The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-04-15
HoRNsEcK TALKS or
THE oPEN,,G
Thinks Klowa Reservation VIII be
Opened About July.

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Opened About July.
According 60 Lewis Honbeck of
8nnco. who ls win the anotins agents
IA thc wichita country bs July J en-
alloiments In the Wichita and Kiowa
countries will be completed In an
interesting letter from Anadafko he
says
This is April 9. cold damp and
drcary VIII spring never come?
A. NJ Dunn, Of the Rainy Mountain
school. tells me Of rather g singular
incident he contends that it has
not rained any worth noticing in this
part Of the country FOR eight months,
and that about an the smaEer streams
have long since ceased to flow Now
ha says tnat on his way down here
yesterday he found cvery stream, big
and little. flowing in fuii curreat and
yet no rain has falleu What gauaci
thatg Mr. Dunn offers NO cxplaaatlon
oi the strange occurrence and only
says TITS q fact All the same
Fred Barber has been compelled at
last to surer amputotion Of his leg
above the knee. Surgeon Oldham oi
wichita had been sent for and the
operation was performed today Mr..
Barber Is a young man of Agent Ran.
diets family, who had his ankle brok-
en- by a fall from his horse some two
weeks ago Every effort has been
made 10 save the foot and restore the
broken ankle. but without avail AM
putatlon became necessary 20 save
his life. Colonel Randlet IS much d's-
turbed
Mr.. Nick Of the Rock Island sur
veylng force and chief engineer Of
that company was here today pre-
pairing to turn a large force of sec
tionizing surveyors loose on the
wichita reservation. This afternoon
considerable body Of them reached
here from the camps BE- the Kiowa
and Comancho country, and win 90 on
tomrrow think they aim TO camp
either on lonide south oi the Flato
ranch or near the old Williams place
on Sinking creek They will begin
work on the washlta, next to the
meridian iine, and work west and
north as far as they can reach from
their camps
One or two OF the allotting camps
win follow close after the section sur.
veyors ia day or two. and the rest
Of the allotting forces to quickly fol.
low suit So far as | can learn, and
probably as tar as has yet been de
cided, it seems to be the plan to send
AlIouIng Agent Musseler and his
forces TO begin the alIotting work on
the Washita Ia the eastern part Of
the reservation. He will likely estab
lish his camps near the home OF w. G.
williams.
The Kirkpatrick allottlng force Cot
which | am one) win probably make
their camp at what is known as the
Kiowa spring. about twelve miles
north OF Anadarko aud mile or SO
east OF Sugar creek This gang viii
tackle the Wichitas first, as that tribs
IS on Sugar creek
am not aware OF the plans for the
tiird allottlng force. but presume Il
viii also take the field a few day,
later. 1t Is entirely probable that al
kinds OF surveying win be going on II
the Wichita reservation by the tim,
this letter Is published
Inspector Neaslor is pushing tn,
work Of allotment amolg the Kiowai
and comanches, with bright pros
pect OF concluding his work befor,
the first OF July And from the indi
cations on the surface, it seems to bl
the plan 70 have the Wichita reserya
tion allotted by the same time.
Can hear nothing more Of the pro
posed town site near Anadarkp ucr o
the coming Of the new line Of raii-ce.
from the north; although the road Il
evidently certainty and the town
strong probability.
notice through the papers that thu
government has succeeded In run
ming down one Of the locating frauds
who has been operating On Ian,
schemes In the new country TO b.
opened. Good Now lot this prece
dent be followed up and honest mel
win have a better show.