Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1890-02-13
BOOMERS PARADISE.
The Opening of the Sioux Reser-
vation Re-Enacts the Scenes
and Incioents Of Oklahoma.
Persistent Boomers Keep Moving
on the Enemys works Regard
less of Repeated Repulses.
sIoux RESERVATION OPENED.

sIot RE>tktATloN pBtNtD.
A Wild Rush of Boomers Partially Re
PEELED by Soldiers and Indians.
WAsHINGToN. February l0.-Tbe
President has signed the proclamation
opening the Sioux reservation In South
Dakota. He also issued an order es-
,abishing land offices ct Pierre and
Chamberlain.
THE GRAND RUSH.
CHAMBERLAIN, Feb l0-Tbe loud
report Of cannon this afternoon
startled the crowd Of people csmped
here awaiting an opportunity TO get
upon the Sioux reservation, which
turned out t. he the signal for the
crowd Of townsi'e boomers who were
secretsd in the heavy timber on Amer.
lean Island to get upon the coveted
bottcm on the +" est side of the river.
Immediately the representatives Of
the various combinations sent here
for the purpose Of securing this tract,
were In motion, and teams with loads
of lumber started on q d sd run across
the river.
AT PIERRE.
PIERRE, s. d.. Feb. 1.-THE s;tus-
tion here to-day is unchanged. Last
night attempts To cross the river were
kept up, II seeming that the boomers
never SLEEP. A party having 25 teams
loaded with lumb, aud supplies man.
aged ty the closest secrecy to cross the
ice entirely at IL O'Clock mile above
the city, when they were discovered
by the sentry just a. they were driv.
ing up steep hill near the bank. The
sentry was seized from behind by q
party in ambush aud
BOUND HAND AND FOOT
and laiu in the bushes. The boomers
them proceeded to the number of 500
aud were almost beyond the lines
when discovered by q skirmishing
party. To raise an alarm they fired
over the heads Of the boomers. I'm
mediately company of mounted IN
fantry was dispatched from Ft. Pierre
and were soon In pursuit. Boomers
were nearly all captured. v. E. Prem.
tice. the townsite boomer and partner
Of Senator Pettigrew, was shot in the
leg. About this time another crowd,
200 in number, mostly on foot, m de q
desperate attempt half mile north at
the boat landing. The soldiers are
losing heart. The boomers are getting
too numerous and they are worn out
doing double duty. The party before
mentioned who got over on the ice
and boat crossing were discovered as
they reached the other side aud ma de
. grand rush up the bank and scat.
tered In all directions. Wagons es.
capped into the interior of the reserva-
ton and The boomers are scattered
over the lands. West Of Mile square
there are . large number Of homes
built by Indians and half breeds, who
will claim oil the land adjacent Ia
Mile Square. Last night several
boomers built houses on the quiet In
that neighborhood and all were
BURNED BY SOLDIERS
this morning. All night long the
boomers were sneaking over in ones
and twos. and many escaped the
guards. This mprping the Indian
police found colony OF boomers ten
miles west OF here, whose houses and
effects they burned and carried the
boomers prisoners to Fort Sully. The
boomers are becoming anxious, but II
Is expected Tomorrow an order Il
allow them on will be received
U. 8. Marshal Fry arrived tonight
from Chamberlain with forty deputies
and . desperate effort will bs made
tonight TO keep the boomers off the