Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-04-16
INTO THE NEW LAND
Sisseson Reservation Opened
for Settlement
WILD SCRAMBLE FOR HOMES
Thousands Rush ins, tire Promised Laad
A. ne FiEss Hote Of the Basls.
Tss Lad Cfae- B-sisssA

4~@S8sH @S@Ss y H. - ptG lo---ltr hve
inmates - aeon . cavalry bugier. with
a isEg yellow plams streaming from
his helmet ana . srscd new baxls
suspeadsa from his shoulder by a
bright yellow cord. rode 10
the crest Of sAs hills whaeh sep
srsss Browa's valley from the Sisseton
rssorvastsa- Scattered along IA "a IN
even nzs % the north and south of him
were three companies Of cavalry, each
man fully armed with sabsr. revolver
and cG-Sine. Back OF these were
grouped or rather bsrced, hst-
erogeneors mass Of men-white.
yellow sxa b,zek-all nationaii-
ties of the Caucasian race, with .
liberal mixtare OF half breeds aud ne
groes. There were women in the
crowd. TOO. and here and there ccnld be
ssea . baby held in the arms Of It's
mother a. SAC sat on her horse deter
mined 20 be ems Of the iirss 70 enter ths
promised land which was 10 be opened
to-day, As all uztionalities and races
Of men were represented 50 were the
animals of ali kinds and coioss.
The signal sounded
As the sna nezred the meridian Mai.
Bernard gianced AZ his watch. The
buxlcr lifted his instrument to his lips
aud shs crowd Of landseekers gathered
up their rcins aud awaited the signal.
AZ lsss Maj. Bernard, watch in haad.
nodded 70 the busler who began TO
sosna shs rsveille. Az the nrst note
thsre was . crack from the c&rbins of
the soldier next To hiir, whish was
quickly eohoed by one further down
tns line.
A Great Rush,
The shots rang ont clear in the crisp
air and - the volley ratified down the
lines on either side IL was answered by
the hcof beats of hundreds of horses
spurred on by riders reckless Of life or
limb in the ride for land A cloud of
alkah dust rose es the motley army
charged for the line Of the reservation.
and 5000 all that could be seen from the
crest Of the ridge was black mass of
huddled hersemen closely pursued BY .
whirl Of yelicw.sh dust.
Al man on Kentucky thoroughbred
got . good start, and when the line was
reached he was ten lengths IN advance
o. the next rider, tall cowboy who
rode like . ssntsur, but who was at q
disadvantage % 70 his mount Behind
the two lsaders strung out long line
of horsemen. men in buggies. others in
spring wagons and others still
in huge prairie sehooncrs. the rear
being brought mp BY man
from Pike county. No.. whose
wife. children and household ELECTS
were contained In . Conestogs wagon
drawn by yoke Of oxen. On and on
went We lying column, and within
half - hsur the last man and vehiels
vssishss frou sought beyond the fost-
hias. snd Ne soldiers, at tbs word of
command wheslsd sndsreturBed to
6amQ. Asir duty I. opening the ressr-
vss{eH beng flushed.
A. the Land once.
WArxn1ewx, O. D.. April iS.-Evsry-
ADay sGssYt the loo men In line al
- Md s61os lsfs Tor the borders Of
- reservation early in the morning 10
- sssAy fer ths signal gun ~ noon.
b sUSs1anstAl chute 70 hslA .
esns Of nsa In single ale had
keen constxucted at the land sllce
and Hhnss were taken Ut tie rate 81
twe minute. The man who had nrst