The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1890-04-19

leo. The peaks ot these ranges
vary from -Gnilinss and Jack
Peak. about 5000 feet, to Garlic.
2. 200, Nogtl, 10, 0U9, ami Sierra
Blancn. II, 900.
The p"pulailen Of the county
was 5,O90 IN 1855, now about 5000
TifeN towns other than White Oaks.
arc Lincoln, Ssn Patrico, Fichaco,
Weed. Dowlin's Mill. Galcna, Ros-
we'll, S-von Riven.. Three Rivers,
Donito, NoSal, Parsons and Look-
out.
Two-t|,irds Of the county con
sists of fine grazing Iand. manly
well watcrcd, and stocked with
300, 900 head OF cattle. an increase
Of 1000 per cent in ) wears. The
Angora goat has made his appear
ance IN the monntain OF Lincoln
county. and he is here to stay. De
ran~rs where nothing else will, and
is exceedingly profitable to his
owner. There are but few sheep
in the county. about $1,000 horses
and mules. and burros. (Anglis
Iackasecs.) like the sands OF the
scashorc TO" multitude.
On the Penasco. Ruidcso, Boni-
to. IlonAo, Seven Rivers, Black
| River, and Pecosrthere arc the in
est of Agricultural lands. Fine
arms have been opened en- all
those STRAINS. an2 u"0n thenli.&,
hccH produced in exceptional quail
it.y and quaht;ty ever farm pro
! duets which n he raissti AZ >Gc'i
an elevations. The experience OF
tie lste Chas. Fritz demonstrated
that Lincoln county will produce
in abundance III! the northern
%fruit'. The agricultural interest is
tlready Important, and growning-
Experiments shaw that ir most
portions al the comfy crops car 30
raised without irrigation.
Mines werc frat disc:var"d il
tho county ia 1855. Nothing WAS
!ons in the way OF mining nnti'
1919. Because %! ise.t Of capital
and dis'anc, frrm coun..pNication.
dig mruine industry iangu!si'cd III
I'll 1854 Nnw tic product % No
ga and White Oaks districts is an
important part "f he total gold
production OF tie Territory At New
Aex;co, aud,ths pro'prct IL that
:. at p~taiu.t:yn Vii b.. !rai,!sl II
1898
=" heat is rot great in san:
msr. nor i. the cold excessive o!
'"ng continued IN winter.
Our people are refined. cultiyst-
ri. open, hospi.abie. sn@ SINGER
70 orc coining 70 cast bis lot VIII
rs need fear t'ie lac.E 81 society. n
*sm.ch 81 1t Is ~ occeptabis and
| pleasing IS any that he left behind
strangers sire welcome. Il az
wclcomc. if they ON to settle
men MS
county las an efficient l'iih
lie ScAool system, manage! by j..
County Superintendent, and tie
Directors ct twenty two sch ~oi di'
%;ricts. Upward. OF twenty nine eli
cient SCHOOLS were in opcrt!sn il
1883, and the nnNrbcr will be
greater in 1859. Public sentiment
tsv~rs 2 uehcral expenditure %
public money for educational pUr-
poses, and private liborality ca
be- relied upon Ia make good @ny
Deficiencies. There are no ''fand
grants" in Lincoln county; no
horrid octupus stretching oet it.
tantacles to crush our %l.eoplr; IA
Chinese dragon to wesknn honest
lsdor. Our every citizen is fire."
and a lover OF frre7lom. Her"
Their. Is no alliance between re'ir
ion, petite, and manliness. Mar
is privileged 20 worship God in
what torn he plcGscs, or without
form, to vote what ticket Ne plrae
IS, or d~;stranchisc himself. Tho
bs:n's theory is oar only touch
stone:
!; I .hn. lha ga'ac.'s stamp
AaG nN = .an Tor = that.
Tn" ~palalauan "T%i'uco,n conn
y is mainly Americas White
Oaks is djstiuctiysly IN American
ovu. W. have oo,n. and IL
spare, for many ;hoHsani yet. al
farmers, merchants. srU9ians.man
Hisctnrrrs, miners, prospoctor and
-!aGicS
Ii,o;e is 3 1iece nt ground in
thIa county f-r every mi"hitant o.
the tmtod States. l00x125 feet. OF
or eact family IN theUni'aGState.
.lmost ali scre and 3 hafi. Or,
the land OF this cornty saouId
he distrikhted a,song Nil tho pro
DE Of tho worla there would be {