The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-02-12
BOUND TO BE THE FIRST
Boomers Rushing into the Sioux ReSer-
Vation by Thousands.
Every Man for Himself i'm the Fight
for the Best Sites-A Ready Made
Town Hastily Carted Over to
the Land Lately Opened.


of cannon Monday afternoon startled the |
crowd of people campcd here waiting an |
opportunity to get ON the Sioux rcserva- |
tion lands, which turned out tn be sig |
nal for the townsite boomers, who were |,
sccreted in the heavy timber ON the Amer |
lean island. to get upon the coveted bot |
tom on the west side of the river. lmme- !
diatcly rcprcsentati vcs OF the various
combinations sent here for the purpose of
securing this tract were in motion. and
teams with loads of lumber started on "a
dent that the local townsite boomers had
reason of their close .proximity TO
from The high biuirs where several tho,,-
sand people had gathered to see many
deed police nurnbcring nearly one hum
ired had been placed as guards to pre-
vent any premature Invasion, but they
stood uazed and helpless as they viewed
the great and irrcsistable rush for the res
ervation. The most novel sight was the
had been placed heavy timbcrs and
wheels. This, like other wagons, was
pulled across the river by Ralloping
eral sections of valuable bottom lands to
he literally covered with claimants. IL
solve the problem as to Who are
| rightftIi owners. Local townsite boomers
undoubtedly secured advantage over other
| organized boomers 10y n few minutes, but
among the boomers are u number who i'm
tend To secure homestead filings, il possi-
such an extent as to result in a protractoi
| legal struggle.
While this rush was going on for the
| settlers, rushed promptly into the up
lands and began at, at once once the
pared to defend their rights against later
settlers, ticter,nine.lly guarding against
Marshal Fry and Indian Agent Anderson.
| assisted by deputies and the Indian police
were soon at work vigorously attempting
posnl were entirely inadequate for the re-
| tiuiremcnts of the occasion and while
river. there was not "a large enough force
turned to their claims. Last night the
' II Il should n tramspira m "e' that ''h": the
proclamation did not name the future
would undoubtedly hold good regardless
of the fact that the claimants were elected.
A new land Office will bc organized at
once and will be in running order 10y the
time the land is surveyed. when filings
will he rendered by the settlers. The Land
present have to secure sqnatter's rights.
| There were n number of snashups i'm the
rush. but as yet no fatalities have been re.
nproar tonight. bells ringing. whis-
ties blowing and cannons boom
of the reservation for many miles i'm every
direction has undergone "a great transfor-
nation. settlers who had lumber on the
| grounds erected houses by the light al
lanterns. The morning sun shonc upon
scores of new houses, many of them
grouped i'm view of town on the west side
of the river. Local town sitcrs, who got
, the advantage of the other boomers foI
for Representation i'm nearly fifty dificrcnI
branches of business. Inside of forty
eight hours buildings will bc erected and
- everything i'm running order. with "a popl
Iation of between $500 and 5000. Ii j.
t fortunate the proclamation came at thi,
10 time. few weeks later the crossing al
| fhssr riy hl hep tl:AT, Sys,r
ciaI from Pierre. :. d., says: The sitna
A | reservation il nearly the same las
!. night. Las, night attempts tn cross owe
i il seeming that the boomer never sleeps
Soldiers were taxed to their utmost IL
their attempts To keep the excited GROVE
mt bay. Another attempt To cross wa
made by the South Pierre boomers. The.
had over - teams with wagons LOADED
by the closest secrecy to cross the ice er,
tirely. About II mile below the city AN,
IS JUS above Farm island they were discor
cred by the sentry. He attempted To rails
an alarm but seized from behind b
a party that had been lying in aml,,ls
land land InS in tho %% Su-hsl. % i The % S@om.r ,
proceeded over the hill about 800 stron
n Sond h ,a tbe a'i Ii%ss when shex III mer.. G. III.
covered 10y n skirmislling party. Inms
H. diatcly company of mounted infantr
A were soon i'm hot pursuit. The boomer
scattered i'm all directions but nearly a
were captured. n. T.. Prentice. "A towI
site boomer and partner of broth.
of United States senator Pettigrcv
was shot i'm the leg. He was take
to the guard house at Fort Pierre, and III
military authorities refuse to- give him II
to his friends of this city. The boomer
~ returned to- this side of the river all wor
- out and somewhat discouraged over I'll
loss of ten teams and wagons loaded wit
supplies. About the same time the Sou'
Pierre boomers were king this attemI
another crowd though somewhat small'
made desperate effort abo'
half mile north at the boat landin
This crowd numbered about ~
- They succeeded i'm making the 9th
bank. but were discovered. They made
grand rush and scattered the wagor
into the interior of the reservation. al
some of the boomers are scattered ov
the lands. Half OF them were caught al
A. returned to- this city. West OF Mi
- square there are a large number of hou-
built 10y Indians and half-brced- who "
claim all the land adjacent to q
Mile square. Last might sever
boomers built houses on the qui
i'm that neighborhood aud all were burn
by the soldiers this morning. All nIg
long boomers were sneaking over in on.
and two's, and many escaped the guar,
% This morning the Indian police found
colony of boomers 10 miles west of hei
n whose houses and effects they burned al
g. carried the boomers to Fort Sully.