The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-08-27
Relic of Days When Only OUTLAWS and
Indians ROa11ed Tulsa Usage Counties
Is Hillside Mission, Near SkiatOOk

,g old palatial structure, built in
1856 that stands on a hill eide. five
ylios north Of Skiatook, two large
,d,.fIous to this building, and acom-
~ burial ground Ia which are
Ii,r,od noted Cherokee Indian char
,afors and the relatives of white
families in and around Skiatook--
.Ha4r are the remnants Of once
H,urf-hing pioneer school where
,-amlnent men were educated IN tho
,,.l.a Of what is now Tulsa county
and what Is called today by the name
M Hillside Mission"
T1s story of tho efforts of the
Friends society OF Philadelphia In
..r4NIishing a school Tor Indians I'm
... then wilderness of the Indian
r,.rIforv ls one Of the most inter-
..fIug OF all the long struggles Of the
,yE.tp man IN his attempts to educate
and elviuzc the Red man.
History of the Abbotts.
The history of the Mission" as
rhe establishment Is popularity known
4 not complete without persona
mention of S. NJ. Abbott. superinten-
dent of Hillside cemetery.
.Abbott came to oklahoma in 1880.
A. settled on a farm on Timer creek,
about 10 miles north of SkiatoulS, or
five miles north Of the mission Here
he tarmed and became engaged in
the cattle business. lie got on well
with the Indians seemingly inherit
re his trait from his father. whose
experience with Indians is remark
ub'o
When seven years OF agS-the elder
Abbott was the pet OF an old Della
ware Indian doctor. Tho Abbotts
then lived I'm Pennsylvania. This
particular doctor made a specially of
removing cancers. lie became the
noys pal and when the Indians de-
rlded 10 move farther west, the boy
EXPRESSED the wish TO accompany the
tribe. He exacted from the old med
ialUe man the promise. ohwever, that
the aged dactor must accompany him
back home should he visa to return.
This was agreed to by Nv Delaware.
After seven years with the Indians.
b. boy lOnged to see his parents and
the old home. True to his promise.
the Indian accompanied him, not 10
his home, but a point within sight of
his home, because he feared the
scolds Of an offended mother who
for years had thought that her son
had been murdered by the Indians.
The hoy went to school but soon
tqui. He longed for Inlian
association lie became an
came an Indian trader. and with
his "Carry-all' pulled by four horses
lo traded goods TO the Indians for
furs. lie was well known among
the various tribes and spoke four
different tribal languages.
on one trading tour the elder
Abbott fell IN with n tribe that had
considerable gold. s. NJ. Abbott
now has little tin trunk in which
he says his father carried his money
and on this particular trip lie re-
turned with the trunk full Of gold
The trunk is nine inches long. four
inches wide, and six inches deep.
Deed Signed by Monroe.
To-day, in tins same little worn tin
box Abbott has a deed to a revou-
Nonary soldier by the name OF Boyn- (
ton 10 100 acres of land In Illinois
Tor service rendered in the war for
independence. This deed is on sure
real sheep-skin and the signature of
James Monroe, then president OF the /
united states, IS clear even unto this
day. People did not give abstracts |
IN those days. but transferred oil the /
prior deeds 10 the new owner. When |
the elder Abbott purchased the land |
rom Boynton, this historical deed |
came into his possession and has |
been In the archives of the Abbott |
family for over one hundred years. |
There Is doubtless not another SINH I
lar deed in this state, possibly not I.
one IN the whole southwest II is /
reverently treasured BY Abbott and is I!
Kept securely in the little historical /
un trunk. President Monroe signed T.
thls document with his own hand.
There were very few assistants 10 the /
president in those days, and the
quantity of executive business was
very small as compared with that |
OF today-thcre were no railroads
With strikes.
As was said, this deed was signed
by President Monroe's own hand. II
decd to n former revolutionary