The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-04-23


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tae t3fsasng element wGs nos aarxei
represented. IS al ef the houaesse zssry
rave gore en- sexgze- Thsre we-e men /,
the cars from every great city sass sanpos
tAas point IN the coontry and there was .,
sz1s 'ss. usF fefrltsry In the eo1nEry wAtel
Sid not haye It's Representatives.
The newspaper coach Was The Erxs cut {,
hsnsaS CITY. Il contained Representatives
OF al TIE leadtlg newspapers Ia the e0ra
II, uEo we're compelled 10 yield raosa ss.s
contryt for the coed af the cause A
Arkansas City tfssre were over 75 coaehs.
tracked n The szrlS awaiting the ra<h
All Of theza were lowered into the ysrss,
sorae distance below the lepot and tai
erowd h<gas gathering on the platform fgs
sours fetore daylight. and lcHg before sht
nrsf fsans streak Of dawa the
city was awake and stirring. Tns
streets presented q lively. plefuresas<
appearance. Hundreds. IN their inpa,
Ieaee 20 get aboard. rushed down eu
rnasse 10 tbe yards and attempted 10 forae
sn entrance into the e4rx. al Of whieh
were securely locked. TIE excsfeuse.l
may be judged from the fact TIA. largs
number of coach windows were brsskeil
aas ey people who were anxious 80 secure
seats Is Was ia vain fer the officials q
say tass the Trains wunss run in sec-inn,
- minutes spaEt- Every man there
wants q 10 be fifsesH minutes ahesd al eyery.
eoay. and not nfsesn \ minutes behind any.
body.
The first section made np consisted "a
zine coaches, the newspaper coach snc
~ axaa = try.st
uilie. drawn by engine 2S6. IL wRs Ia
wnga the EEe which marks the state line
and the dividing line from the
Cherokee strip was reached il was greeted
with cheer which rolled from the news.
paper ear in front 10 the rustiers' cabooso
behind. II marked the departure from =
state government toward the country
where government Is set 10 be created
and established. sun the Cherokee cean,
Try lay between them and the rainbow land
along the Pawnee trail The train also
passed caravans Of booHers' wagons. many
going SOUTH but some returning towards
Kansas.
SEATTLE MANS ENTERPRISE.
Between Willow Springs and the Ponca
agency somebody in the newspaper car
discovered q man risiing on the trucks be-
meath the coach. When .ae train ssopps q
at Pcnca the adventurous boomer between a
the wheels was taken mp into the car and
eiecsed IA honorary member of the press
association. He gave bis name So Henry
saadler, ana said he was horn in England
but had been ia this country for nine
years, and had eome all the way from
Seattle TO get footnold in Oklahoma. He
was elected as representative OF the Lon
don I&mss. and also as mascot of The nes
city y. Guthrie.
cIlNGINS 20 TIRE CAR ROOFS.
At the last STATEN outside of Oklahoma
Territory there was a great crowd of
boomers who had a force teking their
teams md hoped to set in quicker by raii.
There being no room inside they climbed
TO the top of the coaches, and the entire
train. from one end 10 the other. was lined
With them In this way the line was
reached sboat five minutes after twelve
o'clock.
HoasKNES RACING To GOOD CLAIMS.
Before the dead-line was reached and
passed, however. q great transformation
scene had begun, and was plainly Tisibls
to the watchers from the train. First came
In view white-topped wagons gathered To-
gether in groups on the level prairie or ia
The little valleys which cover the ace of
able that the teams were not
10 be seen In any OF these
camps. II was plain they had been taken
out of harness 10 be rode across the border
by hard riders who were TO locate claims.
A little further on and this conclusion
proved to be correct one, for the entire
face of the country rs far as the best field
glass could carry the sight. was overrun
with hoTsemen galloping TO the southward
The fieetesf horses had evidently been
picked for the work, and they were carry
ing their riders rapidly TO the longed-ior
goal. Fifteen or twenty miles were made
in an incredibly short time BY old boomers
far ff4
where the desirable lands were located.
The day was cloudless, and far away
were seen, both to the east and west, clouds
ascending from the hoofs OF hundreds of
horses, rushing towards different destina
tions IN most cases. but some of them TO
wards the same one. The race for the goal
could be easily distinguished. The riders
were apparently evenly mounted. They
ran neck and neck for mile or so along
the track far as could be seen, and their
eager and intense looks and mcrcilrss
slashing OF the horses was safiieieut evil
dence of the prize they were running
after One saddled but riderleSs horse
was seen galloping along the trail,
an ominous sign OF soIne acri
dent c. fatality which had befalien
the rider Some went In charge OF horses
and were eyideptly riding relays toward
the goal. Out of the dust that arose toward
the east could be seen, after the train bad
wagon caravan fully two miles In length
and which was being sped TO the utmost
speed of its horses. Caravans were plainly
outdistanced by horseback riders and after
several miles OF territory had been ira
yerssd II was seen the best riders were
winning the best prizes
CLEAR TITLE.
One homesteadsr who bad secured 8
magnificent quarter of rolling land. dug q
"a
it, where the surveyors section was located
aud where he had driven his stakes Not
looking upon the evidence OF possession as
sufficient 10 coz firm bis title, be seized his
Winchester as the train ran by and fired
out ali its contents and then empsaed his
revolver. yelling ike a cowboy or g
CoEanche Indian ell the time Not 0uly
the yells but the shots were responded TO
from the train, and soiley went up into
the air from the entire length of the Sec
ton, which proved concfusiyeiy how well
the party was srmed in expectancy of
what might happen.
UNITED STATES TgooFs.
A few miles the other side of The line
the train stopped at a military post where
the white tents of the soldiers aud the
officers tents, surrounded by the national
eolors. were gratifying evidence of power
sufficient 10 maintain order. Troop ID, OF
the Fifth regiment of cavalry of the
Epited Statss srmy, was quaFtered there.
aud the officers said that at the sound OF
the bHglc at high noon there lad been
movements among the booneTs camped
along the border which bad extended
across the entire frontier line, aud tnmt
rlding had been fast and furious ever
since, some one of the prospeetors ran13fg
90 Guthrie 10 ile their entries and others
going 10 tocsfe on the land and secure
prior right 10 possession bs actual occa'
pancy.
TIE FIRST MEAL IN OKLAHOMA
The scene WIS one OF TIE most stirring
and picturesque ever Witnessed. Tae
suloke of many eamplfres Lighted 10 cosk
she fsrst meai IN Oklahoma began 20 ascend
in al directions, and befaTe the tfsin of
land sE.ecnlasefs coached ths- fIssufs great
city of Guthrse TIE fnrrners had 5eeome
the pszssss0rs of y great des. of land. snd
more than onc faFro~ oi sirxin snii was
u4aed 0xer 30 tbs sup. which has usa1e
the day glorious IS wei! rs memorable.
IL was twenty Minutes after Il o'elcs K
,xf,.sr, the f5rsz ss.esfssx. Of the great Atehl-
son train reached fhsl line. and IT, pso
gress IRON th&t point on y en, rse
Wxs not rapid enough tor the
q harry before AL the cream Was sklTg ned
of the milk. Nevertheless. IL rlassed bat =
few minutes OF O'Clock sslen the train
s.apped ia ieuut ci Guthrie depot
GRABBING A rowxsalE
Before zbe train tame 10 step II was
seen that sofsebody was already there. In
iacs. the t0wn was wesl populated Tents
were numerous on the eastern slope aud