The old Abe eagle. (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 189?-189?, 1894-04-05
SOME FACTS
About White Oaks as a
Mining Camp.
What Some of Her Mines Are, What
They Have Done and What They
Promisc-Mines In Process of De-
veIopment and Their Prospects.
SHORT SKETCH OF THE TOWN AND
ITS SURROUNDINGS.

ITS SURROUNDINGS.
IL is we'll that the outside world, from
which, unfortunately or otherwise, White
Oaks occupies position of isolation,
should at this time, when the bow OF the
promise of the coming of better things
for the great Southwest Natures fa-
vored haunt, begins to be dimIy outlined
ngair st the clouds that have 50 long hung
over the land, know something of
the progress and present condition of
this, one of the older gold camps of the
Territory.
AS is we'll understood here, the EAGLE
is distinctively an anti-boom paper, be
lieving that what is populary known as
blooming" is unjust to those whom it is
intended to attract and eventually inju-
riouI to the city or 9th er object which it
was intended to benefit. With this con
viction to guide us, we shall attempt in
this article to state only plain, ungilded
facts, such as investigation will verify,
in regard to the town, its mines and other
advantages.
The mines, first, will be desrcibad.
The parent mines of White Oaks are
the Home stakes, located in the mountains
little more than mile west of town.
These we're originally opened as one
mine in the fall of 1879, but were sepa-
rated in the spring of the following year.
THY will be written of separately.
THE NORTH II OMEsTAKE.
This mine has been operated since the
separation in the spring of 80, 1t has
two shafts, the north of which is down to
depth OF 1000 feet. This shaft has fur.
nished pay ore the entire depth, and
shows no evidences Of exhaustion. Levels
have been made 80 feet apart aud drifts
run varying from 40 to l20 feet in length,
all yielding ore
The second shaft is on the south end
OF the same property, aud is $50 feet deep
with levels 35 feet apart and drifts from
80 to $50 feet long. 1t has yielded from
the top down. Over 100000 has been
taken out Of this shaft, and half a mill
ion from the two. There are two ore
chutes on this property, united by vein
OF iron, quartz, and porphyry.
This mine is equipped with the ordi-
nary appliances ofa mining plant, in.
cluding Huntington mill. 1t has re-.
Gently been bonded by Denver capital.
lists, and test run of co tons Of ore from
the entire extent of tho mine has just
been completed with satisfactory results,
and its purchase seems an assured fact.
which means the vigorous prosecution
of work on this rich property, in which
there is now ore in sight for many months
OF steady work
THE SOUTH HoMEsTAKE.
This mine, as would bc inferred from
the name, lies tn the south OF and al
joins the first described. II has two COO
feet shafts, the second located 800 feet
south from the first. The north shaft
follows IA lead of COOL ore TO depth u
35Ofeet whore displacement OF tue
formation causts il to be lost.
The solth shaft hns pay ore from the
surface, growing better at the bottom
Ga this shaft levels have been made
at varying depths with drifts extending
from 90 to l75 feet, all reaching good
ore.
This mine has also bcen operated Tor
II years continuously. II has what il
said to be the best 20 stamp mill in N,
Territory 1t is certainly we'll built
mill aud thoroughly equipped for eco
nomy in labor in operating. THIS mill
was erected IN ~.
To disinterested party. il looks hk,
mistake TO operate these two mines
separately. They seem admirably siln
ated to bo worked by single company
TnE oLD ABs
Beet known ~ White Oaks mines 1,
the Old Abe, chiefly owned 10y local capt
tai. II lies east u the mines already de
scribcd, aud was opened IN D,combor
1890, since which time II has hecn IN cop
tinuoul operation aud has yielded nsai y
three quarters Ola million la value Of
the gllttering metal.
The Old Abe has 700 feet shalt witl
levels 90 feet apart aud drifts u vars iul
lengths Development hns not becf
pushed extensively Of late. but there ap