The stories below might just be just that “Stories” because every book and article written about “Hog town” is speculative at very best. Many place the center of Hog town at the Little Casino Saloon where Madam Varnish wheeled and dealed the many town folks out of their money. But I highly doubt hog town was located there because right next door to the Little Casino is the Exchange bank. So, I will continue pursuing the location of Hog Town and hopefully soon will get the chance to dig up the ground for evidence. Until then, a little bit of fact and fiction comes to mind.
News of the gold strike brought people from far and wide. In 1882 the town had expanded to its greatest population of over 4,000. The community had four newspapers, an opera house, a bank, several saloons, two hotels, a few general stores, a school, a town hall, several casinos, and the ever present brothels found in most gold rush towns. Miners got gold from the mine while others got gold from the miners. White Oaks was known as the “liveliest town in New Mexico” and its seediest part was known as Hogtown. The jewel of Hogtown was the “Little Casino” run by Madam Varnish. She offered games of chance, whiskey, and women for a price. A common practice was to sell whisky in grades good, better and best, each at its own price. The good, better, and best whisky was not graded but came from the same barrel. In 1884 the first church was built. By the 1890’s the gold had begun to play out and the town began to shrink in commerce and population. (See here how to play Faro)
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