New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-05-01

thusiastic cheer which rent the Kansas al
as the hrst step toward the reallzations OF
hopes and dreams of yeans and;lh reward
for the sacrifices Of the past was taken. The
train ran slowly, as, there was great danger
of misplaced rails and switches or obstruc-
tions OF various kinds. placed there by those
gone before, and who wanted corner in the
best lands in sight. 1t was $40 when the
sign which marks the state line and the di-
viding line from the Cherokee strip was
reached. II was
GREETED WITH A CHEER
which rolled from the news car in front to
The rustlers caboose behind. It marked the
departure from state government toward
country where government is yet to be
created and established Still, the Cherokee
country lay between them and the rainbow
land. There were no Indians to be seen
until after Willow Springs was passed, when
wagon load of bucks of the Poncha tribe
passed up the trail, who responded to the
shouts and cheers of those on board the
train with sullen looks and gesticulatlons of
defiance, as not evidently pleased at the
coming of the pale face. Along the Pawnee
trail the train also passed caravans of boom
e-s wagons, many going south, but some re-
turning towards Kansas. Between Willow
Springs and the Poncha agency somebody in
the newspaper car discovered man riding
on the trucks beneath the coach I'm
medlately an effort to open up ne
EQUATIONS with him were made, but
they resulted unsuccessfully until the train
stopped at PoncEa when the adventurous
boomer on Wheela was taken up into the
car, elected an honorary member of the
press association and furnished with refresh
ments out of a bottle, which he drank with
relish amidst enthusiastic applause. He
gave his name as Harvey Saddler, and said
ne was born in England, but had been in
this country for nine years and had come all
the way from Seattle, Wash, to get a foot
hold in Oklahoma. He was elected as the
representative of the London Times and also
as the mascot of the new city of Guthrie
ana to make the bargain sure it was agreed
he should have one of the best lots in the
heart OF the city. Al the last station outside
OF the Oklahoma Territory there was great
crowd OF boomers who had forsaken their
teams and hoped to gain time by rail There
being no room inside they climbed to the top
of The coaches and the entire train, from
one end to the other, was lined with them.
A TRANSFORMATION SCENE.
In this way the line was reached about
l2:O5 Before the late dead line was
reached and passed, however, the great
| transformation scene had begun, and was
plainly visible TO the watchers from the
train. First came came IN view the white
topped wagons, gathered togethed in groups
| on the level prairie or in the little which di-
versify the face of the country. 1t was at
once noticeable that the teams were not to
be seen in any of these camps, and it was
plain they had been taken out of the harness
to be rode across the border by
the hard riders, who were to locate claims.
A little further on and this conclusion was
proven to be the correct one, for the entire
face OF the country, as far as the best field
glass could carry the sight. was overrun
with horsemen galloping to the southwark.
Their heeIest horses had evidently been
picked for the work and they were carrying
their riders rapidly to the longed-fOr goal.
The ride OF Paul Revere dwindles into OBJ
security beside the feat of horsemanship per-
formed in Oklahoma to-day. Rides Of fifteen
| or twenty miles were made in an Incredible
short time by old boomers familiar with the
| country and who knew where desirable lands
We're located. The day was cloudless and
| Tar away on the horizon both to the east and
west clouds of dust could be Seen ascending
from the hoofs of
HUNDREDS OF HORSES,
rushing toward different destinations in
| most cases. but some of them toward toe
same. One race for goal could be easily.
distinguished. The riders were apparently
evenly mounted; they We're neck and neck
for mile or two along the trail as far as
they could be seen, and their eager and in
tense looks and merciless slashings were
sufficient evidence of the prize they were
running after. One saddled but riderless
horse was seen galoping along the trail, an
ominous sign OF some accident OF fatality
| which had befallen the rider. Some men
were in charge of the horses and
were evidently riding relays toward the goal.
Out of the dust which arose toward the
east could be seen after the train had
! reached the summit Of a high siding,
wagon caravan fully two miles in length
ann which was being sped to the utmost
speed OF irs horses. These caravans were
plainly out-distanccd by the horseback
| riders and after several miles of the terri
aory had been traversed it was seen that the
| best riders We're winning the best prizes
| One homesteader who had secured a mag
nihcent quarter-section of rolling land, had
| dug hole two or three feet deep at that
| corner OF it where the surveyors section
was located, and where he had driven mis-
| stakes. not looking upon these evidences OF
possession as sufficient