The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-06-28


p summer is offset by the cooling winds
, The rainfall decreases quite rapid
t from east to west The annual rain
fall in the extreme eastern part l
over forty inches, and decreases t
about twenty inches in the extreme
northwestern part of the state. Th'
larger part of the rain comes during
the growing season.
The prevailing direction of the
wind in Oklahoma during the sum
mer is from the south, and in the
winter alternating from north tC
south. Dashing transforms, hail and
wlndstorms occur but rarely, in spite
of the generally accepted belief to the
contrary.
minerals, most of which are still un-
developed. So little development has
taken place up to the present time
that no one can reckon their value
These minerals include coal oil and
gas, zinc, lead, asphalt, gypsum, glass
sand clay, gabbro, building stone, and
sand, shale, granite, iron, copper,
novacuolite, tripoli and volcanic ash.
These minerals are found in all sec
tions of the state.
ttfA gTrn 70 t. 1nha An
tain trees of white, red, burr, pin and
jack oak; pecan, elm, sycamore, hon
ey locust, cottonwood, ash, plum, cher
ry, sassafras, willow, mesquite, black
haw, red haw, persimmon, crabapple,
and china berry. Other native plants
are the numerous wild grasses, cactl,
mistleto, sage brush and shin oak.
The native animals include deer,
bear, panther coyote, wolves, opos-
sum, badgers, mink muskrats, prairie
dogs, cottou-tail rabbits, jack rabbits,
gophers, ground and tree squirrels,
wild cats, raccoon, skunks, civit cat,
terrapin, hard and soft-shelled turtles,
snakes (including rattlesnake, cop
perhead and water moccasin, none of
of lizards, horned toads, land toads,
owl, chicken hawks, buzzard, eagle,
quail, kite, brant, mud hen, plover,
curlew and many other game birds.
Crows are found near the timber
lands. Many kinds of song birds, in
Guiding thrushes, orioles, doves, larks, /
fly catchers, robin, mocking
birds are also founG. /
Many of the streams contain large |
numbers of fish. Bass, catfish, perch,
carp, buffalo drum, croppie, trout aud
eel are those commonly found.
Oklahoma was originally the home
Vi the antelope buffalo and beaver,
,ut these animals have disappeared
Except in the parks of the state.
Wild flowers are abundant through
'ut the year, and to one seeing Ok !.
ahoma for the first time, they are
me of the states most attractive fea;
ures.
Oklahoma is well supplied with rail
oads. except in the western and
northwestern parts. Railroads are
low building into these sections.
The total number of miles. of rail
cad in the state is a little over six
thousand. Five trunk lines cross the
tate, namely; the Atchison, Topeka
Santa Fe; Chicago, Rock Island &
'acific st. Louis & San Francisco;
Missouri, Kansas & Texas, and the
\ansas City, Mexico & Orient. Be
ides the trunk lines there are a num-
er of other lines of lesser Importance,
including the Missouri. Oklahoma &
Iulf; Midland Valley, Oklahoma Cen
raj, Fort Smith & Western, New Mex
20 & Pacific, and several still shorter
mes. Il
Oklahoma has all kinds of land TO {
ffer the homeseeker The western [
art of the state is largely a fertile, {
eddish, sandy loan, but many varia- l
ons are found. The predominating |
'pe of the soil in the eastern part is |
sandy to gray silt loan in the east {
IN and southern parts, and limestone {
l the northern part The price OF
his land varies so much that it is {
np0sslble 10 rix any Gerimte pr,vo f., .
etermined by locatita, soil condition, 5
nelal environments, schools, roads,
u the entire state. The value Is d
etermined by location, soil condition,
Ocial environments, schools, roads, 5
improvements, state OF fer
lity, etc. +
Oklahoma is well supplied with in. i
-itutions for higher learning. These /
'clude the Oklahoma Agricultural /