Telegram-herald., 1890-02-12
A WILD SCRAMBLE.
Ths Euzh sor Homes "a tne Sioux
EsserVaCloz
sCESES j OELlE0Rl REPEITEn
4 zasas.a44 ~ SETTLERS s~lss1lEx Ci4Iz..s.
SO fs~as are Already >2riasiag
LEa9ss Ga Has - Fr.
gea4 Eros1Biz.
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14T az .eruos1 - sea QrHs Has reeesfrd
tass sle Preslasas 1s4 lss-ea 1-s prec-
lazsriea opening the al9a1 reservation
- settlement TIE L.lisEin - 4s received
a. 81 clock and I've 1ia-ses larer
tas tE1zea surface ~ t1e Alsso1r
80 slaes ~lth boomers ia sagoas, oa
hofseb4eA al 90 foot naaly : rNsAlag
- ssar1 tne promised land here see
Ia 8oo8 persons Ia tns tnrong. con
pfising . porgon ~ sas oVerraE from
0z -al844. a lsrge a1m ser ~ Se@ In
q aatsfs a1d abo1t 500 South Dazotsas,
principally residents ~ Enis elrg.
<ef three months reprsseur ratlves ~
g. "a -site mpanies having heacquas-
tsrs 10 W Wstsrt0~n. Huron, Mitchell and
k1ls sitY haVe beea aere each planning
how 80 zes asross the river ahead
of the Others and iocate tcen
sirs inmedlarely oppos. q Chamber
lain The represn natives OF The local
company oatgeusralst their compet
ttors Men ksre secreled IN the brush
along The river bank. and as soon as
news o' the Drocla lauarion vas received
a cannon sas hred oy ths companys
shlef a. ths telegraph once, and the
men who had AIN In the brush since
midnight were lp and across the river
before tae oIner fellows heard the news.
There las been considerable claim
jumping already. aud al endless train
~ wagons 4nd slsigas Is convey
lag Lumber and supplies % those
mo have stazed out claims or
the broad acres Of the ssserya-
tion. Troops are patrollng the
reservation % preserve the peace. ard
although there will Do much litigation
between claimants of land. particularly
over the choice claims along tho river
bank. there - no probability Of any So
rols trouble.
-ns lecsl town sIIers. VINO got the ad-
vantage ol ras oraer bOouers for tce
possession % she loxn-site. have ar
ragged tor reDcssentation IN nearly
tT different branches % business In
side 1f .or-g-ei. hours the buildings
piI 1ave been erected and every thing
te in rlnnlng or,ler. with a population
q b-sNs sen 2. 90 and 3. 600.
Ila rc.h continues Settlers ar
r fsd AZ al hours Monday night, and
tic landscape vest Of here - thlckly
do1sed with buildings in course OF cree
ton Companies ars being organized
thai Rill leave FOR the interior OF the
reservation a. once FER the purpose OF
locating along the White river.
United States Marshal Fry left for
White river % a-rsrtain tho condition
o. Affairs there. and % queu any dis
turbznce that MAJ arise. settler wRo
came into town says that each claim im-
u-diasslv west Of here has forty occu-
pan.s The Indian police are on the
grounds ~ prevent trouble.
PIERRE. ). D. Feb 1.-The first inti-
nation received by the thousands Of
boomers gathered that the President
had issued bis proclamation opening tse
Sioux -eservation settlement was con
veyed By the discharge Of cannon in
frons u ths State-houss az $40
o'clock Monday afternoon. A. once
th.re was scene of wild
erostemenh The crowd that had
hlocksd ma street in front of the tele-
graph o1'ce since early morning made
a break for tne coveted mile
square across the river. but
xher they reached the west
bank thev found three companies
Of troops under Colonel Tessin drawn M
Il line. They were informed that as
The military authorities had not re-
g. vod orders 90 ALLOW settlers 20 enter
ere reservation mona would be allowed
thsr- As s0on. howsver. as the troops
received t6s order. al vno desired % Do
a. were allowed 20 cross ths horder
-rhr rrrs. sioux resarvafi0n containing ir
a. 3t.so "a acres iies between e. degrees ~
rasnulss tnd a. degrees I'D uli1ptss W 20 oounf
o. 81 fhe Hisscrri river on tbe east. and -
teair t. th- sau-1 Das0fa li-s m 'ha resf snd
sorth. rrrn-ar lng e. ~s-t o. fnr Hss0g-i
rfver EXCEPT t1e B.s-s H.ns territory. The
EorGor NJ - res-r safion ~ ce 1pen>d
Efs fha saHtb NJ che Cheyenne river
snd oorrh ~ tb@ White -.v-r aui narraw
st1o q saf f7lnE ~ 'ne uort1 -f ~ H@ll-
Feucnr -irer n she territory -Hiei ~ the
trsssF of Is7s afer the terms o' ~ trratr
ssttisrs ~ufsTfng a. 'srr.tcrT ans ling upon
szis lena Effaln fhr-~ years ~ ne proc ANA
tTu vhich declares so opcr 20 sfrueueo-
80 gag far af -ae rate - Fl 1f
rer aere snf M one vb - a.
i~vsf a. 80 Hpo1 mere taau f. acres Ths
fans - - most s1s.V accessible from fhe
poiars -here ne sir1ads f7uen - M.@s7nr
EFN ara t1r .A aN .H7 tl|Aa -aN E.te
hor- vsU-r rsIItoad a, she eacs Hls The
nesrsst srprsa .h-s - ne re-sr~ srio0 ov rsii
49, AZ ID 7e-. al anf Pierre
Rfshin tfa 1ourfs aries 70 ta.s tsr~if7-r sr~
eura -arfat7 ~ srrl 7ra -cr -'r0 Rs v0l. -er-
aaaoaa.i 20 au E,s sarrs of ans oce t.o< q
horas ir a. aas-r portions - sac W-ef Ffs
eoffrm .aris aloaz tas streams arar1 rl~ 7est
garfut - f1r xsrers. l-r -ulfur7. enc soil 0ri1r
D. ,-arfv 80 rases deeper richer Rrf Iass sls
srpsibIa - - frsusht F0v stoos raisine ard
s~a~-nr ts~ -eFin- .rt-- m - srfrrme -sstcr-
49,. aus hssff ssfrrs ~ rhr Wri-e sns a 2
rtve-< ~ - found most sal are The timber
80 ~ found along che rivers suc -reeks ard
,arr Ur-ia n ans ether . So ~1m- ~ ths
tesr.r Eaichss nsTs s-rsgsv pfnes. oass anf
srltars xr--vfnz iu .her erf 1rf enough ~ az
grarffrsi e1rVess-
ra- seuntr- rortr N fss Eaf Tfrsr sr7
-auth ~ ~ charrnra ~rH~ contains r~ooseI p
a. aud ,ass sfsorsf 'sr mIxsd farming. beng
Ise7 errsen snd 1lsr srAT frem tae
stree1ns ard -heref1-e better tdartec for fa
Aa TIE s-i' e very -r~tiie whe~r = has seer
49, useaif-a asaza.r --rf -etu~ns ~ potatoes
a. othsr za-fsn -s-e-arirs thrse heing fh0
0rr sr.n p'ar--f rn .ar sr sn,is s0 Ear
rrvs -sslr-afs t-~r ra-e al the 1uss0ur
rIrer anf wf satert tfei- fines across t'e
80 rhirnra Nrrslraste-n -silrar. ~hcse
rrassnt arrure Al srre nas a-@aa
ru-~aved Hre rrrnr +le rn1~se ~ tae
Eas river ,or -ee ard fee7f
rsszfas stress --nrrrf.er net re- fue snfer
fnr ne s1srr rarr -rr sraff The -
eater ~htt sas saa ras ere Gs.