Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-05-31
A Letter From the West.
DARLINGTON, INDIAN TERRITORY,
MAY 22nd, 1889,

| DARLINGTON, INDIAN 1ERklTOh1,
MAY 22nd, 1889,
! EDITOR SHEPHERDsTowN REGIS
! TER-Western wonders will never
cease. nor American enterprise lose
its cunning, push and goaheadity! the
| oklahoma towns of Guthrie, Okla
homa City, Kingfisher, Lisbon and
Reno CITY are conspicuous exemplifi-
cations of those things.
One month ago the country rested
Quietly. disturbed only by the screams
Of birds and wild animals and the
r,,mblinp of an occasional coach.
To day the country is alive with men,
women and children, some of whom
are striving to make a home on l6O
acres for wife and little ones; but the
majority iostling each other along
streets and avenues newly lald out.
On every side the music of hammer is
heard, on every hand houses are go
ing up, as if by magic.
Eastern eyes may strive to sea from
a distance the working OF western
booms but strain the vision as mucn
as possible. aid it with the lenses OF
Dowerful Imagination, still no ade-
nuate conception can be had. You
,nust he on the spot an actual witness;
even then you find yourself asking
the question, how can such things
be?
The towns mentioned above, eX-
cepting Reno City, were made with
a rush upon April 22nd; hundreds,
YES thousands, of eager, excited ana
energetic men who had taken part in
the greatest race of the 18th century
fonnd themselves huddled together
ON choice quarter sections. Within
an hour or so surveyors were laying
ont the towns, by night every lot had
been scared, by morning town or
carnations formed and the days and
nights of oklahoma quietude had
come to an end.
Reno City, only few miles east of
this agency, was started differently.
Seven town site companies of Kansas
and one here formed combine, and
upon the 9th of May from 200 to 800
practical business men went quietly
TO the desired place and organized
the Reno CITY corporation. The town
was laid out, names given TO streets
and avenues and people invited to
take lots. Before the Sth more than
LIN
frame houses are to be seen ON all
sides. Desirable lots are in demand.
No one seems anxious to sell, though
every one understands that he must
build by the Sth of July, or forfeit his
lot Stores of various kinds. lumber
ward, hotels, &c, are i'll full blast. Be
fore the end of the month bank and
a newspaper will be numbered among
the enterpriser, and fully 200 buildings
will be occupied.
The town is near Darlington, about
three miles, and about four from TT.
Reno. The Rock Island r. h. (now
about 40 miles north of Reno City and
building this way comes direct TO
the town. The Frisco road will strike
the town, also; as will the road now
being constructed from the coal fields
of the Choctaw country. The pros
pect is a good one, and there is hard
iv a doubt but that Reno City is des-
tined TO be the capital of Oklahoma.
Persons now investing a few hundred
dollars in lot and modest building will
be literally and metaphorically "on
the ground floor" and should the
Rock Island place its shops, Nc, at
Reno City lots now TO be bought at
from $50 to $500 will be worth 10 and
20 times as much. Small houses
Qarge enough to come within the re-
ouirements of the building ordnance
may be put up from $50 to $50. The
lots are 25x140. Carpenters are in de-
mand, and will be for months and
months to come. Should any spec
ial information be wanted by friends
at home I'll be only too glad to fur
nish same.
Tell Charlie Knott to pack his grip
and come out here for a few days.
Come with him, Bro. Snyder, and see
a live boom. The trip will do you
good, and | and my friends will try and
make things pleasant for you.
Il. J. SIMPSON.