Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-04-23
A HeadlOng Rush Into the
Rainbow Land"
MAGICAL GROWTH OF GUTHRIE
Indications that the Settlement vii
be Quite Peaceable-Scenes
and Incidents.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD


being paid for swift horses, that pur-
chasers may reach choice sites first
There is as much as, if not more, strug-
Cling for townsites than for sections. II
is said that three or four town companies
are going for Guthrie, half that number
for Oklahoma City, about twenty for
Kingfsher, while there are applicants
for sites on almost every section. Th
trouble between the townsite companies
promises to be as dangerous as among
the claim hunters. Bold schemes have
been concocted. 1t is evident there is
not room enough for them in Oklahoma.
FRISCO TOWNSHIP sHARPs
Capitalists of San Francisco have sent
an agent, George w. Perkins, to find a
site for town which they will build and
call Frisco. Perkins and party stood
upon the rear platform after leaving Pur-
cell. Just after the Canadian river was
crossed, they leapei off and concealed
themselves in the bushes. The chances
are that the location of Frisco will be
near this bridge. Troops are being as
rapidly as possible sent into the country.
There are in its borders fourteen compa.
MES of infantry and twenty troops of
cavalry.
SOME SLICK DEPUTIES.
Last night there arrived at Oklahoma
City seven men, bearing Deputy Mar
shsls' papers emitting them to enter the
country. One man, aged 20, wore fine
broadcloth suit, and carried a gold
headed cane. There is not one in the
party who ever made an arrest. 1t is
stated that the aggregate capital of the
crowd is over $2,000,000. The evident
intention is to select townsite. 1t is
thought there are over thirty deputies"
now in and about Oklahoma, who, at
noon, will turn in their designations and
accept them all by themselves and turn
private citizens, then bounce claims, for
all of them are boomers.
INTEND TO SEIZE THE STRIP.
Sworn bands have been formed that
those who are left out will make united
rush and occupy the Cherokee strip, hop
ing to get 80 many on it that the Govern
ment will not think it wise to drive
them off.
DANGEROUS FoRDING.
ARKANSAS Cry. April 22.-Compara-
lively few of the ''boomers' wagons and
men reached the Oklahoma line until
last night, and this morning Salt Creek,
which winds through the strip, and on
the banks of which the Ponca reservation
is situated, caused the settlers much de-
lay. The rains had made it 80 high
that fording was dangerous, and only
few were foolhardy enough to venture it.
Friday morning fully 700 wagons wanted
to 60 across. A woman and two children
and number of cattle were drowned at
the ford.
POURING OVER THE LINE.
Captain Hayes and his troops got to
the Oklahoma border this morning. A
careful estimate by reporter who was
on the border last night is that within
a radius of five miles from the border
entrance on the Ponca trail fully 500
men were at least mile over the line.
Wire fences divide the Strip from Okla
homa. The men did not know the fence
was the dividing line, or, If they did,
needed it not. No soldiers were there to
dispute their entrance or tell where the
line was. Without let or hindrance a
great number of people went into Okla
homa as early as Saturday night. A
cattleman at Red Rock said last night
that, as he came through Oklahoma from
Galveston, he counted over 100 men in
the bushes along through Oklahoma.
THE TRAINS LOADED DOWN.
The crowd at the depot is larger than
expected. Four trains with ten coaches
each stood ready for the start. Crowds
of people walked up and down on the
tops of the cars. The moment the doors
we're thrown open the cars were filled.
1t is estimated that 5000 we're at the
depot awaiting transportation before the
train started. The town is almost de-
serted. Many women are among the
Guthrie boomers.
At s AS, when the first train pulled
out, many freight trains had been sup
piled with seats, to follow later. At st.
Louis and San Francisco crossing, where
q stay was necessary, people besieged
the first train, but the guards kept
them off.
THEY MUST LOOK OUT FOR "Lo."
New YORK, April 22.-Gen. McCook
says the danger in Oklahoma is not that
there will be conflict between the troops
and boomers, but between the boomers
and the Indians.
THE RUSH TO GUTHRIE.
NEWTON, Kan, April 22.-Three train
loads for Oklahoma left this morning,
including capitalists, who will open q
bank and stores at Guthrie.
WICHITA, Kan, April 22.-Three train
loads of boomers, numbering 1900, left
for Oklahoma this morning over the
Santa Fe. A large number also left by
the Rock Island. Another call has been
wired for every passenger car OF the
Santa Fe not in use. An extra will be
made up of cattle cars. 1t will be night
before the last train reaches Guthrie.
The number going from all the towns of
Southern Kansas is far greater than
anticipated. Many hundreds 90 down
merely to see the scramble, with no idea
of remaining. 1t is believed the stage
line at Pend Greek, on the Rock Island.
will be totally unable to accommodate the
crowds.
TO-DAY WILL BE HISTORICAL.
ST. LOUIS, April 22.-The REPUBLICS
Arkansas City special says: Oklahoma
is OPEN. The trials, struggles and sacri-
fees OF years are partially rewarded, but
the events of to-day and those of days,
weeks and months to follow, will prove
how far the supply is below the demand
and necessitate further conce ssions to
avert disorder, bloodshed and other
conditions, but little short of
anarchy. The history of this day
will forever be memorial in frontier an
nails, and will leave behind heritage of
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