Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-01-12
OKLAHOMA NOT TO OPEN.

We harm from ii source well
| acquainted with the inside of mait-is
| IN The lnniun ter, TORY that there is
Hiilr possibility of the c,'uniry known
A. Oklahoma proper ever being op.n' q
ia seiilemehI. 4 number Of reasons
TOR This conclusions are gwen: In the
| first ,lace il Is 100 small in SIZE 10
| make state of itself, nrXi, it cauno;
| be formed into Il stale WhIl,- IL Is sur
| rounded on al sides hy Indian lands,
| ihu- cutting il of Iruiu civilizations;
aud again. lie addition of the Jhero-
kre strip wouli make IA oddly on
>tfucied state. Which would at once
condemn Itself 10 ii prart cal mind.
its>ides these reasons There Is a grow
| iHg feeling among those i'll authority
| that IL Is best nos To open II, bat To
settle Indians upon II, aud thus
pr, ven, the lawie-sue-s, anarchy and
| blood-hea " hich are sure Ia result in
the &c tiemept OF the C .uuiry, by rea-
son OF The thoussnd ''permiIs," cerii-
flea e. of pruteUiiun.' LEGATIONS of
.ia'n.s:' OF the various Oklahoma
r.louit> by means ot which q dozen
men or more have been located upon
the same quarter section. 1t will be
"a terrific s,iuggie Tor possession, ana
-ucil n fight Always brings bad blood
I'D lswle-suess.
The i,'an most likely to be adopted
in opening The territory 70 move The
CHI, enGe, a rapaiiue. kiu"a and
Cun.anche Ind'au tribes east OF the
9Sih principal meririian (ihe western
bvuudsr, of Oklai"ina) aud occupy
with these Indians iii- Oklahoma
country aud that part OF the cherokee
Tip !, ing east of 50. Tie entire Ter
rirory west of line 9Sih principal me
ridian will then he thrown ot.en 10
settlement, the Panhandle of Texas
annexed. and thus n new state f"rmed.
! FMS proposed state of Oklahoma"
would in every way he large cnUugf,
and have advantage, from lis mearn-ss
to the great markets which would
make il u powerful rival of kan>as,
alter a few Years of marvellous settle
mrni and gr"wih.
Tho-e " no do not favor moving
the l"diaus from their present Local
lions, suggest that The Indians b..
gathered into large colonies in the
garden sp is OF their present rrs'r-
vai'"nS, be given the lands in sever
atty Giving earl, Indian l60 acr 81
| had and vrs'iuh the title IN him in
~irI, a wa, that he could not dispose
of his land except ait r the expiration
of a long term OF years. and the"
throw their country open and allow
the settlers To merge among The In
dians and sriile al unoccupied lands
There seems TO be "A growing senii-
meni among ihr cong e>srIeu and de-
Irari,iPni uffi rials in f.vor of d.creas-
ing all Indian reservations TO a size ill.,
dicated 10y The actual need of each
tribe, and opening the balance for sell
Element. La iIis manner immense
Tracts Of valuable min raj, grazing and
agricultural lands will be added e., the
public do,nnin. VIII. rras, now these
lands stand as barri.rs against all
progress of railroad construction,
sriIlen. Di and civilization. There is
such public pressure for some action
in reference 10 The Indian Territory
that congress will doubtless take some
action IN that direction during lis
pra-en, session,
For The defamation of those of our
readers new Ia This S ciion we wouii
explain thai the 9S;h principal rrrri-
dian alluded TO in This article passes
through Hams as about six miles east If
Antony. East OF that line II. s Okla
hona AID The Chicasaw country, aud
west IF that lie lies the Chez enne and
Arapah"e reservation. ami The W,ci,-
lila, Kiowa, aud C"manche reserva-
ton. tie Cherokee strip living along
The border OF Kansa-, north OF OKLA
l,"ms and ,he Cheyenne country
Anthony Republican