The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-02-09

rivers as early as 1541. which was
followed by about fourteen Spanish
and French expeditions up to and in
Guiding the year 1888 touching or
covering tho territory in question:
and although the Spanish government
in 1871 established a road, which was
rsed by traders trappers. and ex-
plorers between Santa Fe. in what is
now New Mexico. and Natchitoches
on Red river, in what is now the state
OF louisiana, treversIng the country
along the head waters of the Cana
dian. between the Canadian and the
North Fork of the Red river. thence
along the north bank OF the Red river
to a point above the mouth of the
Wichita river. where it crossed to the
south bank, and whence It proceeded
along the south bank of Natchitoches
Captain Zebulon Pike, who had in
persCa explored the country OF the
Arkansas river to its source in 1906
published a map in 1910 in which he
made the Red river appear to rise
in the snow mcpntains just northeast
of Santa Fe.
Melish probably relied on the Pike
map en- its regard and repeated his
mistakes as 10 the source of the Red
river; and there was no map nearer
correct.
Besides evidences of the old road
between Santa Fe and Natchitoches,
along the bank of the North Fork of
Red river, there is to this day eyi-
dence OF Spanish settlements and for
tlfications along this stream, although
am not sure of the conclusive char
acter OF this evidence as to who these
settlers were.
But there is no map prior to the
treaty OF 1879 showing with so much
as approximate correctness either the
North or the South Fork of Red river;
and it is probable that both Pike and
Melish nhstook the head waters OF
the Canadian for those OF the Red
river.
In 1928 the United States aud the
/ United Mexican States, by treaty
agreed to the boundary line of the
treaty of 1918, and the Rep blic OF
Texas, hag.lg reccgnlzed the same
line by sc, of 1856 entered into a
oongeltion Nth The United States IL
1886 for the establishment Of this line
in nc ordanoe with the treaty OF 1919
When Texas w9s edmittci into the
UniCa Is 2 stgic IN isf5. NRcs ~ the
treaty &C 1919 were agaia agreed to by
acts oi both state and national govern
meat; but these lines had not ye
been marked on the ground,
The FIRST jurisdlctiunal clash arose
in lSa3, when Captain Cooke detailed
from the army Of the United States e
protect traders and travellers In cross
ing United states territory, betweeI
santa Fe. then in the Republic o
Texas. and the northeastern portionl
OF that Republic, arrested and dis
armed Colonel sniyelys command Q
Texans in or porth Of what Is nov
Greer county, regarding them as in
yaders Of the territory OF the unite'
states
Negotiations between the two gov
ernments Immediately followed. and
after corrt martial had acquitted
Captain Cooke and reported that eacl
officer thought he was within thl
territorial limits OF his own govern
ment at the time. the United State
made reparation By compensation 4
money il lSf7, after Texas was
state Of the union.
Ia 1852. Captain r. b. Marcy an
George 81 Meclelland. pursuant 10 ol
ders from General Scott explored lh
headwatefs of the Red river commend
ine al Cache creek, ffty on more mile
below lhe confluence ol the North ap