The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-07-05
K|ONA IND G()NANCHE
Country Described by One
Who Knows II.
ALL GOOD FARMING LAND
Except What is Equally Good
Mining Land.
aLL GOOD FARMING LAND

Mining Land.
Guthrie, o. T., July 4.-The Chickaska
Express publishes the following Of the
Kiowa ald Comanche country:
In giving this writeup of the Kiowl
and Comanche reservation it is with a
view OF giving a truthful and accurate
description, nothing in malice or over
drawn. The writer has been across the
reservation several times, on hunting and
fishing trips, and once with heavily load
ed wagons. He has seen the reservation
as wilderness. and again in few short
years when he was seldom out of sight Of
house. These houses are those OF the
Indians, VINO are now largely upon their
own allotments and each has a house
provided by the government and the In
dams own effort. This improved con-
dition is due largely TO the efforts of the
Indian agents, the foremost in this work
being that or Major Frank D. Baldwin.
The Indians are now living in houses and
many Of them cultivating more or less
ground
The lands lying south Of the mountains
as wen as TO the north are largely sus-
cepdbie to the tickling Of the plow ard
the industry Of the plowman and farmer
That these lands are productive is proven
from the fact that such lands are now
cultivated. and further by the evidence
that the Chickasaw nation on the east
and the county Of Greer on the west are
In cultivation and producing good crops
and sustaining large populations. There
need be no doubt as to the climate and
productiveness of the reservation. It is
not only a good climate, but has a r-o-
ductive soil. Surrounded as it is by coun-
ties already settled, cultivated by reo-
pie who are intelligent, cultivated. re-
lisious and refined. makes it a land very
very desirable in which to make a home.
The surplus lands after the Indian has
taken his allotment, will give homes to a
great many families. About one million
acres will be required to give the Indian
his share about million acres IS taken
up in the mountains, leaving about two
million acres to the homesteader.
In the description below will be found
only that picked up fAon actual observa-
ton and q residence OF thirteen years on
the border:
The Kiowa, Comanche and Apache In
dian reservation lies between the Wasb3ta
river on the north to Red river on The
south, about 100 miles, and from the gth
degree of west longitude to the North
Ferk OF Red river on the west dis
tance of about ninety miles, and com
prises shout four million acres Of and.
The location is easily found on any mod
era map. Tbs great Rock Islands Texas
branch runs close to the eastern border
ana has 2 branch line from this place
which follows the Washita river which
river Is the boundary lire for a greater
part 81 the way between this reservation
ard that known as the Wichita reserva-
ton. No map but of recent date viii give
this new line, it having been built dur
ing 1899
This reservation is composed Of fine
agricultural and grazing lands both north
and south Of the Wichita mountains
which is a range of low but rough and
rugged mountains reaching from thu
eastern to the western boundaries and
comprises about one million acres. These
mountains contain minerals in untold
quanuties-untold for the reason thai
they have been guarded with The jealou,
eye Of an agent and his Indian police anC
United States troops from the vtgilan
search and covetous grasp of the willy
prcspectOr. That rich minerals exis
there cannot be doubted at this ,ime
There has been enough found and tccte,
70 prove that gold. silver. tin. platinum
zinc and lead exist there in paying guam
Titles. We Save on our table a piece O
ore that win fuse with the heat Of al
ordinary wood fire. and a metal e,the
tin or lead, will flow from it. Cola an,
silver are yet undevelo2ed to an axten
tn prove their req value but ASSAYS hav
shown values ranging from 81 to $3.50 &c
toK. and even much higher The rush 70
These claims will equal that Of the =
1ays Of California. that Of Pixies Peak
and that Of the latest gold find. the hloI.
ai!,e
Along the foot of this mountain sang
are numerous streams Of running water
ski~ted with more or less timber. Til
and along these mountains is more C
ess broken. but afford fine little valley
II fertile lands. and the firest Of pastur
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