The Land
As an intermarried citizen of the Choctaw tribe, Murray could legally improve
and exploit Indian land. He used this advantage to build a vast ranch and farm.
Beginning with a small tract of land, he and Alzira eventually controlled more
than 20,000 acres of land, and ran more than 26,000 head of cattle. It also was
reported that in one year they raised 400,000 bushels of corn. One cornfield
included 8,000 acres and stretched three miles wide and five miles long.
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