Telegram-herald., 1890-02-13
BOOMERS FIRED ON.
Excitips Scenes on the Sioux Res
srvsrion Borders
IRg SOLDIERS kEPI PRETTY BUSY.
n, A.. Foro~a te shOot Lnso = sand sf
Gsupssiept settlers ous As@
Hoanaed TIE Rush fas
Claims Ceat8na~ss
uoEg lEoVBLE LookFD Fos


PfrEss IS r., Feh l2-Ths slt4s-
uon here over tbe opebing q th-
Sioux reservation is nearly ne same.
TIE crowd continues to uAss
alonx the riveF wlth 10 signs 81
abatement ln the excitement Tbs
evening trains brought IN large audi
tons "a The throng the cars being load
81 d0au and many being compelled 10
ride oltslde The weather continues
warm snd al circumstances seem to
combine 20 make every thing favorable
for the settlers and boomers.
Another attempt - cross ~as made ~
the South Pierre boomers Monday night
about u o'clock They lad over t~en-
ty-rre teams With wagons loaded With
lurn Der and supplies and managed by
the closest secrecy 70 cross the ice about
one nile below the city and Just above
what j. known IS Farm island They
were discovered by the sentry jSt IS
they we're driving up the steep hill near
the bank - the river. The sentry
ATTEMPTED 70 raise the alarm, but was
seized from behind by party that had
been lsying in snbush and was bound
hand and foot and laid in the bushes
The boomers stealthily proceeded over
the Hill 70 the number % about 500 and
had almost succeeded n getting beyond
the lines when they we're discovered by
askirmishing party.
To raise the alarm they fred over the
heads Of the boomers. Immediately
comnany Of mounted infantry was dis
n 4
in hot pursuit The boomers scattered
In all directions, but were nearly all
captured. !. T.. Prentice. q great town
site boomer and partner Of United States
Senator Pettigrew. was shot in the leg.
He vas taken 20 the guard house at
Fort Pierre and the military author
titles refuse 10 give him up to friends
in this city. The boomers returned 70
this side Of the river all worn out and
somewhat discouraged over the loss Of
ten teams and wagons loaded with sup
plies.
About the same time that the South
Pierre boomers were making this at
tempt another crowd, though somewhat
smaller, made a desperate effort about
half a mile north az the boat landing.
This crowd mum bered about 200, most of
whom were on foot, and they were accom-
panied by only five small wagons and
twenty horsemen. They succeeded in
making the other bank. They were
discovered as they reached he other
side and made grand rush up the bank
and scattered in all directions The
wagons escaped into the interior OF the
reservation and the boomers are scat
tered over the lands
West of the mile square there are a
largo number OF houses built by the In
dians and half-breeds, who viii claim all
the land ad jacent to the mile square.
Monday night several boomers built
houses on tho quiet in that neigh bor-
hood and all we're burned by the soldiers
in the morning All night long boomers
were sneaking over in ones and twos
and many escaped tho guards. Tuesday
morning the Indian )lice found a
colony Of boomers ten miles west of
here, whose houses and effects they
burned and carried the boomers pris-
oners to Fort Sully
CHAMBERLAIN, :. D.. Feb 12.-Every
incoming train is heavily loaded with
settlers bound for the reservation, and
the stream of humanity crossing the
river Is almost continuous. Several
thousand have already selected claims
and begun the erection Of homes,
The new arrivals being forced 70 60
farther into the interior. On the town
site opposite this city the saw and ham
mer are piled diligently. and several
hundred buildings Of a temporary nature
dot the prairie. Stacks OF lumber and
provisions are being crossed over, and
soon many business houses will be IN
running order
A party ~ old-timers. persons thor
oughly acquainted with tho reservation.
and who are positive that they know of
tho existence OF coal. started out for the
purpose o. prospecting and locating
claims on the White river at poin,
about forty m lies from ITS mouth,
whore they say coal can be
found in inexhausuble quantities.
Indians have frequently brought
IN specimens. but white persons have -
late been prevented from prospecting
for the mineral The rusb 4. on 70. in
crease tonight and The interest m
absfed- At the present rate OF settle
ment IL would not take more than three
months to settle the entire 10000 200
acres acquired by the Government
ANOTHER REsEBvATIov TO FF OPENED
WAsHTysIoS. Feb. - The President
has now uuder consideration the agree
rnent recently entered into between com
uissioners ~ The Government and the
Chippewa Indians Tor oession ~ = par
of their reservation In Minnesota Tbs
reded lands aggregate about $500. 0o'
acres. and - is expected that the Prest
dsn- will announce bis approval q ths
agreement within the ne1t few da7s
The reservation. however. viii not -
opened 20 settlement before late IN TO-
coming summer. a. re whole tract
under ne law. must frst "a survsyst
snd arpraised
IT, sure Death