Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-09

from the hands OF the British into
thcso OF the Americans.
Tive Two Terminals.
Tho routo which Wil re travcrsod
by the General Pike highway will
rave one Of its terminals iu the shdd.
oW OF the mountain which stands In
the midst of IN" nations scenic tho
aior ts monument 10 him. ana VIII
have as its other terminus the sty In
which he found short peace and lei
sure I'm publishing the first newspaper
Of the state OF Arkansas
Aflor leaving Fort Smith the route
" ~ lead westward 10 Sulli4aW and on
lnic Muskoscc, whore II viii eros. the
jefferson highway. From MusKogce
the General PIKE highway vill pass
ihiu the gas aud oil fields Of bald
nm and into rulsi.
I'm this city u viii cross I'm north.
west ara southeast direction tho
ozark lrnils. which pass thru tulsa
iu northeast and southwest diroc.
ten, making Tulsa the only point on
tho eutirc route whore the two viii
rect
From Tulsa the Pike highway viii
Iiss ou 10 keystone, into saltwater
thru lorry. Enid. Cherokee and on
opt westward 'rom Alva.
Are Enthusiastic.
Both Mr. Avery and MIR Guthrcy
4tc enthusiastic over the prospects 81
tho plan. we have q link In the road
already complete Mr.. Avery de.
ClHrcd yesterday. "and we are sure
that the people along the route wl'
joe as enthusiastic as We are. II wi
hc boon 10 the people along It In
rc'cluuE the summer resorts Of col
Crudo."
with only the roads improved under
no special campaign, other than the
recent interest which has been taken
IN this matter. It Is now possible 90
drive from TIlsa &c Kansas CITY IN -
day, Mr.. Guthrsy announced ycstcr-
day This Is q distance of more than
'&5 miles. with a hard surface road /
extending from Tulsa to the foot ~
Pixies Peak, " would be possible, the |
highway commissioner believes. to /
drive from this city to Colorado /
Springs or Manitou In two days. a dis. |
tnCc Of little more than five hun. |
drod miles. with time allowed fer |
spending the nisht At some intermc !
date town or hotel
From soldier Family.
PIKE was born in New jersey IN ,
11ia and coming from a family of sol
licrs, II was natural that he served |
a. cadet with the command of hi3
father. TO bc mmiSsioncd a licuten
ant lt the age ~ II
After servin. but n short time at
his commission. lie was sent vest
ward in 1905 To make an exploration
II the Missouri Red. Arkansas and
crdisris rivers
limbs Ia Ton of Peak.
In company. and commanding
,pu9d of twenty soldiers. ColOneI Pixie
made his way toward the mouth OF
hesc streams. working up one river
.VcTland to tho source Of another ana
hon back down. II was during th's
work that Pike climbed, with his
iandful Of men. to the top of Pixies
Peak. and looking down saw stretched
,eiorc him fields of ice. valleys of
'rass and forests for "A distance Of 100
niles in each dire ctlon. At this height
( | +.l07 feet above sea level the stars
md Stripes were planted and Pike de-
ccnded TO again follow the roaring
catcr uf another river.
liz final task. in this however was
q Ice cut short soon. for no sooner
.ad Nc reached the plainiand. than a
ctachment Of soldiers, representing
he king of Spain, from whom the
louisiana territory was purchased, ar
rsted him on charges OF intruding on {
panish lands. and took him. with the ;
"waining members OF his party into
'hihuahua. Mexico. where some his
orians say he was even placed against :
he prison wall for execution, to bo
1v-d at the last momenl 10y a decree I
rom the king Of Spain. secured or
emards OF the American government. ]
Prints Newspaper.
on his return to the United States, /
1taaN fr,. l..f.l l,H lNfs /
lent. Pike went TO Fort Smith, Ark, .
nd there began the publication Of \ .
eWspapcr Ills absence from the !,
lnks OF the nations soldiers was not +,
~ long, however. for soon he was e
illed to the ncrth. and in 1873 led +,
II attack against the fortress of York.
n keep TIE magazines from falling s.
ITO the hands Of the Americans the