Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-04-21
RUSH FOR LANDS.
Exciting Scenes Attend the Sis
seton Indian Reservation
Opening.
With the Crack of a Carbine the
Race of Thousands Of
Boomers Begins.

BEowS's VALLEY. MIMI, Special, April
16.-Under warm and glorious sun the
great Sisse,nn reservation was thrown open
20 the public at y O'Clock to-day, and
though the rush over the line was miIder
than most people anticipated it was sutfi-
cie.itiy exciting and picturesque TO please
anybody. In TACT what there was OF il was
wildly, madly exciting aud one OF the
strongest pictE-cs even exposed 10 mortal
eyes.
As early SIS ) o'clock this morning this
town and the country around It was as;ir
and presented most animated appearance.
People were rushing rapidly through the
streets io=Ilinc cuc another -udeiy, max
ing no apology. securing their last effects
and hurcyiny fast away again 10 take I'D
their stand near the border line
EVERYBODY WAS on THE Run,
Indians were dasi!iMs here AID there ex-
hoE;ing the people to pay them - each and
submit: TO being guided to location
Teams rom various directions dashed
through the village and disappeared upthe
valley towards the border. In Two iiourz
scarcely g solitary being could be ;onnd III
the town. From tie po-: Of entry here 10
clear along the border as .ar as the eye
| could reach 2 novel sight was presented.
Ove7 100 eager: anxious restless home
seekers were scattered a!on. there for miles.
They did NOT care to be near one another
and so that line Of human beings W 50
long that il died away in The distance.
Many were
MOUNTED OF BE0EcHos
| others on livery horses. Many sa, il
wagons, with the rcins grippcl tightly,
awaiting the signal Tor the race. Al.
horseback were dressed as lightly az the
weather permitted. in oder that there
might be as little impcd!mcrlc 10 them as
possible. All were impatient, wildly SO,
and needed nothing that went Oh around
them. l gallop=d along the line four miles
and spoke. perhaps. to ten. and received no
answer. They had no time to think o:
| men. They were watching the move
| nlents of the cavalrymen who skirted
along the borders rapidly and continually
~ see inc Ia observed So Jar rs lay IN lnelr
power. They were watching the tail ornI
OF Col. Bernard from whose lips was to
come the order 20 fire, which signal meant
an end to the weary weeks o; waiting,
trouble and countless suffcring$; which told
them all that homes were there in plain
view, waiting for them to come and take
them.
The men who were OF foot had thrown
aside every article OF clothing they could
spare. Their baggage consisted of one long
stake, and many OF the mothers and chill
dren stood by to see their husbands aud
fathers 90 III 10
VICTORY OR DEFEAT.
There was a ieverish rcst!c=sness. a hopeful
| anxiousness about them all that appealed
to the heart. and inwardly the onlookers
| wished them all we'll The only ones who
were notionless, vino stood like statues,
were the grim SIOUX Indian guides. They
We're constantly watching every move with
their restless eyes. They were evidently
| intending to do their best for their patrons.
Away on the bluff stood band of old
| Sioux warriors who came from the agency
| to witness the scene. With their blankets
around them they squated on All elevated
spot and enjoyed the scene amazingly.
Down in the flats were grouped the ladies
and citizens who were not locating lands,
and they appeared as nervous and eager as
| the homeseeke-s themselves.