White Oaks Golden Era Newspaper

 
White Oaks Golden Era Newspaper

The White Oaks Golden Era, founded in December 1880, was the town’s very first paper. It was a weekly, English only, politically unaffiliated publication. Subscriptions sold for $3.00 per year, $2.00 for six months, and $1.10 for three months. The White Oaks Golden Era advertised itself as the oldest paper in Lincoln County. The first known editor and publisher are J.H. Wise and G.W. Pritchard. During its lifetime, the White Oaks Golden Era reported local, territorial, national and international news, covering for example the assassination of President Garfield in September 1881. By 1883, the White Oaks Golden Era’s masthead included a motto that read “New Mexico as a state; The Development of its resources and the elevation of its people.” In April 1884, an article appeared about suffragist Susan B. Anthony, describing her as “the great agitator of woman’s right to be equal with men at the ballot box.”

In 1882 the owner of the newspaper was Johnathan E. Sligh. 

 

Newspaper Clippings

Lincoln County Ownership

  • DEEDSLIGH J E1A26118820608TOMLINSON JAMES A TRUSTEE18820515 188210026
     TrackUnitBlock 6Lot 5ParcelPART LOT 1WHITE OAKS O P    188210026
  • Results for your Search by Grantor: WISE J H
    For official copies of documents, please visit the County office.
    TypeGranteeRecBookPage#FiledGrantorInstrumentDescriptionDoc#
    DEEDJICARILLA PLACER MINING COMPANY1B128218800214WISE J H18800124WHITE OAKS MINING DISTRICT188010128
    QCDMONJEAU C1B526118810504WISE J H18810423 188110526
    QCDLEER J T1B610118810629WISE J H18810420 188110610
    QCDPRICHARD GEORGE W1C133118810805WISE J H18810503WHITE OAKS DISTRICT188110133
     WHITMORE ADIN H1       188110133
  • Results for your Search by Grantee: WISE J H
    For official copies of documents, please visit the County office.
    TypeGranteeRecBookPage#FiledGrantorInstrumentDescriptionDoc#
    QCDWISE J H1B56218800212CAMPBELL H C18800119WHITE OAKS MINING DISTRICT188010056
      1    ETHAN ALLEN LODE  188010056
      1    PITTSBURG LODE  188010056
    WDWISE J H1B58218800212CRYSTAL LODE18800116WHITE OAKS MINING DISTRICT188010058
      1    GAINES G W  188010058
    QCDWISE J H1B60218800212ALLEN JAMES M18800114WHITE OAKS MINING DISTRICT188010060
      1    BLACK PRINCE MINE  188010060
      1    KELSEY O D  188010060
      1    STAR CHARLES  188010060
    QCDWISE J H1B62218800213ALLEN J M18800114WHITE OAKS MINING DISTRICT188010062
      1    HENRY CLAY MINE  188010062
      1    KELSEY O D  188010062
    QCDWISE J H1B64218800213DEL NORTE MINE18800114WHITE OAKS MINING DISTRICT188010064
      1    STAR CHARLES  188010064
      1    STAR MINE  188010064
    QCDWISE J H1B520118810502ALLEN J M18810207 188110520
      1    LITTLE MAC  188110520
    DEEDWISE J H1B585118810624HENRY CLAY18810513 188110585
      1    PRICHARD GEORGE W  188110585
      1    WHITMORE ADIN H  188110585
    DEEDWISE J H1A55118820803TOMLINSON J A18820510 188210055

See Interactive Map  Ownership only 1 ownership for Jacob Wise 

See Interactive Map  Ownership only 1 ownership for J.E. SLIGH

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  • LISTED 
Timeline
  • December 18, 1880 First Paper printed  published by Jacob H. Wise
  • 1883 ownership is J.E.SLIGH

 

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Notes:

  • Also on microfilm: Las Vegas, N.M. : New Mexico Highlands University Library.
    Archived issues are available in digital format from the Library of Congress Chronicling America online collection.
    Description based on: Vol. 1, no. 42 (Sept. 29, 1881).

 

 

First Issue of White Oaks Golden Era recorded., December 13, 1883

Last issue of White Oaks Golden Era July 03, 1884