The Press., 1889-03-28
OKLAHOMA.

The New York Sun has sent one of it's men to Oklahoma, who gave the actual facts about the history and present condl- tion of that disputed strip. The following is condensation of The Suns account:
 The original Oklahoma of which the people have heard so much contains only i, ,s87, 800 acres of land, while the new ter ritory will aggregate 23, ,267, ,719 acres.
 The land about which there is an Indian dispute is the tract called Oklahoma prop CT. Having been a part of the Louisiana purchase the title to the land was unques- tionably vested after the purchase m the United States, and so remained until the United States relinquished its title. By the act of congress of May 2o, 1850, the United States began to relinqulsh this ti- tie.
 Nobody doubts that the land at that time became the property of the Creek tribe, and it SO remained without dispute until Aug. z, 1856. On this day treaty was concluded with the Greeks by which ''they conveyed these lands Including, of course, Oklahoma proper) to the Sem1- noles provided. however, that the same should not be sold or otherwise disposed of without the consent of both tribes legal l ly given given" Thereafter the land may be said to have been held in partnership by both tribes. It 90 remained undls- puted until 1866.
 The reason for the treaty made i'll 1856 is unimportant. The motives behind the treaties of 1866 are interesting. The trea' ties were made during the booming days, just after the war.
 On March 21, 1866, the Seminoles made treaty, in the third article of which IS 1 the following language
 "In compliance with a desire of the | United States to locate other Indians and freedmen thereon, the Seminoles cede and convey to the United States their entire domain"
 Their entire domain included, of course what is now called Oklahoma proper, be- sides lot more to the east thereof.
 The statement that the treaty was made in compliance with the desire of the United States to locate other Indians and freed men on the territory ceded was deliberate lie. It was deliberate attempt to obtain property by false pretense. Within four months after the conclusion of the pur chase by the United States-tbat is, or July 25-a bill was literally railroaded through congress by which the Atlantic and Pacific railroad was granted right o way through the land so purchased, ant every OC1O uu1uD0JGu ScCUAOA LII A1A0 AOi forty miles on each side of the railroad wal given to the company. The lands were bought that they might thus be given tt the railroad. There is no doubt that could all the facts pertinent to the case be brought out in a court of justice the titl' in fee to Oklahoma proper would revert t' the Greeks and Seminoles on the ground of fraud and misrepresentation in tn transfer, but no such case will ever b heard in court.
 T As to the law in the case as it reads Judge Parker, in passing on the matter says:
 '"To my mind this language used in th third articleof the Seminole treaty amount to a conveyance of the title of the land de scribed to the United States"
 The color of title in the United States however, did not open the land to. settle ment a formal proclamation by the presi dent and land office was necessary to d.
 that. Hence the anomaly that it was SUI 7 veyed and open for a railroad title to al 2 tach, and not for settlers. The Atlanti and Pacific railroad, however, failed t 7 complete it's line in time, and 1880 the SC : called "boomers" began their raids.