Sulphur Springs, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, was established about 1890 in the foothills of the Arbuckle Mountain range of southern Oklahoma. The community was situated around thirty natural springs of mineral and fresh water. The town quickly became known as a place of "healing waters" and tourist flocked in from around the country. By 1900 there were enough boarding houses and hotels to accommodate one thousand tourists. The little frontier town had electric light and telephone companies. In preparation for statehood and the allotments of Indian land, Congress passed the Curtis Act...