The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-05-18

LAND FOR THn LANDInss
EAe Great sioux "Reminiscences
Facts about che Law.
Chicago Times. Q: The president has
approved the act for rellnquiShment Of
titles to portions Of the great Sioux reser-
After six or eight yeazs Of siren
uous effort this just and proper measure
has become . Law. Abodyof fertile land
nearly a. large - the state Of Indiana
viii soon be open to settlers. II ID un-
usually desirable because Il IL already
surrounded by q well-settled and cult
vated country. Two railways are to he
pushed through 1t a fast as the work can
be done. It 10 we'll watered by four
rivers and numerous small streams. Be-
fore the settlers have their first crop Of
wheat harvested the railway freight trains
will be at the stations ready to carry 1t
of The land is mainly. prairie ready for
the pillow. Small groves are along the
streams, and abundant lumber can BE-
transported from the Black Hills. which
adjoin on the west.
1t will not be surprising II there isa
great migration to this country this sum-
mer, for there are advantages there which
the pioneers of other days were compelled
to wait many years for, and, making due
allowance for exaggerati0n ~ certainly
Is an attractive country for the farmer.
But 1t Is necessary to caution migrants
not to move on this new purchase before
1t 10 complete. There are Two sides 70
the bargain with the government, on n
of which stand the Sioux Indians. Unti!
they nave signihed their acceptance OF
the governments terms. the land IS still
theirs and may not be settled upon.
Should they decline to accept, all settiers
will be moved abruptly by government
troops. as was the case TWO years ago on
q part OF thes same reservation Ills alto-
gether probable That the Sioux Indians
will accept, az III bill was drawn WIN
especial reference to their claims ana
under the supervision OF their TRENDS:
But some montns VIII eIcqulIe 10 set
their signatures. The bill provides Tor
the appointment Of commissioners t9r
this purpose, out u Is naIaly PIooau .S.
that the work can be completed LOT TOUT
or five months. -
1t is said that many persons lntenalng
to settle on TINS land are alreaoy NJ, on name
Looking up dcsiranle ioca.ions: Inc own
site Spectator Viii no dounI pc thele
early. Dut nc WIN nave 70 M wal 'ae p.eas'
ure OF the railway town sue company:
4 Tho (yhir00n and N0rthWeSteTH yUllTOUu
has . branch that terminates NJ flerfe.
branch terminating at Chamoeriain
Both OF these points are on the Missouri
river. 1t is stated That the last named
road has already contracted 1or i1V miles
OF railway across the reservauOn' anu
that the building Is to az once.
Routes nave Deen surveyed ior DON roaas
and everything 10 IN readiness 10 Degin
operations. An incenti~c 10 ms IL tne
iact thaI w9en comPle.ed '9Sse ,oa sIs, WA
tap a settled country.the BLACK Hiis-
ITom which Mucn business may oe "a
pected at once; Inc mineral
OF inc HIS VIII receive AZ once grea. as-
velopment, n II Will 0 pc xnoWn ne
You'd all question what the TN discoveries
theIe are worm. 49,,
The opening OF TINS VAST poo OF ~
recalls wildly Inc harder liie OF me emi-
grant OF forty years ago. lnen WIN
teams. ca t!c, no9senolo gooos low.
headed children ana dogs ne staltea out
on q long, toilsome anu dangerous jour.
hey. camping AZ nlgnt ahd IN constan.
peril from lnalans. norae ra.l na anu
WIG Dcasts. MOI uh'll inc secoMu yeaI
could ne exPect Q crop: re setsIeu IN
the timoer ms was a Ire OF toil ior years,
beyond clvillzatlon ana society, lew
aools, no comforts. many narasn!ps anu
Pnvations; An elnigran. may low PAYS
from MS nome IN 'lne east 70 us nonie-
stea0 III the West, WIN laniiiy, 1uIu!tuiS
and stock, IN Q week. IN a montl ne Is
tier with With comforts y 81" and 3 C c%on nv SliHus ices
about him. He has really known
what the pioneers life was. He has sim
l nIV LETT the moor nOImG OF ~ y&llHUt HI tUE