What to see in America . nd moresettled it wasfound that thisIndian Territoryhad great re-sources. Thegovernment hadpledged its faith that no white settlers would be allowed to occupy the reser-vations. But, by 1800, violators of the laws against suchencroachment were causing much disturbance. The boom-ers, as they were called, knew the value of the land, andrepeatedly marched in from the Kansas border. However,they were steadily repulsed by the United States officials,sometimes with the aid of troops. In 1889, after somedickering with the Indians, the right was acquired to throwa considerable
What to see in America . nd moresettled it wasfound that thisIndian Territoryhad great re-sources. Thegovernment hadpledged its faith that no white settlers would be allowed to occupy the reser-vations. But, by 1800, violators of the laws against suchencroachment were causing much disturbance. The boom-ers, as they were called, knew the value of the land, andrepeatedly marched in from the Kansas border. However,they were steadily repulsed by the United States officials,sometimes with the aid of troops. In 1889, after somedickering with the Indians, the right was acquired to throwa considerable section of the country open to the whites. Atnoon on April 22 the signal was given, and no less thantwenty thousand adventurers and homeseekers, who hadcollected along the borders of the new lands, made a mad rush to secure thebest farms andtown lots. Otherreservations werethrown open tosettlement in thesame way from ^^^i ^^^-^ia^H^B time to timeafterward. Thedevelopment of Grand Rapids, Platt National PviiK the BoomerS. 314 What to See in America Paradise, as Oklahoma is popularly called, into a flourish-ing agricultural and cattle-breeding district has since beenphenomenal. In 1907 it became a state. The first legis-lature met at Guthrie, but the capital was soon afterwardestablished at Oklahoma City. The latter is the largestplace in the state. Not far away is Shawnee with its Kick-apoo bark lodges. Near the southern boundary of the state is the PiattNational Park, which contains many sulphur and other springsthat have medicinal properties. The highest spot in Okla-homa is at the far western boundary line, 4750 feet. Thename of the state is Cherokee for the Home of the RedMen.
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