Timeline of people to White Oaks New Mexico
White Oaks, New Mexico experienced a population boom in 1880 as news of the area’s mining potential spread. The first arrivals were John Winters, owner of the Homestake Mine, and Livingstone, who discovered the Little Mae mine in August 1879. The following spring, William C. McDonald and Edward Bonnell came to the area, and on April 27, 1880, the “White Oaks Migration” began, with 300 miners now in the camp. Over the next several months, a steady stream of new residents arrived, including Jones Taliaferro, Dr. Allen Lane, J.A. Cooper, and Col. Jewett. By the end of the year, the town had grown rapidly, with 150 houses built and the White Oaks Hotel opening in November. Doctors Melvin G. Paden and John Hewitt also arrived in 1880 to serve the growing population. This influx of prospectors, miners, and entrepreneurs transformed White Oaks from a remote outpost into a bustling mining town in the span of just one year.
Timeline of People to White Oaks
1879: First Gold discovered
August 1879: John Winters owner of the Homestake Mine
August 1879:Little Mae mine discovered in August by Livingstone
August 9. 1879: Claims made on mines
1879 J. Howe Watts arrives in town was named town surveyor
Nov 1879:Old Abe Mine is discovered
Dec 23 1879 WINTERS grants DOLAN CAROLINE F Homestake Lode
1880: 38 People named in article coming to White Oaks in 1880
March 1880: William C. McDonald arrives in White Oaks
March 28, 1880: Daily Gazette predicts thousands of gold seekers to White Oaks
April, 1880: Edward Bonnell comes to White Oaks
April 27, 1880: White Oaks Migration starting
April 27, 1880: 300 Miners now in the Camp
May 8, 1880: Mr. Whiteman builds a store house in White Oaks camp
May 25, 1880: Hundreds flock to White Oaks daily from Las Vegas
May 1880: Jones Taliaferro
May 1880 Dr. Allen Lane arrives in White Oaks.
June 13 1880 J.A.Cooper, Taliaferro ,Lender and Crapster group to White Oaks
June 19 1880 Post Office established at White Oaks
July 20 1880 Col. Jewett arrives in White Oaks
August 10, 1880: 12 buildings being constructed
August 19, 1880: Whiteman ships 9 tons of freight to White Oaks
August 29, 1880: Whiteman shipped over 50 tons of freight in last few weeks
Summer of 1880: James A. Tomlinson M.D. constructs first house in White Oaks
Sept 22, 1880: 30 more houses being built
October 15, 1880: Daily mail delivered to White Oaks
October 22, 1880: 50 houses built in White Oaks now
Oct 26, 1880: Capt. Hutton delivers smelter to White Oaks
October 27, 1880: B F Gumm investigates White Oaks(Gazette)
October 29, 1880: 150 houses built in White Oaks now
Oct 29, 1880: John A. Brothers builds first Stone House in town.
Nov 8, 1880: White Oaks Hotel opens J. B. Collier
1880: Melvin G. Paden, M. D arrived in White Oaks
1880: John Hewitt arrived in White Oaks
1880 Dec 18: White Oaks Golden Era published by Jacob A. Wise
1880 Dec 20: First transaction of lots in White Oaks Township Oliver Perry Burt
1881: George L. Ulrick settled to White Oaks
Feb 1881 Joseph Biggs comes to White Oaks
March 21, 1881: Charles Mayer arrives in White Oaks.
March 21, 1881: Jack Winter discoverer of the Homestake Mine Dead
May 1st 1881 INA W MAYER
May 10, 1881: 300 buildings
May 27, 1881: Smelter on the way to White Oaks
June 3rd, 1881: Tracks and trucks for Mill
June 15th, 1881: 40 Men employed now at South Homestake
June 7th, 1881: 140 feet tunnel into mountain
July 1881: John Littell First came to White Oaks
March 1882: William H. Weed resides in White Oaks
July 1882: Morris B. Parker’s family
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Oct 21, 1882: First issue of Lincoln County Leader
Jan 20, 1883: William Caffrey takes ownership of Lincoln County leader
Sept 11, 1883: Mr. Brown came to White Oaks
Dec 20. 1883: Town Hall Plans
Jan, 1884: Charles Mayer’s arrives in White Oaks
Feb 09, 1884: Dedication of the new Town Hall
Feb 09, 1884: White Oaks Dancing Club was organized
March 27, 1884 White Oaks Surveyed
Jan 17, 1885: Pioneer Saloon Closes,
Jan 24, 1885: Only 1 Saloon in operation
Feb 28, 1885: W.C. McDonald is working on White Oaks Plat Map
1885: White Oaks Township N.M. Plotted
1886: Levin W. Stewart arrives in White Oaks
Dec 1886: Albert Zeigler comes to White Oaks
Jan 1, 1887: John A. Brown opens establishment
May 7th, 1887:John Brown purchases house on Livingston St.
Aug. 22, 1887: White oaks Academy incorporates
Oct 10, 1887: White Oak Academy opens
August 27, 1887: Oscar Dyer takes over Southwestern Hotel
Nov 19, 1887: Ditches are dug on both sides of White oaks Ave.
March 23, 1888: E. H. Chew constructs furniture store on corner of Livingston and Pinon Sts
June 2nd, 1888, Methodist Church under contract to erect
June 23, 1888: Carrizo Hotel in operation
Dec, 1888: Population of White Oak 1,000
Feb 2, 1889: H.C. Reil takes charge of Southwestern Hotel
April 27, 1889: Population of White Oak 1,300
Jan 11, 1890: Children attending school in the Methodist Church
Feb 21, 1890 Homestake mills running good
Feb 28, 1890 South Homestake down for repairs
Feb 28, 1890: White Oaks Academy is flourishing
March 7, 1890: Congregational Church is receiving the finishing touches this week
May 17, 1890: Memorial Day Tribute
May 24th, 1890: Theo Heman quitclaims his mine to George B. Barber
July 12, 1890: All able bodied men subject to road work for taxes
Oct 3, 1890: North Homestake Mine to start up
Oct 3, 1890: Railroad contract arrangments
1890: The true Gold Vein of Old Abe discovered
Dec, 1890:Old Abe first opens
July 1st 1891: fire erupted at the South Homestake Mine killing 2 people
August 29, 1891: The Social Event of the Season Albert Ziegler Marries
Oct 5, 1891: White Oaks high School starts Oct 5th, 1891
Oct 10, 1891: Hoyle purchases the Whiteman Store Building
Jan 21, 1892:Mathew Hoyle started contract to build the Hoyle House.
March 19, 1892 :U. Ozanne purchases Carizo Hotel
March 24, 1892:Old Abe Mine Incoporates.
August 4, 1892:Stone and brick walls erected on Hoyles House.
Sept 1, 1892:Public School will open in Brown Building
Nov 17, 1892:Hotel Ozanne opens
Dec 12, 1892:Hoyle purchases 20-Stamp Mill for Old Abe.
Dec 16, 1892:Construction on the Mill will commence in a few days.
Dec 22, 1892:Hoyles new residence will be completed soon
Dec 31, 1892: Last issue of Lincoln County Leader
March 23rd 1893: Zeigler brothers have full ownership without Goodman
Oct 19, 1893:Hoyle throws House party
Nov 23, 1893: Koch and family move to White Oaks
July 1894: White Oaks School almost completed
Feb 7, 1895: Gumm Mansion almost completed
March 11, 1895: Mine Shaft Burned; Eight Miners Imprisoned in the Old Abe Mine
July 18, 1895: First Issue of the White Oaks Eagle
Sept 05, 1895: Heavy rains flood White Oaks
January 30, 1896: Population of White Oak 800
May 16, 1896: Kenneth Robert Watson was born in White Oaks
Oct 7, 1896: White Oaks Stagecoach Robbery
July 7, 1897: David L. Jackson arrived in White Oaks by stage
Dec 2, 1897: Mr. John Brown ready to take charge of post Office
Dec 9, 1897: John Gallacher to be deputy postmaster
June, 1900: White Oaks Population 800
July 1900: White Oak Phone Line
April 18, 1901: Fire breaks out in the Little Casino
July 18, 1901: Hotel Ozanne changes ownership to F. M Lund
July 23, 1901: White Oaks Votes called for school election
April 10th, 1902: James Cooper’s house burns down.
Oct, 1912: White Oaks N. M. Supplied with Electricity
This concludes the Timeline of People to White Oaks until further updates