St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-25
THEY MUST Go.
What the Cattlemen of the Indian
Territory Have 10 Say.


KANSAS CITY, Mo-, July 24.-The in
formation that the cattlemen must not only
leave the Cheyenne and Arapahoe agency,
but that they can have only forty days in
which to seek other pastures, is accepted by
the stockmen here with various opin-
ions, and many of them think the
order should involve all public and Indian
lands in the country, but the majority say
1t Is only on these lands that depredatiOns
by the Indians are causing trouble and they
only should be included in the presidents
order. n man who has ten thousand head
of cattle in the Cheyenne country was asked
tonight what he would do in the premises,
and said: We'll, it is too soon to prophesy.
don't know what steps the cattlemen will
take, but presume most of them will peace
ably vacate. think Secretary Lamar has
been little hasty in his conclusions,
and 1t Is possible Gen. Sheridan has been
in some hurry. But if the president says
go, why we must go.' Where will YOU
all gO?" ''MOSt of the lesSeeS in the Chey-
enne and Arapahoe country have ranges
elSewhere-sOme in sthe Cherokee strip,
some in Colorado, some in New Mexico,
and some in Texas Those who have not
will probably be able to get ranges without
MUCH DIFFICULTY
somewhere in the surrounding country. 1
have range elsewhere, and shall remove
the cattle have in the Cheyenne country
70 it." do you think the president means
to remove the cattlemen from the entire
Indian TerritOry?" mo. L think not. l
don't see how he can declare the Cherokee
lease invalid. know his decision refers
particularly and solely to the Cheyennes
and Arapahoe leases" ''Whe are the
principal rleSees in the Cheyenne'and Arapa-
hoe country" &c. E. Reynolds has, per-
haps, the largest lease. lie has S14. 600
acres, the most of which is sublet to other
persons. Then there is the Cheyenne and
ATapahOe Cattle company, which has tract of
500,0 The greater portion of this is
also subleased. \. G. Evans and d. Hun
ter of Evans 81 Hunter have each 500. 900
acres. There are numerous smaller
leases and subleases, varying from
10000 acres to 500, 900, making the sum
total of original leases 8, 500, 600 acres. -
"HOw much does this leave the Indians?"
1.-The Cheyenne and ATapahoe reservations
in the territory include altogether some
thing over 1000, 600 acres. The cattlemen
have $500, 600 acres leased, so that leaves
the Indians over 200, 600 acres. They roam
at large and hunt and fish, however, over
all of il. But if Secretary Lamar and
President Cleveland want the Indians
TO have it all to themselves the
cattlemen can't keep it and we must CO."
CATTLENIEN OBJECT.
ST. LOUIS, July PA meeting of cat
tlemen leasing land in the Indian Territory
was held this morning at the rooms OF the
National Cattle Growers association to dis
cuSs the presidents proclamation declaring
the Arapahoe and Cheyenne leases void,
and ordering all cattle removed from this
reservation within the next forty days The
proclamation was warmly discussed and
another meeting will be held tomorrow
when committees from Kansas City and st.
Joseph will be present and a course of pro-
ceduTe adopted. The cattlemen claim it
impossible to remove 300. .0OO or 400. 600
head of cattle in forty days, and say they
have no places. as all the ranges in the
territory and Texas are now covered, and
Kansas and Colorado have quaTantined
against Texas cattle. Within New Mexico
there is strong public feeling against the
cattle. even If there were room there. Mis-
souri, has about 80. 600, 600 invested i'm cat
tie in the Indian Territory. st. Louis in
terest is about $1,000. 600.