The patent record shows that of these 400 acres, 100 were due " for the personal adventure of Richard Pace ", and the other 300 for the importation of six persons- each of these being worth a headright of 50 acres.
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Tens of thousands of oil workers arrived, more than 30 boom towns sprang up and, nearly overnight, Osage headright holders became the " richest people in the world . " When royalties peaked in 1925, annual headright earnings were $ 13, 000.
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Tens of thousands of oil workers arrived, more than 30 boom towns sprang up and, nearly overnight, Osage headright holders became the " richest people in the world . " When royalties peaked in 1925, annual headright earnings were $ 13, 000.
