The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-02-14
SIOUX RESERV
1t is Opened at Last---The
Presidents Proclamation
Issued.
Tremendous Rush of People
For the Coveted Indian
Lands.

Lands.
WASHINGTON. 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 1.-The ground floor" which
made trouble Ut Oklahoma, has been an
ticipated by the government. At the de-
partment of the interior, which now has on
its list about 5000, 900 acres Of the public
domain which it did not have this morning,
the event of the proclamation made Wis
ible stir. Trouble is expected. but prepara-
tons have been made to reduce it to min
imun. Four chiefs of divisions will be
sent ut 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 senators and representatives
from South Dakota that recommendations
for receivers and registers tor the land Of
fees must be made at once, that the APP
pointments might be sent to the senate to-
morrow if possible. That delegation met
in caucus tonight and discussed candi-
dates They will reach conclusion at an
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 Faux
county, Roger of Jerauld county, La Fol-
lette OF Aurora county, Milan of Hand
county and Robinson of Hyde county.
THE NEW LAND DISTRICTS.
By executive order issued to-day two land
offices have been established for the terri
tory recently ceded to the United States by
the Sioux Indians. The land Office tor 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 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 point where the
line of the second standard parable! 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 point in range 73 west; thence
east OH said parallel to the north
east corner of township 10S north,
between townships 81 and So west TO the
southeast corner of township LOG north,
range 68 west; thence east ON the line be-
tween townships los and 1O6 north, to the
northeast corner Of township 1O3 north,
range 81 west; thence south on the line be-
tween ranges G6 and 81 west to the base
line between townships 100 and 1O1 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 of the Pierre districS are
described as follows:
Beginning at q point on the north bank
of the Missouri river in township 100 north,
where the range line between ranges 73 and
"a west intersects the same; thence running
north on 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 reservations; thence
south to the southeast corner of said reser-
walton to the Missouri river; thence up the
east bank of said, river standard parallel
when extended to the 1O2d meridian; thence
south along said meridian to the northern
boundary of the land district as last above
described; thence along said north bound
airy of said last named land district to- the
place of beginning.
All 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 rsserva-
ton. 1t will be his special duty to- see that
none of the settlers who enter the reserva-
ton under the presidents proclamation in
trude upon the diminished Indials rescrva-
ton lands.
THE MAE RUSH.
CHAMBERLAIN, S. D.. Special Telegram,
The loud information of a cannon
this afternoon startled the crowd Of people
camped here awaiting an opportunity to
get upon the Sioux lands, which turned out
to be a signal that the proclamation had