The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1901-06-06

ain Wow. and other places on the border
of the iowa.Comanch country that the
surveys have been completed IN that
county. and are about completed In the
Wichita. or Caddo reservation. The aiiot-
Ing agents are fast following the survey
ors. ana the Indians being placed on their
allo,ments From all I can gather, the
surveying and allotments will bs COM
plcted In June or July at the very latest.
personal investigation, though of
necessity hurriedly made. confirms this
fact. Whether, OF courRo. there will be
delays ON the. part OF the government.
is mere venture. but 1 do not see
why the country should not be opened
BY August to August IS
IL IL the best gucss that tre manner
Of opening will be by lottery. This seems
to be generally accepted. both within
and without the country. The lottery
system has it's advantages, which have
been fully exploited from Washington
and locally. II seems satisfactory to
all Oklahomans. those contempia ting
entry and otherwise. To whom ! talked
on the late trip. or course there are
those lovers OF excitement and the soon
ers who wish to see the oid-time horsc
race. hut they are IN tho minority.
seemingly.
The Rock Island road running south
westerly from Chickasha. Indian Terri
tory To- Mangum. county seat OF Greer
:ounty. Oklahoma, skirts the KIown-Com-
archie country on the north. The washita
river divides this country from the
Wichita or Cnddo reservation. which IL to
be opened with the Kiowa- Coma nchr.
one =" 'h' most Dcautnni rid,s l ha''
-. u's Was'''a n"" 'h'eNa'
GO, ,as,, ".s' n''s"''.
homes n, "so,,aw',r.n' an, ,ar. ,,,.,.
here ana there n hau.nre,d.s nne hou.c
the trees and IittI. streams which abound
60 picn,ifuiiy. make the prospect n
pleasing one to the eye. OF course TIA.
lsaser's rights will not be valid when
thc country IS opened unless before the
.op was pu, IN the ihoian VINO leased
W." '"s'n W. ''s ano'"'eh'' men .he'f s'H
wnIch ,,,, na,.. 80 J., ,
or the right lost and the fences OF n.cns.
sity must come down. The spuaw-inon
really have the advantage. and have goo /
places as a rule. Along this valley. really
'h' nh''' IAN" IN the country ihic GEot-
s ., WV DC '''""s. ,h'y WIN a'so nc
.,,aa D., wv A' ","''
mo,r,n, ,,,, ,,,otr.n,s ,sI,, 'xna,,., e.
unc l.nas-,h.,e viii b. ml.n,y or 4, ,sf,
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Frank McMnsters' the veteran jour.
aalist of Oklahoma who knows more
II this new country than any other
,ne man says:
The kiowa, Comanchc and Apache
'esery;ton covers i.O3s squire miles,
he wichita l,lO', both joining each
,ther and extending from the South
:anadian river 20 Texas ana from the
.,..',,,, 80, ~.
u" pa "'"",
~. Wv ~, ,,,, " .o"'o' =,
"s' ~. " n'u"'a'"' nc
ne, 'e,,"''o"s a,'"o"en Soiac
80, "e
INV
Inc lchi'a mountains proper lie In
irvniinn and cover the principal parts
u townships twelve to nineteen inclu.
ive, and ranges one, two, three and
bur, in the Indian Territory. They
tlso extend into Greer county and
ralIv comnrisc some outlyinc ,purs
t,oxp NJ ,b. K.e.bc Uills n, Tho
| ,..,I,,., A.. A.,,.,, M,,,,..i,,,
.,' nv, ~, ,',,..
w tue ""r'""es'' i"e "icn'la ho"n'
ANS proper cover ABOUT i'ooo square
mics nut the entire system covers
huch greater territory.
The general trend, of the ma In ra npc