Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1883-01-12

The Cattle Range Of the Indian Terri
tory the Finest IN the Worid-The
Cherokee Country. a5


tory the Finest IN the World-Ths
Cherokee Country. Rs
tCorrespondence OF the Kansas ca,
Times.) 8. : &. s. & &. - -
WICHITA, KAN, jan 3rd The
late order issued from the Indian
commissioner at Washington, D.
c., to Government Agent Tufts al
Muskogce, l.. r.. warning all
white herders ranging on the Cher:
okes outlet to remove their stoc
within twenty days" has caused n
little commotion among many
the cattle men in this section v
are now holding and owning hel
Of cattle running into the thousaI
on the Cherokee strip and rescr
ton in the Indian Territory. N
Drumm, c. r. Miller. T. Tut
and other heavy cattle dealers
hcrders in the Indian Territoi
having first obtained permits fronl
the head men and chiefs of certain
tribes, have gone to great expense'
and risk, and fenced large areas Of
land belonging TO certain Indian
reservations, and have thus con-
verted miles and miles Of the best
range in the Indian Territory into
magnificent and spacious pasture
fields. In these immense pasture
fields enormous herds of cattle are
now held. The Tinss' rcpresen-
tati,e lately accompanied a party
of gentlemen on ten days hunt
ing expedition from Caldwell into
the Indian Territory. O'Clock
in the morning the party entered
the eastern gate of one of these
large pastures and after travelling
westward the entire day passed out
of one of the western gates at about
4 O'Clock p. m, and yet this is on
ly one of the several large pasture
fields of the Indian Territory.
Maj. Drumm, one of the large cat
tie dealers of the Indian Territory,
has about sixty miles Of fence en-
closing the pasture where ranges
one of the largest herds in tho Ter
ritory. The fences are built of ce-
dar posts and three strands of bar
I'd wire. The cattle business
the Indian Territory has grow
to immense proportions. II
Iimated that there are now
head of cattle in the Indian
Iory. The cattle business
4 source of no little revcnuq
various Indian tribes. whq
! tax Of 80 cents per head
num on all cattle ranged,
,cing payablae to the
whose reservation the CO
leld. The late trouble ID
De entirely with ba-0h6
are made to tin
or department from the Ch@
country that cattle men arr
ng, building and fencing \
# the Territory. The COZ
ire said to have originate
me Phillips, formerly Of
vho now resides in Wash
md who has taken the cont
'btain a presidential veto
court bill, giving th}
cd States district court Of \
jurisdiction over certain pol
f the Indian Territory. Phih
laims also to be the attorney h
he Cherokee tribe Of Indians, yet\
seems that his relations with his
licnts are not of the most harmon
Gus kind, because Chief Bushy has
cccntly reduced his salary from
G, 900 per annum to s2 800 per an
um. When let alone by such
ncn as Phillips the Cherokces ars
peaceful, unintcrcsting tribe, nu-
nerously and extensively crossed
nth negroes, and freedmen of the
outh. They are partially civiliz-
d, and in fact the Chepkeesas a
ribc are close upon the heels of
utilization, as many ofthe squaws
ear old soldier pants a Cherokee
luaw Attired in old cavalry pants
18th a bright yellow stripe down
he side makes stunning picture.
IN the revenues Of the cattle tax
nd the government allowance the ,
herokces get along very well, only
ertain meddlesome persons keep !
lg them In hot water. The cattle :
usincss in the Indian Territory
'on the small beginning Of very