The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-05-14
FRESH FACTS ABOUT
WICHITA RESERVATION
n Peery Tells How the
N0rk Of AIlOting Lard
Progresses
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will not compare with Canadian
county but there are valleys here
equal to any country in the world in
the fertility Of the soil in fact much
better than any land IN Canadian
county, yet we must concede that
nearly all this choice land will be az.
lotted OF course there viii be noN
and then quarter section or a frac-
81 tion Of rich bottom land left. but II a
man does not know where it is he
would be at a loss to know where TO
stop IN a race Cor land as he would
stand ten chgnces to one in getting on
Indian or school land Nearly all the
brakes between the creeks are rough.
sandy land overgrown with scrubby
black jack and post oak timber. with
more wood in the roots than on top
of the ground There Is a large per
cent. of the land in the south and east
part Of the reservation, yet occasion
ally fine prairie glade is found CON
tanning two or three sections of level
prairie land that is really first class
and win raise anything that can be
grown in this country. Many of our
readers know that there are some
" fine stretches of prairie land in the
north and northwest part Of tle reser-
& walton. The great body Of good land
is on the Washita river. There has
been some ffrming done here in diff
erent places for the past thirty years
and there IS no record of there having
ever been a failure of corn, and the
average crop exceeds 40 bushels per
acre. The trouble is. from the stand
I point Of white man. that all this
land is allotted
Allotlng Lands.
. All three of the alloting crews are
in the field and at work, but have
not seen them yet, although see
their work every day. Judge Kirk
patrick and his corps is camped on
~ Cobb creek, in the west part of the
reservation. Lew Hornback, editor of
the Minco Minstrel is the surveyor
for this outfit. / understand that the
Minstrel man has struck 1t rich and
will probably retire from literary pur-
m suits and will be at home to his
friends on a fine claim in the east
part of Washita county. In running
the line Mr.. Hornback found that the
line of the c.. and A. country was
about half mile further east than
was formerly supposed, leaving some
fine land in Washita county subject to
homestead entry, and he at once en-
tered upon and occupied nearly, if not
quite, quarter Of very fine farming
land. One or two other members of
the party have gotten land too un.
derstand.
Mr.. Perry the disburslng agent of
the force, has his outfit camped on
Keechi creek, tributary Of Sugar
creek, and about twelve miles above
my camp where | am writing.
J Judge Musseler, the other agent, is
camped on Buggy creek less than
twenty miles from FL Reno and he has
alloted nearly all the Indians on the
Washita west of the mouth Of Stinkin'
creek.
N The Rock Island surveyors are in
the field sectionizing the land and
establishing new corners. They pay
mo attention 10 the old survey, but
usually vary from 100 to 200 yards
from the old survey in establishing
corners. so we are told.
TIE alloting agents certainly want
TO 60 the square thing with the In
dians, and to allot every one that can
be raked and scraped up, in fact
heard Of places where they leave a
tract OF 100 acres for an expected
Il event When the Indians have no
improvements only 80 acres are allot
ed on the valley, | am told, and the
other so must be taken on the hill
for grass lands
The alloting agents are pushing the
work. and believe It will be ready
Tor settlement by the first Of August
Several OF my friends in El Reno
know that | had considerable trouble
with the span Of mules that | am
I. driving before l left there. I am
glad to state that the mules and my
self are fast becoming good frlenss
yet / fear that do not enjoy their
full confidence, and l am sure they
don't enjoy mine. D. W. p.
Mr.. +. d. Arnold, Arnold, Ia. writes
He was troubled with kidney disease