The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-01-03
THE TERRITORY'S
GOLDEN FUTURE.
Great Opportunities offered
for Everyone.
offered

indian Territory Is just now on the
verge Of an epocht the epoch OF set
element and evolution. The door to
il Is az last open. The rush into In
dian Territory probably will exceed
that into Oklahoma.
The time has at last come when the
I white man can secure lands in the
'&Territory. Up to the present time
immigration has been light, as land
c0uld not be brought from the Indians.
The entire Indian Territory was held
IN common by the five civilized tribes,
ChickasawS, Choctaws, Cherokees,
Creeks and Seminoles, and only be-
cause the tribal government permit
ted the leasing Of tracts Of lands to
whites for agricultural and grazing
\ purposes was il possible for any Of the
after to enter there and earn liveli-
hood IA
In 1902 the United States govern
ment took the rststeps toward open
ing the Territory TO outsiders, and
these steps eliminated the first part
0f this year In an agreement with the
tribes which permits the outright
sale Of lands. under certain prelimi-
nary restrictions imposed for the pro-
lection OF the Indian and In nowise
affecting The validity Of the title given.
THE bars have thus been lowered
I and q new field Of untold agricultural
and mineral wealth has been opened
u the advance Of civilized progress.
The pilgrimage has already started
iowa 1 this land of promise, and the
pilgrims are discovering that II Is
and Of promise, indeed.
aIcH IN COAL, TIMBER AND OIL.
The Territory is region Of broad,
rolling, fertile praiEies, abounding in
the middle and southern portion in
large forests Of fine timber IL is as
well watered as any section in the |
Unlted States, having over a dozen |
rivers each with scores Of tributaries |
Irrigation is unnecessary and a severe
drought has never been experienced,
nor has there ever been a total crop
failure. There are 1000, 900 acres Of
tine timDer, including walnut, oak,
pine, sycamore and gum. The coal
mines are estimated at 800 900 acres,
and III 1908 2,5I7,3s tons OF the high /,
est grades OF bltuminous coal Of the
value Of s3.3S6, f03 were miIied. The
Development Of the coal mining IN
dusfr ny has but Just commenced.
The Territory gives promise Of be-
ing the greatest oil Geld yet undeveI-
oped. During the past two years il
has been found that more than 1000
100 acres are underlaid with oil and
gas. Tie oil belt ranges from the
Kansas line on the north to the Ar
kansas river, and in this region hum
dreds of gushers are flowing Millions
have already been Invested in the de-
selopment Of the oil. which brings
higher price than that of Ohio OF In
aiana. Rich deposits Of lead zinc,
iron asphalt aud quicksilver, and even
gold and silver IN paying quantities,
exist. Immense bodies OF iron ore
containing from e. 10 10 per cent. Of
black hcmatite have been discovered.
Four-ffths of the sell may be pfotit-
ably farmed. Two-tiiths lave never
been touched by the plow
Tie price OF land ranges from sl2 10
go per acre, and the land IS Of quail
lty that brings in other localities from
$50 20 500. II
Tie population Of the Territory is +
over 100000. Less than . per cent.
are Indians, and these Indians are
among the Territory's best citizens
prosperous, educated, refined and in
dustrIous. There is not a blanket"
Indian In the Terrltory. and the
whites and Indians live together in !
harmony, the admixture OF the two
races having been - long continued
Is 70 have eradicated IN many thous-
ands Of the Indian citizens racial dis
tlnctions Together they have laborea,
building colleges schools. churches,
sities. towns, railroads aud great in ;
austrial institutions That surpass in
many Instances similar Institutions in
Die states. X
Rev. Carlisle raartfn, L. L. d