Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-04-25
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Wnet,"R Creates Grcat CunfuSion--
$4,000 SETTLERS The Territory
Scarcely n Paradise.
GurHRIs, OKLAH Ma H., April "a. In d.
flnee Of the TACT tnat no town was SUP.
posed TO exist until noon yesterday the
several hundred intrtlopers held an organ
'zltlnn mset!ng at 10 O'clock. II. a. PIERCE
one OF the Topeka nrowd occurred the prasi
dency, but when hs tried to fJist hia plat
upon the meeting he was bsatBn amid ths
cries, Down the Top ka outflt." The ruil-
way runs sopth.westeriy past the town ana
II Was proposed TO lav out the streets on
direct angles with the track, but a plat
with north and south aud ehst and west sec.
lions was adopted. This was proposed by
q 9orge II Clayton NJ Arkansas, brother Of
Congressman Powell Clayton. and twin OF
the lately assns,iDated Congressional can.
dldate. II was decided that town LOT
shall be 30xi40 feet, and that the attracts
shall be 50 feet wide, except two 100 feet
ihteisec Ing avenues, which we're namad
Respectively Muniord avenue. for Doc +"
Munford OF Kansas City and Harrison ave-
me. Toy the President. Meepwhile the
Rhole Llwn alto was homes'eated rpra5f
eddy. FHtty applications under /. ,rht
o. puoilc doE..!a we're a.e.. u too inna
oifics, and come very beautifully comt,lI-
cated law suits will follow. II looks only
iair mat those who were there In advance
OF the authorized hour and who grabbed
the land for The corporation that backs
them shou' d he DIS 90 'seSstd aud tho whnie
town site piaced 10 the fair and syen reach
OF all.
II Is almost certain, howsver, that for all
It's present. prsstige--for ever ythtun ts going
70 tu'hrir-thefe can never be- i town OF
any importance there The surrounding
country is RfAFtiA MT
OF small pieces Of bottom land, can grow
nothing but buffalo grass and olatus. The
adl icent stream Ia snail, aud alkaline aud
We'll water deep and scarce, The temnern-
ture bounds from bllghting cold h wither.
Ing heat, aud there are louR nerIods Of
drought and Irregular occasions OF foods
al d hurricanes.
As the sun went down li'tle tents and nm
sheltered men dotted the rsglon over an
area M large enouRh Ior az eastern metropolis,
Ihtre Il covering for about ,0fO peraons nj,
liberal estimate and the nights after the
rossting days are acntelv entity, Whether
i rains or not great suffering must be an.
dured by the thousands Of uushelrsred.
Arkansas City Is filled up with oreat
crowds from northern trains that will A..
scend upon Guthrie Ia tha morning. 4
break out OF here will bs sure Il be INA
event OF the next few days as there ara
H1eSA UBf6 Iltn hg
snIplieI with food aud shelter, Mean.
whie the rush continues and the exeitem an,
is at a very high Itch.
TEEMrNd wITH rHs rMIeAAsrs.
ON THE oELAHoMi B0rnp.Ry ANN %
Lieutenant Foster, VINO stared ths III
grins Saturday coming via the ArkAnsas
Clty trail, estimates that at least Al 0Ol AMI.
nus and 10000 people ranged along III,
border OF his trail started ut tnB .O,Iad AZ
the hngie. Lieutenant Waite. nenbsc, y.
the late Chief Justice Waite, a artad thsss
entering on the Caldwell tlRiI, and Cnloaai
ware started those on rne EiuEnewell trail
he being in charge OF this territory, Car
tam nays started those entering
reads like fairy sto rS.'' ~ 4
there Is scarcely a doubt It'd, fr1rn
2l,n00 to 10000 entered BY these ft,,Ns
While the six tralts that cnme in Irtr,
Arkansas City to Guthrie broupb, NJ ian3
5000 peope. The wagan road tlDs witt,i,,
~ yards ~ the railroad all tue way. din.
Cimarron FIId gu the Clmarroa or Li,5i,.
Afkansns river Ia Just three. auAfters N
mite from wbete the ra.lroan cfossaa III
stteam near the cid site of oamp Russe
All along the route were to be seen A ~
antelope, prairie chickens and duail. TsL
aeer were within 10 rods OF the ttat1 r4,,i,.,
least 50 shots wers fred nj them Fron, III
eff4et. 80 M4snoat
TIE prairie chickens and qpall thai VOWS
near O. ongh 70 the trBin IN -tEhr were nisS
treated 70 similar sHiu'e. Whnn IN +rnir
tossed the last stream, Cottonwood QrteR
~ y He.oIo entering Guthrie, this passenger
began jimplpg oa aud rushtng in hiii' ~.
tha east side OF the track TO Earcis thu ian5
once, where a town sits is to bs laii an
o4a Fellow becAaa so excited thnt ~
Jumped through car window, Wbnn IA
tis,n stopped al Guthrie station there NJ
an indtscriminate rush Ind boys rnnnpn,.
over each other TO get to tho land M
ntst. Tne scarcity Of water will causs s,,y'
T., C r'.S uoli wsls are aug, unless the water
N CoHonWeoi creek CAR be filtered $50
an entetprlsing real estate man hai,
sartyall az hs depot when ,hs ira n ami. Z
anu cHeted 10 carry psop!e 10 h,s lota 40.
on me eat sids aud sell | Ia NJ q doil.,s
hpeee The crowd around the lsud NJ
too great &c be nun inferred and thoas, 4 ~
ulu lor GIT IN 10 hie her calm lsst nigb.
e ~ Wa'rtthesa seta III the line 10 Nv ! ~ y,
ahlu nus morning. Two miles each " Ks
!i.,m Gpthtie station town ties are atnps,
on aud here was no. d section hs saetu
thrse and fred that I'D not hpye ono NJ N 4
nluE5 Hu7tter sections stdktd gG. p,,ntta
ueIe arc dnmbiound"i. and IVA, !
q me vat mt /, tnde crnu,,s,,,s,
iato me country In silent wonder. RS,n ,as
~ las gu me trains hnndreis OF pra,fie
IT ooheis we're passed still Winding ~, ~
10Y ~ .no promised and. Az Gutnris ~
touRn already staked out whsn the IT.,
Ifaln got thern some ngiy rurnors Se,a q ." -
onee Started reascting on tho Cnited Srat" ,.s
olneers and the officials OF the Santa FS
Loaa. II Is claimed that the ditecTors' ca,,
o. mat road has been at 6urhris tor seyt S .al
oays ana thay as we'll US the goyernme nt