The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-06-02

thing must Be- an object Of curiosity to eve
ryoody IN The territory. The universal
testimony is that they will not work but
that they will drink all the whisky they
can get their hands on. They own all the
land II common-no one has fee in an acre
-ahd they squat down and fence in farm
wherever they have mind to. They rent
their landsto white men occasionally who
get pernitfrom the chief OF the particular
tribe, countersigned by the United States
Indian Agentto come in and soiourn. No
white man can engage in any sort OF busi-
ness except that OF milling or engineering,
without one OF these permits.
BY the gracious favor OF the council oi
the elk tribes, in legislature assembled at
Mnskogee, the capitsl Of the Nation. a
railroad was built through the sacred do
main, and that railroad Is the one over
which we traveled-the Missouri, Kansas
and Texas. About dozen ,full.blood In.
dians and as'many half breedsg got on and
of the cars in our-run through the Terri.
tory, and, a,harder and dumber set TO in.
teryiew than they generally wereit would
be difficult 10 fad. had an interesting
talk with q, white man awhoTuns grist
millamong the Cherokees, who says that
the eolored people who:used to be- the
slaves OF these Indians, and who have the
same territorial rights as the Indians them.
selves, are really the laborng population Of
the Territory, and many OF them, he says,
are not only well doing and prosperous, but
actually getting rich. l also talked with
one 81 these Old slayes-a well.dressed
woman, who, with her child, was taking a
81 : ,bs.Fn nnsH kIat IN
blacks in their settlement were doing
well-had very good'homes; were raising
crops and cattle, and In general getting
along satisfactorily. no - -
There couldnot possibly beagreater con.
trast presented between the two sides OF an
imaginary line than thatto be seen as you
pass. the line. between the territory and
Kansas. At once you strike succession
OF cultivated. FARMS while In the territory q
cultivated farm was really curiosity. The
country is the same but the population
vastly different The white man has his
longing eyes on the territory, and but for
uncle sans troops he would possess the
Hand In twentyiour hours 1tis only a
question Of few years, however, until the
|pressnre OF both immigration and public
opinion will open up, an arrangement for
the settlement OF this splendid country.
~ y tRAlLRoED DUILD1SG.
; Irhef Kansas country hereabouts is In
deed an attractive region. This place is u
miles from, the territory line and is the
principal point in the southeastern section
OF the State. The Fort Scott and Gull road
is being pushed by the Nettleton syndicate
to the Mississippi river, at Memphisas as
rapidly as possible, andis expected osopen
ior,the great grain shipments Of Kansas,
Missouri and Nebraska this fall. The dis
tauceiromi Kansas City to Memphis by
this line is only about 400 miles which Is
DULY half the present distance by way OF
ST gLAuis.. / refer to this cut OF as simply
one OF the important changes that are tax.
ing place in the Western railroad systems.
This one is what would be called in war an
important flank movement, because when
the Mississippi Valley Railroad is com.
pleted between Memphis and New Orleans
and connection made, between it and the
Fort Scott & Gulf line, the distance be-
tween. Kansas City and New Orleans will
be reduced to very little more than the
present distance between st. Louis and that
city. And thus there will. bsa new diver.
sion Of trade between the upper Missouri
country aud the mouth Of the Mississippi.
But enough on this subject forthe present.
II 90 from here into the interior OF the State,
and may possibly write you further on this
and other kindred subjects from some
other point. A. W. G.