The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-06
LOOKING FOR LANDS
Where TO Locate Is Now the
Burning Question.
JUDGE MUSSELLER TALKS
Best Claims He Thinks are
Near Hobart.
JUDGE MUSSELLER TALKS


entry. The question VIII be more seri
Gus one as the fling advances and the
best lands Of the reservations taken VI
by the persons holding the lucky number
down near number one.
Judge a. R. MuseHer of Perry, who wa.
one Of the anoting agents in the Wichita
country and who is now in the locating
| business in FL Reno, was asked today
where, in his estimation, the best lands
were located. In reply Judge AIusellel
/ said: There are undoubtedly % Of the
best claims around Hobart that can be
found in any part Of the country opened
/ up for settlement. On Elk creek near
Hobart, especially, there are some fine
claims, and those with first choice in
this particular locality are sure to get
good farms. The Indian allotments are
( few, as the official maps viii show. There
is one thing about this country that is
Characteristic of all western lands, and
that is the farther east one gets the
better the land, from a moisture stand
point, for agricultural purposes.
South Of Bridgeport, nthe Choctaw
any man ever saw. In my estimation,
there are between 5 0and 100 upland farms
there. There are no Indian allotments,
and for upland this part of the reserva-
ton cannot be surpassed. Of course there
are tracts Of 4and IN this locality that are
/ better than others, but taken as a whole
! there is none better in the FL Reno dis
/ trict. In the eastern part of the reserva-
/ ton there are at least 100 good claims.
/ They are scattered, and there are bad
/ pieces Of land among the good. AS far
+ east as one can get, the better the land.
/ There is a me tract Of upland just west
/ Of Mlnco which viii be taken and viii be
/ fine farms for the homefnders"
In your estimation how much Of the
( Wichita country is good for agricultural
/ purposes?"
IN my judgement fully one-half of
/ the Wichita country VIII make good farms
/ for agricultural purposes. A part of this
country is in reality short grass country
/ and short grass is growing there now.
The people who attempt to make farming
land out OF a portion Of this reservation
VIII make a mistake, and they viii have
Just the same experience that the people
Of western Kansas had 4 few years ago.
There are Is or 20 good claims on the
WASN'T ariver in the FL Reno district that
have not been taken by the squawmea.
The Indian has taken his allotment near
the streams. The fun blood will not get
away from stream an he likes compa-
ny. For this reason there are so many Of
the Indian allotments so close together
There is one popularity about the Washi-
ia river. After it gets down from the
mountains the banks are very low. The
water is under the surface, and the land
close to it will be very valuable owing to
the fact that the seepage will continually
make the land moist The squawmen have
al taken their aIlotments along the Wash
ita. knowing this to be the case. The
fun blood Indian is back on the smaller
streams.
Along Buggy creek, perhaps oftener
called Doggy creek, are a number of
splendid claims. There is timber along
these creeks, but here as in every other
place there is bad land among the good
farms. There are some good springs
along Spring creek. but the country is
not generally a spring country. I was
very much surprised to find along some
O fthese streams some very fine timber
on Spring creek I found a walnut tree
which measured, four feet from the earth,
j. feet in circumference. 1t IS a magnifi-
cent tree, and there are others just like
it. Of course. people must not think
that the entire country is timbered. for il
is not But there are localities that are
very heavy with good timber. Sometimes
4
bee nat work. The posts that had been
cut We're lying where they had been left
and the deputy marshal evidently had
caught the men in the act"
''WelI what ABOUT the Lawton district?'
The land in the Lawton district is
different to some extent from the FL Reno
district For a short distance one finds
good land. and then for another short dis
lance it is az bad on Cache creek is
perhaps the best land OF the Lawton dis
trict ard is the most desirable OF any In
that district There are 10 extra good
farms close to Lswton that I know Of
The lard close TO the tovnsite VIII be
worth plenty Of money. but as far as
agricultural purposes are concerned the
land wil mot be as good as that on cache
creek. The land around Anadarko is
good, II one can get close enough to the
streams and viii make splendid farms.
The farther west one goes in the Law
ton district. the more the land is adapted
TO grazing purposes. Ii woul be my adj
vice 10 every person holding numbers 10
set as lar east il any Of the reservations
as possible"
Judge MuseIier VIII be located IN the
new landodice building on Bedford ave
nue. which is no Wabout completed. He
has already taken contracts TO locate
number OF people. and it Is SAFE TO say
that he has as good a knowledge of the
Wichita country as any man II the To-
eating business.
Nr. Daniel Bantz, OHerviIe. Ia. says:
Have had asthma and q very had cough
for years but could ser no relief from
the doCrcrs and medicines I tried. untn
took FO-EYS HONEY AND TAR. Ii
gave Immediate relief. and done me more
good than III the other remedies com
h.ned." C. Gehrins s2l Z. Douglas. Geo
Van Wer5el, rs =. 1ain: Wichita Drug
Co.. 40 L. Douglas
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