The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-04-02
GOULD
MAKES DISCOVERY
State eeolosist Visits Southeastern
Oklahoma and is Pleased With
What He Found There,

Norman, okla, Mar SO Professor
Gould. the state geologist, who has
been In the southeastern part of the |
state, is very much pleased with the
prospects for the future development
of that section. lie believes it to be /
one OF the best parts of Oklahoma
IN speaking OF the region Professor
Gould said
Il never make trip over oklaho-
ma that / am not surprised at, the
la'ent possibilities OF the state For
more than ten years J have been tray
cling over Oklahoma trying to find
out what the state contains and ] am
now only beginning TO appreciate a
very few 81 IT'S vast resources.
During the past two weeks ! have
been in southeast Oklahoma speak
Ing AZ 1 number of towns and driving
over the country examining deposits
of mineral with view 20 locating
Industrial plants III that part Of the
state. 10 say that ! have been sur
prised is to put it very mildly The
resources of this region have never
been appreciated and viii not be till
a complete examination Is made of the
now dormant resources. The NILS
contain all sorts OF valuable mineral
products sueh as limestone, granite,
clay. shole. coal, oil asphalt cement
rock and sandstone all undeyeloped.
There is enough OF many of these
materials IN the country TO supply
the world, and none of 1t is being util.
lied
"The agricultural resources Of this
part OF Oklahoma are very great also
Much OF the soil is extremely rich
some Of il Is exactly the same kline
OF soil rs ghe famous black land O
central Texas. than which there i'
NO better soil anywhere The soil liei
in belts, part of it being sandl
2 loam, q part black waxy soil. Any o
E Il win produce abundant crops
THE black soil Is largely prein
j, and mach of it Is now 10 cultivation
d It can be bought nc prices yaryin
from ten to forty dollars per acre
i In ten years It should be worth $40
+ per acre. The sandy soil is mosu
+ covered with oak timber IL sell
s from three to ten dollars an acre an
J. in many oases the timber will NOR
q than pay for the land.
r THE greater part Of the land
!. smooth and level The water is goo,
Several lines Of railroad penetrate tn
country and growing towns are nun
K erous Il is still an unsolyed myster
s. why Intelligent people viii persist
T. going right past this productive r
e gion to the high barren plains {
% Western Texas and New Mexic
10 where there is neither coal nor tin
IS Der. where water is 200 feet dee
S. and where the rainfall Is 80 meag'
d that only few varieties OF crops ca
q be produced
y Land ii southeastern oklahon
D. win continue TO advance In value e
many years Land as good as q
RI best of Illinois or Iowa land can
of purchased at one tenth the value
le land In those states Il will produ'
4 great variety Of crops The mark
I'd is practically as good Most Of y
\ land is known 70 be underlaid vii
ID valuable limestone clays and 9TH
p minerals and there Is a possibility
IN finding oil and gas under any Of IT,
he ITO my mind there can be no pc
be sibility Of loss In the purchase Of th
land at prices now prevailing
h. should al be a good investment