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are | are situated 3/4 of a mile South by East from the Post. | ||
Situation of | Situation of Post description of Country, [[etc]]. | ||
The | The Post is situated on track of high level prairie | ||
land containing about 200 acres. near the base of the | land containing about 200 acres. near the base of the | ||
range of hills which are the eastern extremity of the | range of hills which are the eastern extremity of the | ||
of the | Witchita Mountains. Mount Scott the highest peak | ||
of the Witchita chain is eight (8) miles West by North. | |||
A perpendicular cliff of trap rock known as | A perpendicular cliff of trap rock known as | ||
Medicine Bluff, is a mile and a half in the same | Medicine Bluff, is a mile and a half in the same | ||
direction. | direction. | ||
Immediately west of the | Immediately west of the Post and thirty feet lower in | ||
level are three or four hundred acres of level prairie | level are three or four hundred acres of level prairie | ||
land. The northern boundary of the | land. The northern boundary of the Post is a | ||
beautiful, pure stream of good size running in a | beautiful, pure stream of good size running in a | ||
deep pebbly | deep pebbly bed. from springs in the mountains. | ||
North and West of Mount Scott and skirting the foot | North and West of Mount Scott and skirting the foot | ||
of the cliff mentioned, called Medicine Bluff creek. | of the cliff mentioned, called Medicine Bluff creek. | ||
which after passing the plateau upon which | which after passing the plateau upon which | ||
the | the Post is situated, joins the Main Cache creek | ||
which from the junction, flows on the North East and | which from the junction, flows on the North East and | ||
East sides of the | East sides of the Post. There being between the | ||
creek and the high ground, a level track of | creek and the high ground, a level track of | ||
several hundred acres, fully fifty feet lower, dry, | several hundred acres, fully fifty feet lower, dry, | ||
never overflowed and of remarkable | never overflowed and of remarkable fertility, | ||
To the Southward traversed only by ravines, | |||
Latest revision as of 19:19, 16 October 2020
are situated 3/4 of a mile South by East from the Post. Situation of Post description of Country, etc. The Post is situated on track of high level prairie land containing about 200 acres. near the base of the range of hills which are the eastern extremity of the Witchita Mountains. Mount Scott the highest peak of the Witchita chain is eight (8) miles West by North. A perpendicular cliff of trap rock known as Medicine Bluff, is a mile and a half in the same direction. Immediately west of the Post and thirty feet lower in level are three or four hundred acres of level prairie land. The northern boundary of the Post is a beautiful, pure stream of good size running in a deep pebbly bed. from springs in the mountains. North and West of Mount Scott and skirting the foot of the cliff mentioned, called Medicine Bluff creek. which after passing the plateau upon which the Post is situated, joins the Main Cache creek which from the junction, flows on the North East and East sides of the Post. There being between the creek and the high ground, a level track of several hundred acres, fully fifty feet lower, dry, never overflowed and of remarkable fertility, To the Southward traversed only by ravines,