Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-20
THE OKLAHOMA BOOM.
-gE CRAZE CONTINUES and THE
rrCITEMENT At FEVER HEAT.
Mlss of Prairie schooners En- Route to the
Promised Land-AH Effort to Keep
Whiskey Out-Scenes and Incidents.
The March Begins To. Night.

WhiskeS Out-Scenes and Incidents
The March Begins To. Night.
CALDWELL, Kas., April 1.-THE heavy
rains OF last night had raised the streams
worse than ever, and unless they subsidt
there will be great difficulty in reachin.
Lisbon formerly king6sher) from here
The country here is very beautiful now
after the rains, and the Cherokee strir
south Of Caldwell is as good as dry. 1t i.
afertile, rolling prairie.
The cattlemen are not yet reconciled To
the situation, and look on settlers with
ilcouceiyed distrust.
The boomers will start altogether to.
morrow, with the troops in front OF them.
It will be sight not often before presented
n America.
The settlers here are OF q remarkably
o,od class. Most OF them have comfort.
ab\e outfits. Every body seems to be for
himself, rather jealous and suspicious OF
others than united by bonds OF friend.
ship.
Some experienced frontiersmen say there
will be no trouble Of any sort at Lisbon,
while others say it cannot be prevented.
ARKANSAS CRY, Kas., April 16.-Two
hundred and iorty-eight prairie schooners
went to camp here to-day, and fully 500
persons arrived by the railroads, making
an estimated crowd OF 10000 temporary
sojourners. State colonies are being organ.
ICED in the camp, the illinois colony now
having 200 members and tie Ohio, and
Missouri following in the order named
with from 800 members down to about 800.
Permission was received to-day by United
States Commander Bonsell from the de-
partment for all persons going by wagon to
break camp ON the morning Of the 18th and
take up their line OF march through the
Cherokee strip to the north line OF the
lands to be opened to settlement. all is
quiet along the whole line, and the com.
mander OF the troops here to-day said he
apprshended no trouble or strife among
the people.
KANSAS Cry, April 1.-THE Journals"
Caldwell, Kas., special says: Capt. Wood.
son said to-day he would take up his
march to the north boundary of Oklahoma
Friday, the 10th. He will leave with his |
troops, and following will come the BOOM |
ers in their wagons. Capt. Woodson ex- |
Iects the journey will occupy three days,
and he will hold the boomers upon the |
border until noon OF the 22d. Capt. |
Hay OF the Fifth cavalry. will assist in |
guarding Cimarron. The town is full OF
boomers and white covered wagons are to |
be seen everywhere. Their destination is
Lisbon. the western land Office.
CALDWELL, Kan, April 16.-One OF the
boomers who arrived from Colorado, to-
day. reports from the east line OF Colorado
to this point there is almost q continuous
line OF wagons. Adventures who have
been contemplating supplying the wants Of
the thirsty received a severe setback to-
day on the receipt by Capt. Woodman OF
the following telegram from Col. Wade, the
at Fort Reno: You will take
all precautions TO prevent the introduction
Of liquor into the territory when the move
ment OF settlers begins"
WELLINGTON, Kas., April 17.-Five hun
dred boomers wagons passed through
here for Oklahoma, this morning.