The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-10-03
READ AND REFLECT ON 1T
fQ16 r2lQiyJ ilt
E0 aNIC1 91G AGO Dl
The Surrounding Territory Re
fleets the X Productiyeness of
Z the Kiowa and Comanche
Reservation.
TnE nEsERYATIoNs.

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The Indian reservation is located be
tween the waslfitas river on the north nnt
Red river on the south and between thu
9Sth meridian Of west longitude on the easl
and north Fork or Red river on the west
and contains in round numbers, 4.OOOO0OC
acres. .Frou,this willgheR deducted about
one million acres tasenup by the noun
tains, and like amount to be allotted to
tho Indlaus, leaving about two millienacres
to be thrown open To, White settlers. The
lands occupied by the mountains is only
available for grazing purposes, and rich in
gold, silver, tin and coal. These are still to
be developed. N
WELL WATERED. IA
Tie lard,.outside of the mountains are
unduatIng prairie, well watered with liy-
ing streams of water is found by digging at
&, pths .'of. twenty TO thirty feet. All the
streams bear more or ess fringe OF tim
Der, while large areas are covered with a
growth of mesquite trees timber which
make good fence pests and is excellent
fuel, Other sections and some streams bear
growth of timber large enough to saw into
lumber. ANY or all Of these timber lands
are productive, and win mako fine farms.
By an act Of congress approved June b,
1900. tile above reservation is to be opened
to settlement On the north side of this
reservation is another known as the Wichita
reservation, which may be included at the
T. vol Enoun 'rla
law opening the reservation, provides that
the aIlotments shall be made in from three
to six months, and makes 1t 9he duty Of the
President. to issue q proclamatlon opening
the country within six months after the al
IotmeutsNare made.g 1t is not likely that !
the President will take the six months, and
and he may issne his proclamation immedi-
etely after the ailotmcnts are made. Thus
ii may be ssen the lands may be open at any
time from the early spring to summer of
next year sstA AtN@ AFt VIZ
PRODUCTIvENESS.
There need be no doubt Of the product
iveness of these lands. They have been
tried in every quar,er witlla result that has
produced 20 to 80 bushels Of wheat, and 40
to 80 bushels OF corn per acre. These cropa
have been raised by farmers living on In.
dian lands. The valleys Of the washita, 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, sll..afford the fin
est grazing in the world.
The. lands to be- opened to white settle
ment, aster the Indian has taken bis aiots
ment. Will give comes TO nearly 10000 flmi,
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 climate is all that can be desir- ,
ed, being happy medium betweeH 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 tue mercury seldom Y
& goes above hundred, while the nights are
invariably cool. In winter the mercury \
seldom goes below zero, aud then for only a \
day or two. The reservation has one eline Of Y
railroad on its northern border, following \
Ihe washita river. withtwo more surveyed
and wii probably be built before the opea- !
ng, which will give market facilities equal !.
% an older country.
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