Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-10

ana half stone dwelling. The last. |
but not least, the finest hotel building |
IN the indian territory was commenced |
IA structure of stone, 2ix60 feet. two |
stories high, with an ell extending 40 |
feet. This hotel building Is for a
health resort as mineral water has |
been discovered on the block, which
exceis IN valuable medicinal properties
anything In the Southwest. This hotel
will not only be a health resort. but
will be first class city hotel, being
located on block adjoining the beau
house.
County Sent.
As yet no bill has passed congress-
dividing the Chickasaw nation into
new counties. hut 1t is already agreed
by bills introduced that two counties
shall be created out of the west half.
This makes Comanche virtually in the
confer OF the southwest new county.
Aside from our central location, one
Of the finest stone quarrles in the ter
rltory nd1oins the beautiful plateau
set aside for court house purposes, and
the saving of expense in erecting
public buildings is a sufficient guaran-
tee that Comanche will be the county
seat by an almost unanimous vote of
the people. 1t is true that other points
will strive to secure appointments for
the temporary court on the point of
public welfare. but Comanche is of and
for the people.
Health.
Comanche and surrounding country Is
| noted for It's health. There ID probably
as little sickness for a distance OF TWEEN
| ty miles around as in any spot in
| America.
| Crops.
The principal crops are wheat, oats.
corn ana cotton, and this locality is
/ equal to the famous Paul valley, as
much as forty bushels of wheat per
acre having been marketed here this
year. The yield of oats this year was
enormous. some crops making as much
as 80 bushels per acre. One short crop
only has been known here in fourteen
years.
The Fort Sill Country.
II Is known to but few that the OPEN
Ing of the Fort Sill country will lead to
disappointment 10 a large majority OF
humseekers, who expect to find at
Fort sill the l60-acre homestead they
were waiting so patiently for. with
exceptional valleys north OF the Wichi-
ta mountains and east Of Fort Sill, the
country is rough, hilly and broken. In
these valleys near Fort Sill and the
mountains the Indians Will all take
their allotment The billy and broken
/
As the Indians can not sell their al
lOtments for twenty-one years, II Is
safe to say that locality can not keep
pace in progress with the rest OF OK
lahoma. South and southeast or For'
Sill Is a rich agricultural country
through which run Cache, Beaver ano
many other small streams and TINS
locality will not be taken by the IN
dian allotments. A knowledge of the
country and the general situation was
the reason why the TeXas-Oklahomf
Union selected their location In th'
very heart of the Beaver country, abou
fifteen miles due west OF Comanehe
where they will build the town o
Sumpter while the rich farming land
that will be opened up 10 white set
tiers will extend to within one and
half miles of Comanche. Thus 1t WI
be seen that Sumpter and the Unloi
colony will be feeder to COmancho
8, this town being general headquarter
3 and base OF supplies for the who'll
5 movement. Arrangements are 7oN
t made by which emigrants can Ia
1 their stock, seed. feed and househoI
|. goods. with a free ticket for one ma
A, TO look after the stock, and the outt
y il transported from Fort Worth /
); Copanche over the great F'ock Islam
r route for SIG.
4 Farm Lands and How obtained !
!, the Chicisasny Nation. =,
4 our lands here are owned by u
:, Chickasaw tribe in common and whi
/, settlers rent them at from 20 TO
~ cents ner acre. The renters own tine
improvements and buy and sell CLAIM
. the price governed by improvement
and value of lease. Our town Iots al
r held under contract by the Union mai
agement and are disposed or by gu
n claim deed-the price commencing
j 81 each in the winter OF 1898 ~ ar
d has steadily advanced under the lari
e Immigration and immense lIApION
r. ments to from so to 500 each. w
$1,000 have been invested for the pupl
Al welfare at Comanche by the ma
" agement up to date, and every doll
lie recelyed at Comanche will be spent
ie and for Comanche. 1t Is Intended
3. disnose of the city property at ten p
lie cent of its real value. This is the S
D. oret of its remarkable growth and
N a guarantee of Its future.
r Water.
d There is running stream throui
u the town seat and an abundance,
pure, fresh water under each town i
nj The we'll contractor digging and walli
a well and insuring water on any TOW
~ lot for Sli.
er Timber.
s. Timber in abundance surrounds =
" mnnche, furnishing shelter from u
at high winds and furnishing our citlZe
=, With posts and fuel for the mere
ID nense of cutting and hauling
Drainage. /.
in r,o a,t,,ation for drainage for I
It. o,ty ia complete, which is guarant
SO of health. .s
IL Conanche has brass pana'
We Comanche has a board OF trade
MS about thirty members, who have Sc
to eral charge of the welfare of the to"
our schools are second 70 hone
ne the Territory ana tartl'e nbildren and
IN 70 tole adyantage of safe investmer
or in int town property, preferring to ride &c
no 70 their farms Instead of sending th'
IT. eniidren n long distance TO schooi.