The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-07-05
OKLAHOMA LETTER.


who recently located at Ei Reno,
o. r, the following letter;
FL Reno o. T., June "a, 1901.
My dear brother;
AS I have not yet attempted to
give you an idea Of things here, !
will cndeavor to do so. Having
been here only two months, OF
course ! am not thoroughly famil-
lar with the country OF the people
but have been busy seeing and
learning of both.
III Reno Is a beautiful little city
of seven thousand inhabitants,
and Is just eleven miles from the
Washito country. ! went through
the Washito and Caddo countries
with U. S. Marshall Hickox, who
was In search of whiskey Peddlers
land he got thcm) l considered
myself lucky in getting to take
this trip with Mr.. Hickox, since
he was thoroughly acquainted
with the new country
| can see no reason why the soil
lying south of the Canadian River
should not prove as valuable as
thnt north OF the River, and II we
are to judge from the present crop,
and | am told IL IL about ola aver
age this year. there II certainly
no better wheat country on the
globe. But the Indians have
chosen much OF the very best land
especially along the rivers, lcav-
ing but little except pasture lands
which are OF course very valuable
for raising stock.
The Indians after taking their
scperate allotments In the Kiowa
and Commanche River valleys,
have also taken 10000 acres
which comprises about one half
OF the area, and all the tillablc
lands OF the Apache Reservation,
so after deducting the land al
ready allotted to the Indians, and
In addition each 18th, 10th, and
32nd and 33rd sections, for school
purposes, which compose the best
lands In the new country, there Is
but little left that Is tilliblc.
Therefore many of the impatient
walters will return home after the
opening wiser. and with less
money than before they left their
homes.
would have writtcu TO you
sooner but have been waiting for
the result OF the Lone Waii in
junction suit, of which you are OF
course familiar. Every one here
except the cattle men who were
instrumental in having the suit in
stituted. seem to be highly
pleased with the decision Juge
Springer, Attorney for Lone Waif
and other Indians, will likely APP
peal the case to investigate the
disappointment think Had the
Injunction been awarded, we
.carly birds" would have been
"sooners" sure enough we would
have "sooncr" been home than
here.
There are now thousands OF
eager home seekers on the bor-
ders. some having been here for
more than year. II is almos,
impossible for one to get employ
ment within forty miles OF the live
II Is very hard on one with limited
means to pay i've to ten dollor'
per week for board. After the
opening there will be much dis
trcss hcre,as many are coming will
only enough money to get here OF
and will have no money ON whici
to get away. At pre- sent there are
live persons, at least, here TO
every claim and think there viii
be Twenty-Five for each claim b.
the time OF the opening.
BY some, drawing system /
advocated for opening tho neN
country, 20 save life and prcven
litigation, while others prefer
race. As ior myself, knowing th'
country ms ! do. | would prefer
race. But in race one mus
know where they are running an
what they are running for.
My opinions that no one shoul
come here expecting to get ricI
by chance. Good things are n
more likely to happen here tina