St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-31
THE BLACK HILLS RUMBLE
The Opening Of the Reservation the Alb.
sorbing Topic on the West.
POOR 10 NOT A FAVORITE.
Eager Eyes Out Along the Surveys Of
the Two New Railroads Across
the Reserve.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
RAPID CITY, March 30.-Reservation
is the all-absorbing topic in this section
now, everybody recognizing the fact
that the removal of this great barrier
to traffic with the East means business
with a big B for the Black Hills. The
affair has been discussed in all its vari-
Gus phases, and while the ultimate con-
summation Of the wish of everybody on
both sides of the great reserve is still
somewhat uncertain, there are few who
will raise voice against the general
impression that the bill
MUST BECOME A LAW.
There are many reasons why it
should; there are none why it should
not. AS fast as Indian sympathizers
visit the agencies and see LO in his
pristine state, just so fast are they
converted to the idea that the govern
ment has already done for him far more
than he deserves. The greatest wrong
of the present status of affairs, and the
strongest reason for. the law proposed, is
i'm the fact that $4,000 Indians are hold
ing $4,000, 900 acres of land, or almost
1000 acres to each buck, sQuaw and pap
pOOse. AS the United States govern
ment thinks 100 acres enough for a
white mans farm, it is not exactly clear
to the average thinker why an ignorant
Indian should have several times as
much, and why many thousands of
white men should be disconnected in
order to accommodate this thankless
ward of the nation. That the
INDIAN DOES NOT APPRECIATE
the many kindnesses shown him by the
great father at Washington has often
been proved. That he does appreciate
the fact that the time has come when he
must part with portion, at least, of the
broad acres he has no earthly use, for is
very apparent. He can no longer live
at or near the agency, drawing his ne
ceSSarieS and Injuries from the general
government, and keep almost thousand
acres of fertile soil sequestered for each
individual, infant OF adult. in his ma
ton. The time for the change has come,
and the Indian knows it. TO be sure,
the noble red man does not like this
conditioned things. He, as well as any
other being,
KNOWS A SOFT THING
when he sees it, and he hates awfully to
give up the one he has so long enjoyed.
But he must. He may grumble, and
may even make an armed opposition,
but there can only be one conclusion in
the whole matter. The lesson Of the
Sitting Bull war has not been forgotten,
and for all Gall, Red Cloud and others
may buster, they realize fully their
weakness when pitted against the white
mans strength. A war would be sui
cidal so far as the Sioux are concerned,
and the leaders know it. Still. they are
.shrewd enough to work their bunc0mbe
for all it is worth.
About settlement on the reserve. The
routes to be followed by the railroads in
crossing have been looked up, and in
two instances-the Milwaukee and the
Northwestern-have been staked off.
THIS IS POINTER
to many prospective owner of 160
acres of this land, and it is safe guess
that two-thirds of the choice locations
along the surveyed line have been
mentally taken up. The men who have
taken the trouble to look up these places
will not lose any time in making settle
ment thereon, and one man prOpheSies
that before next fall, if the measure be-
comes law, there will be continuous
string of ranch houses between this
place and Chamberlain and Pierre.
Take these people who have already
looked up their claims, the people who
will be busy hunting land, the survey
ing parties necessary to Subdlvlde the
land, the railroad parties and people
who will visit the reservation out OF
curiosity, and the reservation promises
to be lively place during the coming
summer