The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1889-08-31

w. 49, 800
aiai lGO ~ 'yiicmc -, .ltu. fh,l
A.. coutI n- u. iJ) SOU arc mites. /
divjici. from north osuh il. by
the RI Pocp>, an Important stream
which receives WITHIN the cojn;,
numcloi> tri nlaric> arising IN tic
east side OF the Grea; Range.
The western part OF the county
is divided hy mountains. locally
known ~ the GrlIind>, J;carilIa'.
Carlos, Sierra blnnc,. Nc. ali
portions at the Great M"uniain
Range dividing eastern Now ioN.
leo. The pc. ks 81 these ranges
vary from Gal inas and Jack.
Peak. ab nt 5000 feet, to Carlo.
~ 70. Nognl. 10000, ami Sicrra
i}lanco. l2.O)o.
! The Inpul ,tlnn of the county
was 5000 in 1880. now about $500
The tu.ns other than White Oaks.
arn Lincoln. san Pairico. Pichruo.
Weed. Dowlun's Mil. Gtlrua, lto9-
we'll. s ven Rivers. Three Rivers,
y INTO, Nugtl. Parsons and Look
ont.
Twotl,irds OF the county con
sists of fine grazing land, manly
well watvrcd. and stocked with
200. 600 hcld of "a IT,, a. cas-
ut l.CUn per cent in } wears. The
Ang"ra goat h.s made ms Appear
nilrc in tie innuutiin ct Lincoln
county. ard he j. here 10 stay. lie
ranges where nutiIin. else will and
is cx rrlin.ly profitable to his
owner. There ara but t." -hr"p
in the c,un;r, about ~ OJ3 horses
and mules. and bnrr"s. t.AMg'a
.Iarka+<r-.) like the S!u,i, 1t 'ho
scasllnrc fn" mIltitu J..
On the prni>c". l,ljv-. t.nai
~. Homie. Seven Eto.-. ,;:aoA
River. and p4cu..f|cg ar. H., iu
est Of agricultural l4;.i~ Fire
'Hruns i,Hr" been opened IN a.
taos. strrtn-. and upon them i.a>
been produced in exceptional quail
ity an q~uNniity every farm pro
"urts which can be raised t such
an elevation. The experience @.
.ti,c Int Chas. F'r:'z demonstrated
r:,at Lincoln county will produce
il n;.nnlAncr all tlr northern
fruits. Tue nYricu! nral int rest ]
already imnnrtant,a nl gr"wnirg-
Exmr'Incnts show tlHt in MOS.
.mr'in"s a. tlr county 'u'ps can ~
raised wi; !n;.t irrigation.
Mines wrr, first d~..r~rrr1 il
the {. unity in ls!:9. Nothing vas
don. ~ thr way of mining mlii
1870. + rnn,r"! lac. of can;'al
end Ii.t":i.' tr'n c0m u~'iira'i"ii.
I'lrr mini, = industry ia;.l;-,"i' nm
II! ISL N,w 'lic prn !uct "f No
al 4n,l "'hi'r OAKS district is 49,
IN. "rtan' ,art "f t.r t"'a' "n!!
"rullr!i4n -: 'hr Terri urv f w
N.Xirn. ana the ,,r"-p ct l. that
that p~~rluctinn w..ll BE- 'rrblrtl III
1879
T c h At is act get III S'm
ncr. nor Is the cold excessive or
long continued in winter.
Uur people are refined. rnl'iv"t
Il. "!"-n, hos, itahl". and SINGER,
\o o. coming to cast MS lot Wit
~ need fear the lack OF society, II
>r-uch a, il i rs "rc~ pt"N'r ni'
i,irn-inY as amy that II l.tt h"'im
.rngcr< are w"lcun". more ii ~
welcome. if they come lo settle
anon rs
i'.t county ,,HS IN ctii"'"nt Pub
IL ScslWrl system, m%lnagcd ty T.
l'n"ntN Nnu rintrnd,nt nhd tie
Directors TT twenty Two Sc ~ dIs
.irirts. lpwnrl. niiwrnty nine eli
rieut s%ci,u"ls were il opertinn l.
lNSH. ard Tie ~ mhrr viii IL
greater in lNS1, PLbl'c -c"tlmru'
iav"rs IL rchcrl esq cndi,ure o
pubic money for cdurdtlouri lUY-
p"Scs, and trvatc lihrWlity III
nc relied upon tn make good "a
lc%tiIcncic>. There ere 10 'iund
!rants' in Lincoln county: uo
'i"rrid nctupus stretching cut it,
~'"n'arlus To- crush oar r,opl,; "a"
Chinese dragon to weaken l"u,sl
lnlnr. Our every cli ia is free