The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-06-09
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thirty. five bushels, and il is said
would produce more If they were
sown thicker and more care taken
in handling the crop. Wild and
tame grasses grow luxuriantly.
Alfalfa is especially successful
foder crop. It's yield is very
heavy. AS an 'all round stock
country" there Is none better. The
seasons are mild, the winters are
never severe or long so that all
kinds of animals do well and
thrive on the abundance of feed
raised from the land. Being prac.
tically on the dividing line of tenn.
perature, both the winters and
summers are never severe, the
summer nights are always cool
and quite pleasant.
Plenty Of good surface coal is
found in the territory which is
generally used by the farmers and
in the towns. 1t is easily mined.
1t ia thought thatby proper min
ing superior article Of cheap
fuel can be obtained.
In the northwestern corner Of
the Cherokee Nation, at Bartels-
vile, on branch of the great
Santa Fe system, Superior
quality Of coal oil and natural
gas have been discovered in large
quantities and already there are a
number of producing wells in op
Grafton at that place. The oil is
readily bought by the Standard
| Oil Company for which is paid
from S1.15 to s1.25 per barrel.
| Oil claims are rapidly being taken
so that the country for several
miles around Bartelsville is stak-
ed of by oil prospectors. All the
land in the Cherokee Nation be-
longs TO the Indians and other
citizens Of the nation. The allot
ment Of this land TO the Indians
and citizens, by the government
began through the Dawes Com
mission" on the first Of January,
last. and il still in progress. The
people to whom this land is al
loted cannot sell an acre of it, un-
der the laws Of congress, until
they have held 1t FIVE years after
il has been allotted to them.
Farm lands can now be leased for
five years and mineral lands for
fifteen years, by the person to
whom it has been allotted. There
are a great many opportunities
for good farmers to make this
country blossom as rose" If
those who are paying high rem ts
in the north, sometimes all they
raise during the year), would
come down here and rent this
rich, productive land, by the time
the lease expired they will be able
to buy and own their own farms
and no longer be renters. Good
cultivated farms can be leas ed
for about 81 per acre per year
There are ample railroad facili-
ties for reaching Chicago, Kansas
| City, st. Louis and other good
markets from this territory. The
great Santa Fe system is on the
west and other roads in the east
ern and southern portions Of the
country. Kansas City is only $50
miles from here while St. Louis is
sou miles away.
The wealth producing possibili
ties of this region are little known
and appreciated as yet by north
ern and eastern people. II is rare
that such valuable farming lands
as these are to be found as here,
also underlaid with SO large guam
titles of rich minerals
Already this country is attract
ing the attention Of capitalists. A
number OF we'll known Illinoisaus
together with citizens Of this city
have organized the international
Bank & Trust Company, With
500, 900 capital under the laws Of