Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-03-21
GREAT ARMY OF BOOMERS
Mighty Rush of Invaders to IN,
Cherokee Str'n


The invasion Of the Cherokee outlet nv
the anxious boomers" has begun and long
lines 81 canvas covered prairie schooner,
! with their many crews, have passed into The
coveted land 1t is estimated that from the
different points OF entrance fully N 900 REQ.
pie have passed the border and half that
number staked their claims
he INVASION came with n rush, No one
expected it. The tenants of the strr the
Cherokee Live Stock Association and the
| agents were taken entirely unawaros The
| contingent of Indian police on hand 10
| drive out occasional settlers were puwerlcSs
/ to cope with tue stream Of immigrants
/ CSpt. Burbank, in command Of a small
| iorcc ct nlted states regulars at Oklahoma
| city, marched his force into the strip, but so
| lar as known this force had no effect in re-
| tarding the movement. The cattle grazing
IN the strip turned tail and fled before the
invaders, stampede ensuing which the
| cowboys III charge were unable to either
cheek or control The cattle fled five or siy
miles when they were ret by the boomers
who were coming up from Oklahoma. Be
tween these two fires they were driven east
and west. Arriving on the strip the settlers
sembarked from their "schooners' and
stlked their claims
The President has issued the following
notice: N
To Whom 1t May Concern: The
lands known as the Cherokee
strip are not open to settle
ment. The bill pending in congress and IL
tended to provide n evil goyrrnm mt for the
country Known As Oklahoma does not pro-
vide for opening theCherokuc strip or out
let to settlement, and has not rs vet re.
ceNel the vote of the two houses Of con-
EreSN or the approval of the President.
The entrance of settlers upon these lands il
uhlaWihLan all persons are hereby warned
against entering thereon. When thcse
hhds shall become open to settlement,
prompt PuoIlc notice will be given of that
iaCt; but. in the mean time it is nv duty In
exclude all persons therefrOm, and those
who enter unlawfuly will only involve
themselves in Improbable trouble as thew
will be Immediately removed
Slgncd) BENJAMIN HARRISON.
Executive Mansion, March lj 1880.
> Gen. Merritt has ordered six troops Of cav. |
airy to proceed to The crokec strip and |
Dust the boomers there. Two troups OF cav |
airy have been ordered from each of the !
lhrCc towns OF Oklahoma City, Fort Reno |
and Fort Supply to proceed at once to Gnth.
re-. At TINT point the forces Will be united
under the senior captain, and COnccntrot.
ca movement on the settlers made. Gen.
Merritt has given instructions for the tronp,
T" give INC Se'tierS amlIe time to YaCatC be
fore rcSorting to forcible measures
The Presidents proclamation ordering ali
settlers on the Cherokee strip TO yncate is
having the desired effect. This. together
With the orders received by Gen. Merritt at
Fort Leayenworth to use troops if necessary
mas already caused considerable of an exc
Gus from the forbidden territory.
Many poor people who n6Cked to the
:, utr0kee strip under the wrong impression
that it was open to setl mcnt, have MOI tho
means to return, and will remain iii the
troops driyc them out. '' '"o