The Lincoln County Leader from White Oaks, New Mexico • Page 1

Lincoln County eader, Devoted to the Best Interests of Lincoln County and the Development of Its Resources. VOLUME 2. WHITE OAKS, LINCOLN COUNTY, N. SATURDAY. FEB.

2, 1884. NU3IBER 16. PR OFE SSO.VA a A II DS. J. T.

EEID Assay Office Lincoln County Leader. Chemical Laboratory. Minn In Niothdrn New Mexico examined and rep.rt'd npun. Estimates and spedfl-ratlooi mart. Corresponde nee Solicited.

Offlfo. "Whit Onka Art. WHITE OAKS. NEW MEXICO. D.

J. M. A. JEWETT, IT. S.

Mineral Deputy Surveyor, New Mexico and Arizona. U. S. Deputy Survyeor, Louisiana. mm AND CIVIL EXGIXEER.

Office White Oaks Avenue. Entered at the Von Offlce at White Oaks, Ji. as second clans matter. Saturday, February 2, 1SSI. OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE C01V1Y Ivtcf tntit.

sfm. Titet. Satirr r-jill: Patterson Watson, Counselors at Law, Kinin? ic E. stole h)W, pretal ton Hon pnld tf examination of niiniiiK titl uml pn.crty ami nciinir ns tifct nu IhiMi l'or. t'oiitrurip mij hnsi-m riimit work i-ne.

CorrvsiiohtW-iu iolW'tU'l. WJXITB OAKS, NEW MEXICO ED. R. BONNELL, Real Estate and Mining km Wuitk Oaks, X. M.

Charity in Dlitremi. Mudoration In CUai-gue A. G. LANE, Physician and Surgeon, SOLICITS A SHARK Of the Patronee of the Citizens of Whltn OnU Vicinity Prtnnnt Attendance. Punctual Collections.

S. McC. MePHEIiSON. Notary Public, And Iihuraikt Jgent. At, izi Ur.iii'.: WHITE OAKS NEWMEXK'O UEWlVi.

II. B. Hewitt Fergusson ATTORNEYS-AT LAW. VVHriK OAKS LINCOLN COUJITY Nkw Mexico. H.

CATHON. W. T. TUOHNTON CATRON THORNTON, uVttornoyis i Jixw Santa fk. Nkw Mexico.

Will practice in all the Courts of Law lid Equitv in the Torritory. attention given to the collection of claims nud remittances promttly made. GEO. T. BE ALL, ATTOllNEY AT LAW, Lincoln New Mexico Will practice in all the courts of New Mexico.

JAMES. S. REDMAN Contractor Builder, White Oaks, N. M. jy" Orders mar be U-ft at this ofllce.

av. c. McDonald. F. 8.

HHER.IL DENTY SURVEYOR. ano IVoliirv liilli White Ouli. New fcxian. GEORGE B. BARBER, Attorney at Law, LINCOLN, N.

M. JOHN A. HELPHIXGSTINE, Attorney at Law. w7f. blanch ard, I.

8. MIX1RAL DEPUTY SURVEYOR, AND Notary Public. ALL HONOR TO SOCORRO. About a year ago we deemed it our duty to rend'-r a qualified endorsement of the hanging by Judge Lynch of Fearl, tor the wanton and killing of a soldier at Ft. Stanton, and to-day we find onrsclf in the same mood while endorsing the summary talcing oil" of Joel Fowler by the good people of Socorro.

Fowler killed a man against whom he didn't even have a grudge He prided himself upon being a "killer." He was handy with revolver or knife, so blood thirsty that he at one time, in this camp, sent a bullet whizzing through a dead man' brain. Fowler, at his death, exemplified Jis truc character, which was not unlike that of the majority of his kind. True heroism was not a characteristic of his. He would kill when he had the on a man, but had no eye to look into the muzzle of a revolver held by an adversary. He was a bad man, the slayer of many men, each of whom was more than his peer.

Shortly before the killing ot innocent, inoffensive Cale, tic became possessed of fifty odd thou sands of dollars, and the impression went forth that a man holding so much wealth was secure and law was impotent. The people of knew the red-handed miscreant, an.l holding their reputation, and that of their city and Territory at heart, resolved that Justice should not miscarry. Fowler had been tried, was ably defended, found guilty of lVul murder, ami sentenced to be hung. Hip money ttecured a stay of execution, and the belief being general that by hook or crook he would eyade justice, the people of Socorro con cluded to execute the sentence of the court, and although it was not executed at the precise time and manner prescribed by Judge Judge Lynch did it as well and as latally as the Socorro Sheriff could have done it. Lynch law is like fire, a good servant but a hard master.

hen law is lax aiid murderers are rampant, urgloved hands, determined hearts, and nerve of steel are requisite to populate hell and depopulate earth of incarnate fiends. Fowler has gone hence. As our Celestial wash-maii would ay, Requ lesea in hdle." There are about 00, 000 i-'motive engines it. the world. and passenger and 500.000 fivijrht car.

There are 200,000 miles of track, and the capital investid is $20,000,000,000. Since the death ot C. II. Van Fossen, Gen. B.

M. Br.ke. has purchased the Kansas City 7' Brake is not only an able ediror, but what every editor should be, a gentleman, albeit, he is Democrat. HITK OAKi, -V. M.

Oi old friend and coi respondent. "Funicular D. Stone," of Chicago, writes us that he will renew hi correspondence with'us shortly. cannot be any too quick about it. SERIOUS REFLECTIONS.

It is at times meet and proper that we should dismount from our high and quick pacing steeds, survey our surroundings, feel our foot ing, cast our eyes heavenward, and ope our ears to discover if there be not ominous rumblings in tne hori zon, else, ere we know it, we may bo thrown from our saddles and left to sutler and die upen the way side 'neath temptst and storm. These serious reflections were generated in the mind of the writer on reading in the telegraphic dispatches the other day of F. T. Barnum. the millionaire showman, who, feeling that death was tightening its clamps upon him, dictated his will, bequeathing ten millions ot dollars to twenty-seven heirs, and, in order thai his intents should not be thwarted, sent for three physicians to certify that he was ot sound mind.

Disguise it as we may, there arc none who are not afraid of death. The sight of an expiring soul-light, of funereal trappings, the sound of the clods as they fall upon the coverlids of the cofiin, all, or either, arouses feelings in our natures which fill the soul with terror, and pierce the Heart with horror. Here we see a man whose name lias been upon every tongue who for many years has catered to the amusement appetite of his fellows whose mind has seemingly been wholly engrossed in providing pleasure and ecstatic enjoyment for the world, in which employment he amassed a fortune, finally finds himself confronted I the grim-visaged monster, when he must needs turn from his life-work and face the inevitable. lie. cannot take with him a cent of his great, his colFssal accumulations he feels the mit which is gathering around him he hears the splashing of the waters which the Styx ferryman is making, and he knows that he is the passenger sought after.

How sublime thu idea with such surroundings the dying man gathers his failing senses, and full, certain and assured conviction that his sands of lite are all but run out, he disposes of his earthly possessions, without compensation save love, and awaits the summons I which cannot be averted. The re cital is enough to inspire even lie skeptic to involuntarily cry out in his heart, "God help and receive him." Man may be rich, wise or strong When the scythe-bearer appears, the rich man lets loose his liohl up-1 on his money-bags, the wise man feels as did the wise man of old. "all is vanity," and the strong man is helpless as a babe, aye. as i leaf in a gale, when death knocks How foolish then, that, cognizant as we all are of these facts, we should employ our time and facul- ties in the endeavor to trip our tel-j lows ill th? race of life, rather than in exalting ourselves. The time must necessarily be short when i the hand which pens this article i will be cold and silent the eye which reads it will be forever closed ami the tongue which gives voice ta it will bo mute.

At longest, the allotted time ot man on earth is brief three score years and ten," how few are permitted to live so long. We could follow this subject much further, but in doing so, however appropriate and profitable, would be painful, and we conclude with the words of Longfellow "Liven of pretil men all remind us We can make our live sublime, And departing leave behind in Fo it prints on the and cf time Footprints that peilmps another. Bailing o'rr life' nolemn main. A forlorn and ahip-wrecked brother Heing, aball take heart again." LINCOLN COUNTY, N. 'iluto, Slock, Agricultural Interests Under the above heading propose publishing weekly reports from the various aectinna of Lincoln County, touching the Hevernl interests indicated, and that view solicit corresponde nee from every camp, range, mid agricultural aertiou in the county.

If correspondence be uol in shape we will ghapo it. Facta are what wc watit.l henceforth devote Ids spare moments to reading agricultural reports and turn his attention to spuds and spud-raising, instead of posing for the admiration and cap-tivatiugof the young ladies. Gk.ntlk Maogie. NOQALS. On last Monday John McMur-chey and Tm Wallr.ce came in from the Toitalita where they have been spending some time in the development of their copper clairr 8 in that locality.

The loysj seemed Ijnbilant and in high spirits! over the result of their prospects, and brought in some very fine looking rock containing copper glance and native copper, the sight of which led us to an iterview with Mr. McMurchey as follows: "Where do you get th's ore "We get it from the Idlewild i mine in Tortalita cation, in Nopal district." "At what depth do yon get it. and what is the extent and value of the ore "We get it near the surface and there appears tc be a large body ol it which seems to get better as depth is attained. We cannot determine yet whether it is a lode, vein or deposit, but th! nk we will eventually find a defined vein. had some of the ore assayed by Dr.

Reid who gave us a return of 40 per ton in gold copper and silver. It is very easy to work, we took an ounce of the ore and melted it down in a black smith's forge and obtained i large button of cop-! per and silver." "Then you think you have ore' that will smelt easy and will pav to! work" I "Well, yes, we are on a pay streak now about 15 inches, which I think will pay to work, and this streak is growing richer and wider as depth is ga ned. I du not think I we are on the main ledge or depos- it yet, as the surface indicates a large copper belt running through that country, which, when proper erly de eloped, will no doubt prove to be the finest copper property in the country." "Do yon propose to do anymore work there this year?" "Yes, we are expecting some parties from the east to look at the property and if we fail to make terms with them, then wo will work it ourselves." "How far are you from the Dry Gulch and Guy lord mines?" "Our property is located about 2 miles northwest of these mines, and is located on the low foot hills of the Nogal mountain, on the northeast side." "How many claims have yon upon this copper belt?" "I am only interested in two, but Tom is interested in live." FEN ASCO. January IS, I8S4. Ed.

Leader Another of Fe-tiasco's young men has taken a step in the right direction, and bid adois to bachelors and bachelordom. -Yes he catiffht on" at hist, and on the 15th at the. residence ot the bride's parents, Mr. J. T.

Edwards and Miss Anna Boothe were, by Judge Dickson, joined in bonds of matrimony. The unsuccessful candidates for the fair bride's hand were somewhat dismayed at the sudden and unexpected occurrence, and from the expression of countenance of one of our dudes I 6urmise that he will RED CLOUD. Wednesday we tackled T. C. Chirk, and enquired of him what he and the other proprietors of the Buckhorn" proposed doing, whcfi he succinctly responded As soon as the weather' is favorable we propose developing vigorously.

We feel assured that we have a big thing inceed we know it. The ore has been fully and tested, and the lowest assay was 26, the highest $205, mill run $93. The vein between walls is feet, with a pay streak of 22 inches. We have a CO foot shaft, and have penetrated 125 feet. We are satisfied that there is no better copper mine in the county or Territory.

Money and energy are the only requisites essential to development, and buth re available. I will see you NOGAL DISTRICT Where Nogal and Dry Gulch unite and flow out to the Vera Cruz plain is called the No-gal post office, more familiarly known as Moore's ranch. Here is store and saloon, post office, blacksmith shop, stage stables and corrals, and the hungry mouths of those who travel the road from Socorro, and White Oaks to Ft. Stanton are fed by Uncle Nat Moore, the burly gray-bearded old chieftain who holds high sway oer this little domain. On account of its particular advantages, whenever No-cal canon and Dry Gulch begin to yield the precious metals with which the hills and gulches abound then Nogal will extdnd its limits ard the embryo town wtll become one of importance to this section of country.

Nogal district is not quoted as in an earlier day, yet it is far from being a dead camp. Two mills have been erected within a mile of each other, one in Nogal and the other in Dry Gulch. The latter has just been finished and will operate ore from the famous American mine. This is one ot the bonanzas that pays from the surface and has yielded high-grado ore, that, worked with a common Mexican arastrar, paid well. Henry Ffingston, well-known in White Oaks and o'her mining localities ot the territory, has selected this camp in which to drive his homestake.

Helias an extension )f the American mine aud other promising properties. Much is anticipated on the completion of the Hocradle ditch. Dry Gulch has been washed succe-tsful-ly before and only fraffional part has been worked. No one acquainted with these facts questiuns the result. Mcrphy and Starner has made a new strike in Nogal that has given a new impetus to that locality.

They are sinking the Mohegan. an extension of the Uoek-ford, and at (7 feet have found ore that pans well. The postmaster at Bonito makes complaint that letters come into that office with each mail addressed in Spanish to "Rio Bonito." These letters belong to the settlement below Fort Stanton, which was once called by that name, and a delay of several days is caused bv this misdirection, it would be well it' the people in that locality would instruct their correspondents as to theiir post offic atldrws. We were shown two assay certificates this week from famous properties on the Bonito. The Rosa, troin the head of the 100 ft.

tunnel made a return of $50.00 and the Cricket at 50 feet, assays $03.00 silver. Both yield a large per rent, of lead and are bonanza to their owners. THE TARIFF. In 1S34 the United States was living under aprotecttve tariff, the government was out of debt and the pert pie were prosperous. That a tariff for revenue only was adopted.

The panic of 1837 followed, and iti lb40 the government and people were bankrupt. The government made frantic efforts to borrow the small sum of 000 but could not do so. A tariff' that gave protection to manufacturers was then adopted to a certain extent and the hard times came to an end. The tariff was again tinkered and 1857 saw a repetition ot 1S3S. When the war broke out the United States credit was not good and money could not be had at 12 per cent, interest.

The government tried to negotiate a loan of $12,000,000 at 12 per cent and ruinous commissions. We believe about $5,000,000 was obtained. As soon as the Republican party gained control of affairs they enacted a protective tariff and since 1S01 the L'nited States has been prosperous beyond any other nation. The present tariff laws impose the following direct protective duties on agricultural products Rice, cleaned, 24 cents per pound wheat 20 cents per bushel Indian corn, 10 cents per bushel oats, 10 cents per bushel rye, 15 cents per bushel bailey, 15 cents per bushel butter, 4 cents per pound cheese, 5 cents per pound potatoes, 15 cents per bushel poultry, 10 per cent, in value peas, from 10 to 20 per cent bears, from 10 to 20 per cont tobacco, unmanufactured, 35 cents per pound unstcamed, 50 cents, in addition to a revenue duty of 24 cents per pound sugar, from 2 to 5 cents per pound on liorst'8, cows, bulls, oxen, steers, calves, sl.eep, lambs, goats, hogs, and pigs, except for breeding purposes, 20 those for breeding purposes are admitted free to benefit the farmers beef and pork 1 cent per pound mutton, 10 per cent wool, from 10 to 12 cents per pound and from 10 to 12 per cent, addded and hay, 20 per cent. General JuoUhou aat at his it ii aaid.

And his miff silver hairstood stratght upon his head Ilia lipa were closed firmly. Ilia hutub fumbled o'er A bundle of pipers he'd lonj had in atore. Some were thrown in conteicpt o'er lha bark of his chair. And were caught by the cat as they fell through the air And aome in a pile were put safely away Iii the dek. after hud been mirked with O.

K. His wifa gnzei with awe, affection and pride. At tho thoroughly self-sustained man at her tide At tin bundle of papers Bnugput away And asked very gently, "Why mark them o. "Ah, well to ba sure." he moat tenderly paid, "Not murh -larnin' ia itore.l in your dear little head If there was you would surely hav leaned to expect That stands for 'all' and for 'corroct' tW Proof of Labor Macks to had fr1 Iron tha mehl at ibla e-flV..