The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-18
PARK CITY GROWING
Town of Oklahoma Is Making Its Mark
in tliStorv


Park City. O. T., Dec. 1T.-Park City IS
now one OF the foremost fixtures Of
Conanche county AMI bids fair to some
lay become q county seat. when the cum
bersomeness OF administering the affairs
Of so great a county becomes unbearable.
The title sto lots are now being issued
and with the advent OF spring and the
rush of settlers. the town is sure 20 take
on a substantial growth. One great
drawback to the city has been an injunc-
tion stopping ali proceedings, but which
is now dissolved. The city occupies the
UNIQUE position of being at the only place
where it Is possible for a railroad to cross
the Wichita mountains, and for this rea-
soE cannot be left as so many such are
high and dry on the rrairies.
At present accommodations are very
limited especially as the ground IS COW
cred with snow and it is too cold to sleep
in tent. The commissioners nave a
building and are all large hearted fellows
SO every new conner is permitted 70
spread his blankets or their carpets and
the experienced travellers IN new coun-
try never forget 10 carry his own bed.
The restaurants are so small thaJ it is
necessary to go in one at a time and the
first man n is the last man out This
has led to a custom Of the regular boar
ders of putting the hungriest man in first
However the lack Of space does lot de-
tract from the quality of lie food. nor
the aood work Of the cook as the dinners
would temp men anywhere, while here
with appetilss whetter by the rare noun
tain air they are simply devoured.
The city hopes and expects To sc the
mining center as traces of ore are found
everyNhere and every gulch contains its
cabin Of men nusily entering the bowels
Of the earth in tunneling into the noun
tain after the store OF wealth that they
fondly believe IS hidden there The con-
stant reports Of blasting is an indication
of The energy With which the search is
being prosecuted At present the noun
tain valleys and surrounding prairies are
filed with cattle. driven Nh from Texas
to take advantage of the fine winter PAS
lures afforded by the mesquite and huf-
falo grass. The snow of the past few
days has caused cattle to drift badly and
every available man is row out -ustling
them back a sfast as possible. This wili
be the last year Of winter grazing as
every quarter section has been fled upon
an6 next season many acres VIII be pant
ed IN cotton as well as feed, AID as the
Oklahoma herd laws gre in force there
may be friction between the farmers and
the cattlemen.
There are two lady doctors here who
have plans for sanitarium. which viii
be built in the spring. There IS abund-
ance Of scenery. fine mountain air and
good spring water. which win so long
way to helping the physicians In their
work
Taking everything into consideration
tho promoters have every reason to be
proud of their work, and there is every
reason TO believe that their hopes viii be
fmfied in the future
BY the way. Park City IS not the name
as the postofice which the postal de-
partment has seen nt to name Orcana,
which is said to be a combination OF the
word ore. ard Anna. the name OF prom
inent territorial politician