The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-07-27
HOW / PROGRESSES
Delegate Flynn on the Work
in KiOwa Country.
SAYS 1T Is IN GOOD HANDS
Refutes the Report That Ger
onimo Is Insane.
SAYS 1T is IN GOOD HANDS

Considering the number of men al work,
the business Of preparing for the allot-
ment Of the Kiowa and Commanche
country, a preliminary which precedes
the opening OF that country to settlement
as making rapid progress. and the open
ing next spring viii he the greatest in
The history of the country.
That is the word Delegate Dennis
- Flynn Of Oklahoma brings from the
indian country. Yesterday Mr.. Flynn
was in Wichita on his way home from
the Kiowa and Commanche country.
where he has spent some time.
ut viii be the biggest opening in the
history Of America" said Mr. Flynn to
d reporter for the Eagle. Il do not ex-
cept the opening Of the Cherokee Strip
or Of the original Oklahoma 1t is the
last agricultural land which the govern
ment has for the settlers. 1t has been
extensively advertised, and in a crop
year which has been excellent in this Sec
ton ard bad everywhere else. People
VIII flock from far and near, those from
nearby points actuated by positive knowl-
edge Of the sections superiority, the 9TH
srS by reports OF II.
And the Fort Sill country is a super
Tor country the congressman added. 81
have not always believed that. But I
have seen it now, and it is good agricult-
ural land. 1t is not full Of canyons and
is well watered."
''You ask me about possible mineral. I
don't know have always thought there
was mineral in the Wichita mountains,
which are mountains in fact as well as
in name, but I don't know. But I can
tell you this positively, for I saw it.
vas shown a hole in the ground from
which poured forth a thick black liquid
They told me it was asphalt. 1 doubt it.
think it is oil thickened and blackened
by 4 long passage upward through the
earth to the surface. And gas? II that
is of. then there must be gas in the
aeighborhood Positively, I can't say.
A gentleman told me a story that some
Indians hired well diggers to drill wei
for them; that one day the well exploded
and threw rocks and everything else
around in the air and Indians were so
afraid Of It that they hired the same
1rillers 30 fill it up again. I wouldn't
put money up on the authenticity Of
that
NO. the Indians are not opposed to
:llotment That IS a mistake. The report
that either Kiowas or Commanches op-
pose allotment is a canard. On the con-
trary, the Indians areeager for allotment
And I want TO say right here that they
are the best >anket Indians I have ever
seen. They are the best blanket Indians
we have produced. That is my conyic-
ton Their agent. Colonel Randlett. is
the right man there. It is to Oklahomas
interest that he remain agent. He treat
ed me cordially during my stay and told
me that since the Indians were to be al
lotted he regarded the reservation al
ready as a part Of Oklahoma"
of the ultimate division Of the new
county I would say this that favor put
ting it into three counties-two counties
Of this reservation 10 be opened, and adj
dins the Wichita reservation, or part Of
1t, to Blaine county and filling the boun-
diaries Of the county out
Now the men who are to hasten things
along are doing all in their power to do
thar very thing. The man in charge is
Indian Inspector Nesler. liked Nesler
and I know the prospective settlers will
be glad to hear that he is business,
work correctly. but he understands the
Impotence OF US Oklahomans and he Is
going 10 put things along for our sake.
Mr.. Nesler has under him two special
agents. These special agents are send
ing out surveying parties and they wifi
work right ahead speedily Mr.. Nesler
assured me there would be no delays
We are fortunate in having him down
there for he is the man for the place.
His force is too small but he is doing
the best it is possible for any man to
do with il.
IT met no intruders. The report that
the country is fun Of them is a mistake.
Probably an occasional schooner. on its
way to Greer county or Texas. will
trundle across this new land. but the idea
that it is full Of sooners has no founda-
ton
Il wish there was some way 20 hasten
allotment along when IT comes The
total appropriation for all the work of
slloting for the whole of the United
States is SCOOP and that is so small that
The work when it is reached is likely to
be slow"
lis it true that Geronimo is mad?'
Mr.. Flynn was asked, inasmuch as the