| HOW THE OLD WEST HAS BEEN DEFINEDPeople
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| | of Indian Territory to cover most of
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| refer to the 'Old West' as the 'Wild
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| | what is now Oklahoma.During the Civil
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| West' or simply the
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| | War, the Five Civilized Tribes who owned
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| 'West'.No matter how what they might
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| | most
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| call it, many look upon the
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| | of the land comprising Indian Territory,
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| American Old West as a wild and
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| | gambled their lot on
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| dangerous place that existed
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| | the southern Confederate States. When
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| in the last half of the 1800's in the
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| | the South lost, the Five
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| American Frontier, west
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| | Civilized Tribes lost more of their
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| of the Mississippi River in the United
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| | lands under the new treaties
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| States.Even Europeans who dislike or fear
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| | that had to be negotiated with the
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| George W. Bush are quick to
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| | victors in Washington, D.C.Beginning with
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| call him a "cowboy", in a derogatory
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| | the Osage Reservation Act of 1872, the
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| manner, as if his being from
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| | federal
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| Texas automatically brands him as being
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| | government began to treat Indian
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| like the outlaw cowboys
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| | Territory more as a legally
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| that died at the O.K. Corral on October
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| | defined "territory".In 1889, the federal
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| 26 1881, in Tombstone,
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| | government finally established a federal
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| Arizona Territory.Many other people from
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| | court for the management of the Indian
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| around the world romanticize the American
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| | Territories. And then on
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| | April 22nd 1889, the "Unassigned Lands"
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| Old West. They conjure images of
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| | of central Oklahoma were
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| cowboys, indians, guns, cattle,
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| | opened to white settlement. 50,000
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| buffalo, trains and the simple life when
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| | people, who were called
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| they imagine the world
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| | "Boomers", settled the "Unassigned
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| of the Old West.Television, radio shows,
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| | Lands" that day.Then in May of 1990,
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| and movies have all contributed to
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| | Indian Territory was divided into
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| the romanticism of America's Old West.
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| | Oklahoma
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| Television brought us
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| | Territory and Indian Territory. Over the
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| "Gunsmoke" and "Bonanza". Movies have
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| | next several years,
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| come through time to
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| | various "land runs" permitted the
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| further emphasize people's romantic
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| | various sections of Oklahoma
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| ideas of the Old West. Movies
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| | Territory to be settled.(For more
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| that come to mind include "Far and Away"
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| | information about the multitude of "land
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| in 1992, "True Grit" in
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| | runs", check
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| 1969, "Two Mules for Sister Sara" in
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| | out this timeline: )THE CHEROKEE OUTLET
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| 1970, "Dances With Wolves"
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| | LAND RUN OF 1893The famous opening of the
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| in 1990, and "Tombstone" in 1993. And
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| | Cherokee Outlet that was the backset
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| then there were my two
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| | for the movie "Far and Away", took place
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| favorite westerns of all-time, "Support
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| | on September 16, 1893.When the Cherokee
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| Your Local Sheriff" and
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| | Outlet was opened, there were 7 original
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| "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid"
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| | counties: O, L, K, P, Q, M and N. It was
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| which both came out in 1969.(People love
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| | mandated by law that
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| their westerns, and the Internet Movie
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| | the settlers of each county would select
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| Database
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| | the new county name
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| gave them the chance to rate their
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| | after the run. The names selected were
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| favorite western movies here:
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| | Garfield, Grant, Kay,
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| )PEOPLE STILL THINK THE WEST IS ABOUT
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| | Noble, Pawnee, Woods and Woodward.THE
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| THE COWBOYS AND INDIANSEven in today's
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| | ESTABLISHMENT OF THE 101 RANCH IN
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| communication age, some people still
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| | NORTHERN OKLAHOMAOriginally bound for
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| believe
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| | California, Colonel George W. Miller
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| that Oklahoma and Texas exist as it did
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| | found
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| in the 1890's. Back in
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| | himself often sidetracked into various
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| the late 1980's, I had travelled to
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| | business ventures on his
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| Florida. While there, someone
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| | trek west.In 1893, Colonel Miller
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| asked me where I was from. When I said
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| | founded his 101 Ranch in northcentral
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| Oklahoma, they had this
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| | Oklahoma near present day Marland,
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| puzzled look come across their
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| | Oklahoma, south and west of
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| face.After a moment or two, this
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| | Ponca City, Oklahoma.Colonel Miller
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| individual seemed to have made the
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| | became good friends with Chief White
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| connection they were looking for. She
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| | Eagle, the
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| asked me, "So, how did you
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| | chief of the Ponca Nation. The Ponca
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| get to Florida?"I was confused. I said,
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| | Nation is situated to the
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| "Well, I drove."She responded, "Oh, so
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| | south of Ponca City, Oklahoma, and just
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| you stopped along the way and bought
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| | east of the 101 Ranch
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| a car?"I said, "No. I had the car before
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| | site.In 1903, Col. George Miller died
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| I left."I could see a "deer in the
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| | and the ranch was taken over
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| headlights" moment, and then I heard
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| | by his three sons.At its height, the 101
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| her soon-to-be-famous words, "I thought
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| | Ranch which was located in Kay and Noble
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| everyone in Oklahoma rode
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| | counties in the Oklahoma Territory was
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| on horses and in wagons. What about the
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| | comprised of a full
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| indians? Do you all still
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| | 110,000 acres. It became the real nexus
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| have problems with the indians?"True
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| | between the American Old
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| story. No kidding. It is hard to believe,
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| | West and the world-famous 101 Wild West
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| I know. I would
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| | Show, which featured
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| not have believed it myself if I had not
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| | cowboys and indians in the flesh and
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| been there to hear it.Yes, some people
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| | show dates around the world
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| believe that we still live as we did 100
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| | from 1905 to 1931. Even the shows at the
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| years
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| | ranch were noted to
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| ago.GOING WESTPrior to 1848, the people
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| | have attracted more than 65,000
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| who lived in the American Old West
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| | spectators at various times.HOLLYWOOD
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| were primarily the military men and
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| | MEETS THE WILD WESTAmong the many notable
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| lawmen, mountain men who
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| | accomplishments attributed to the
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| often worked as trappers and/or traders,
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| | Miller's and their 101 Ranch Wild West
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| the native American
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| | Show, was their role
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| population, cattle ranchers and their
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| | in the revitalization of the western
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| hands, and farmers.Then on January 24,
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| | genre in Hollywood.The first movie ever
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| 1848, the news of James Marshall's
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| | made of the western genre was "The Great
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| "Gold!"
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| | Train Robbery" in 1903. By the end of
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| erupted from Sutter's Mill, California.
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| | the decade, most believed
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| Suddenly, everyone
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| | that the western was dead.In 1911, the
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| wanted to go west."Go West Young Man!"
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| | Miller's signed a contract with the New
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| was the cry that reverberated around the
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| | York Motion
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| globe. "Thus began one of the largest
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| | Picture Company and its' subsidiary
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| human migrations in history
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| | studio, the Bison Company.The 101 Ranch
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| as a half-million people from around the
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| | served as the backdrop for several
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| world descended upon
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| | Hollywood films,
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| California in search of instant
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| | and the stars of the 101 Wild West Show
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| wealth."(For more information about the
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| | staffed hundreds of early
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| California Gold Rush, visit this
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| | westerns. More than 100 cowboys,
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| site: )THE HISTORICAL STORY OF INDIAN
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| | cowgirls and indians from the
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| TERRITORYIndian Territory, also known as
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| | 101 Ranch Wild West Show participated in
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| I.T., was established in 1830.
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| | various Bison Company
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| The intent of the establishment of the
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| | westerns.Even the great Will Rogers did
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| Indian Territory was to
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| | a short stint with the 101 Wild
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| have a place in which to relocate the
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| | West Show, before moving to Hollywood to
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| Eastern Native American
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| | become world-famous.
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| Tribes. In its early days, Indian
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| | Will Rogers is just one of the many
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| Territory actually covered
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| | famous names that came
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| most of modern-day Oklahoma, Kansas and
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| | through the 101 show on their rise to
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| Nebraska.Indian Territory was not a
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| | stardom. Many of the
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| territory by the legal established
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| | names of 101 performers became so famous
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| definition of a territory for several
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| | in their day that you
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| more decades. In the
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| | may even recognize them today: Bill
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| beginning, there was no government or
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| | Pickett, Tom Mix and many
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| laws governing Indian
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| | others.If you want to know more about
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| Territory. It was simply the place that
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| | history, pick your favorite search
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| was set aside to be
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| | engine and go hunting. You would be
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| occupied by the Native American
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| | surpised how much wonderful
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| tribes.In 1854, the American government
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| | history exists on the World Wide
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| decided that they needed to
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| | Web.Copyright Bill Platt - All Rights
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| increase the lands that could be used by
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| | Reserved. Reprints allowed with article
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| their growing
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| | and resource box unedited. If you post
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| population. So, at this juncture, they
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| | this article on a website, you must set
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| reduced the overall size
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| | the links up as hyperlinks.
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