Yeah, they had to cross Indian Territory (later to be Oklahoma) to get to those railheads, too. Guess it was just too far to try to go around.

. Actually, my best harvesting buddy in the wheatfields of the 40s was a kid from Henrietta, Oklahoma, named (would you believe?) Johnny Cash. No relation, far as I know. Tough, wiry little sonovagun who could lick his weight in wildcats. He played guitar and sang country songs. We teamed up 'cause I could add a tenor harmony to his lead. We may not have been the Blue Sky Boys, but I thought we sounded pretty darned good. Hooray for Oklahoma!

Sandy