The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-07-02
GREAT CHANGES OCCUR
Civilization the Great Altercr
In Cherokee Indian
Territory
NEW TOWNS SPRINGING UP
Picturesque Regions Are
Clearing for New
Settlements

Special 10 Tho world
TAHLEQCAH July I.-Oue OF
the historians of the United Statos
some years ayp closed chapter
ON the aboriginal inhabitants Of
%or'h America with . quotation
from one of tho carly-dny poets, 10
the effect that "city lots would be
s,akpd above old Indian graves"
The quotation ia Appropriate as
applied 90 one of IN" oldest ana
most picturesque regions southeast
OF the long range of wooded hills
just south Of the small town pf
Iarkhlll. Years ago there Wa an
extensive Indian settlement along
the course of the Illinois river. Tho
forest stood In primeyal grandeur,
the bougha Of lts great trees bare
In the days OF winter, bursting into
bud In the days OF springtime, green
and beautiful IN the time OF sum
mer and gorgeous in gold and Grim
son and brown in the days OF In
dian summer.
Clear and cold springs flowed
forth from the roCk-ribbcd hills and
murmurng stream made their way
through the valleys toward the
aw!f; and crystal waters OF the iili-
nois river. Scattered throughout the
forest and on the slopes OF the hills
stood the hewed log houses OF the
aboriginal settlers. Many Of them
had come 90 the west az the close
OF the oventful thlrtieE of the nine
teenth century because the rugged
heights and the mighty forest and
the streams and springs reminded
them OF the ancient ana storied land
from whence they had been cvicted.
they built their homes and spent
the remainder OF their lives amid
the scenes OF nature.
Warriors Como and Go.
The stern days Of civil war came
and there went forth to battle
some OF the young men OF the set-
tlement. some to return In honor.
others TO be forever missing. Year
after year came and departed, the
crstwhile young and hardy warriors
of the sixties grew old and one by
one disappeared. Their descend
ants lived In tho homes they once
had occupied, cultivating the same
little farms and hunting In the more
secluded valleys and fishing In the
Illinois.
But as the years receded changes
began TO come. There was talk that
in the time to come the government
of the white man would he extended
so as 10 include all the Indians and
that their ancient and chosen form
of government would become OBJ
solete forever. This was not at first
believed but with the passage OF
other years. the predictions OF the
aged sages and secrs OF former years
began to be fulfilled.
,.A
and almost ere tha dwellers down
along the Illinois realized the fact
their old form OF government had
disappeared SO too had most OF
their old people and many OF the
members OF their families, The set
Element had dwindled until hut tew
were left and eventually the lew
survivors removed elsewhere ana
new arrivals having acquired the
vast and fertile tracts OF land upon
witch the original settlers had bullt
their homes began to subdue the
forest. Tho greater number or the
great oaks and walnuts ana nick
ories. some OF which had stood for
centuries. were hewn down and
burned. Large tracts OF this land
we're placed In cultivation.
Modern Homes Sprung Up.
The old log cabin homes were
torn down and frame houses OF yell
low pine were erected In their stead
Pursued by wild eyed hunters with
hounds. the deer which had fre'
ouented the valleys of the hills soon
disappeared. The wild turkeys fol'
lowed ana somewhat later the SPUR.
rel family was so decimated tha'
very few could be found. But great
crops of corn and grain were raised
upon the land over which the trees
OF the forest had waved Throughout
many generations and other settlers
arrived until at this day and time
the picturesque place of early set
tlement IL so greatly changed that Il
3nc of the old-time cltizens were
able 10 return In the flesh he mus'
surely lose his bearings
in the midst ot secluded grove
near the murmuriug waters OF q
mountain brook, a number OF de-
prcssious in the surface OF the earth
and several dcCayiug fences, toller
20 the ground, indicate the place
where In tho long years oEoue man\
1r the aboriginal pioneers wero lait
down I'M their last long sleep. Whi.t
mo- sity lots were ever otaked tol
sale a above their moulder,ug dust, The
fnotstops ana voices ~ persons with
different views and different Ideas
have often echoed near the quio
-rUvo i'm the midst Of which the pio
uccrs Of 1889 sleep,