The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1890-03-15


ic". The reHks ot these ranges
vary frem-Gallinas aud .lask's
Peak, about 5000 feet, I, C.ri2o,
$500, N"gal, 10, 900, 81; Sierra
Blanc". $4,000.
The population Of the c1xntv
@as 5,0c0 in 1855, Now about 5000
The towns other than White Oaks,
arc Lincoln, San Patrico. Pich,cn,
Weed. Dowlln's Viii. Galena. Ros-
veil, Seven Rivers, Three Rivers,
R,mto, Nogal, Parsons and Look
out.
Two-tlirls of the county con
sists ei fine graz x and. manly
we'll watcrcd, ana stocked with
200, 900 head of cattle, an increase
II 1000 por cent in 5 years. The
Ang"ra goat has mads his appear
mce in the mountain OF Lincoln
counts. and no is here to stay. He
RANGES where nothing else Wills,
is exceedingly profitable to Ais
,wncr. There ere bat lew sheep
in the county. about $4,000 horses
and mules, and barros. (Augla
.Iackassss,) like this sands OF the
seashore 10" multitude.
On the Penasco. Ruidsso. Honi-
TO-. Elonao, Seven Rivers, B'ack
River, and Pecos, there ere Ike in
est Of Agricultural i~n!s. Fi9-
ARMS have bsen oTered cn a.!
these streams, and NOON thcmias
been produced in exceptional qsAl
ity ard quaatity every farm pro
act. rh'ch can be ra's>& Il eaca
An elevation. The experience Of
the late Chas. Fritz drlnonstratal
that Lincoln county will prodHee
in abundance all the northern
traits. The agricultural int.rost is
already important. and s-e~ninc-
Experiments show that in nAae'
portlens 81 tho countY e.apr csn b9
raised without irrigation.
Mines ere first discovered in
the coupty in 1869. Nothing WAS
lone in ths way Of mining uhtil.
1879. Becaus, of lAsS Of capital
and d%istanc, from COMMUNICATION.
he m,ning industry lansuishe1 IN
III 1884,. Now the pre- lust Of No
sxl and Whi,s-Caks distri~'r is an
important part OF thr II geld
production OF til. k ,ryotN.w
Nsxico. and tbs prp.psct- IS tlat
= at p:sdaction will DO tro5lod Ii
1888.
T.,s haat isn.t great in Gam
mer, nor .:'." ca!;; exc,s4iyc or
eng continued in winter.
Our people &re refined, sul wat
ed, opon, hospitahls, ,Nd %'inc.rr
No one Coming 20 cart Mis lot "!tl,
~ need f.ar tho lack @f sor;aty, "
ssinuch ~ it is as acceptable and
plea,ing SIS any thst h. left bchiul
S.r.nfarA sre wrlcomo, mere tha
welcome, if they Come to settla
anon rs
lhe county iAs an tfi,ient Pa
'ic School system, managed by =
Coant.. Superintendent, and tie
Directors OF t~cn'' two school di.
triets. Upward. at twenty nine ;tli
cisnt SCHOOLS vera in opert.on in
1888, and the number will b.
greater in 1889. Public sentiment
ayors p lsberal eNpcndi nre O
public money for educational rur-
r"ses, and YrIvSts liberal}tv ca0
ea relied upon to make good any
.s Icienoics. There IRE 10 ''laud
grants in Lissoln county; no
tarrid octNrus ssrotc ing oNt il
'"ntacles TO crr.k oar yeoplo; n
Chinese drScor to weakcA hatcrt
lador. Our every citizen is fre
and Z yer Of freedom. lisr-
there is no alln-c 70 between re'ir
IN, p%elitic. aid Mealine,s. A.s'
is PRIVILEGE 30 wor4hip God ;r
What form he plcasos, or w'ttan
rm, TO vets what ticket ha r'-Y
~i, or 3i'trsnchi'e hun,elf. III
'l'ns theory is our ON tom
'toac:
R.,+ !, sA. IN. .tir- amp
And .issaanAs tor1 as.
Tbs p~spx's'Ion % on
~ is MALAY Am.rics' a.
Oaks is distinctive l. Amar
town. We have r.on tu
spare, for many tNoAssn'
farmers, merchants. a~'l-,.' ma.
n%tsctrrers, mlncrs, prosl ,or,, grd
-kdies.
Thare is a piece %! Croand 70
this conu.y for overy lah.A'fsp ri.
the United States, 100 1875 ert o,
tor each family in ti'eUniieoat r.