshed in the Minnesota state prison. All matter
published in its columns is contributed by the
inmates. except that properly credited. Its sup
port must come from the outside as every inmate
is given paper without cost. 1t is published in
the interest Of the prison library and after paying
for the printing outfit. contributed $3.50 to the
library fund the first year Its objects to en-
courage individual intellectual effort provide a
healthy journal for the inmates OF this and other
prisons, and. above all. to acquaint the outside
world with the needs of the prison by reflect ng
its inner life and thus aid the cause Of moral ad-
yancement and Prison reform. THE MIRROR
" II be sent to any address receipt Of subscrip.
tion price, sl.OO per year. 6Oc. for six months.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-01-10

Hon. A. r. McGill. whose term of office
as Governor of Minnesota expired on We'd
nesday. has endeared himself to all persons
who were brought in contact with him
during his term of Office. Many who OPP
posed him from political and other less
worthy motives have been compelled to adj
nit his integrity is above criticism and even
his enemies will give him credit for being
honest charitable and always accessible to
those asking favor at his hands. but cautious
and painstaking He is friend to the prs-
oner and has supported all methods pointing
toward an improvement OF the prison sys-
TEN. 1t is largely through his desire to
raise the prison above the old institutions
and old ideas that THE MIRROR has been
permitted to continue. Our desire is that
his successor may be as willing to aid a
good cause.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-01-10

steal! Is there an effort to better the con-
ditiOn of our prisons? Is there an effort
made to lessen the amount of crime, to af-
ford the discharged prisoner an equal
chance with his felOw-men Ito live hon
eStly. hurt nobody. and render unto every
man his due? so far the result has been
nothing but words! Words words"
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-01-10
GOV. M,GILL,S CLEMENCY.

Princeton. JAM 2.-Seven years ago a cold blood
ed brutal murder perpetrated by Murdoch
Campbell in the town of Green.bush, this county.
The victim. Duncan Tay lor, boy in his teens.
was the only support of aged father and
mother. The county at a big expense secured
the conviction of the murderer and he was sem
fenced to Imprisonment for life. He should have
been hanged. To-day by the grace of A. r. Nc
Gill, Murdoch Campbell is free man. The peo-
pie are indignant and threats are freely made
that Campbell will not live long to enjoy his free.
dom. Gov. McGill is bitterly denounced on
every hand. Judge Lynch will preside at the
trial of the next murderer in Mile Lac county
Minneapolis Journal.
1t does seem that, The spirit of the old
prosecutors is abroad among u.s. How
many in the community concur in the sen
convicted on circumstantal evidence and
this evidence is shown to be worthless after
conviction. He serves six years of a life
sentence and during his imprisonment
endearS himself to all with whom he comes
in contact; but one possessing the spirit OF
persecution does not hesitate to call him
cold blOOded murderer, and even hints that
the old gentleman will not be permitted to
live and enjoy his freedom, and states
unequivocally that Judge Lynch will pre-
side at the trial of the next murderer in
that community This last is very natural
view for the writer of such inhuman senti-
ments. The lynchng element affiliates
with the narrow minded and brutal ele-
is IIx- hot -
is from these that real murderers are made.
A citizen of state who will thus speak
OF an act of clemency of the chief EXecu-
tive officer of the state is not good citizen,
and if the record OF his life could be I'M
folded by the side of that of the kind
hearted. patient, accommodating old gen
tleman, permitted to spend his last days
with his children ''by the grace of a just
and humane Governor. we venture the
opinion that the comparison would show
such a balance of honest dealing in favor of
the object OF his venom that a tlppant crit
ic residing in the vicinity of Princeton,
would be glad to seek the shadow of his
own tower OF iniQuities.
Oucii cIlticlslh DIS contained III the journal
special is only the venom of personal ha-
tired. but such over drawn statements are
read by hundreds of persons who have no
means OF knowing the circumstances sur
rounding the DEATH the arrest. trial and
conviction Of the accused. nor any part of
the evidence upon which he was pardoned.
Such criticism tends 70 prevent an EXecu-
tive from doing simple justice, but we are
pleased to note that there is now and then
one elected to the office of such great re-
spOnSibilitieS who derives more comfort
from doing what he believes to be right
than from catering to the wishes of a small
minority Of small souled constituents.
-~--------------------------
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-01-10

The papers are making a great 10 do
over the fact that a lawyer has been robbed.
Perhaps 1t was only retaliatory measure
adopted by one OF his clients.-Boston
Globe.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-07-11

Six rows of seven stars each were dis.
played in the blue field in the corner of
our national flag on the Fourth of July.
the day Of all the year in which the flag
may most appropriately spread itself.
The point has been raised with respect 10
the arrangement. that no such symmetry
will be possible again till we have forty
nine states in the union. when the stars
will stand in seven rows of seven. But
from the way the territories are filling up
that may not be so very long hence. es.
pecially il California and Texas consent
TO be carved in twain, Utah reforms her
social habits, Arizona runs irrigating
bitches through her broad acres Of desert.
and Oklahoma grows in the nurture and
sdmonition of sound American citizeu>
ship as fast as she has grown in populs,
ton during the last three months.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-07-11
The Territorial Stafemrn.

SIOUX FALLS, d. T., July 1.-THE consti-
tutional convention yesterday discussed the
constitution adopted i'll lsS5 and ratified last
May by the people, but without action an
al journment was taken.
OLYMPIA. ". T, July 1.-The only inter
esting feature Of the constitutional conven-
ton yesterday was the proposal to put rail
way provision in the constitution similar to
the interstate commerce law.
HELENA. NJ T, July ll.-Memcrials were
pI esentsd IN the constitutional convention
yesterday from ministers asking for Sunday
observance and prohibition sections in the
constitution \ proposal for a clause pro-
hiblting the giving OF railway passes 10 any
I,aJe> county or city officer or member o;
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-07-11
ABBREVIATED TElEGRAMS.

The president mas appointed William b.
Ellis postmaster at Franklin, mi
The French chamber of deputies has adopt
ed bill providing for the purchase OF tele-
phones by the state
Maurice b, Flynn, a well-known politician
of New York city, died at Long Branch
Tuesday night.
The death of the famous railway lawyer,
S. L. NJ. Barlow, is announced He diei at
Glencoe, l. l.. Tuesday night
John Kelly was hanged at Cananiaigua,N y.
V, Wednesday for the murder Of Eleanor
O'Shea, at Geneva, in the same statesNoy. .,
last year.
The saloonkeepers of Cincinnati have or
ganizei league, and propose to stop every
thing on Sunday in that city under the Sun.
day law.
About seventy five miners in Cooley, three
miles southwest of Brsidwooi, Ills, have
signed contracts with the coal company and
will resume digging Monday morning.
The expenditures for the relief of the
Jamestown. Pa. food sufferers up To
"Wednesday had reached the sum OF 81. 20,
Geo At first $1,000 people had to be fed
now there are 7.Uu1
The Indiana state board of education has
awarded the contract for printing school
books to the Indiana School Book company,
composed Of indianapolis, Evansville, and
Fort Wayne capitalists,
Admiral Gbsrardi advises the state de part
menu at Washington City that comparative
quiet reigns in Hayti Legitime continues to
hold Port-au- Prince, while Hippolyte remains
camped with his army on the outskirts OF the
city.
Because the management at Milwaukee OF
a firemen's tournament have refused to pay
a prize OF 81 90 awarded recently, the mer.
chants of Columbus. Wis, have boycotted
Milwaukee firms and will buy no more OF
them
While celebrating on tue Fourth John
Soderberg, of Chicago, accidentally shot
Mrs. Beck, a neigbbor, inflicting a slight
wound Wednesday So,ierberg called at the
Becks to see how the wounded woman was
getting on, and when leaving the house shot
himself dead
Jockey Brant was ruled off Monmouth
Park course Tuesday for foul riding What
hurts the hetters and some horse owners
is that the race was given to Salvador who
| was ridden by Brant and came in first. De-
cause the complaint Of foul riding was not
made soon enough. The stakes were worth
81, 900, to say nothing of the money IN the
pools
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-07-11
GAVE UP ThE ENcAMPMENT.
No Grand Meeting of G. A. r. Men at Mi
waukee-The Railwawys Obstinate.

No Grand Meeting of G. A. r. Men at Mil
waukee-The Railways Obstinate.
CHICAGO, July IA committee of the
6. A r after unsuccessful efforts yester
day to SEIZURE from the Central Traffic aSso-
citation promise Of a cent-a-mile rate for
members DESTROYS Of attending the Milwau.
kee reuni N Of soldiers and sailors, instruct
ed Gen Martin, department commander OF
Illinois, 70 issue an order directing the de-
partment commanders Of the various states
to inform all Grand Army posts that the
proposed grand encsmpment had been aban-
doued Accommodations will be pro-
vided for none but the delegates
to the annual business meeting. This
step was not decided upon until the
last mom,nt, and may be considered as final,
nniess the railroad sconcede the point demand
ed by the soldiers