The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1889-08-03

tin IA - NGDn.Ni i..-t t.Dtt e
which receives WITHIN Tic cunni,
numerous tributaries arising ~ III,
east I'D. 9" ,lv t,rra; HIi.sc.
Toe western part oi The count,
: j. divided ~ Iarul'aiEs. ."'..
kir"wn H. ~, t..lln =. j carilin.
Carlos. Sicrr, D,alcus. De. H.
jn|riiun~ IT the Grcaf M"nnfa
Rang" dividing eastern New M,>
ice. The lrak@ III these ranges
vary from -Ganinas and Jack
Peak. about \ 900 feet. 10 Carrie
9.2"U. N"gal. ,O,OJo, ami Sicrr.
/ Rlanru. Low.
The p"lul 'ti"n Of Me county
was 1000 IN 1850. now about 500
The towns other than White Oaks.
ara Lincoln. San Pairico. Picllt'o.
Weed. Drwlln's Mill. Gtlrua. Rns-
" II. : vrn Rivers. Tire. ives.
Bnnt". N"gal. Parsons and Look
uui.
Twothird- OF the county con
sis,S # tinr @razi x land. ma!,il
well wal red. and stocked Will
300. 600 head Of cattle. an incrraS.
of LOCO per cent in } wears. The
.Anynra goat has made ms appear
ancc in the mountain %! Lincoln
county. and he is here to STAY. He
ranges where nothing else will. aud
i exceedingly profitable t" his
rXncr. There are but lew sheep
IN the county. ahrt 10000 hor~ c,
MI mules. and burr"s. (A.nglia
.I~arka>>r-.) like the sands ui tho
-rasinrr to" multitude.
On the l'rnlsc". Rn;h">", n"ni
a.. lInnl". Seven Rivers. Riac'
River. and =, cr>.tlrrr are I'll" III
- If agricultural lanrls. Fin
arm have been opened On a
those streams. and upon them ma
been produced in exceptional quail
i,y and quantity every flrm pr"
ducts " ch can be raised al sue
an elevation. The experiences
tue lat. Cl,as. F'ri'z demonstrated
hat Llnr"ln county will rr"In~
in abundance all the n"rihcri
'ruits. Tli- agricultural int rest l.
,lr adv important. AMI grownlng
E>m r%iJnrnt> show that in mos
."rtlnn- oi tle county crops can b.
raj ed without irrigation.
Mines were first disc ,v"r"l l.
he county in 1850. Nothing W.
dome in TIT. way of mining uni
1879. Because of lac. of capita
and distance from com unicati"n.
f. the mining ministry lnn-nisl'"'i I'M
TT 1881. Now the product Of \"
,ynI and White Oaks district is NJ
~im,"rt:nt part Of III" t"'a ""l'
: ~prn.luc'iun nt The Terri "rv't.\ "
Mexico. and the pr"~p ct Is THAI
e that production VII Il" trrblcd II
: 1879
+ e heat is not g"e t n Sum
,ncr. nor is the cold excessive %
r long continued in winter.
Oar people are. rrtin,d cml wat
ed. open. h"sl,i'nbl''. aud s'n"rr'
r \u coming to cast hts lot viii
rs need fear the lack of society. II
II ,>much rs il is Nv nrcrltal''c Ah'
pleasing a> amy that h" lrt bel in'
, Strangers are welcome. more t!al
wrlr"Iw. if they c"nlc To >rt'l'
aWon ~
'i'c county i,rs I'm efficient Pub
:. lie Sch'.'l system. man rc'i hy
II County Superintendent. aud Tia
Directors ct twenty Two sch al dl>
h tri-t-, Upwards ct twenty nine Ell
- Client sclrn,lS were in ol"rti"n II
ISIS. and the number viii b
y greater in lSso. Pubic -rAtlmon
tav"rS IL mlrral expenditure {
public money FIR cdu"Ltl"nai pu'
poses. and private lihrralitv ca'
= be relied upon la make good an
- d~ciicirnrirs. There are 10 Ian
grants in Lincoln county;
: lorril nctmpIs Stretching 'u' II
tnntacle> to- crush our Ionrl,: II
n Chirrsc dragon 10 woak'n h"n,'
lndnr. Our every rt is fire.
r and :; lover ut freedom. Her
there is no alliance beiwtrn rrli.
! ion. pcliiic. and manlinrss. Ma
j. privileged to worship God i