Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-10

A Repetition OF the Rush for Homes of q
Year Ago in Prospeet-rown site Cow
etors Sleeping with Both Eyes Open
A Paradise for Lawyers in yiew-Cham-
beriain Crowded with Restless Boom
ers Bound for the Promised Land
CHAMBERLAIN, S, D, Feb l0-It i ex-
pectei the presidents proclamation throw
ing .oooCoo Of the Sioux reservation opea
20 settlsn=nt will be issued to-day and there
Is much stir and suppressed excitem=nt along
The 30 rider Preparations for . grand rush
are IN progress, hut 50 far as known nobody
has dared % cross the boundary Of The land
q premise Premature settlement has been
50 thoroughly discouraged by the energetic
seton of Indian Agent Anderson that no
further attempts are likely 70 lie made by
the crowd 20 20 upon the lands until pernis-
Non Is given by the presidenfs i, IS fully
rsaiiz-i that Maj Andersen l. 9 man Of
force and unfAltering bravery. and when be
AVS that grabbing will not be tolerated
be will make every Effort to maintain his
position
Gathering on the Line.
Word has TEN received that large mum
oers Of settlers have gathered at various
points along the Missouri between this CITY
and the mouth Of White river, and there :
% doubt that the reservation viii be covered
for many rriles westward during the first
few days q the rush The weather could
2ot Dc finer for opening the reservation.
The ground * absolutely without snow,
and The sun shines warm and clear II
ur7sa-s-f ~ E.- e.,
construct homes in seAson 10 begin farm
work By March !, the period when plough
ing and se=iing invariably begin IN this Sc
ton Of the DzkotaS There need Be no fear
Of suffering, as the ssason Is TOO far advanced
and prospective settlers have In all cases
amply provided for what cold weather NAV
YET b .Iperienced
Location of the Choice Land.
While several hundred thousand acres Of
the Crow Creek rsSrvation viii be thrown
upon the market. the great rush VIII be for
the lands west Of the river. a. the Sioux bill
gives the original settlers on the Crow Creek
lands IN ISIS priority Of ninety days 70 get
hack upon the lands New settlers would
therefore take considerable chance in settling
upon tbese lands, Is after some time the orig
Inal settlers might appear, and il would then
De too late for the new hOme-seekers TO get
choice claims Tear the river. Then they
would have o 90 many miles westward
The Fight for Town sites
The struggle for the town site on the west
SIDE Of the river continues, the various in
tsrests eIsrting every effort 20 secure an ad-
vantage. A town site organization was per
fectei here Saturday night, more than 200
citizens. each pleiging support and residence
for the purpose of takin z advantage Of the
town site law, being present. Where there
are 50 many wilsawake persons after the
land the outcome can only be q protractei
legal fight, and none Of the parties will real
lie any o. the benefits Of the present grand
rush for the reservation which i sure to
bring into existence many towns Of respac,
able proportions
That Coveted square Mile.
The mile square granted 20 the Milwaukee
rnad can be usssi Only and exclusively for
railruad purpuses, the Sioux ball expressly
forbiiding the sale q any OF this tract for
town site pgrposs. - that this valuable
grant can not be used in the building Of $
city. Taking the situation as a whole, il
looks a. though the town site boouers by
their p-rsistsnce, are likely to overresch and
defeat their own Object
The Town In a Ferment.
The settAeFs are boxing forward to the
possibilities with kesn expectancy. and the
town was in great habbub last night.
Teams could Be- heard rushing in every direc-
ton, while the sidewalks were crowded with
eTcitei and expectsnt people The ice Is still
secure IN the river. - that a crossing can
speedily and safely be made