The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-09
caltlemea VIII Be Allowed to Craze Their
Texas Stock.
LETTERS FROM the INDIAN OFFICIALS
DIGESTION Of Interest ~ Ev~ry STOCK
, Man In Texas Has Been Drcsdea.
Text OF the Correspondence.

wright addressed 10 Mr. A. r. Rschsl a
nrcnIinent Texas ca,,lemRp ard from prln-
| eiral Chief Porter OF the Creek Nation 10
| =. NJ. civeps ESQ. sttcrnsv al MuskcxeA
1 L. T.. awe the exact status Of affairs in ths
| Greek Nation. From them will no learned
| that eettlemen will he rermitted to lease pas
I tlres from Greek ciugens and can Trsxc
cattle In that Nation withou, fear Of an
noysnes by reason OF local tribal laws which
have caused more or less trouble and In,
\ con yenience In the past The information
contained In these letters removes all doubt
caused by erroneous press reports referred
TO and will bs Eood news for the Texas ost-
tleman. Il is especially interesting IN Texas
ct this time TO those who ship their cattle
to the Territory. and as tbs cotton seed pro
ducts are short this wear large number OF
the cattle retained in Texas will likely look
| for feeding on grazing lands:
Mr.. J. Nj. Givens Attorney At Law, Mus
Mussosee, I. T.. January g. 1900. lin reply
20 your letter of this date In which you
statA that YOU are attorney for several OF
the defendants IN the suits which have been
Instituted against various cattiemen 10 the
mama OF the United states by ex-Chief Is
/ parhecher, az informed. for alleged viola
/ tons OF section Al1 Revised Statutes, United
states. and ask TO 10 informed IL the Creek
| Nation Ia interested In the prosecution Of
| the suits, and II II is the desire Of the Greek
Nation that these suits he further prose
cuted.
have 10 state that AZ the session OF the
| Creek council. tust ended Isnarhecher. then
chief. asked for an approprtstion OF 5000 10
/ the court costs Incident to the irsutution or
| the suits mentioned. but the council failed or
! refused 10 make the appropriation asked for.
| Iuaemuch as whatever hensnt that may be do
rived from the prosecution OF these suits
/ would be for the informer. az an individual,
| and net for tho Nation ] do not deem the
Nation interested nor viii | approve tho
/ AUTHORIZATION OF any sum OF money to carry
Z on such suits II the prosecutions would
1 ever have been OF benefit TO tie Nation the
! time has passed when ouch action would be
| effective because tho lands OF the Nation
| arc being allotted and rented under the
sul ervision OF the department OF the in
| terror.
Many OF our citizens Depend for a livoli-
| hood almost entirely upon the rents which
| they derive from their pasture lands. and /
believe tho further prosecution OF the suits
would tend TO keep cattlemen away from the
| Nation and would deprive many citizens OF
an opportunity 20 rent their lands. Respect
fully. p. Porter.
! PRINCIPAL Chief
Mr.. A. p Racial Muskogee. I. T,
Department Of the Interior ofhce OF United
! Statea Indian Inspector for Indian Territory.
Muskosee !. T., January 5. 1900, In reply
TO your letter OF even date herewith. wherein
have boon shipping moro or less cattle from
Texas into the Creek Nation during the
] bplink months ana lhtteninE them on grass
and thence shipping them to market; that
\ you have wlntered quite n lot OF cattle IN
the Creek Nation and for that purpose pur-
chased large Quantities OF feed from Greek
| citizens: aud you are anxious 10 ascertain
exactly under what conditions you can bring
| cattle from Texas into the Creek Nation dur
ing the spring months of the present year and
retain them there upoD grass lands during
the coming spring and summer. you are re-
spectfully Informed that under date Of May
IS. 1899, the honorable secretary OF the In
terlor held that
The evident purpose of the quarantine law
OF the Greek Nation was 10 prevent injury
to tho native cattle by coming in contact VITA
the Texas cattle that miaht DO shipptd
into tho Nation within the time prohibited
ger OF such Contamination, especially IL the
| foreign cattle be confined in the pastures
| which MAY be leased from the individual
citizens under said rules and regulations Of
October Z, 1898 there would seem to bs no
| good reason why the Texas cattle should not
be allowed TO come into said Nation IN
order that the individual citizens may do
rive revenue from the leasing Of their pro.
| poltonate shares which they are expressly
authorized TO do under the .proyiso IN section
IS Of said act OF June Is. 1895, Besldes the
manifest object OF said nrovtso IN section l6
| OF said act was TO enable the individual Cit
| zen 10 derive revenue from the use or leas'
Ing of lands OF which he might be In posses
| sion which did not exceed his proportionate
! share and that 10 which his wife and minor
children, are entitled. prior to tho time when
TO him. and IL was with o view Of enabling
! the iudi yidual citizen TO get the heneht 20
which he was entitled under said sections IS
/ October I 1895 were prescribed
| y is the understanding Of the dersrtment
| leseers is a fair and reason able amount and
| all the lessees can well sfo'i 10 nav. In
cater. therefore. where usruee have entered
or shall hereafter enter INTO leases with IN
dividual Indians under said rules and reeu
lstione Of october 7. 1895. IN the Creek Ma
| ton the TAX OF So required by said section
| s34 Of thu Greek Laws Will not be re1lred
| 70 be psid 10 addition 10 the amount ftinu-
lated for the several leases which may DO
approved BY the dsnartnenf but =
must be understood that the PARTIES entering
| into said leases must show good faith 10 their
| every act and where cattle are hTouEnt Into
the Greek Nation ana are not ooufned 70
| cattle have entered into Leases with indiridpal
Indians under said rules and regulations sec
| tion 2lfT OF the Revised Statutes VIII re
| rigidly enforced and to this end you are en-
! ioined n exercise spsesl diligence 10 order
that no person or CORPORATION snail ATTEMPT
psrtnent by turning their cattle loose uron
the public domain Of sid Nation. or By any
action IN violation Of the letter Of the spirit
Of the Instructions Of the department as above
! set forth and you will lake particular care
! that no csttie shall be introeucsd into SAID
Nation from Texas Or eltewneie walsh ars
Gauge injury 20 the domestic cattle IN eaid
/ viii alto state that this ruling is IN
|
| the ensuing season, unless unforeseen modl-
| fostiona are made OF which l have no in.
formation 1T this time Very RESPECTFULLY.
| J. Geo Wright,
United states Indian INSPECTOR for Indian
| Territory.
| The Texas railroads have bsen gery much
| interested in this matter, a. the rumors
| ahieh have become current In the state have
| been such as would cause eattlemen 10 hest
| tate before shipping 70 the Territory,
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