The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1889-05-04

AUD leo IA sx rss,e oee.i,h, n
o.ntsins 2i.i50 square miles. 1t
10 divided, from north 10 south. BY
The III. Pecos, a. important stream
vbich ree-ivss vi.hin tho count,
As.e.oAs ...butArics arising in the
sast side of the Grcs; Kange.
Tae vr.t~rn par, Of tie county
is divided ov mountains. Iocaly
known AZ the Gallinss, JiearillaI,
Car;sos, Siorra Blsscos. &c. all
p.r:ions et tho Great Mountain
Range dividing eastern New Mex
leo. Ths peaks Of these ranges
vary fom-Gsllinas and Jxck's
Peak, about s. 1000 feet, to Carlo,
300. Eogsl, TO, 200, and Sierra
Bianco. 1000.
ire population Of tho county
Was 5000 in 1855. now about 5000
The towns other than hite Oaks.
arc Lincoln, San Ps'rieo. Pichaco,
Wecd. Dowlin's Mil. Gal~na. Ros-
we'll, Seven Rivers, Three Rivers.
Honito, Nogal. P.rsons and Lo"k
out.
Two thirds of the county con
sist. i 6ne grazing land, mani,
wall wstcrcd. amt stocked witt
200. coo head OF cattle. All incrcasr
Of 1000 per cent in ) years. Til.
Angsra goat has made his appear
anco in tho mountain ct Llncalt
county. and he il here to stay. IL
ranges where nothing elso will. anG
is exceedingly profitable to hi'
owner. There are but few shcel
in the county. about $4,000 horses
and mulcs. and bnrros, (Angll
.Jackasses. like tn. sand. of tn
.eaShorc ia" muffin 10.
On the l'cnn.co. Kuidos", Bonn
20. Flonio. Seven Rivers. Biar'
River. and P.co..therc are the i'm
ut at agricultural lxnis. in
arms have been opened On al
those streams. and upon them la'
m.n producrd in exceptional qua
~ and quantity every farm pre-
'ucts winch can he raised at sue
an elevation. The s%xpcrir,c. o
the late Chas. Fritz demonstrated
hat Lincoln county will pr"duc
in abundance all tho northern
ruits. The agricultural interest i
dr. adv Important. and growning-
Experiment. Show that in mas
portions ~, the county crops ~ b
rsis.d without irrig. ton.
Mines rer. fret discovered j.
tho county in lSfr. Nothing W.
dsn, in the WV Of mining unit
1879. Boa. SC at lac. of can't.
and distance rctn com un'">:..m
:hv m'ninr industry languishei
n 1884. Now the product If n
sal and White Oaks district. is :
r,porsant pat ',f the t"'a' COL
r,ducticn OF the Terri o"v.tN"N
"exic". and the sr".p ct Is tn
at pro'ucii"n viii be treblcd J.
$50
T hat is not gest in S:r
mer. nor is tho cold excessive
. !ong continued in winter.
Our v-eple ire refined. cnl'iv
al. open. h"spitablc. mi since
Ne o coming to cast i.ts lot wi
us need icAr the lack Of so"i,tv. ;
asmuch "a it is as acceptable -
pleasing as any that he left b~'n
Strangers are welcome. nor -
welcome, if they come to Set
D., among us.
: The COUNTY has an efficient l'u
lie School svstem, managed 10y
County Superintendent. and IT.
Directors OF twenty two sch""l di
%,riets. Upwards OF wcnty-nins ct
cicnt schools we're in operti'n )
1883. ard The number vii ! l.
greater in lSS9. Public scntImcI
layers a Iebcral expenditure q
public money for cducAtionAi ru
l'oses. and private liberality O.
10 relied upon To- make good n
i%eticlcnries. There are no Ian
grants" in Lincoln county: l.
horrid "ctupus stretching out Il
'sntaslcs to crush orr prsplt: II
" Chiaess dragon To weaken homes
lador. Onr every citizen IL trc
.r and a lover Of freedom. He
4 ere ia no alliance between rcli
: ion. p%slitic. and msnliness. Ma
is privileged To- Worship God
wh.I form hc pleases. or with"'
c form. To- vote what ticket he pi =
Y 20. or di.irsnchisc humaclt. tn
u Nv ms theory is our only tone
y stone:
E..Dk 10 hi, ths guinea's-tamn
a And mans man for a hat
of Tho population of I%.inraln con
atv 10 mainly American Viii