The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1891-09-26
BIG LAND BOOM.
Prospective Settlers on the Indian
Reserve Already in Line
Along the Border
Preparing to Enter Upon Their
Homesteads at High
Noon.


to be opened for settlement tomorrow
noon consists of the country of the Sacs
and Foxes, 472,O0O acres; of the Iowas,
229,559 acres, aud of the Pottawotta-
mics, 100000 acres; in all 1,1O1, $50
acres. Some OF this is adapted for rails
ing as fine crops as any land, and some
of it, fertilized with tin cans, would
make good pasturage for goats. The
Indians do not lose all their land. Each
buck gets a quarter section, and not
only that, but he is lawful 'sooner, {"
and has already picked out choice spots.
He cannot sell his land for twenty five
years, but during that time he does not
have to pay any taxes. After the In
dian land and land held for special pur-
poses has been deducted from the /, ,1O1,.
$50 acres, about $1,000 acres are opened
for settlement. This makes about 5, 200
homesteads, and about twenty men for
every homestead are on the ground
Some are lowering along the line and
some are already in what is until noon
tomorrow forbidden country. 1t is the
old Oklahoma rush over again with some
notifications. There are not as many
boomers and smaller number of them
are in wagons. For the last week, how
ever, there has been continuous stream
of wagons over the Santa Fe trail across
the Cherokee Strip and there are wagon.
ers all around the border. The rush
over the railroad has been just about
the same. Big crowds for the last three
days have packed the aisles of the cars.
They look like the same men who came
to Oklahoma at its opening. The nearest
point of the new country is only little
over nine miles from Guthrie and the
greatest crowd will enter from near this
point, but the truth is that a greater
part of the crowd is not waiting to en-
ter. The country is already full of
Sooners. The plan is for one man to
60 and Jump" claim and then turn it
over to partner who starts in after the
legal hour. Thus between them they
get good claim. There will be great
rush for town lots. The new country
will be divided into two counties, and
government has selected sites for county
seats, although there is not even q
shadow of a town in either county.
Both towns have been named. The one
that is to be the county seat of the
northern county is Ohandler-named
for the assistant secretary of the in.
terror, and the southern town is Tecum.
sch. b. D. Baker, of Oklahoma City,
has already been appointed postmaster
OF the coming town Of Tecumseh. This
town will be located in the Pottawato-
ME country, forty miles from Guthrie.
Chandler will be in the Sac and Fox
country, forty miles from Guthrie.
The government surveyors are not
nh ypSkt fhnSN IL
sites, and Governor Steel has ordained
the survey is finished. No attention
will be paid to this, however. and the
force of soldiers on the ground will not
crowd of Guthrie men ha,
Chandler. Every one is going.
Cooks have deserted stoves, LAWYERS
their Offices and merchants their stores.
The townsite of Chandler is said to be
poor one, and those who rush there
will suffer for drink of water until
wells are dug The plan of the Guthrie
of the toWnsite, and throw the town
over there Men enough will rush to
Chandler, however, to make CITY Of
10000, and it is hard to sec how the
place can support more than 10000 peo.
pie for many years. Many are bound to
be disappointed, whether they 70 for
lots or quarter sections, for there are at
least $4,000 people waiting for the hat
to drop at noon tomorrow. Governor
Steele this morning received a telegram
from j. H. Bowsford, receiver of the
land Office at Oklahoma Citv, calling
for assistance to protect his office. The
lard Office is up two flights of stairs,
and the entire building is over1un with
boomers The receiver is fearful his of.
fee will be taken possession of, and
states that no d.puty United States
marshals or local officers can be had.
The governor does not desire to send
troops to Oklahoma City if it it can be
avoided, as every blue coat in the terri.
tory is needed at the front; but if he re.
receives another call he will send suffi-
cient force to protect the land offices.
Couriers from Longston City say ne.
gro colony came in this morning and
purchased twenty carbines and hasfened
back to the front. They report the en-
tire towr site covered with the tents of
emierants, end that they are deter
miled to protect themselves from
any attempts on the part of the
white boomers t. keep them from
lands in Cimmaron Valley. A squad of
neg,oes visited the cowboys camp last
night and declared their intentions.
They said they would make race for
the lands and if they got there first
they would defend their rights with
their liv,s If the cowboys do not i'm
bibe too much of whiskey that is being
sent out there by the wagon loads there
will probably no be trouble, but on the
other hand if they grow reckless under
the influence OF liquor bloodshel is GER
tain.
RESULT OF THE RUSH.
W1TcH1rA, Kan, Sept. 21.-The first
victim to suffer at the hands of the
boomers of the new territory is Al
Glazi.r, Santa Fe conductor. WHO vas
badly cut and otherwise injured this
morning by an enraged mob on his
train. Some Of the boomers had no
tickets, and Glasier demanded d an extra
10 cents levied in such cases. This
caused the trouble. A number of riot
ors were arrested and are in jail at
Mulyan.
He Said They Flfrled.
New YORK. Sept. Thomas Allen,
kekner tho uuikch to1por OF G,.dap