The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-04-13
NOT ROOM FOR ALL.
One Out Of Ten Boomers
viii Get a Farm.
II WILL BE A WILD sTRrGGLE.
Settlers Armies campsd All Aishg
the Oklahoma Beraer-aore
People On the. wAy.
IT WILL BE A WILD STRUGGLES.

" Asnss6Tns, April Ia.-Ths oora1ais
sio1er uf the general land oEEice made pxlh~
i &c to-day several letters as being Of gensrsl
interest 20 persons contemplating sessle-
meat Ia Oklahoma Commissioner stock.
ssxger, sn replying 10 letter frura o. NJ.
Wilson a. Arkansas City. kan. SAYS IN
part.
II hare 20 state rharthe lands In anaS-
fsoa are 10 be disposed 81 50 actual settlers
under the Homestead laws oniy. A party
Gearing 10 become an ac1usl settler under
the Homestead laws mar initia.e his claim
by entry at the district Land ofsiee after
properly examining and selecting the land
desired, IN which case he is allowed six
mouths from tha date Of ensry within
which 70 establish his actual residence On
the Land. or. II he 80 elect he may initiate
his clatrR by actual settlement on the land,
which must consist OF some sct or acts
connecting himself with the particular
tract claimed. said set or sets 70 5e eqalra-
lent 10 the announcement of such iuren.
ton and from which the public generally =
may have notice OF his claim Therefore
he II allowed three months within which
q make his eiaim for rscord by entry in
the district land Office"
Another letter 10 senasor Ingalls, from
Com missioner ssceksiager is as follows
Il have had the honor to receive BY refer
anee from yoa, and herewith return a let
ter addressed 10 you by q. 7. Sosamers
dated Oklahoma station. Indian territory.
the 18th nat In reply I have To state that
the act OF March. 1850, 10 which Sommers
refers. provides. as he states. that no one
shall De permitted TO eater or sc,fuire gry
right 10 any OF the oklahoma lands TO be
disposed OF hereunder who violates It's
provisions by entering upon and acquiring
the same prior 10 II O'Clock, noon. April
q. the date fixed in the presidents prosIa-
nation of March - for said lands 10 be-
come open 10 settlement Tie Ssaiute
makes no exception 10 this provision. |
am ifcliaed 70 think, however, that when
the person was already within these lands
at the dsse of approval of the get by proper
authority, his presence there should not be
regarded as q violation of this provision OF
the act Primary jurisdiction to ece apon
applications 10 enter rests with the district
land officers, and Sommers may present
his application Tor entry 20 the land Office
with proper proof OF his allegations
Should they refuse to permit entry. he may
appeal from this ecfton
Commissioner srOcksleger today ex-
pressed an opinion that 10000 persons
would enter Oklahoma within q month
after the I'd of April. For these loo.ets
steads- The inevitable result OF this tre-
mendous influx, the commissioner
thought. would be great many contests
aud personal conflicts. A further resnlt
he feared, would be the spreading Of this
immense surplus over the adjoining In-
dian lands. from which IL would BE- diff
cult 10 dislodge them without much
trouble and possibly some bioodshed II
the commission appointed TO treat with
the Gherokees for ceSslon OF the Cherokee
outlet could complete their lahors within
the next few months the new tract might
be opened TO settlement before Congress
again meets. This might and probably
would relieve the pressure; otherwise he
feared matters would be complicated and
peace be restored with ditficnlfy.
WINFIELD, Kan, April l2-HandreGs OF
Oklahoma boomers camped along Walnut
river here are rejoicing al the order of Sec
retary Noble allowing them to drive across
the Cherokee strip before the 22d. Most of
them will break camp Wednesday next To
go in camp on the border of Oklahoma. The
final rush has set in. and every train brings
In scores OF men from all parts OF the
country 10 await the 0klshoraa opening
day. No less than 5o0o strangers are now
Ia the city waiting for the 22d.