The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-10
CATTLE VS.. SETTLERS.
CHIcKAsHA, I. T., Nov. z, 1892

CHICkASHA, l. Il, NOV. I, 1919.
To the Editor Of the Eagle.
l see that my squib published in your
paper of the 1st inst. seems to have
aroused all of the ire and animosity OF
one lack Mulhall, and starts him off like
al alarm on an eight-day clock. and, L
am sorry to say, exposes either his igno-
rance or the exceedingly small calibre OF
the man. l said that the wreck was
south of Birds Point in the Cherokee
strip, which is on the Rock Island road.
and the above named road runs, be-
lieve. about fifty miles through the strip.
or crosses it from Caldwell, Kan, to
Hennessev, o. T., and the wreck was
some nineteen miles south of Caldwell.
Now Zack may know great deal more
about the strip than l do, but that has
always been pointed out to me as the
strip. lack writes like the Santa Fe
road was the only road that runs through
the strip, and that one only some thirty
miles, but will now inform him that
the great Rock Island crosses the strip
and is now completed clear to the Red
Ilbct Vi Vic SOuti Z1ftNh ma hb'O
roval blue blood flaming in his
veins, and he may be no mongrel,
but his communication to the
good paper would not so indicate, but
rather the worse l have heard of Jerry
Simpson, and will say that | am not
built his way and that l still have an old
pair of socks that am wearing, while
he got all of his notoriety by being sock
less and brainless. lack states that there
has not been over 1000 head OF cattle
on the strip this season. Great Scott! l
did not think that there had been even
half of that many. 1t has been repeat
edly stated the past season by such men
as lack that the strip was entirely clear
of cattle and different newspapers have
published the statement to the unsus-
pecting people and was so believepby
them. Who were the losers on cattle
that lack speaks Of? 1t was mostly the
men who were holding their cattle on
the strip illegally, and they not only in
jured themselves but worked loss and
wrong on the honest cattle men of the
adjoining states and territories. If the
cattle interest had not have been so
strong and powerful the strip would
ere this be settled by happy
and prosperous lot of people, and not
by some 30 600 head of long horns that
are, as lack says, being a loss not only
to their owners but to the owners of
other cattlemen. With the settlement
of the strip the Peerless Princess would
feel the wonderful infusion of new
blood that it would give her, and the
Eagle could soar over greater field than
she now does. l say down with such
treachery and imposition as we have en-
dured for the last two years regarding
the strip. On to the strip, throw it open
for settlement by happy and prosper
Gus people, and not by 10000 Texas
cattle that are in there illegally, working
wrong to their owners and to the hon
est settler as we'll Ny former article
seems to have hit friend lack hard, for
he hutters like bird that is bad hit. He
lays it all to Jerry Simpson, which is all
right so far as / am concerned, but when
he compares me to him and of being a
mongrel and coward l draw the line
there and think that was entirely I'M
called for, ungentlemanly and not tend
ing to elevate lack Mulhall in the minds
of the people.
Respectfully,
A. 3. SNOW,
Who is Enquirer of Facts.