Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-11
THE SIGNAL GIVEN.
Transformation Scene on the
Sioux Lands.
eo-As-YoU-PLEasERACE FOB DIRT.

In<idenss of the Scramble for Home
steaAs asd Tsun sites NJ Ckaaberiafn
nad PSsrre-A House On wheels-Bafld-
tngs Going Up BY stsriighs-Coi9 Steel
Stops the Rash 1t Pierre and TIE Boom
ers Meet o R<paIse.
CHAxsEHAIx, 6 D, F=b- IL-Tb= l0ad
irt0zs-501 C ezze0a yesterday efrs-ro01
startled tie ho<ds e psopas eznp7d here
awaiting - opportunity 70 get into The Sa0zx
lzn5x Thss -zs tbe Sgnal that the pxocla.a-
tiOn hai h=sc Esszzd- eni YES intes3>i q.
> warning 10 The erosi Of towrSits boom
~ sserstst IN th= hzavJ tinbe< "a American
i.LsDd % gsi EEs0u the coveted bottom q The
sast sd Il tn river InD=disrsly rsp<%
ssarstiE=s u tn various oOmh&nsrzOns ssnt
bsrs for th= parpo-s Of securtnz this tract
were il usD.ion. and teams sa3=a with iam-
beE were at ODce started On . dad rVa
scrOzs tt= Tfv=. Crowds gstb-zsa ca the
high bluss 70 watch the getting rsoz
Hors=s we're whippsd up. and grsa, l5.as Ct
bzil1ing material nn0vsd =, rafting pace
20 American island, Skich Iszs bzs-szn this
city and The reservation
Indian Police P0serIess
The Indian police, 20 the number Of nearly
Ioo, who Rad ben been plseed a. = guard 70
prevent snT premature invasion, stood dsf-d
and stunned - they viewed ths irrszstib1e
rush for the rs=rTstiSa- TnsT were par
fsctly poEsrIess % check the wid stampede
The most navel sight q al was the moving
q Reasonably large building under which
lad ben placed heavy rinbe-s ami shssis
g DAD rrn for the coveted lands
Many Legal Complications
In few minutes the several sections o.
ths valuable bottoms were literally covered
with claimants, and il vii take . score Of
PtilsHslptls lawyers 70 solye The problem sc
% wko are the righttul owners The local
town site boomers undoubtedly scored an id
vantage Of the ether organized ooit=s By 3
few minutes. BIZ. along with ths boomers
are many who iateni % s7curs homestead
filings If possible, and il this cUarss Is per
sistsd In il vii complicate matters and r~-
suit in q protrsctsd legal struggle Many
rushed promptly into the upland= and began
az once the erection Of houses. and they viii
vigorously defend their rights as against
later sstti@rx
Vain Attempts At Election
United States Marshal Fry and Agent An
dersou, assisted by deputies and Indian Do
lice, however, were soon at work attempting
70 eject the invaders in the absence Of word
frun the secretary OF the interior. but the
forces at their disposal were entirely made
quats % the requirements Of the occasion,
and while many were notified and escorted
tack 20 the river there was not large
enough force 20 keep them Of, and they
promptly returned % Their claims Last
night the settlers campsd On their claims
Rush a. the Lumber Yards.
The lumber yards were rushed 70 their ut
most capacity all night, the boomers being
too anxious 10 await the arrival Of dawn
and by morning the appearance Of the reser-
walton for many miles westward bad under
gone great transformation Building went
On all night, and Inside Of forty eight hours
the bailfinys will have been erected and
everything 10 running order, with q popula-
ton Of between 2,0io aud 400 The great
difficulty, however, and one which Will
seriously hamper dsvelopnsnt, will b their
inability to transfer and give title 70 their
land.