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Title: My native land : the United States: its wonders, its beauties, & its people; with descriptive notes, character sketches, folk lore, traditions, legends & history, for the amusement of the old & the instruction of the young
Year: 1903 (1900s)
Authors: Cox, James, 1851-1901
Subjects: United States -- Description and travel San Francisco (Calif.) -- Description and travel United States -- Social life and customs
Publisher: Philadelphia : Blair Pub. Co.
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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the family possessed.The more fortunate ones also had in the wagons certainmaterial to be used in building the little hut, which was tobe their home until they could earn enough to build a morepretentious residence. Ej^e witnesses describe the starting of the colony as oneof the most remarkable sio^hts ever witnessed. The wao^onsadvanced in sinsfle file, and some few of the men rode onhorseback in order to act as advance ouides to seek suita-ble camping grounds, and to protect the occupants of thewasfons from attack. In some cases one or two cows wereattached by halters to the rear of the wagons, and therewere several dogs which evidently entered heartily into thespirit of the affair. The utmost confidence prevailed, andhearty cheers were given as the cavalcade crossed theKansas State line and commenced its long and drearymarch through the rich blue grass of the Cherokee Strip. The journey before the home-seekers was about 100miles5 and at the slow rate of progress they were compelled
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1 r ^ C r <- a c « «- r. c THE IXVASIOJSr OF OKLAHOMA. 109 to make, it was necessarily a long and arduous task.Some few of the women were a little nervous, but themajority had thoroughly fallen in with the general feelingand were enthusiastic in the extreme. The food they hadwith them was sufficient for immediate needs, and whenthey camped for the night, the younger members of theparty generally succeeded in adding to the larder by hunt-ing and fishing. We have all heard of invading armies being allowed toproceed on their march unmolested only to be treated withadditional severity on arriving at the enemies camp. Soit was with the colonists. They got through with verylittle difficulty, and no one took the trouble to interferewith their progress. Men who had been in the promisedland for the purpose, had located a suitable spot for theformation of the proposed colony, and here the peoplewere directed. One of the party had some knowledge ofland laws, and after a long hunt he succeed

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