The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1889-01-12
White Oaks GId.Lls5lZ.v0.
Important Facts, Figures,
and Statistics.

New. Mexico. 81 miles hy the mail
road from Carthage, the terminus
of he San Pedro coal mine branch
Of the 4. +. K 5. +. r.. x. 100
ml;os from Sueorrs, on t"e iAAln
line. 1888 miles from FL Pn'o. t.
go. and 40 from Lincoln, the Ca.
sURt.
White Oaks is ;hc largest town
in ,he county, and the seat oi nh
important supply trade. ltI'ii:7-
~ situated in u valley, among 'h+
snurs Of the Carlo range, at Nh Ell
ovation ot G,470 feet above sc"
,lvel. Ii aas two religious organ
;zntions. Methodist and Congre&1
,ionali,t, a large and prosperous
,uhlic s.hool, and on~ ti0%urI"hlng
Acad,.,y; two weekly ncwspa-
nos. eight prosperous mercaatilce '-
=. Iiabn,nts two hotels, IL BIZ
arl ball. throe blacksmith shops,
IN, two wagon saops,( one tin
,hon. two roofing establishments,
,woiyery stables, two rhsat mar
ke,s, three hotels, three physicians
three law oficos, n dentist one
90 stamp god anil in operation, al
,.9 Huntington CcntrifngalimilIs'
and 10 stamp gold mill.
tn, great iiomcstako Geld Mines
ar. one mile n. ". ot tho centre OF
,Ls Town. and around them are y
d,,rn rich mines, loss developed.
Almost ADJOINING the towr, "n -"
q. f.. aro in%exhauStlbIe mlnes OF
cosl. VARYING IRON bitumlnous 10
srm anthracite. From foar to
seven miles y. II. Of tho town. IN
the Lone Mountain region, are ex-
t.nsiye bodies Of magnetic iron
nr.,, OF excellent quality and high
Grade. Twcnty miles sou'h ana
s.nth west Ito the silver load mlAe'
OF tho Bsni,o mining dlstrict, the
rich pold mine OF tho Nog.! min
;ny si.,rict, the Parsons CAMP,
md tho copper (siirer bearing
ores OF tho "wcts VISA.
Vic town ia abnndantly 'u!pIiod
II wn,or wood is abundant IN
lac loot hills, and timber in Tho
mountain ranges. .,.
Nnllo Oaks has n d~ IL m"tI t"
Carthage, ON tho railway "hd t.
T., Stanton. 81 miles scuthciSt.-
iii, tne present obJectl'o point o.
las Chicago, St.l."u'o * IT. i'"s2 H.
/, now nuI.Iiug from IL i'"s".I. a.
rud i, destined to be AZ lrlpor:'"'
,.oiut u,,an :lNt railway when II &
r,rmrl.tsdt t. Kansas Civ, N' 4
NECESSARY lin , in the 1hortr't pos''
hlo inc Oc,ueun Chicago and tAt
Clty OF Mcx:c"
Tine County Of Lincoln, in the
.cu,., ,n.,u;u c"rner u .NcN 49,
c, +, 2JU miles in OAtrc'no length
soo Ito in extreme breadth, 49,
c1t1ins 4i,450 square mlina' !.
:, .;,.iirI. from norih 10 asutA, +
;, Iuo Pccos,a All uortant@irc"n'
which receives witltlA the COUNTY
mn ucrous tributaries arising in ~
,,.i s,de OF the Ul.At .t"nSa.
The western part of tho Count
i, divided by mountains, local
knowu AZ tho GaIiin"', JicArilI"'
:yriz.s. Sierra HlNnco', sc, e.
,]nrtjons Of the Crest Mountain
Eanlc dividing Eastern New A"H
leo. ihe peaks OF those rate.
,ry ,rnm1GallinAs aud Jack
p.nE. about 5000 feet, 10 "rIzo
200, No.al, 10000. ma SiSrr'
BlAnco $4,000.
The population Of the Count.
was 600 IN 1889, now aboutS,O O
y,r i.wn.. otuvr imam y hits O"N'
A., Lincoln. san IalrHclo, ilcIl"t"
Weed. DOWNS M.., HaIrna' i'"'
val. seven Rivers, Three t,NVr'
Ioi.Ito. NogaI, Parsons ah4 Loo"
rut.
Two-thirds Of ths County con
sists ol tine grazing l"I'"s' m"'"'
we'll vattrcd, ana stock ID VII
500. 600 hcaa oil cattle, an lnGIG''
If l.Uuo per cent. in . years. /"
Hngora goat has made hi. alI'e".
,uco in the ununtnlus 81 l"h'".
County. and lie ia mere +" stay. ii
ranges wnere nothing else william
is exceedingly proIitablC to HI
vn,r There are but few ah1o
IL the county, about $4,000 horse
md mules. and burros, (Angli
Jnckass es,) like the sands OF III
senshore tor multimAs
On the rehasco, itnldoso' Boa
+, Iloudo, Seven Rivers, BIsc
River. and Pecos, there are inc U
est Of agricultural l"hdS' IN
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