The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-07
DISCUSS A PARADOX
Oklahoma Treats Eagle Man
to Water Story.
QUEER FREAK OF STREAM
It Implies Into Another Before
It Gets to 1t,
QUEER FREAK OF STREAM

ward Bulletin, has lived in that county
four years and has studied it as to topog-
raphy, meteorology and drainage as few
men. perhaps have ever taken pains to
do. He was in Guthrie on private bust
ness and in a leisure hour discussed the
situation in his county as to material re-
sources and advantages. It was brought
out that in western Oklahoma is observ-
ed the unparalleled phenomenon Of one
stream flowing into another before 1t gets
90 It. This astounding paradox is easy
enough when it is explained, as It is IN
The course of the following statement
made by Mr.. De Isle.
Northwestern Oklahoma is sometimes
placed ia the semi-arid belt by people
who are not acquainted with the facts.
The government records at Camp supply
and Fort Reno show that the rainfall IS
greater and more evenly distributed than
En- the sections either east or west Of it.
Lying as the country does just north of
The Wichita mountains and on nearly
level with the top of the mountains, the
moist air from the gulf rises and, OF an
elevation Of about 200o feet is cooled
and the moisture is precipitated. Dewey
Washita. Day, Woodward and the west
ern parts Of Woods county have never
known a failure of crops. This rainfall
extends about 20 the Kansas line, where
the elevation is about 5000 feet and the
atmosphere has lost most Of its moisture.
This section is the best watered by run
Ming streams Of any section in the west.
y,rA
the underfow breaks out into innumera-
BILE springs and creeks. forming per-
Tsct network of streams of pure running
water. TIE trend of the underiow IS
southeast but the rivers often run due
east or even bend to the north for long
distances. The beds Of these streams
are higher than the surface Of the coun-
try a very few miles south and the water
percolates through the subsoil and breaks
out in springs and creeks. and sub-irrl-
eating vast areas Of the richest level
lands. A fine example Of this is the Wolf
river Tt enters Woodward county at the
southwest corner runs northeast for over |
nifty miles and joins the Beaver river, ]
romlng from The west, to form the North
Canadian. From the point of junction
the river runs southeast and leaves the |
county at the southeast corner. Most Of /
the south half Of the county lies in the /
bend If this river The difference in eIe-
walton in the bed Of the river AT the |
points whore # enters and where it leaves /
the county IS over 500 feet. The water /
running in the subsou from the Wolf to
the Canadian river suh-irrigates whole
townships Of rich lands. and gives rise
70 numerous creeks and brooks Of the
purest water. The Persimmon Flats, in
southern Woodward county. is the richest /
section Of land in Oklahoma, barring /
none. Crops do not fail and forty bush /
els a wheat. testing "a pounds to the /
bushel IS not an unusual crop.
EVERY creek or river In northwestern /
Oklahoma has broad sub-irrigated fats ,
on which wheat. Kafir corn. cane. vege- /
tables. fruits and alfalfa never fail In /
Woodward county on the Cimarron river /
there are seventy miles Of irrigaung |
bitches taking water out OF the river. 1
irrirating large areas Of alfalfa land
This work is but in ITS infancy. Hun /
dreds Of thousands OF acres is sub-irrl- I
gated ready for crops. while every river
and creek has water that viii be used in I
surface irrigation and other hundreds Of /
thousands OF acres richer than any Of (
the irrigated lands Of Colorado. will he /
brought into cultivation within the next /
five years. These lands are now nearly /
au taken up by the very best people from (
the east and north. and most OF them (
have capital 20 improve and make their /
homesteads comfortable and productive +
ot onca
.'The people of this section viii never /