Timeline of people to White Oaks New Mexico
White Oaks, New Mexico: A Boomtown in 1880
In 1880, White Oaks, New Mexico, saw a rapid population increase after news of its mining potential spread.
The first to arrive were John Winters, the 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 joined them. On April 27, 1880, the “White Oaks Migration” began, bringing 300 miners to the area.
Growth of White Oaks
Over the next few months, more people arrived, including:
- Jones Taliaferro
- Dr. Allen Lane
- J.A. Cooper
- Col. Jewett
By the end of 1880, the town had grown quickly. In total, 150 houses were built, and the White Oaks Hotel opened in November. Doctors Melvin G. Paden and John Hewitt also arrived to serve the growing population.
This influx of miners, doctors, and entrepreneurs turned White Oaks from a remote outpost into a thriving mining town in just one year.
Timeline of People to White Oaks
1879: First Gold discovered
August 1879: John Winters owner of the Homestake Mine
August 1879:[wp_colorbox_media url=”https://www.whiteoaksnmgoldrush.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Las-vegas-Gazette-Nov-11-1879.jpg” type=”image” hyperlink=”Little Mae mine discovered in August by Livingstone”]
August 9. 1879: [wp_colorbox_media url=”https://www.whiteoaksnmgoldrush.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Daily-gazette.-August-09-1879-1.jpg” type=”image” hyperlink=”Claims made on mines”]
1879 [wp_colorbox_media url=”https://www.whiteoaksnmgoldrush.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/The-Fabulous-Frontier-Twelve-New-Mexico-Items.jpg” type=”image” hyperlink=”J. Howe Watts arrives in town was named town surveyor “]
Nov 1879:[wp_colorbox_media url=”https://www.whiteoaksnmgoldrush.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/The-old-Abe-eagle.-December-04-1891-Image-1.jpg” type=”image” hyperlink=”Old Abe Mine is discovered”]
Dec 23 1879 WINTERS grants DOLAN CAROLINE F Homestake Lode
1880: [wp_colorbox_media url=”https://www.whiteoaksnmgoldrush.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/OldTimers.gif” type=”image” hyperlink=”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: [wp_colorbox_media url=”https://www.whiteoaksnmgoldrush.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/CameToWhiteOaks.jpg” type=”image” hyperlink=”Edward Bonnell comes to White Oaks”]
April 27, 1880: [wp_colorbox_media url=”https://www.whiteoaksnmgoldrush.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/About-Daily-gazette.-Las-Vegas-N.M.-1879-1880-buzz.jpg” type=”image” hyperlink=”White Oaks Migration starting”]
April 27, 1880: 300 Miners now in the Camp
May 8, 1880: [wp_colorbox_media url=”https://www.whiteoaksnmgoldrush.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Daily-gazette.-May-08-1880-Image-4.jpg” type=”image” hyperlink=”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 [wp_colorbox_media url=”https://www.whiteoaksnmgoldrush.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/The-Fabulous-Frontier-Twelve-New-Mexico-Items.jpg” type=”image” hyperlink=”Col. Jewett arrives in White Oaks”]
August 10, 1880: [wp_colorbox_media url=”https://www.whiteoaksnmgoldrush.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Daily-gazette.-August-10-1880a.jpg” type=”image” hyperlink=”12 buildings being constructed”]
August 19, 1880: [wp_colorbox_media url=”https://www.whiteoaksnmgoldrush.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Daily-gazette.-August-19-1880.jpg” type=”image” hyperlink=”Whiteman ships 9 tons of freight to White Oaks”]
August 29, 1880: [wp_colorbox_media url=”https://www.whiteoaksnmgoldrush.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Daily-gazette.-August-29-1880.jpg” type=”image” hyperlink=”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: [wp_colorbox_media url=”https://www.whiteoaksnmgoldrush.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Las-Vegas-morning-gazette..gif” type=”image” hyperlink=”30 more houses being built”]
October 15, 1880: Daily mail delivered to White Oaks
October 22, 1880: [wp_colorbox_media url=”https://www.whiteoaksnmgoldrush.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Las-Vegas-morning-gazette.-October-22-1880a.jpg” type=”image” hyperlink=”50 houses built in White Oaks now”]
Oct 26, 1880: [wp_colorbox_media url=”https://www.whiteoaksnmgoldrush.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Las-Vegas-morning-gazette.-October-26-1880.jpg” type=”image” hyperlink=”Capt. Hutton delivers smelter to White Oaks”]
October 27, 1880: B F Gumm investigates White Oaks(Gazette)
October 29, 1880: [wp_colorbox_media url=”https://www.whiteoaksnmgoldrush.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Las-Vegas-morning-gazette.-October-29-1880Show.jpg” type=”image” hyperlink=”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: [wp_colorbox_media url=”https://www.whiteoaksnmgoldrush.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Las-Vegas-morning-gazette.-March-25-1881.jpg” type=”image” hyperlink=”Jack Winter discoverer of the Homestake Mine Dead”]
May 1st 1881 INA W MAYER
May 10, 1881: [wp_colorbox_media url=”https://www.whiteoaksnmgoldrush.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/300buildings.gif” type=”image” hyperlink=”300 buildings”]
May 27, 1881: [wp_colorbox_media url=”https://www.whiteoaksnmgoldrush.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/smelter.gif” type=”image” hyperlink=”Smelter on the way to White Oaks”]
June 3rd, 1881: [wp_colorbox_media url=”https://www.whiteoaksnmgoldrush.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/June3rd.gif” type=”image” hyperlink=”Tracks and trucks for Mill”]
June 15th, 1881: [wp_colorbox_media url=”https://www.whiteoaksnmgoldrush.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/40Men.gif” type=”image” hyperlink=”40 Men employed now at South Homestake”]
June 7th, 1881: [wp_colorbox_media url=”https://www.whiteoaksnmgoldrush.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/June7-1881.gif” type=”image” hyperlink=”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
1882: [wp_colorbox_media url=”https://www.whiteoaksnmgoldrush.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/weed1897.gif type=”image” hyperlink=”William Weed comes to White Oaks”]
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: [wp_colorbox_media url=”https://www.whiteoaksnmgoldrush.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/White-Oaks-golden-era.-December-20-1883-1.jpg” type=”image” hyperlink=”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 [wp_colorbox_media url=”https://www.whiteoaksnmgoldrush.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/White-Oaks-golden-era.-March-27-1884.jpg” type=”image” hyperlink=”White Oaks Surveyed”]
Jan 17, 1885: [wp_colorbox_media url=”https://www.whiteoaksnmgoldrush.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/The-Lincoln-County-leader.-January-17-1885.jpg” type=”image” hyperlink=”Pioneer Saloon Closes,”]
Jan 24, 1885: [wp_colorbox_media url=”https://www.whiteoaksnmgoldrush.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/The-Lincoln-County-leader.-January-24-1885.jpg” type=”image” hyperlink=”Only 1 Saloon in operation”]
Feb 28, 1885: [wp_colorbox_media url=”https://www.whiteoaksnmgoldrush.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/The-Lincoln-County-leader.-February-28-1885.jpg” type=”image” hyperlink=”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:[wp_colorbox_media url=”https://www.whiteoaksnmgoldrush.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/The-Lincoln-County-leader.-May-07-1887.jpg” type=”image” hyperlink=”John Brown purchases house on Livingston St.”]
Aug. 22, 1887: White oaks Academy incorporates
Oct 10, 1887: [wp_colorbox_media url=”https://www.whiteoaksnmgoldrush.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/he-Lincoln-County-leader.-volume-October-08-1887.jpg” type=”image” hyperlink=”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: [wp_colorbox_media url=”https://www.whiteoaksnmgoldrush.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Dec-1888.jpg” type=”image” hyperlink=”Population of White Oak 1,000″]
Feb 2, 1889: H.C. Reil takes charge of Southwestern Hotel
April 27, 1889: [wp_colorbox_media url=”https://www.whiteoaksnmgoldrush.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/The-Lincoln-County-leader.-volume-April-27-1889.jpg” type=”image” hyperlink=”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:[wp_colorbox_media url=”https://www.whiteoaksnmgoldrush.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/anta-Fe-daily-New-Mexican.-September-07-1894.jpg” type=”image” hyperlink=”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: [wp_colorbox_media url=”https://www.whiteoaksnmgoldrush.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/The-old-Abe-eagle.-January-01-1892THIS.jpg” type=”image” hyperlink=”White Oaks high School starts Oct 5th, 1891 “]
Oct 10, 1891: Hoyle purchases the Whiteman Store Building
Jan 21, 1892:[wp_colorbox_media url=”https://www.whiteoaksnmgoldrush.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/The-old-Abe-eagle.-January-21-1892.jpg” type=”image” hyperlink=”Mathew Hoyle started contract to build the Hoyle House.”]
March 19, 1892 :[wp_colorbox_media url=”https://www.whiteoaksnmgoldrush.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Lincoln-County-leader.-March-19-1892-1.jpg” type=”image” hyperlink=”U. Ozanne purchases Carizo Hotel”]
March 24, 1892:[wp_colorbox_media url=”https://www.whiteoaksnmgoldrush.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/The-old-Abe-eagle.-March-24-1892b.jpg” type=”image” hyperlink=”Old Abe Mine Incoporates.”]
August 4, 1892:[wp_colorbox_media url=”https://www.whiteoaksnmgoldrush.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/The-old-Abe-eagle.-August-04-1892.jpg” type=”image” hyperlink=”Stone and brick walls erected on Hoyles House.”]
Sept 1, 1892:[wp_colorbox_media url=”https://www.whiteoaksnmgoldrush.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/old-Abe-eagle.-September-0.gif” type=”image” hyperlink=”Public School will open in Brown Building”]
Nov 17, 1892:[wp_colorbox_media url=”https://www.whiteoaksnmgoldrush.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/The-old-Abe-eagle.-November-17-1892.jpg” type=”image” hyperlink=”Hotel Ozanne opens”]
Dec 12, 1892:[wp_colorbox_media url=”https://www.whiteoaksnmgoldrush.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Santa-Fe-daily-New-Mexican.-volume-December-12-1892.jpg” type=”image” hyperlink=”Hoyle purchases 20-Stamp Mill for Old Abe.”]
Dec 16, 1892:[wp_colorbox_media url=”https://www.whiteoaksnmgoldrush.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Santa-Fe-daily-New-Mexican.-volume-December-16-1892.jpg” type=”image” hyperlink=”Construction on the Mill will commence in a few days.”]
Dec 22, 1892:[wp_colorbox_media url=”https://www.whiteoaksnmgoldrush.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/The-old-Abe-eagle.-December-22-1892.jpg” type=”image” hyperlink=”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:[wp_colorbox_media url=”https://www.whiteoaksnmgoldrush.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/The-old-Abe-eagle.-October-19-1893.jpg” type=”image” hyperlink=”Hoyle throws House party”]
Nov 23, 1893: [wp_colorbox_media url=”https://www.whiteoaksnmgoldrush.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/The-old-Abe-eagle.-November-23-1893.jpg” type=”image” hyperlink=”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: [wp_colorbox_media url=”https://www.whiteoaksnmgoldrush.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/White-Oaks-eagle.-January-30-1896.jpg” type=”image” hyperlink=”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