The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-01-14
THE INDIAN TERRITORY.
The st Louis Il san Francisco Railroad
The Atlantic & Pacific Railroad-The
Chicago, Texas & Mexican Central, and
Other Matters

other Matters.
A reporter of the HERALD met Colonel
Boudinot, of the Cherokee Nation, yester-
day and had talk with him concerning
the Indian Territory and the railroad enter
prises affecting it, and the State of Texas.
II see Colonel, that some Indian delegates
in Washington are making furious fight
against the right-of.way granted by the
Choctaw Council to the st. Louis & San
Francisco Railroad; do you think they will
succeed in defeating it?
~ do not theright -of-wsy bill passed the
Choctaw Legislature by a constitutional
vote, after full, fair and free discussions.
The Attorney. General of the Choctaw Ma
ton decided that the vote upon the measure
made it law under their constitution.
when approved by the Governor. The bill
was approved by the Governor, and bill to
ratify the grant has already been reported
to the United States Senate and will doubt
less pass. | hope with all my heart it will. "
WHAT is the ground OF complaint by the
ut Washington"
They allege, as ! understand it, that the
bill was not passed by majority vote.
have been informed by persons who were
present at the Choctaw Council
that the bill passed the Lower
House by majority Of two or three; and
that in the Senate the vote stood seven
against the bill, and eight for it, 1t might
have been some other number, but there
was one majority in favor of the bill with
out the vote of the presiding officer; this
officer can only vote when there is a tie /:
he voted against the pill, thereby making
tie, and then cast his constitutional vote
to break the tie, thereby voting twice on the
same bill.
Are the Cherokee delegates assisting to
defeat the grant,
YES; they are too much given to med
ding with other peoples affairs; this right.
of-way doesn't touch an acre of land on any
but the ChoCtaw reservation; it is no bust
ness of the Cherokees, and they ought to be
ashamed of their impairment interference. I"
Are the Cherokee delegates able men?"
"Oh, no; they are fourth or fifth rate
men, even among the CherOkees. Adair
was man of genuine ability, and remarka-
bic shrewdness; his party can never supply
his place The present Delegates, ID. H
Ross, and man by the name of Wolf, are
weak brothers.
why do the Chickasaws object to the
right-ot-way, since it does not touch their
territory?n
They claim that the Choctaws have no
| right to do anything relating to their lands
without the cooperation Otthe Chickasaws.
| inasmuch as the two Nations always ioin
| in their treaties with the United States and
| they own both reservations by n commu-
nifty of interest. The real milk in thc
coCoanut, think, is that Oyerton and his
| set didn't get any of the chicken pie.,''
How soon will the st. Louis &
| San Francisco Road reach tLp Choctow
| line on its way down this way?n
| The Frisco road, as we call il for short
| will be running its trains to Fort Smith
| Arkansas. by the LIST of .hne or Jnlv neyt
and if Congress ratiGes the rirht.oc woy
| this winter. YOU will see several thonsond
men at worl, between Fort smith and paris
| By the middle of March. The ripht.of.wav
bin contains stimulation flat the 'T ,%cS
road shall be complicated TO Red river
within two venrs INT Rogors ,ha Eo,,anoi
| Manager of the road. will build il In lass
time than that lie is now constructive
fnur lines Of rnad - 'N '''s
"All at the same time?"
"All Mt the same time lie 10 brildir,
thirty-hye miles of road from Pacific whera
the Frisco strikes Inc Missouri Pacific road
into 81. Louis. Heretofore The Frisco hot
| had TO run over the Missouri Pocit;c
in order to get into st. Louis. They will soon
/ nuNC an lnIpDenuent line. Hp ia bnillinp
an extension from Wichita in Ksn.as
west to a connection with The main rrmml
of the Atcbison & Tonek, Road, onoth.r
west from Vipita. in the CheroEee W.tion
called the Atlantic & Pacific To hibur'
oucroue: and the fourth and most imnort
ant 10 Texas down through Fnyet,sviilo
and Fort Smith, Arkansas, To Red River ~,
Paris. where. connecting win Tho Chicaao
Texas ,y Mexican Central il will givo Vs.,
the nearest line TO 81 Ionis snd Ghics. o
and omen up for your use and Lrnetit ,Ss
coal deposits. much nearer than onv ,,o 90, %,
vour command. '' "'" "'
elias the Atlantic & Pacific riybt .ocwav
through the Territory west of Vinita ~
at has. there is no ouestion ahont ,bis
Such right-ol.way WAS granted bv tbs treatio,
of 1866 with the Cherokees and Creeks. /,
crosses no other reservation of Tho fvs
tribes. Z" NV
Does it pass anywhere rthe so-called
Oklahoma lands we have hoard 90 mncb
about ?"
Right directly through them Whom IA .
road gets to them il Will be very ditiicnl,
for the government to prevent their settls
ment they don't belong 10 any Indian roe
ervation, whatever. being lands nmrcbosod
by the United States from The treeks a nd
seminoes, and not vet appronrinied n,
any purpose. The government has n nor,
feet right to do what IL plenses with its own
lands; it could make a mark ont of tbs
| ,pklohnno lands ; 90 1, ms al,nal,. ~.