1901 Map of Pryor

To the east, the terrain becomes more complex as it rises toward Scaly Bark Mt. and breaks into the creek-fed valleys of Spring Creek and Little Salina Creek. This era of the Indian Territory shows the deliberate grid of early townships overlaid on natural features like Bryant Hollow and Jane Dennis Creek. The map records a moment when small settlements like Choteau and Mazie were establishing themselves along the iron rails, while the river remained the primary geographic anchor for the region.