The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1890-05-03
is divided by mountains, locally

RANG dividing eastern New Mex
leo The rcaxs oi these ranges
vary iroin-Gdi;as and Jacks
Peak. about 500 feet. tn C,rizo,
q. 200, N"gaI. lu,Vjs, M,I Sierra
~iianco. IL. 900.
The population o. the county
was 1000 in 1855, row about 500
The towns other than White Oaks.
arc Lincoln, San Pa,rico, Pichsce,
Weed, Dowlin's Mill. Gal-nn. R"s.
we'll, S van Rivers. Three Divers,
b INTO, N"gal, Parsons and Look
out.
Two.thirds of the comfy con
sists of fine grazing land manly
well watercd. and stocked with
200. 600 head u! cattle, al Increase
pt 1000 per cc,t in ) years. The
Ang"ra goat has made his appear
NICE in the muuntain OF Lincoln
county. and he is here to STAY. lie
ranges where nothing else will, and
IS exceedingly profitable to- hi,
,wner. TAcre are but tew sheep
in the county, about 5000 horses
md isules, and bnrros. (Anglia
.Iackasscs.) like the sands vi the
.casllore TO" multitude.
On the Penaseo. Rnid"so, Boni-
to, lionJo, Seven Rivers, Black
River, and Pecos, there are tn. in
st of agricultural lands. Fine
arms have been opened en- oil
ihose streams. and upon them las
''een produced in cxceptiousl quail
i:y and 1%unptitv evrry farm pr"
duets w,reh can be raised 1t such
,n elevation. Th. cxpericac" OF
tie late thas. Fritz demonstrated
lat Lincoln county will producr
~ abundance all tho northern
ruits. Thc agric,.ltu ri interoSt is
Tread, important. and growning-
Experiments shnw that in nns;
."rti@ns e; the county srons + be
ai.rd without irrigation.
Mines we're frat discovered in
lie county il 1854. Nothing va.
lone in the way Of mining anti
$40. Because OF lae& of capital
aid dict:nc: froin coms.u"icati~.,
he mining in la.try laneuisl,ed IN
ii 1854. Enw the product Of No
al and White Oaks districts is an
Important part IT the to'a! gold
production Of the Territory # New
,ieH;co, and tia prospect Is that
u +. production xii be treplo,1 IL
SO.
The heat is ret great in Sun
ser, nor is the cold excessive OF
'"nY continued in winter.
Our !'ot p!" ~" rehned. cullivsr-
/, ''p.n, hos ,,itahlu. rnd shncer.
20 oie Coming to cast hts lot wi:'
IL need fear the lack ri society. Ii
%Tscli is it is as acceptable AN
leasing as any thSt he left L. inr
>trangers are volcano. more thar
vv.coi1Y, L :!,ey corlo to settle
men ia
lie county has IN efficient Pub
lie School system, managed by y
CoHnty superintendent, and t.t
Directors Of twenty tw sch ..l dis
riots. Upwards of twenty nine eff
lent seh"@ls were in opert,sn H.
1858. and tho aumber will b.
.reatcr in 1889. Public sentimvn,
:y.rs a FEDERAL expenditure q
rublic money f.r educational pul-
pesen, ana private l~ibcra!ity "a
&c relied upon to make coed AZ.
4c6clcnc..,. there are NO "lanc
rants" in Lincoln county; NJ
.orrid octupus strotc. ing out i!
ontaclos to crush our people; n
Chinese dragon to we"k"n homes
sdor. Our every citizen is frc.
I'D Z liver Of freedom. H..
Ter. is 40 alliance between re!i-
len, petite, and manliness. Ma,
= privileged 20 worship God j.
What torn hr vlrsscs. or w'f'"n'
Irm, to vote what ticket ha plIn
-s, or disiranchise himsalf. Th-
Bans theory is our only toucl
.tnHe:
r.. ki.hu ,hs cl'Nes's stamp
AnG ns. 4 ~ tor Z thai.
TIC population ~ L'rco,n cnsr-
is mainly hner,cau WhicI
l.ks j. di,irctivSi; IN Americas