The rustler. (Cerrillos, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1891-10-23
GOV. srEElrs REPORT.


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GurmmlE o.. Oct A-0ov. Steeie's
terror has been prepared and forwarded
10 Washington
The school problem In the new coun-
ties IL treated - follows: Il am very
sorry indeed that provision was not
made By congress for helping the set
tiers support the commnn schools In
the Sac and Fox. Iowa Pottawatomie
thrown open b settlement for those
settlers are not only poor a. were
those who came into this part Of
the territ ~. but they will have the
additional burden Of caring for the In
dian children In great numbers who
may attend the common schools. not.
withdrawing the fact that the lands or
personal property Of these Indians may
not be taxed 10 help support the schools
This will be true with reference TO The
Cheyenne and Arapahoe and kickapoo
country. which Il Is hoped viii be
thrown open 10 settlement early next
spriag Il seems 20 me there is more
reason for helping the settlers support
the schools In these lands than there
was in Oklahoma proper"
Concerning the opening Of the Chero-
kee strip this ia said:
Nothing I think of would be more
gratifying 10 the people Of not only
Oklahoma but those Of Arkansas. Mis-
souri,, Texas. Kansas and other states
who are anxious for homes than would
be the opening Of the Cherokee outlet
There Is every reason why IL should be
thrown open to settlement and none
that ! know Of why II should not be. 4"
As 10 town sites Gov. Steele says In
part: II hope before any other town
sites are thrown open 10 settlement the
town sites will be carefully selected,
surveyed, plated and published. and /
earnestly recommend n different mode
Of opening town sites to settlement At
the recent opening OF Tecumseh and
Chandler there were at least 5000 peo-
Pile at each place waiting for the signal
TO be given for entering said town sites,
containing ., 400 lots, good and bad A
very large proportion of those intending
10 enter the sites were anxious TO go in
on foot TO avoid the danger incident TO
riding In on orseback or in wagons and
vehicles of various kinds. One man
was killed by his horse falling on him,
others were more or less injured, but
the real settlers were in too many in
D aNaaaaa Iakarraa f~as. Nxet, a.
get a lot or a home from the very fact
that horsemen were allowed 10 ride in.
Lawyers without clients abound; bank
ers without banks or capital are there;
real estate spectators without Gus.
1 toners, gamblers, whisky peddlers and
b~ootleggcrs all before the opening were
there 10 ply their vocation"
The governor speaks of the opening
of the lands on the western border as
follows: ION account OF a great many
Of the Indians refusing TO take their
allotments much delay has been caused
in the allotting of lands to the Chey.
ennes and Arapahoes, and / am in-
formed that the appropriation for
making these allotments Is prac-
tically exhausted Unless it Is
possible to make other arrange.
ments to throw these lands open TO set
Element early next spring sc that set
tiers may raise a crop next year, 1t win
mean hardship, restitution, sickness
and death among the hundreds of set
tiers who have been along It's borders
for weeks. and in many ms ances for
months. waiting for homes"