The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1895-10-03
4sENI-ARID LANDS
Congress Has 10 Jas1 Conception
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in = state ~ nature
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Gc0lnss 0f . ffgnt~r Nfe On the plains.
fhfs cash payment" required may seem
al fighL bot in the Hight u actual facts.
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must h. nonossss that she pOliaS Of re-
qgifluS Dsy for the Land j. o = wise Que.
But one alike detrimental 70 the settler
and 70 The government Itself Hsd fhe
horBesfeas Law "a reference 20 all this clsss
Of ~"rsrni-zfiG isnds~ BEEN - amended
that each settler would have been com
PEELED 20 expens on rs izHd. o. in the
vicinity % The kame. The rum of = cents
per acre. 81 labor o. money, a. he own
discretion. before be could get title. in
the construction Of reservoir. lakes.
ponds and low dams % The creek. Al such
places ss fnlght BE- determined 10 a com
Dstsnt engineer. these half-gsierea lsndH
would 0 become fruitful fields. WhGe
the nation souid reap = rich return IN
he better Development OF a body ~ b
best bread lands % ihis slSs o. The ROCKY
mountains.
Outside Of mere fees ard commissions
10 give tliis. this great government cannot
afford 10 call On these g~ettlerS for a single
dollar. except ~ be expended IN rome such
way ~ has been indicated TO a4d IN chang.
iDg the Climatic conditions" OF these
lands.
But Il IL not % scientific neglect or d
the mistaken policy Of the government a.
20 these lands. hat we write. bat abat
we say - mainly and especially Intended
TO draw public attention to the value Of
there lands. the causes o. their semi
andity and II possible 10 Indicate q
remedy for the same.
We refer now 20 that portion Of these
lands lying between tho Rock mountain
and the Missouri river. and between tho
Rio CraBde. on the south ana the yellow
stone, on the north. a vast area Or rich.
kindly land. which. 10 ~ can be made re.
liable and productive. will be an elc
ment Of immense strength 10 this great
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t',aI ~, /" y 49, $50,
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'tslty p'..'.hph' a.
grown IN the United States.
The cereals from these lands viii moi
reach the market or the mills. Mouldy,
sprouted and half decompored, by reason
OF having been grown and harvested on
"yot lands wheat rye barley ahe
oats DO rot need a Wei "atsi-'s'ch'
land ~ needed N a goo sou
plenty OF sunlight ana a proper AmVeht o.
moisture ana ralhiah h9ihcIeht 20 N's'i'
Gus growth.
The damp atmosphere, the CLOUDY
weather and the heavy rainfah "i III
nois and Indiana are no criterion Tor these
lands. tn make crops n succer" We hseo
more muisture Snd an hhnltoHai i"iHia"
over what We now have. And we hseo .
better supply OF vapor Ia the lower htI"'o
OF the air ihhn We now nave III W"h'
years.
II what has been said ~ correct men u
deficiency OF moisture u not All eNh' pro
yided such deficiency can be 80 iaf RENE
d!ed that a better anu a more "hon
bread grain can be secured. TO ne S'mi
arid" In 10 be dehclent IN mo-stuIe "hu
rainfall. Anirmativeiy. these iah1s' "
quite "a portion OF then' rave Sunn,ien'
rainfall and moisture 10 mature a menIuh
crop Of small grain. ana some hehhoh'
produce a good crop OF corn bul W .
majority OF the years the Ia'hlall ahp
moisture on most Of the lahd ~ not SUI.
icient for a run yielh hence lh'
lads are called 'sem!-hrld' Aha 'h'
result rs more or less snort crops.