The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-02-21
SIOUX RESERVATION
It is Opened ut Last...The
Presidents Proclamation
Issued.

Tremendous Rush of People
For the Coveted Indian
Lands.
WAsH1NoroN. Special Telegram
The president issued his proclamation
throwing open to settlement the great Sioux
reservation in South Dakota at noon to-day.
The rush for. .''the ground fioor," which
made trouble at Oklahoma, has been an
ticipated by the government. At the de-
partinent fthe interior, which now has OH
its list about 5000, 900 acres of the public
domain which it did not have this smorning
the event of the proclamation made WIS.,
ible stir. Trouble is expected, but prepara-
tons have been made to reduce it to mir
imum. -Four chic.s 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
really to send troops from Fort Pierre if the
emergency demands it. This however, is
not anticipated. The president has by All
executive order divided the old land dis
tricts somewhat SO that when the offices
are established ut Pierre and Chamberlain
work on surveyed lands can begin ut once.
The order takes Brulc county out of the
Mitchell district and adds it to
ClIAMBERLAIN DIsrnICT,s
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
vcyed. They will be taken carly in the
game it is expected, and as the survey lines
arc drawn the land office can begin business
there at once, Meantime surveyors in large
force will bo 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
word to the senators and representatives
from South Dakota that recommendations
for receivers and registers for the land Of
tees must be made at once that the ap-
pointmcnts might be sent to the senate to-
morrow if possible. That delegation met
in caucus tonight and discussed cand-
dates. They will reach u conclusion at all
other meeting tomorrow morning The
four officers will be selected from the fol-
lowing candidates: Aiken of Sully county,
Moore of Benson county, Bailey of Faulk
county, Roger Of Jcrauld county, Ia Fol:
lette OF Aurora county, Milan of Hand
county and Robinson Of Hyde county.
TIE NEW LAND 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 Mt a point OH the southern
boundary of the State of South Dakota ut
the southeast corner of the Black Hills land
district; thence from the eastern boundary
of said land district To point where the
extended west from the Missouri river ill.,
tersects said eastern boundary of the Black
Hills land district; thence east OH said
standard parallel to the east bank of the
Missouri river; thence following the bank
Of said river down to o point where the sec
s'sasaa ont 4aase "s'sSss s wss a ense Sse
east on said parallel to the north
east corner of township 1OS north,
range 63 west: thence soutl, to
between townships G7 and 6S west to the
southeast corner of township 16 north,
|
| tween townships los and 10j north, to the
northeast corner of township los north,
range 81 west; thence south on the line be-
| tween ranges G6 and 81 west to the base
line between townships 100 and 10l north;
| thence west ON said base line 10 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 ofthc Pierre district are
described as follows:
beginning at a point on the north bank
of the Missouri river in township 1903 north.
where the range line between range, 7j and
| "a west intcrsects the same; thence running
| north on q lii,c running between ranges Is
ami "A west to the third standard parallel
north; thcnsc west to the east boundary OF
the Fort Sully military reservation; thence
south to the southeast corner Of said rcscr-
vation to the Missouri river; thence M the
east bank of Said river standard parallel
when extended to the lO2d mcridiai 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.
| All that part of the ccdcd lands south of
the torty-tlird parallel. north latitude is
added to the O'Neill tNcb.) land district,
and the Jurisdiction ofthc State Of Nebraska
Is extended over it. The Bluck 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 rcscrva-
ton. 1t will be his special duty to see that
none of the settlers who enter the rcserva-
ton under the presidents proclamation in-
trudc upon the diminished Indian rescrva-
ton lands.
THE MAD RUSH.
CnAMBERLAIS, S. d.. Special Telegram,
The loud intonation Of cannon
this afternoon startled the crowd of people
campcd here awaiting an opportunity to
get upon the Sioux lands, which turned out
to be signal that the proclamation had
been issued and was intended as warming
to the crowd Of town site boomers sccrctcd
in the heavy timber on American island to
get upon the coveted bottom on the west
side Of the river. Immediately representa-
tivcs 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. 1t was grand sight
vicwed from the high bluffs on the east
side of the river to see the stream of teams
bearing great loads Of lumber dashing on a
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 covers
the island. Several thousand people gath
cred upon the bluff to sec as many more
take part in this exciting scene. Tho Indian
police. TO the number Of nearly ono hun
dred, WHO had been placed as guard to
prevent any premature invasion, stood
,lazcd and stunned US they viewed the great
and irresistible rush for the reservation.
They were perfectly pOwerlcss to prevent it.
I;ut the most novel sight of all was the
moving of reasonably large buildings, un-
der which had been placed heavy timbers
and wheels, on dead run for the coveted
lands. 1t took but few minutes for the
several sections land on the valuable
bottom to be literally covered with claim
ants, and it will take score Of Pliladcl-
phia lawyers to solve the problem as to
who are the rigIiflul owners.
NORTH DAKOTA SAVED.
The IniquIt Gus lottery Bill lie IndefI-
nitely Postponed by its Friends In
BISMARCK. Spccial Telcpram.-