The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1889-07-27

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divided. from North 10 south. by
the Rio pccus. an Important stream
wilicl, receives widhin the county
numerous tributaries arising III the
east side OF the Great Range.
The western part -! The county
i, divided by mountains. locally
known Il, the Gallina., .Iicafllla..
CIr;zn>. Sierra i}l"uc"s. De. al,
PORTIONS ut the Great Mountain
Range di, ding eastern New Mex
icr. The peaks at these rangcs
vary trom-Ga mas and Jack
Peak. about 5000 feet, IL Carlo.
1920. Nogal. To, 900, ami Sierra
Blanco. 2,00o.
The population o. the comfy
was 5000 in 1850. now about 5000
The towns other than Whitc Oaks,
ara Lincoln. San Patrico. Plchaco.
Weed. Dnwlin's Mill. lria, Ros-
well. S ven Rivers, Three tvcrs.
Brmto, Nogal, Parsons and Lo"k-
out.
Two.thiris ot the county con
>is's ui fine grazi'g land, mnnlN
well watcred. and stocked with
300. 900 head Of cattle, an increase
of 1000 per cent in > wears. The
Angnra goat has made his appear
ancc in the mountain ot Lincoln
county. and he is here to stay. He
ranges where nothing else will. and
is exceedingly profitable to his
owncr. There are but few sheep
in the county. about 10000 horses
and mules. aud bnrrus. (A.nglia
.Incka>>cs.) like the sands nt the
Scasl,ore fu" multitude.
On the Prna<cu. Ruidoso, Brni-
10. Homie. Seven Rivers. Black
River. and Pcros. there are the in
est of agricultural lands. Fine
farms have been opened On all
those streams. and upon them iIa>
been rr"dnc'l in exceptional quail
ity and quantity every Farm pr"
duets whlch can he raised at such
an c',vat,nr. TIE cX%pcrirlr. OF
the Int. ChaS. F'r''z demonstrated
that LLnc"ln county will pr"lncr
"a abundance all the. northern
fruits. The agricultural interest is
air ady important. and gr"wning-
E.xIu rimrl,ts show that in most
.ortinn> at tn" county crops can be-
raise without irrly ,tinn.
Mines r.. first discovered in
the county in 1869. Nothing was
Tone in the way of mining INIT
$50 b cause at lar.> ~ capit'
and dist ne IT. y, com unicati"r.
he mining industry lan.uiSh"'i nm
II 1854 Now the p%r"lurt OF No
s,l and Wire Oaks district; is NJ
in,mrtant part of III" t"'a' ""l'
,,"oductinn vt he TERRITORY w
NcXiro. and the pr"-p ct Is that
lat production wi, b. trrblcl III
1850.
r @ hoa, is not gre t III sum
rcr. nor is the cold excessive or
'nng confined in winter.
Oar people are refined rul'iv t
Ell. "p, II. h"sIitah!'. and s!ncrrr
No o"e coming to last MS lot viii
H. need fear the lack o. society.
ya>much as it is as acceptable d
pira>ing as any that h" lief, behind
SIR. myers are welcome, more tInn
welcome. if they c"nc t" settle
anon rs
- = county ..as IN efficient l'lb
lr Sc',""l system. mono gci by -
I ulIntv Superintendent, anI tine
Directors at twenty two sch ol dis
~,Ii't-. Upwards at twenty nine eth
.irnt Srh",l> wrr,. in opcrtl"n IL
1855. and the number viii be
greater in 1850. Public >ratIm'nt
rav"rs ii ,chcral expenditure
pubic money for cdurdtl,n pur
I">os, and private librrality can
be- relied upon t" make good any
dictionaries. here are To ''lHn'
grants III Lincoln county; n
h"rrid octupnS stretching "ut it.
t"niarle> To crush nj l'eplr; N
Chinese dragon Ia w.nkrn bones
lador. Cnr every on I'm Is free
and Il lover OF freedom. Hove
there i no alliance hetwc,n rrlig
ion. petite. and mnnliness. Man
i privileged 10 worship God il
whM form he rlrascS. or without
form. To vote what ticket he rl Ms
-. or distrrnrfiiSr hIn. If. The
!iu n'S theory is m only touch
stone
Il NIX il hut IA" g%rinra's Sta m
.\"d mar'Sa nav for n that
lir pnrh ,ilon g. i.'ncorn conn
" i mainly Amcricnn- Whit,
oaks is ,liStinctivclv N American