The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-07-09
Bald Hill Is Not Bald
Since the Trees Took
Roots on Slope
DENUDED LONG TIME
Land About Hill Near the
Cherokee County Becomes
Home of Farmers
CURIOUS STONES ON TOP
Apcrturcs in Side of Hill
Former Habitat of Snakes
and Other Narmiuts

TAIuEQUAIL July g.. Tho name
OF one or the wcN-luown land
marks OF tls section has become
% mIsnomcr. though 30 VIII continue
10 bear the familiar dopguauou.
The Bald lWl lying southvcst
OF THIS place at distance OF some
five miles. be- bald no longer. Years
ago fcw small clms took root
upon its slopes and AS time passed
by their number increased. At this
day the entire hill Is covered with
elms and It's entire appearance lH
changed
slope Originally Bare,
The iiald lin uoighborhoud de
rived its name from the natural
elevation. Bald It was Tor many IL
changcful year. u stood ina the
midst OF an extensive prairie which
was covered with green grass aud
tan wax weeds. Sometimes, when
the prairie was burned over the light
from the rank grass ana tho wax
weeds was 20 bright that one could
see to read considerable Distance
AWAY one OF the once wcll-kuOwn
citizens OF the Park hin uolEhbor-
hood. lying In an casterly direction
from Bald Hu, stated years ago
that as boy he one night read from
"a book when the prairie was afirc,
the Distance being nonrly three
miles
There are aomc ouriouFly marked
atoncs upon the flat summit OF tho
Rald Hill resembling designs made
by human hands, but the work OF
nature. one Of them resembles a
deer's head with antlcrs ana there
are various others. There used TO he
some big rattlcsnakes along the
slopes OF tho hill. they having their
abodcs In the crevices and small
caves beneath the rocks. Hogs be
longing TO the few citizens VINO lived
In tho noighborhood "rustled" their
own living to large extent and caught
the snakes whenever possible. Per
haps II was due to the onslauEhts
OF the hogs that tho rattlesnakc
family finally became very much
docimatod and at this period It Is
probable that very fow or the rop-
tiles exist, where once they were
numerous.
Monument tn Horse.
For many years there stood upon
tho crest OF tho Hill what at dis
tance rosemblcd small stone
chimney. but which In reality was
the tomb OF a favorite horse. Long
ago several persons were out netting
uunil. as was the custom at n by
gone period one OF the men while
riding about looking for n covey of
the birds. espied "A cotton tail rabbit.
Being an expert marksmnn, he drew
HIS revolver, one of the cap and
ball variety, and took careful aim
Mt the small animal Just as he
pulled the trigger the horse upon
which he sat became nervous and
tossed its hcacd I'm the air. At the
same time the revolver was dis-
charged and the fleot-footed horse
fcll dead with n bullet through its
brain. The owner was filled win
regret. rs the animal had often
horne him In the hunt and chase, sc
he decided that the dead stced
should not be devourcd by the Vul'
lures and wolves nnd after consider
nblp labor covered Il over with loos'
stones. raising considerable cairl
ON the brow Of the HIT After IN,
passage OF many years there arrived
in the neighborhood a man OF cr"du
lousness, who hearing the old tale
relating TO buried treasure, decided
TINT the Cairu Of stones upon th'
big Hill indicated that some on
nNd nNlltN lllfIf u kl'tlA bN'NNA ~
Of gold and silver. Therefore M
tore down the cairn and dlgged nn'
delved with vigor and determlnnuAl
hut found nothing. But he et
fectualy destroyed the monumen
TO tho noble horse,
IN years yet within the recollec
tion of some of the citi2cns OF to
dnv the Raid Hin prairie was
rather dcsolnte place. But rev
homes were 10 bo seen, nesting q
the foot of tho hills in the south
In the long lonely nights or IN
winter time the howls Of the wolve
could he heard as they wanderc'
across tho snow covered wastes q
urowlcd along the slopo NJ tho hil
hut ms the years Kept flying by othe
settlers arrived and eventually nI
the prairie was enclosed ana place
I'm cultlvulion The scene was great
W changed but tho H1ld lilll over
looked tho farm houses and tlel'
and many lorroly-0ttcudca cam
meeting NJ the Methodist hrcthro
wa held beneath lrDsh-covoro
arh0rg near hN