Arizona weekly enterprise., 1889-07-20

many thousands more are moving from Iowa, Minnesota and Nebraska, and away up in the Black Hills companies are organized and well armed men are moving to the western border of the re- serve to get their share of the 9,300, 900 acres.
 Observe that it contains 55,000 home steads of 160 acres each, exclusive of some little corners; that it is nearly all good land, and that it is in q region al- ready state, practically, and it will be plain that it is far better place than Oklahoma or the much desired Cherokee strip. Indeed, the men who get located there this year will have a vote for con- gressmen as soon as they can get their ''dug outs" dug and their cabins up, and will choose legislators who will choose United States senators who will help make laws for Oklahoma for perhaps quarter of century to come. Nor is this all. The Sioux own some moro land in Da- kota which they will soon be called on to give up and there will be chances for further pickings. In fact, it is well rec ognized that the slightly civilized Sioux of Dakota will have to t.move on" and not stop till they are joined to their wilder congeners in tho Rocky moun- tains.
 Tho Indians have made firrner stand on this reservation, and managed their part of the negotiation with much more skill than is usual with them. They set their terms from the start at the govern ment price, S1.25 per acre. A year ago the government offered them fifty cents, but they laughed it to scorn. Then the secretary of the interior tried the old game of inviting the chiefs to junket and powwow at Washington. They enjoyed the trip immensely, ate what was set be- fore them-and great deal of it-drank freely of the white mans cordial and went into ecstasies over the theatrical displays, especially the ballet, but when it came to talking they talked business SIPS per acre they must have, and the whole sum in one immediate payment. Secretary Villas was inclined to give the price, but judged that the immediate payment of some S11, 5000 to tribe of Indians would produce perfect car nival of debauchery, and recommended comprehensive law, which congress passed.
 By it's terms the commissioners are to use $S5, 900 in procuring the assent of the Sioux Indians"-other details being left largely to the commission. The price is to be S1 an acre for all land taken the first three years, 75 cents for that taken the next three, and 50 cents for all the rest, the government to guar antee payment for it all within ten years. Of the money each adult male Indian is to have $50 cash, and each head of Q family or located farmer a certain supply of tools, seeds and cattle. For these purposes the law appropriates $3,000,000. Thereafter there are to be schools, physicians, teachers, &c., as is usual in Indian treaties. Sections 16 and 30 in each township are to be re- served for school purposes according to existing laws applicable to Dakota. There is to be no free land" or home stealing; each settler must pay S1.25 per acre, and this may cool the enthusiasm little
 The land Is nearly all good and easily accessible. There is no crossing of Indi- an lands necessary as in getting into Oklahoma, and the laws of Dakota will be in force there as soon as the Indians vacate. Its opening will add another | 100000 to the population of Dakota in a year or less, and incidentally the first traders who get there will have a good time getting the $50 from each Indian. No doubt there will be quite boom in gimcrackS. All the chiefs so far inter- viewed express a willingness to sign at once, and so the work of the commission will probably be completed in few days and by next Independence day the rush be in full tide.
 Tho topography may be described as gentle slope, rising westward and south. westward from the Missouri, with gentle swells of prairie which rise higher as enc goes westward till they merge in the spurs of the Black Hills or form the higt divides" between the aff1uents of tht Missouri-the Cheyenne, White and Nj ebrara rivers. But on the Nebraska lint and along the affluents of the Niobrar; there is marked exception to the usua rule on the plains-the high land doe not "break down" in slopes and plateau towards the streams, but often main tains its highest level to the very bluffs the stream running in deep gulch iron 100 to 200 feet below. In such localitie the water question is an important one There is very little "alkai land"-none it is believed-which will not produc abundantly of wheat, corn, hay, oats etc., after the second year. A very littl alkali, however, spells the land for sor ghun, some root crops, melons and ten der vines till after many years of culti vation. Beets in such land take on