The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-07-02
MISSIONARIES TO
INDIANS lNDURED
MANY HARDSHIPS
Builder of the First Mis-
sion Travelled With
Ok Cart
HE CAME ABOUT 1920
Native Timber Used in the
Original Building Now.in
Pope County, Arkansas
NAIL SUPPLY EXHAUSTED
Son Of Jacob Hitchcock Died
at Fort Gibson Doctoring
Cholera Victims

Special TO The World.
TAHLEQCAH. July 1.-The pio-
neer missionaries and their assistants
suffered many privatlons and trav-
cled long distances in the early days
Those missionary workers who en-
tered the old Cherokee nation cast
Of the Mississippi river early in the
nineteenth century made their way
through the unbrokon wilds In rude
conveyances, as also did the minis
tors and teachers who entered tho
western Cherokee nation In 1870.
From East I'm oxen Wagon.
Accompanying the minister's who
had been designated to build mis-
sion among the western Indians was
Jacob Hitchcock OF Massachusetts.
superintendent of the buildings and
farm connected with the Dwight
mission. Mr. Hitchcock drove team
Of oxen attached to one Of the non
derous wagons Of the period, ali the
way from Massachusetts to the site
OF the mission which was I'm the ter
ritory g. Arkansas, now Pope
county. Necessarily many weeks
we're required in which TO make the
long and ardunus journey but safc
arrival was made and after the site
had been selected in 1920 Mr..
Hitchcock began the construction Of
the buildings, which. after the Gus
toE Of the period. were built Of logs
from the forests. During the prog
ross of the building the nails we're
an consumed and II became neces-
s1rr 10 send a man to the Union
mission. more than $50 miles away.
20 borrow sufficient quantity with
which to complete the task of cover
ing the houses.
Mission Made of Logs.
The old mission houses were sub
stantially built. The big logs were
hewed down to the required thick
ness and then placed in position.
Eight years after arrival at the site
Of Dwight mission in Arkansas. the
western Chcrokees moved over into
the section of country which be-
came known as Indian territory and
Of necessity the mission was aban-
doned and relocated In the new ma
tlon further west. That was in 1924,
and IL became Mr.. HitChcock's task
10 build the houses for the new mis-
sion. II. too. became known as
Dwight mission. and one Of the
houses erected by Mr.. Hitchcock in
1928 in yet standing.
In the summer of 1921 Mr.. Hitch
cock was married to Miss Nancy
Brown Of East Hartlepool. Conn,
who had recently at Dwight There
after, until many years had passed
Mr.. and Mrs. Hitchcock were con-
nected with tho mission but went
down to Iowa some time after the
beginning OF the Civil war. The
death of Mr.. Hitchcock occurred ir
that state IN 1865, but his wife lived
until a number of years after. dying
at park Hin at the age of nearly Sc
years.
One or the sons Of Mr.. and Mrs
Hitchcock was Isaac Brown Hitch
cock, who died at the age OF 81
years several years after the admis,
sion II oklahoma TO statehood.
school teacher by profession Isaac
r. Hitchcock began teaching in 1S47
and for more than n half century
was engaged In teaching in thhC
Cherokee, public schools, the nation
nj high school and orph1naEc
There were intervals when he EdiC
not teach, but Il Is probable that III
taught school for longer period
than any other man or woman II
the history Of the Cherokees. BE
sides his other accomplishment
Professor Hitchcock was proficien
NnerOkee scholar, writing the char
acters with ease, and being able 4
sing in the native tongue, something
which very few white men have beer
able to accomplish.
Another son. Daniel n, Hitch
cock, NJ. u. was assistant surgeon
I'm the United States army and sta
toned AT Fort Gibson in 1867 Their,
was severe outbreak OF cholera II
that year and Doctor Hitchcock
after giving aid to the sick and suf
fering until his strength was almos
gone, was himself stricken and diet
after n short time. His grave is II
tho United states national cemeter,
near Fort Gibson.