The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-05-14
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
sral.

II the United States we're raked with
fne-toosh comb 1t Is doubtful II there
could be found $4,000 square miles Of
land with such diversified resources as
the Indian Territory has. Il is the proud
boast Of the people here that they can
raise anything that can ts raised any
where else in the country, And what Is
more, they can make good tie boasts II
STAYS put. .p' This Is d remarkable ceun-
try, II Is not The flood belt Of the
Mississippi nor the semi-arid or drouth
belt OF the West. II has no billiards OF
no hot winds. People do not freeze or
melt here. II seems to be the meeting
point Of the breezes from the Cult and
the cold blasts from the North. As
result the winters are mild. The hot
winds of the West encounter the moist
winds from the Mississippi valley, pro-
ducing haimy atmosphere in the sum-
mer. The days are not extremely warm
and the nights are pleasant. This sort
Of climate and the richness Of the soil
makes II possible to produce most any
thing. Aud the production is not con-
fined 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 II by nations. for the rea.
500 that there are five differen. govern
ments here, and each Is separate from
another There i aot only a difference
IN the soil aud character Of the FIVE ma
,ions. but also in the characteristics Of
the different tribes. There Is as much
difference between a Cherokee and Greek
as there Is between an Irishman and a
Dutehman. The same holds true Of the
other nations Aud il doesn't take a
stranger long to discern the difference.
The leading industry Of tie entire ter.
ritory, Of course, Is agriculture and stock
raising. Next 10 that comes coal and
gas and oil, and next is the 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 are not kept In
sheds Of harms They run out all the
time. Il doesn't require any grain to
fatten hogs they feed on mast -acorns
and other nuts from the trees And they
get fat too.
/, Is also a great fruit country Nearly
every variety of fruit can be found here
10 the wild state, except apples The
people in the rural districts do not put
in half their time looking after berry
plants and bushes. They simply 10 out
and gather the wild fruit when Il ripens.
II tney get tired Of beef and bacon which
comes mostly from Kansas City, they go
out and kill some Wild game for a change.
Cherokee-Noftheasi section; lead
aud zinc, an extension Of the Joplin
mineral belt; along the western border,
oil and gas; central, agriculture and
stock raising and fraiti southeast, mar
bic beds.
Greek nation Northern and north
east. rich cotton and corn iaads; north
west and central, gas and oil and agfi-
culture and stock raising
Seminole nation-A Agriculture, fruits
aud grazing.
Choetaw 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 vest
side, Iron ore, gfauite, marble aud fruit.
Chickasaw-- Northern portion, agFi
culture and stock, with considerable
granite and tile clay thrown I'M western
portion. cement plaster bedsi southeast,
agriculture; central, big deposit Of as-
phait. oil, gas, timber and granite some
lead aud zinc IN mountains.
The mineral fields arr also good for
agricultural or stock raising purposes
The territory Is well watered Springs
are found every shefe
REVELATION,