The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-11-26

I the Mormons Operated until about
eight years ago.
No I. GefD J. c. For. full-blood
Cherokee, official government inter-
proter. preacher. (ceuter) Uncle
Moses Ridge, full-blood Cherokee.
80 years old, 81 years Baptist mis-
fireplace chimney at each end, locat-
ed on the north bluff OF the Spavi-
new river, lust little TO the north
ot the town. A. w. Winters, a white
man. the present owner OF the house
had Just been Interviewed and had
claimed that tho house was at least
one hundred years old and perhaps
one hundred and twenty five. He
had said that a woman who gave
the name OF Rogers. 70 years old,
claiming Tuba as her residence. had
been there n short time ago with
her daughter. and claimed TO have
bsen born in that house.
Yes, that house was here then"
said the eged Indian.
Was that old mill here thsn ?"
pointing to tho old dIlapldated mill
on the bank of the Spavinaw which
has not been in usa for eight years
mo, the mill was not hero then"
said Fox, after talking with Uncle
Nose. The Mormans built that mill
when they settled here.
He was about 20 years old when
they came. They aleo discovered
the salt well down there to the south
by the river. Some call Il aNwell,
but Uncle Nose does not think II
was ever dug, ne thinks It was a
spring. They got all their salt out
| OF that spring The Mormons built
tho mill and used IL for making
flour and meal. II has been used
also for making feed. and lots Of
cotton has been sinned there"
How many Mormons settled here
at that time" was the next quec-
tion.
"He thinks there wers between
seventy and eighty families" said
Fox.
Moses Ridge is one of the best
known men in tho Cherokee nation.
| Nose Ridge prairie, five or six
miles northeast of the town of
| Spav!naw. Is named after him, He
enlisted in the Civil war on the
| Union side, was n corporal In Com
pany II OF tho Indian homo guards
| infantry, Third regiment, spending
three years in the service and fight
ing In several engagements, includ-
Ing the battle NJ Cabin creek, "All
OF his service was right around
here" said tho interpreter.
! Ever wounded" inquired the
writer.
trusted in God"
Ask him what he thinks OF ths
God in whom ne now believes, and
the Great Spirit OF tho Indians"
He says he thinks moro OF God
much ~ ~
Spirit" was the reply,
The old Indian was discharged
honorably at Fort Gibson. He ha
100 acres which was his allotment
His wife died last spring. They hac
five sons, four of whom are dead
the bne living has only one son liv
J ing, which gives some idea OF hov
fast the Indians are passing out o
existence.
: The Interpreter himself Ia a mis-
sionary Baptist preacher, having re
ceived his training at the Tahiequal
seminary lie has lived In the vi
% cinity OF Spavinaw all his ufe, an,
Is now sunday school organizer Il
, the Cherokee association.
w. NJ. Simms OF Ninlta. probat,
, attorney among the Indians, hap
4 pened TO he in Spavinaw when tn
. writer arrived there, and introduce,
$ him 10 Uncle Nose and rnterprete
Fox. \ snap shot was taken OF tn
4 three, Fox on the left, Uncle Mos
in the center, and Billy" Simms ol
? the right.
? After bidding good bye to this tri,
and taking a picture OF tho old his
s toric town OF Spavinaw. we drov,
over the ground whore the tent cit
has sprung up, and whore the bis
= dam, three quarters OF a mile long
( goo feet across AZ tho base and lot