The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-28
SI|RS SETTLERS Up
Secretary of interior Report
on kiowa Reservation
Is NOT FOUNDED ON FACTS
AthdavitS and Statements are
Made Disproving 1t.

Guthrie. o. T.. Jan S.-viais 81 wrath
are being poured downon the head Of Sec
rotary OF the Interior Hitchcock. who in
his last report on the Kiowa. Commanehe
and Apache reservation. designated the
great body OF land in thar reservation as
unfit for agricultural purposes Every
where in Oklahoma this statement is re-
| sented. Ahidavits are beins made and
public resolutions passed in contraaic-
ton OF IL.
The Comanche News SAYS: -sTaklns
the census OF the different tribes within
this reservation, as enumerated By gov
eminent officials, there are 2s7s Indians
who Will be entitled 10 len acres of land
each Suhtr2cting this ard the military
reservation from the total acreage IN the
reservation we have a little more chan
100000 acres for disposal By the govera-
ment Within this are the Wichita
mountains, containing. the secretary
save. about i000o acres. and the Keehi
hills. containing 25.0o0 acres This taken
from the 2.5oo.0 600 acres stan leaves Owe
100000 acres. al least % per cent
which Is tine agricultural land. as viii bc
attested by the thousands ~ honest nct
In this country who are thoroughly sr-
Quainted with every section Of land witt
in the reservation.
As to the area Of the Wichita noun
tains. It is admitted that most ~ fl a
MT FOR neither graziuE nor agriculture.
but It is not entirely a desert waste. \
very conservative estimate would place
the useful lands for grazing and aericul-
tural purposes - an amount sufficient Pr
500 homes OF i6o acres each. Resides this
II Is generally conceded that these noun
tains abound IN valuable minerals
with reference % the character ~ th,
agricultural lands. Il is only necessary -
ask the hundreds 81 farmers along the
border to learn that they have no doub,
concerning the good quality OF the land
for grains. cotton. etc u would he
strange coincidence. indeed. n the land
IN the reservation should prove 10 O.,
worthless for agriculture while the az
Joining lands in the Chickasaw countr
should yield 81 bounafmly 10 the touc1
Of the intelligent farmer. We are In
formed by reliable farmers who have
been farming IN the Chickasaw country
fHtfIHUFnn
Kiowa reservation. that they have known
but three partial failures IN twelve years
never "a total failure ~ all crops This
true. why should less good results be ey-
pected from the adjoining lands within
the reservation
As an index 20 what IS being done IN
this section IN the was % farm products
the following statement by the agent o.
the Rock Island railroad AT this point
viii not nc amiss:
For the fiscal year Just past We have
shipped from this station 2.Ss0 bales y
cotton, about 100 cars ~ grain and
number Of ears Of stock
What has been done here on the east
of the sSth meridian can Ee Done on the
west side
We are 10th 70 believe The secretary
would Intentionally make such faeraut
Misrepresentation concerning the char
acter ~ the country and IN cha-ity 20
him we shall attribute his remarkable
report TO those upon whom he depended
for information. and thar he was worse
than imposed upon the following afda.
Wits made 10y reputable citizens ~ thia
community. Ike which a thousand others
can be had. fully show
'f have had a general knowledge ~ the
reservation known ae the Comauche
c0uatrv for over twenty years. and knu-f
that a large majority ~ the land is hna
agricultural land as good and even ~,
ter IN the main than ihis part ~ The
Chiciasaw country, The water e. more
plentiful and better than 30 The chirka-
saw country. There s. compsrstivelF
rr.rrs fs. ff
''sfy occupation S. farming
y. II MONTGOMERY
"subzcribed and sworn % before me
this 2i,h day ~ January. 1soo.
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II have Ind q knowledge ~ the c1uu.
FRY known as the Comancha country Pr
ak years and know g. - b. az good arT
IN some respects superior 20 the chi -ka
saw country j. would So a fnr Farming
cousry- The great majority ~ ihs lani
IS tiliabie and ~ q very productive ma
trrc. There O. room in that country fer
several thousand good honles after tHs
Iniisos have been allotted thrir iarss
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yearF abf have general knawiait7 RI
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