The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-03-16

TIE Tribe sAa Its Dtsssasasss-Ths 1sssular
Stains 81 she waite Man asA Nssrs.

ShOCTAW NATlONs L. 1y muTcu 0.-kn0
Choctaw Nation Is one Of the i've nations into
which the Indian Territory 10 divided. Its ter
ritory Is bounded on the east By Arkansas. or
the south BY Texas. and on tho west and north
BY the lands Of other nations including those
OF the Chcrokeos and the Greeks. It contains
1000 square miles. II 10 divided INTO sixteen
counties and three dlstrlcts. IT. surface 10
diversified by largo rolling pralries. alternated
with low nat bottoms. meadows. forests. hills.
and mountains. Tho forests extend over 0
large portion OF tho Territory. The most valu-
able timber Ia walnut. hickory. ash. and cotton
wood. The ground Is underlald with coal.
with In some places very thiokl seams The
coal and timber are hardly touched as yet.
Some day they will be very valuable. In the
river bottoms the soil 10 probably the richest in
the world. When only half cultivated 1t pro-
duoea immense crops. Cotton and Indian corn
are the main crops. Tobacco. sorghum. and
the cereals. as we'll - root crops. also do we'll.
The development Of the country IL. however. .
thing OF the future. A few mines have been
opened. principally In tho neighborhood OF Nc
Callster. In the last year the Improvement Of
the Poteau River which runs for about forty
miles through the Territory. has been mooted.
1t drains a large section Of country near the
coal smbsT stons ana ore. TRs
whss sro
after that Of tRs usitsd States. Is COMPOSED
Es s1 casd Chief Or Govsrnor e:stsd
by tho people. Citizens only are allowed TO
sos pS ss H
than 1905. The remainder are whites who have
married natives. The remaining population 10
tssiSsss 9ss ss BY aS 10 Rave
ySs: i y: HIssioa This permit Is issued q, On
to Is by the man must Be- asnsty
stated He then takes his application duly
sarS tp the cs q II: ce o Ssn who nS
issued to. the applicant. who must prove that
abide 'nis, H%S Il N' IL san DO % this
rsssSes the pae@ s.
mon !aborer. or servant to citizen. It 10 so
stated in the permit: and he pays $3.50 for II
In the various trades and caiiings. as we'll as
the learned professions. and ali except those
Any white person can obtain . permit. unless
reason why he should not recsive it. In that
case his application vii! DO rejected. Though
sHa these s~s NOW
little LITTLE w4s s the law iSsn fsssrasa that i: effect
toned. Outside OF few honest man disposed
to abide by the lazy no attention WAY paid to It.
Who reiSsed se Obtain % and those
| who had settled placea OF their own. many OF
tho latter class iraudulently claiming rights.
the Goysrnment Of tho United States. and re.
sss s.y .'% TRs ss
teleEraphed . the commander at Fort SIN to
tain. With soldiers to use as hs though. nsoss-
snry. Lieut. Shoemaker was ordered with his
company t. the choetaw s sla and reported
removal OF intruders. including all non-clti-
z.ns who we're in any manner offensive to the
This spread general constte g. among all
bsssn
fused who. a few months before might have
The price Of the permits was placed At si7
snd III. E. Is
experienced in the western and interior coun-
Chief Iii arrSsd "a the EASTERN syson y tse na
ton. notably Scu!lyville and SuxarloSf c3MH-
tee much opposition was encountered: This
themselves The average Chootaw loves work
little better than his savage ancestors. They
with which they bought slaves. cleared and Gull
richness. Thus they lived for many years.
@ hsm
hsy 49, only w had Snt r., or s,of
SION when n.sdsa Only 70 b tickisd 70 spring
In this, strait they eagerly accepted the offers
OF the whites, who. after the war. came flock:
s" SG to m hs on sSo1 5a h s
great and growing nuisance Of intIudsrs,
great mass Of citizens were dependent on white
labor. II their renters and hirslings wers
The whites composed their principal labor a.
the negroes, whether native or from the States.
Many citizens openly opposed the removal OF
arrival Of The Tn it'd States " soasrs Ing
was strongest in ,sugarloaf and Scullyyllle
!hsrs than in any other part OF the nation.
Many more farms had been opened and more
rs.sSs THIS s sss bscsms so
great that open talk OF resistance was heard on
every side. Several citizens gathered erowdss
reSonsian was apprTands3 Had s not so s
Sly have been the examination. Ths law AVIS 70.
stricting the citizens to one hireling was
modified So as to allow OF their employing
three. provided that they, were OF good charac-
ter and that they had never iraudulently
| This pacified 10 large n number Of the mulcon-
| tents that but few were left. and these were
| easily overawed.
After this tho work OF removal went on
| quickly and was soon accomplished. The Chief
returned 70 the capital and dismissed his
fOrceS. But right here 4 totally unexpected
result took place. The intrudsrs began to re-
turn. at first covertiy. one by one. and then
openly and in crowds. Nothing could now, bs
| done with them. as every means OF removing
them had been used. True. the law provided :
| line aud punishment for such Offenders but 1t
was found Impossible TO enforce 1t. Their re-
| turn gave rise to civil commotions In which
Sheriff Lnnier Of Sculyvlle county lost his life.
These troubles however. gradually died
policy and b. modifying this rigor Of their per
| init laws. restored q degree Of peace to the
country The opposition 70 the law l. not so
strong as formerly. and the price Of permits
exist. but on the whole the comparative calm
fM,", OF ne times promises peace 10. the
what part the negroes play In the affairs Of