Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1892-07-07

THE RICHEST Of NATIONS.


No Other People Can Match Dollars
with the Cherokee Indians.
Il. H. Burlington, president Of the
Cherokes senate, and 9. g. Boudinot,
nephew Of Colonel r. g. Boudinot, the
famous Cherokee statesman, have rooms
at the National
Mr.. Burlington attracted no little at-
tention IN the lobby Of that hostelry by
his magnificent physique. standing
about feet 4 inches IN height, and
weighing close to 200 pounds. Mr.
Boudinot. while not as tall AZ his friend,
ID a magnificent representative Of tho
Cherokee race standing fully six feet,
and weighing about 100. The two
gentlemen arc not full biooded, but
very light, the parents Of each being
half white.
They are in the capital AZ the repre-
sentatives Of the Cherokee tribe to ratify
the saio Of the Cherokee strip 10 the gov
ernment. Tho land sold compromises
Gee 100000 acres and the price agreed
upon by the contracting parties is 81 ,421J<
per acre. This win make the Chero-
KEGS, who number about 10000, the
richest nation or race Of people in tho
world. Tho Okage tribe comes next In
wealth, as the money they have depos-
tied with the government for the sale Of
lands gives them an interest Of $3.50
per capita each quarter.
Few people In the states realize that
we have little world practically among
ourselves, said Mr.. Boudinot, "but we
have one Of the most complete govern
inents I'd existence. Cur Land Ii -te
most fertile, and we raise all the grams
OF tho west, and In thesouthern portions
We raise cotton and tobacco. We re-
ccivo about 100000 interest from the
federal government. and with that we
support ours. We have our own con-
greaa, the house Of Representatives hav-
ing forty members, and orr senate, Of
which Mr.. Burlington Is president, eight
IN. Our laws are all printed IN both
lnglish and Cherokee. We have had O
written code Of laws for seventy years,
and also an imperfect system written in
1905 We have our Judiciary, composed
of minor courts az well as district and
supreme All proceedings. however,
are carried On Ia the English language.
'sThe Cherokee & the mozt civilized Of
all the indiana. We have always been
farmers, aud have had the government
IN our debt instead of them suppannm
as. The Chernkecs original,
foznd ia east Tennessee, Nod
IAllnn and northern GeorgIa. iyy be soto,
who mentions tfelnA. OH traditions,
however, tell rs that We had 81 900
acres of land given as then, which we
sold back in 1883. In 1919 . largo part
0f our people inftnn went to Arkansas.
Eventually an went there and finally
succeeded III uniting once more on our
present reservation IN 1888. In 1907 we
adopted the Shawnees, and IN 1893 the
Delawarua.
1--WE today own land IN Alabama
about IL 600 acres. and other lands in
Arkansas. We sold the Oklahoma strip
some few years ago, and have also sold
the outlet Of Gee ,000. 900 acres for gt.A25f
the acro u the government, which con
tract we ara now here to ratify. We
viii leave the money with Uncle Sam
and draw the interest, and will use II
upon our roads. We have spent many
thousands upon them already, but want
to make them perfect The word Chero-
keo Is pronounced 'Chal-o-gee. ~ Wash
ington Pest.