The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-02-06
OKlAHOMKS WONDERFUL RESOURCES
SOIL AND MINERALS NOT DEVELOPED

The following article appeared in
a recent issue Of Manufacturers
Record and tells in part wonderful
story OF wonderful possessions in
q wonderful state:
Oklahoma-op opportunity The two
words ares ynonomous. Oklahoma Is
q land of wonderful resources, all
undcvcloped. land of virgin soil
unscarrcd by the ploN, of virgin
forests. untouched by the aN; oi
marvellous mineral wealth unmined.
II is land OF many rivers, with
broad fertile valleys; land of co.
pious rainfall and sunny brcczcs,
a land inhabited by 2,Ooo,ooo happy,
contcntcd people.
Okahom, stretches across the
plain from the peaks. which make
the foothll, OF the Rocky mountains
to- the cypress swamps along Red
river. which continue to the Missis-
sippi 80 state possesses greater
variety OF soil and climate, timber
and prairie. OF resources both ag
ri,mmraI aud mineral than does
oklahoma la general the western
part OF the state Is broad. rolling
prairie. with few hills or noun
taiu, Eastern Oklahoma is often
Ailly. and In most places covered
with heavy growth OF timber chiefly
o,k. pine aud hickory.
Ten large rivers eros, the state,
flowing southcastwardly All ,ribu
tary to either the Arkansas or Red
rivers. which tloN into the Missis
s'ppi These rivers. in addition "a
the two Just named, are Grand. Yer
tigris Salt Fork, Cimarron, South
Canadian. pOtcau. aud Washita. The
valley ot the Grand river Is as fer
tile as the the valley of the Sus.
Quchanna. the valley of the Verdi
| girls rivals the Miami the Cimar-
ron cNccls the Wabash. the valley
o. the North Canadian Is "a fertile
| a. the valley of the Illinois. and
| the valley of the Washta is as pro.
/ ductivc as that of the Tennessee
! Nor Is the upland plains lacking
In fertility. The broad prairies in
western Oklahoma are capable oi
producing great variety of crops
The hilly uplands in the eastern
counties are more productive than
the Piedmont region In Pennsylva
MIA or Virginia Few states IL. tn,
union produce greater variety OF
| crops. Cotton is the great staple in
the southern part of the state. The
fact that OklahOma's cotton took
first prize at the St Louis Fair
l. guarantee of the excellence OF
/ the material In the northwestern
. countless wheat is the principal croR
/ Corn rs produced abundantly in ali
/ parts OF the state. oklahoma is the
/ paradise Of the stockmau. No finer
cattle, hogs nor horses can be pro
. duscd anywhere Alfalfa is raised in
/ practically every township, Fruits
/ OF an kinds thrive throughout the
state Many farmers have made
small fortunes raising potatoes. mel.
uns or strawberries.
The mineral wealth OF thi, state
b. very great oklahoma possesses
'.posits which for all practical pur-
poses are mcNhaustible. comprising
nearly twenty valuable minerals.
There is no way of reaching any.
thing bu, approximations. but, TAX.
inr the best data at command. the
probable amount Of certain minerals
in the state are as follows
, Coal, N0O0,0Oo,OOo tons.
Asphalt, $4,000, ,000 900 tons
Glass sand, 10000, 100000 tons
Marble. 100000 600 tons
Gypsum, l23OO0,Oo0,0Oo tons.
Lead and zinc, enormous deposits,
probably as great as Missouri.
salt enough to make 100 carloads
per day
For the last two years Oklahoma
has led the United States in the
production of petroleum, the amount
being between 45,O0o,0O0 and 10000
oOo barrels per year. The amount Of
gas already in sight is probably
more than 2OoO.OooO OOO cubic feet
daily Only a small part Of the oil
and gas territory has been dcycl-
"p,d. Limestone as good as the Bed
icld stone is found In every county
in lhc state Gabbro and porphyry
form mountains hundreds OF feet high
ana many miles in length, Granite
. o. q great variety OF shades and tex
. tl.a occurs I'm mountain ranges az