Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-08-06
PRETTY WHITE OAKS
, 1t Is Surrounded by Forests and
Nearby Canons Are Delightful
Picnic Places.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. MINES
Cattle Rustlers Are Getting in Their Work
Wild Raspberriss in the Captain
Mountains "A Deep Well Bored
Near the Nal Pals.

White Oaks, N. M, August 1.--This
hamlet Is enjoying the glorious sum-
mer weather which It's altitude and
mountains make a certainty. White
Oaks is unlike other mining districts
outside Lincoln county, in that it has
forests covering all it's hills and noun
tans. The canons in old Carlo noun
tain are ideal places for picnics and
camping parties. There are two large
into south side, north side and central
portions. There are times when the wa
| ter comes rushing down these arroyos
with a noise and vehemence equal to
| Niagara. But we have not had our
usual amount of rain in this immediate
vicinity this season, yet enough to make
a goriously fine atmosphere. Large
camping parties are already forming to
go into the CAPTAIN mountains, where
hundreds of gallons of wild raspberrles
may be had for the picking. For fine
| flavor and size these berries are not eX-
celled anywhere. The finest wild goose
berries and alder berries are also found
| in Lincoln county.
Sheep and cattle ranges are in fine
condition throughout the county. w.
G. Mcdonald, superintendent of the
Carizozo Cattle Company, has had a
| deep well bored on the range between
tEn Mol ,aplNr Gpn
range was almost useless for want of
watering places. One of the members
of this cattle company, the Hon. Mr..
| Carey, of Surrey, England, has been
spending two months in White Oaks
and on the ranch. He made many
| friends among his American cousins in
this vicinity by his genial, whole-souled
manners, and especially by an i'm
promptu address which he delivered at
our celebration on the Fourth Of July.
Our celebration, by the way, was an en-
joyable success in every respect.
Railroad surveyors have been busy
surveying for road through our town.
They have made three different lines Of
survey through this canon, which they
claim to be very satisfactory, and 1K
per cent grade. This is a half per cent
| better than was hoped for.
The citizens of White Oaks, chief
among them being John Y. Hewitt,
| president of the Old Abe Mining Com
pany, have put fine exhibit of the
| mineral resources of this White Oaks
district on exhibition at the chamber
of commerce in FL Paso. The COAL mar
Bile and building stone were a great sur
prise to the Ell Pasoans, many of whom
had procured their building stone from
Bedford, Ind. The White Oaks stone is
much superior to any used there, and If
we ever get transportation facilities to
El Paso no doubt there will be a thriv-
| ing business done in shipping building
stone from this point.
The Old Abe mine is still doing de-
velopment work, and down to depth
of nearly 1900 feet. they struck some of
the finest ore yet obtained.
b. H. Dye, superintendent of the
| Lady Godiva mine, is now away for the
purpose of buying a new hoist, which
will be put up at once.
The prospects in the Boston Boy con-
tinue up to their high standard. 1t Is
the intention of this company tc put
in mill as soon as the mine Is sufti-
GENTLY developed. They purpose put
ting their power plant at their coal
mines south of town, and running the
mill by electricity.
The South Homestake mine, now be-
ing worked on an option, has 175 tons
Of good grade sorted ore in it's bins. The
twenty stamp mill belonging to the
mine is soon to be put in operation. The
American Placer Company is progress
ing with it's deep we'll sinking IN the
Jicarillas, having overcome the obsta-
cles which made them some delay a
| few weeks ago.
White Oaks now has hello line to
Carizozo station in excellent running
order. BY this means telegram may
be telephoned to that point at any time
during the day, thereby saving long
drive to the telegraph Office.
| Our White Oaks baseball club has
been winning laurels lately. On the 22c
ult. the basel ball club from Captain
came here and played match game
with our club, in which the White Oaks
BOYS won, 26 to II. On the 29th ut the
White Oaks club met the Captain boys
on their own ground and won the game
l3 to Z. The dates were chosen by the
CAPTAIN club, as they could not leave
their employment at any other time.
Among the guests in White Oaks dur.
ing July and August are Morris B Par
ker and family and Frank Parker ant
family, from Mexico; Judge Fitzgerald
and family, Of New York City; Mrs
Littell, of Owensboro, KY; Miss Austin
of Kansas City, with many others from
within the territory who are here for {
summer outing and visit with relatives
Besides there are daily arrivals OF meI
from all parts Of the country on busi
ness intent.
Frank j. Sager, Of Cincinnati
Ohio, will return to White Oaks thu
natl, O., will return to White Oaks thu
1st of August with his family. after al
absence of nearly three years. He lef
the position Of cashier Of the Whit
Oaks bank for much more lucrative
one offered him in Cincinnati, but hi
health failed, and now he writes to
friend here: "If can just get back t.
dear old White Oaks shall never, new
er, leave 1t. know of no other plac
so conducive to good health" Mr.. Sa
ger will enter the bank as cashie
again, Mr.. Canning having resigned tn
post for more active and lucrative bust
ness outside.