The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-09-25
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.


Now for the first railroad to pierce the
new lands.
In month it will look as though it had
never happened.
The worst used up people were the open
ing newspaper men.
After all, Indian reservations are usually
reserved for white men.
And when every man saw the new coun-
try he cried good lands" He was right.
1t is.
There is no place like home-particular-
ly when you had to run like giraffe TO
get it.
The Indians eyes haven't quit bulging
out yet. 1t was worse than firing a canon
al him.
A sooner is no sooner on his claim than
another man comes up who can prove that
he Is sooner.
When the Cherokee strip opens, there
will be plenty of line to start from. That
Is one gOoo thing.
And the best thing about it all is that it
adyertlses Oklahoma from one end of the
Union TO the other.
The governments contract with the
Cheyenne and Arapahoe Indians is to fur
nish the subsistence for six years yet.
The familiar figure of d. b. Dyer is alb
sent from the scene Even the memory of
the wide swath he once cut is growing
misty.
Now while the eyes of the country are
upon Oklahoma, it might be we'll to dis
play some of her wheat, corn and cotton
statistics.
Several Oklahoma City business houses
are being conducted by the wives of the
proprietors, who are chasing around over
the new country
1t would be a good thing ii the record OF
the opening was kept upand nobody would
be killed in the new lands within the next
twelve months.
1t seems too bad that any poor woman
was left in the race. while some rich old
pot bellied speculator has got claim that
he has no right to.
One OF the greatest delights in Oklaho-
ma IS for the man who Came from New
\ ork at the 80 opening TO call the people
of VI opening ''tende -ie-t."
There are a great many people in the
east who never heard of the land until
after it was opened, who will come out
with money now. expecting To buy.
Governor Byrd remarks confidentialIy TO
a friend that he will be the last Cbicka-
saw governor A true prophet, i Governor
Byrd. but 1t does not require miraculous
within our own power 10 control. Gov
ernor Byrd Is the Chlckasaw government,
and if it is his will that the form of gov
eminent should change, the change viii be
forthcoming.
Oklahoma Times-Journa!: There IS an
impression prevalent that tie Indian lands /
in the new counties will retard their devel- /
opment. There will not BE- - much had |
rance to develop from that quarter as
might at first be supposed. Some Of the /
Indians are good farmers and live ID lux
urious homes. The others vii. lease their ]
lands to the white neighbOrs and the only i
The allotment will make viii be 4
in the extent Of the farms. Men will !
lease the Indian lands ia section tracts /
and farm more extensively than in coun- |
ties without Indian lands The rent the !
farmers viii have 20 pay viii De oil spent +
At home. and the rent system viii not
therefore be draining one The number I
Of good houses will not be 50 great By res- /
son OF the presence of the Indians, but the 4
nun Der OF bushels o. whegt ard corn and 4
the mum Der Of bales Of cyttOu will not be 4
e-seued.
Colonel Tackett. the chief Of the ailot-
ing agents ia the Cheyenne and ATapahoe
reservations, says tue Indians % that
reservation have no conception OF TIE
quantity q land EMBRACED ia 10 acres and 4
bat few Of them have sufficient know.
.dcze % the ways AID customs Of civilized I
people 70 know the value NJ land except %
]uiid thriT tepees upon One leading Chey- {
.uue he says, came 20 blm a few weeks
igg % have allCtueuts 81 apsrt for six
eea They wanted % All II q body. and /
wanted K 20 extend back from a certain
irt.e crseE They lncl1ated through the
the with they waited the
rsct. which was % near mile that the
ran ir an even mile. 7 The sur /
I
r0u the creek - gel TIE outside lines n /
he tract Aasr be had got out 3 couple 1
Z miles t1e interpreter czzEss % aim and
informed him tbst t1e IadiAus did 20. I
vanr % much land They were deter
mined that Ehe tract should be made
mailer. auc K vas w.th considsTabie diff
ulty tnAs Special Agent Tackegt Induced
aern u take tLe fail amount