The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-02-15
SIOUX RESERVATION
It is Opened at Last The
Presidents Proclamation
Issued.
Tremendous Rush of People
For the Coveted Indian
Lands.

WASHINGTON, Special telegram
The president issued his proclamation
throwing open to settlement the great Sioux
reservation in South Dakota at o. to-day.
The rush for ''the ground foor," which
made trouble at Oklahoma, has been an
ticipated by the government. At the de-
partment of the interior, which o has on
its list about 8,00O,0O o acres of the public
domain which it did MOI have this morning,
the event of the proclamation made q WIS.,
ible stir. Trouble is expected. but prepare
tons have been made to reduce it to a min
imum. Four chiefs of divisions will be
sent at once to organize the land offices at
Pierre and Chamberlain. Sixspecial agents
of that department will have watch of the
police regulations. The war department is
ready to send troops from Fort Pierre if the
emergency demands it. This, however, is
not anticipated. The president has by an
executive order divided the old land dis
tricts somewhat, so that when the Offices
are established at Pierre and Chamberlain
work on surveyed lands can begin at once.
The order takes Brule county out of the
Mitchell district and adds it to
CHAMBERLAIN DISTRICT.
and takes Hughes and Sully counties from
the Huron district and adds them to the
Pierre district. These three counties are
thinly settled and the lands are all sur
veyed. They will be taken early in the
game, It is expected, and as the survey lines
are drawn the land Office can begin business
there at once, Meantime surveyors in large
force will be sent into the reservation to
keep ahead of the settlers, 1t was said at
the interior department to-day that the new
land offices would be ready to do business
within ten days. Secretary Noble sent
word to the senator's and representatives
from South Dakota that recommendations
for receivers and registers tor the land Of
fees must be made at once, that the ap-
pointments might be sent to the senate to-
morrow if possible. That delegation met
in caucus tonight and discussed candi-
dates. They will reach a conclusion at an
other meeting tomorrow morning. The
four officers will he selected from the fol-
lowing candidates: Aiken of Sully county,
Moore Of Benson county, Bailey of Faulk
county, Roger of Jerauld county, La Fol-
lette of Aurora county, Milan of Hand
county and Robinson of Hyde county.
THE NEW AND DISTRICTS.
By executive order issued to-day two land
offices have been established for the terri
tory recently coded to the United States by
the Sioux Indians. The land Office for the
northern district is located at Pierre, and for
the southern district at Chamberlain. The
boundaries of the Chamberlain district are
as follows:
Beginning at q point on the southern
boundary Of the State of South Dakota at
the southeast corner of the Black Hills land
district; thence from the eastern boundary
of said land district to a point where the
line of the second standard parallel north
extended west from the Missouri river in
~tersects said eastern boundary of the Black
Hills land district; thence east on said
standard parallel to the east bank of the
Missouri river; thence following the bank
of said river down to . point where the Sec
ond standard parallel intersects said river
at a point in range 70 west; thence
east corner Of township 1Os north,
range GO west: thence south to
between townships 81 and s. west to the
southeast corner of township 106 north,
range 60 west; thence east On the line be-
tween townships los and los north, to the
northeast corner Of township los north,
range 67 west; thence south on the line be-
tween ranges ~66 and 81 west to the base
line between townships 100 and 101 north;
thence west on said base line to the Mis-
souri, river; thence along the same, south
easterly, to the 43d parallel, thence cross
ing the Missouri river and running due
west to place of beginning.
The boundaries ofthe Pierre district are
described as follows:
Beginning at q point or the north bank
of the Missouri river in township 100 north,
where the range line between ranges 70 and
"a west intersects the same; thence running
north on q line running between ranges IS
and "a west to the third. standard parallel
north; thense west to the east boundary of
the Fort Sully military reservation; thence
south to the southeast corner of said reser-
walton to the Missouri river; thence W the
east bank of said river standard parallel
when extended to the 102d meridian; thence
south along said meridian to the northern
boundary Of the land district as last above
described; thence along said north bound.
ary of said last named land district to the
place of beginning.
ALI that part of the coded lands south of
the torty-third parallel, north latitude, is
added to the O'Neill (Neb.) land district,
and the Jurisdiction Of the State of Nebraska
is extended over it. The Black Hills, the
Huron and the Mitchell land districts are
changed so as to conform to the districts
above described.
Indian Inspector Armstrong will leave
Washington tonight for the Sioux reserva-
ton. 1t will be his special duty to see that
none of the settlers who enter the reserva-
ton under the presidents proclamation in
trnds upon the diminished Indian reserva-
ton lands.
THE MAD RUsH
CHAMBERLAIN, s. D., Special Telegram,
The loud i%ntonation of . cannon
this afternoon startled the crowd o fpeople
camped here awaiting an opportunity to
get upon the Sioux lands, which turned out
to be a signal that the proclamation had
been issued and was intended as a warning
to the crowd Of town site boomers secreted
in the heavy timber on American island to
get upon the coveted bottom ON the west
side of the river. Immediately representa-
tives of the various combinations sent here
for the purpose of securing this tract were
in motion, and teams of lumber were at
once started on. . dead run across the river,
but it was plainly evident that the local
town site boomers had secured an impor-
tant advantage by reason Of their closer
proximity to the lands. It was a grand sight
viewed from the high bluffs on the east
side of the river to see the stream of teams
bearing great loads of lumber dashing on q
dead run across the river up on to the
American island, which lies between this
city and the reservation, and finally lost
sight of in the heavy timber which cover
the island. Several thousand people gath.
cred upon the bluff to see - many more
take part in this exciting scene. The Indian
police, to the number Of nearly one hun
dred, who had been placed a. . guard to
prevent any premature invasion, stood
dazed and stunned as they viewed the great