The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-05-13
Marvellous and Varied Re-
sources of the Ind. Ter.
RAISES EVERYTHING.
Soil Remarkably Fertile and Clim-
ate Salubrious. Stock, Grain,
Oil and Many Kinds Of Min
eral.

II the United States were raked with a
hne.tooth comb it is doubtful If there
could be found $4,000 square miles Of
land with such diversified resources as
the Indian Territory has. 1t is the proud
boast Of the people here that they can
raise anything that can be raised any
where else in the country. And what Is
more, they can make good the boast. II
"stays put" This is a remarkable coun-
try. It is not in the food belt Of the
Mississippi nor the semi arid or drouth
belt OF the West. II has no Billiards or
no hot winds. People do not freeze or
melt here. II seems to be the meeting
point of the breezes from the Gulf and
the cold blasts from the North. AS a
result the winters are mild The hot
winds Of the West encounter the moist
winds from the Mississippi valley, pro-
ducing balmy atmosphere In the sum-
mer. The days are not extremely warm
and the nights are pleasant. This sort
Of a climate and the richness Of the soil
makes It possible to produce most any
thing. And the production is not con-
iHeI T. things that are grown, either.
The country Is filed with minerals Of
different kinds.
In writing Of the Indian Territory one
must deal with il by nations, for the rea.
500 that there are five different govern
uients here, and each Is separate from
another. There is not only a difference
III the soil and character Of the five ma
gions. but also in the characteristics of
the different tribes There Is As much
difference between a Cherokee and Greek
as there Is hetweeu an Irishnan and q
Dutchman. The same holds true Of the
other nations. And il doesn't take a
stranger long 10 discern the difference.
The leading industry Of the entire ter
ritorY, Of course. Is fsagriculture and stock
raising. Next to that comes coal and
gas and oil, and next Is tfe timber It
doesn't take much forage to carry a
bunch Of cattle through the winter. In
fact, cattle can Craze the year around.
The timber and natural valleys furnish
them ample protection from the storms.
Cattle sheds are as scarce as hens teeth.
Even cattle on full feed e not kept in
sheds Or barns They run out all the
time. 1t doesn't require any grain to
fatten hogs, they feed on uiast--acorns
and other nuts from the trees And they
get fat too.
II is also 4 great fruit country Nearly
every variety Of fruit can be found here
IN the wild state, except apples The
people in the rural districts do not put
in ha'f their time looking after berry
plants and bushes. They simply 90 out
and gather the wild fruit when il ripens.
If they get tired OF beef and bacon which
comes mostly from Kansas City. they go
out and kill some wild game for q change.
cherokee-N Northeastern section; lead
and zinc, an extension Of the Joplin
mineral belt; along the western border,
oil aud gas; central, agriculture and
stock raising and fruit; southeast, mar
bic beds
Creek nation Northern and north
east, rich cotton and corn lands; north
west and central, gas and oil and agri-
culture and stock raising.
Seminole Agriculture, fruits
and grazing
chocfaw nation Northern portion,
agriculture and hard lumber, central
part, vast coal fields; southeast, big
pine timber belt: south, rich agricultural
lands along the Red river valley; west
side, iron ore, granite, marble and fruit.
Cbickasaw-Northesn PORTION, agri
culture and stock, with considerable
granite and tile clay thrown in; western
portion, cement plaster beds; southeast,
central, big deposit ct as
phalt. oil. eas. timber and granite. some
lead and zirc is frsuntains
The mineral fields re also good ffar
aaficultnrsl of steek raising pnfkpses
The territory IS well MateEed ~ fiusS
are found every where
We Want To Post You
aboet the service given by THE Katy
Flyer" both north and south IS well
as two other daily trains. Free chair
ears. through ~ieepers and fast time,
make eamfnrtabie travelling
GEORGE MORTON, G PS T.