The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-26
OKLAHOMA'S NEW TOWN.
GOV. STEELE ARRIVES ON TIE
SITE OF CHANDLER.

A Belief That the Place Will be Thrown
Open to Settlement To-day-I 500
People in the Vicinity-A Park That
Could Not be Utilized for Anything
Else
GUTHRIE. o. T., Sept. 25.-The Associated
Press correspondent al Chandler, the site
selected for the county seat of the upper
county of Indian lands, just open to settle
ment, sends the following by courier:
CHANDLER, o. T., Sept. 24.-Gov.
Steele arrived here yesterday. AS soon as
his presence became known large crowds
gathered around him to inquire when the
town site would be opened. He addressed
the people in a brief speech. He said the
surveyors were Fastening their work as
rapidly as possible, but he could not say
when it would be completed.
THE OPENING.
Vt Is expected that the opening wW tax
place tomorrow at noon. The people are
scattered about SO that it is impossible to
make very close estimate as to their num-
ber. Enthusiastic men placed the number
at 5000, but, including military, 800 seems
to be fair estimate. The northeast quarter
because it is SO cut up with cliffs and gullies
that it has been impossible TO make sur
vey of it. The site occupies the edge of a
cliff. 1t is impossible to go twenty yards
without the use Of a ladder. The public
squares and principal streets are to be
located on the west end of the east half.
TO BE CLEARED OF PEOPLE.
Gov. Steele intends, just before giving the
signal for occupying the town site, to have
military deployed facing both north and
south, and drive all the people from the
town site. There will be soldiers and deputy
marshals enough to place men at intervals
of about twenty-five yards. The water
supply is still source of considerable an
n0yance. There seems to be plenty of water
just below the surface and wells are now
being dug.
THE KILLING OF WOOD.
The reported killing of Wood, former
resident of Guthrie, has been confirmed.
Another man was killed south of this place
while engaged in the race Tuesday by his
horse making a lunge over a deep gully.
Both horse and rider were killed. An
amusing feature OF the preparations for the
rush is practicing for the race. Expectant
claimants strip themselves OF all superfu-
GUS clothing, and. with watch in hand.
note the time it takes to make the race in.
RETURN OF THE DISAPPOINTED.
ARKANSAS CITY, ARK. Sept ga great
many wagons are trailing back over the
Cherokee strip with people who failed to get
claims in the Indian lands opened last Tues
day. Almost all Of them will drift
about, living under canvas, wait
ing for the Cherokee strip TO open.
They seem to feel as il every one
on the strip were their enemy, and ara said
to be firing grass in hundreds of places.
They do not know when they are on the
strip or when on the Indian reservations
aud the reservations along the Santa Fe
have suffered greatly. About Ponca yes
terday the grass was burning on every
side, and it was only after hard fight
that houses a little way from
the station we're saved. 10 the west the
whole line of horizon was wall of smoke,
looking like a great chain of mountains
covered with snow to their base. The grass
IS getting very dry, and burns readily. and
fires are sure to cover larger part Of the
strip, and render it useless for winter
grazing