The Portland daily press., 1900-10-23
RICHEST DE ALL SAYAGES.
Coming DtstrIb utton Of Wealth in In
dian Territory.
(Nsw York SUM-

/ ~~A-AOllC GOuultlOA II COu5o-
quence OF the reorganization OF its gov
ernment which is in progress. A COM
nllsSlOn made up of three members with
'OO ASSISTANTS Is now engaged in making
up Inc maj roll of the Indians OF the
uinelehe tribes, appraising their land
anu placlhg them on their aIlotments.
by January I, 1901, this work will have
been finished and the Indians will be
feauy u 1aSe out their naturalization
papers as citizens OF the United States.
IL DIiHg this to a conclusion has in
SOiseu many years Of labor and the ez-
penditure OF 81 900. COD.
~ lung as grass grows and water
LunS' ny Ohe terms of this nations prom
l ls0 lii''ue N 1882, the Cherokees, Greeks,
oelnlnOles' ChickasaWs and Choctaws
"eL0 " nave for their own this tract Of
anu SHOWN as Indian Territory. So the
i've -Ilnes set up their government,
ea'n nOiolng 60 Its own tribal forms.
-H0i0 was not even an Indian Commits
Bullet sehe TO Keep more or less paternal
suArulansh1p over them. But the whites
Na-"e II, 1neermarried with the squaws,
creates ne easy going and INDECENT full
DiOOuS anu gradually gained control of
'ne government. Then the United States
soFernHlehe stepped in to limit the power
u 'ne whites and preserve the rights of
/ the Indians.
9LiOo Visa bilities imposed upon them
eii7 "nlOss Kept pouring In and, as their
noinDer increased, they so vehemently
ueiiiahueo Recognition that the govern
1AenO uec1ded on readjustment in the
lnuSres0 OF All concerned. The advances
u Une commission first appointed to visit
the Five Tribes in 1898 were slow and
nalOlng' though well planned, For three
years Uney could do nothing but ride over
Un0 AeTrIeory and meet the leading In
uleHs' VINO promised 30 do much but
never ulo anything Then shey sent out
One report that the Indians were harbor-
Ing OuViaNs who committed crimes In
oVner sUaess, that the full bloods were
Oeing ueee1Ved as to the real Intentions
Ol 'ne United States toward their govern
menu anu the half-bloods, who at that
Dline nau control Of the affairs OF the
lnulan government, were using every
lneans 20 thwart the purposes OF the
Oolilllls s1Oners, all of which was true.
congress replied to this appeal by
9eIyIng INTO the treaties with the In.
I ~ i eeu1 there finding clause where
~ ~ ~ 0Spr1Fe the Indian courts OF
S 80 ~ -is-s11c6iOn whenever it saw ht
oLIUotH'y now was the 0pportune time,
49, 49,, o. ''SS was forthwith passed The
tL Iu1'4ns squ1rmed and the fullbloOds
i pnIocsOcnSA 30 rise. Some of the old full
80 + yHS-<SS refused to quit their benches
DuU i1t-el1>y they learned it was of no use
49, " AloA, OAa9 act would be carried out
~ COA1 - N-14sl1e measures were suggested
~ Ou 10 commission and the Indians be-
ES'u W - IIIsAS9 Overtures, Little by little
10y sney TeTs persuaded to the steps which
nave A1 2S 60 the abOlishment OF the tribal
t tu1o. 1hOugh compromising fully that
ia TIji.TtnSS would accrue greatly to their
t.-a 49, AZ 81 advantage the Indians held
',5 oey TO the traditions of the tribes
Gu FL e1S1ered them only when they
cav W.. U1.e assVE movement inevitable.
uon ms division is made those who
~ 1,e,II So6 so hard and so loud against
- ~ " "a - Probably the richest saYages in
. Ono moI51- The country which VIII be
20 20 out among them is larger than
t Sno sceeo0 q South Carolina and of great
DoauUy e0G variety. Most of the soil is
q Joi ItoIs9l9- The water supply is ample.
a; "a oot9 u splendid oak forest thirty miles
- " IL runs through the Territory, and
~ AS1c1 pasture lands afford fat
81 us $50 LOC thousands OF sheep and cat
o-o = ~ million dollars worth OF coal
r~s @AsA ont OF Indian Territory last
go. oo1. - Is estimated that the products of
S SsG oe CO. o. tor the year 1898 amounted to
~ W.. Besides these things petroleum
- 40 AtI1 s9 Quantities is known to lie be-
1.o,S'n .1-9 SOIL and valuable veins Of lead
90 11I-S ac9 indicated by rich outcrop-
5..oss WHICH have never been mined. A
t tI1io olI-Lis6e and beautiful scenery make
V tba Cry one of the garden spots Of
20 A ado ms tbs goes to about 1900 Indians,
40, 0oT, coo acres being divided about
T't oody among the different tribes.
100 as Indians and reedmen negroes
r 1l.oSo ancestors were or who are them
so1F9s trs9d slaves OF Indians) who have
4 Fo11o,-, = .-tS In the different nations as
t Ioas % SSherOkee freedmen, 1000; Chero-
3 ,9V &c. ~ cCOs DelaWares having head right
CJoe1 ---'-,--ee nation, 1000; Cresks 1000;
sy ICS.e mon, 5000; OhOctaws, 5000;
, n90. freedmen, 5000; Ch1ckasaws,
I,Doo' SA1CkasaW freedmen, 5.OOO: Semi
noIes, 3, GOD. The Cberokees have inV vast
IT, ~ ~ C -1S TO the United States 81, 635 ,0OO
;V1S GI-S-Ss have 81, 900 900 thus lent, the
ss tat 6SSPFS S1,30S, GOO, the ChoctaWs
=; ~ ana the Sem1no les ST. SEQ, OO0. It
- 81 ~ - TED by Yams Bixby, chairman
tbo - ,-S omission to the Five Tribes,
80
,oaS, . and of average value as his allot-
a-'d 90, me Greeks will get between 100
AZ t.-. .e-tcres, the Seminoles about 100.
49, - = zataY7s and ChoctayYs about 509
Co+ =, ,,.a. Besides this land they will
So $500 ~ - shares of the invested funds
q : the 30 be paid to them just as soon
W. lave all selected their allotmenUs
s,,ido,e VIII become of these Indians thus
,o,, 80. ~ Snrichedi In the opinion of
tiors 80 outlook is not hopeful. Condi-
enc &C. - present are in a chaotic state
oondtt, ---esss not seem likely that living
SianS - 49, VIII improve when the In
, VD1lII Sssl1 the Territory Towns with
mo - a OF tive or six thousand people
- 0sWaIks at all and no roads
hnetnss..,c me name. After heavy rain
b151d1-9 Is practically suspended The
In 1Io - are OF the flimsiest character
not iT,-- - ming districts the Indians VIII
~ ,1Ce5=es - their farIDf because they have
up q 0ne1E, a1lotments. Few Of the fnIi
a = = 1888 their children to school,