The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-11-13
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THE OBSERVATIONS.

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The indian reservation il located be-
tween tie wa.hifas river on the north ana
Red river on the south ana between the
asfh meridian Of west longitude on tie east
and north Fork or Red river on the west,
and contains in round numbers, 100000
acres. FROM this win be deducted about
one million acres taken up BY the noun
tsius. and Ike amount TO be allotted 70
the indians. leaving about TWO million acres
70 be thrown open To white settieFs. The
land occupied ~ the mountains j. only
available for grazing purposes and rich IN
gold, silver, tin and coal. These are siili 70
be developed.
WELL WATERED.
TIE lands outside Of the mountains are
unduiatyng prairie, well watered with Nv
Iux streams 81 water Is found by digging at
depth. Of twenty to thirty feet, All the
streams bear more or Icss fringe Of tim
Der. while large areas are covered with
growth Of mesquite trees timber which
make good fence posts and is excellent
fuel. other sections and somestreams bear
a growth Of timber large enough to saw into
lumber. ANY or all Of these timber lands
are productive, and will make ine farms
Byan act Of congress approved June 9,
1900. the above reservation i to be opened
10 settlement. On the north side Of this
reservation Is another known as the Wlchita
reservation, which may be included at the
came time, but tins il not yet known. Inc
law opening the reservation, provides That
the aIlotments shall be made In from three
10 six months, and makes it abe duty OF the
President to issue proclamation opening
the country within six months after the al
lotmepts are made. 1t is not likely that
the President will take the six months, and
and he may issue his proclamation immedl-
etely after the allotments are made, Thus
It NAV be seen the lands may be open at any
time from the early spring TO summer OF
next year.
PRODUCTIVENESS.
There need be no doubt Of the product
fy ness Of these lands. They have been
tr ed In every quar.er with a result that has
n-odueed 20 to 30 bushels Of wheat, and 40
to 50 bushels Of corn per acre. These cropa
have been raised by farfters 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
est grazing in the world.
The lands to be opened to white settle
ment. aster the Indian has taken bis allot-
ment. will give comes to nearly 10000 fami-
lies. The price Of these lands will be Sl.21
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 climate is all that can be desiI
ed, being happy medium between the hot
climate OF Texas and 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 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
The Washita river, with two more surveyed
and will probably be built before the OPEN
ing, which will give market facilities equal
to an older country.
CHICKASHA.
Chickasha, Indian Territory, lies TWO
miles cast Of the eastern border Of this In
dian reservation, and is a city Of 1000 people,
with all that goes to make acity ofthat size.
1t is lighted with electricity, has JOO-bar-
rel per day Touring mill, an S0-ton Per day
cottou seed oil mill, local and long distance
telephone, two wholesale grocery stores, ten
retail. grocery stores, eight dry goods stores
four gents furnishing stores, four hardware
and implement houses, four lumber yards,
three banks, five drug stores, two jewelry
stores, one steam carpenter shop, three ho-
telm lodging houses and restaurants in.num-
bers, together with all shops Of blasksmIths,
Loot and shoe, etc, that go to make up a
growing, pushing city. IL has six church
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