Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-09-22
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49,. ,.....-... ,1 l,,,,..,, r,.ur. and
l.w tl,. uj.i, with ,,.n.r..,sr,
directed SOFA, T., promote individual
L,mn, "a, WY A. all in L,,,l-
,.ir. r,,u!,r,, which an Auuj.,.
T..lI l,f.., i, ,,ru,d for fine u.,. and
w,l,-la.n.o! humlni,v. THERE'S, Yer,
If,'.. In fl. Ch.rol.r .tr;rt b,, r,c.
u,uu,.aI, i ;or h,n. IL. The. soil !.
ri .,.r,rn i..~,;,;,, Ian, ,lo-o or.. .oo
sons ~ JroucIt and tho ,rac, j.. in
lime with ,hn.o vi,1-.v,,., and most
i,i,...5 l;..,i..,. 81 ,,.. w.., vhore
..f... ~, o,.1,.,,. III
,i.,.. -,,i.;.,, .,l..,,.-,.,.,, conditions.
! L,rc,. ,r.norti.n o.. ~, 1000 nocn,,
who ru.L.d So nrac;,,;t....Jvtoth o cav
eted territory. were at orce Ji.enchant.
,1 lax closer view and many r.,r,rod
home without even maxine a selection
OF the ouarter-section 70 which they
were entitled If tlev col,lJ find one
that suited them.
The area OF the Cherokee strip is
G.33S $40 acres. hut # this 10 1cO
acres have been reserved for allotment
to Indians; $4,000 acres for Indian
school reserves. and 100 $50 acres for
public schools and nublic bindings.
This leaves 1902 G27 acres available
for honlcstoads. subject TO a further
reduction for roads. rivers and until
liable tracts, afiordiny n homestead
for about one in three Of the crowd
which ponrod Owe, its borJcrs last
week.
The caI-c Of This remarkable move
ment is found in the sancuine tenn
perament of the American neonle :.
their spirit OF ENTERPRISE and prompt-
incs of ambition. There is an eruber.
ance of nature neculiar TO q free neonle
which constantly srprs ,bon, nm ., nm
tried endeavor for a bicbor n,a,o of
action. ANY scheme which nrom;ses
LARGE results finds If onoe ordont 10
taries. and those who embark in Il
shut their eyes TO noss;l,e d;s,nno;,t
ment IF their observation hos taroh.
tho, Inn, o,o - ,h,,,o,aos 20,
seelers finds sor,rna o,oh ,,en !,
the nrocess;op IN tho non, E,1or,do
fools conGdort ,hat ho nil 10 ,h.,
exce,,;o, If thor. ro ao,, :. A.
tract If land inst onorod ,,,t no,sos,
s,nerior adantab;l;t;os or cho;oo 90 10.
cation for secnr;nc tho host ros,,,ts
every claimant exnects that b;s c1a;m
embraces ;us, tho.e ono,;Gc.,;ons
The only object IN enlist tho uho,o
sor1 os s,,ob ant,,rs;os,s - oo,,,;ao
him that tbero - on onnor.r,;,u TO-
ocb;ev;ro f.uo ~ fo,.rno .,a.o Ill,
tate his cb.nces for crosn;no Tho x;uo
C;ven tho oor,,;,;onnot ;,o-i:-...
zeal wher q reasonable nrosnoc, ~ 20.
ward follows effor, ond rosor,oos
which ,eave M do,h, of srooos,., .lo
active valiant nrooross; 5:,,,
t;ous contestont for r,,oo :, a.
front ranks Of nrooress wbo, h.,,or :,
ducements can be offered than hu on,
wonderful State9 Hero o,.,,
THING nossessed NV tho vost ;n,and
empire and mucb besides There i
no comparison between the so;, of the
ultra.montane districts and Of Ess,.
ern Washington for cerea,s ,r with
that of Puget Sound xallevs for root
crons hons or t;mber lOrr oocess;
bilitv tn marriott FIR crors tbot cor,,
mand a world wide marknt ia pre eD,i
nent,v in orr favor and orr o,;rote
Is without the drouobts or beo, ~
summer or the extreme cold If winter
No menace in tho form, If cvc,ones
torn,does or tho v;s;,o,;o, of ros,.
sucb no swen, ovor tho vos, f.u
veor. ooo bon,s oro- ,hooo ,,,,o o,,,
tbo;- hor,.s ~ .h;s t.uo.oa CT,
Were this known tn tho masses in n,
Eos, wbo cool, 70 bo,,or ,ho;, oo,d;
t;on or 70 tbosa ,o.so.s;ro oon;,o
ovo;t;,c s,ro .,d COLO ;rvos,n,o,. a.,
problem or settlement OF our state b.
an ehterprlsing class OF thrifty ousl
ness men would be as speedily solves
as was the disposition OF the Cheioke
strip. But unfortunately, 1t IS eS
ceedingly difficult to instlll Just con
ception OF our mighty resources int
the mind OF the incredulous doubtel
separated by continent from tn
land OF promise. He will not listen t
reports That border SO much on tn
marvellous as TO pass entirely beyon
MS conception Oh reaiity' ana the con