The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-11-10
THE RESERVATIONS.

THE RESERVATIONS.
The Indian reservation l. Iossted be-
tween the wa.hita. river on tine north and
Red river On the south snd between Tie
gsfh meridian u wet lOngtude on the east
and north Fork Or Red river On the west,
and contains IN round numbers. A0oDoDoO
acres. From this viii be deducted about
0ss million acres taken up By the noun
tains, aBd like amount TO be allotted TO
the indians, leaving about Two million acre.
70 be thrown opsn b ghiIe settlers. The
lands occupied ~ the mountains IL only
available for grazing psirposes and rich In
gold, silver. tin and coal. These are still TO
be developed.
WELL WATERED.
Tie lands outside Of the mountains are
undulaigng prairie, well watered with iiy-
ing stream. Of water j. found by digging at
depth. Of twenty 10 thirty feet. All the
streams bear a more Or les fringe Of tim
Der, while large area are covered with
growth Of mesquite trees, timber which
make good fence posts and T. excellent
fuel. Other sections and soDe streams bear
a growth Of timber large enough 70 saw into
Lumber. Any or all d these timber lands
are productive, and will make line farms.
Bysn &C, Of congress approved June 8,
800, the aboTe reservation l. TO be opened
70 settlement. On the north side Of this
reservation l. another known - the wichita
reservation, which may he included at the
sane time, but tins T. not yet known The
law opening the reservation, provides that
the allotments shall be made In from three
70 six months, and makes it abe duty Of the
President to issue proclamation opening
fhe country within ix months after the al
lotments are made. II Is not likely that
the President will take the tx months, and
and he may issue his proclamation immedl-
etely after the allOtments are made. Thus
It may be ssen the lands may lie open 1t any
time from the early spnng TO summer of
next year.
PRODUCTIYENEsS.
There need be no doubt Of the product
ivsness Ct these lands. They have been
fr ed in every quar,er with a result that has
produced % 10 20 bushels Of wheat, and 30
10 80 bushels Of corn per acre. These cropa
have been raised BY farmer. living on In
dian lands. The valleys Of the washitl, OF
Cache creek, Beaver and other streams are
more or less cultivated every year, and al
ways give good returns. Tee uplands are
productive Of all cereals, and afford the fin
EFT grazing In the world.
The lands to be opened TO white settle-
ment, aster the Indian has taken his alIot
ment. will give comes TO nearly 10000 fami-
lies. The price Of these lands will be Sl.2j
per acre, payable at the end Of five years
residence. No better chance to get home
in this superb climate viii ever be known
again. The elimste Is all that can be desip-
ed, being happy medium between the hot
climate OF Texas aud the cold climate OF
Kansas or Missouri The days are never ex-
cessiyely hot, nor the winter excessively
cold. In summerddays the mercury seldom
goes above a hundred, while the nights are
invariably cool. In winter the mercury |
seldom goes below zero, and then for only a
day or two. The reservation has one line Of
railroad on its northern border, following
Ihe washita river, with two more surveyed |
and Will probably be built before the OPEN
ing, which will give market facilities equal /
10 an older country.
CHICKAsHA.
Chlckasha, Indian Territory, lies two
miles east Of the eastern border Of this In-
dian reservation, and Is a city Of 1000 people,
with all that goes to make acity Of that size.
II Is lighted with electricity, has j00-bar.
rel per day Touring mil, an sO-ion per day
cottou seed oil mill, local and long distance
telephone, two wholesale grocery stores, ten
setall grocery stores, eight dry goods stores
four gents furnishing stores, four hardware
and implement houses, four lumber yards,
three banks, five drug stores two iewelry
stores, one steam carpenter shop, three ho-
telss lodging houses and restaurants in.num-
bers, together with all shops Of basksmiihs,
loo and shoe, etc, that 60 10 make up
growing. pushing city. IL has six church
builuings with stated preachers two school