The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-04-21
THE AGONY OVER.
AT NOON YESTERDAY THE CHEYENNE
RESERVATION WAS OPENED,
And the Horde of Pale Faces Swarmed
Over the Once Happy Hunting Grounds
Of the INDIAN Many Home
seekers Disappointed.


rush is over, and the Cheyenne and
Arapahoe reservations exist no longer.
The pale-faces have entered the land
IF the red men and now the former
b!anket-covered owners will wait for
their Messiah to come and wipe the
new comers from the face of the earth.
Promptly II, noon, today the prom
ised cannon shot was fired and the
race for homesteads began. Pen or
picture would fail to depict the scene.
AS far as the eye could reach the line
of wagons and horses extended.
THE SIGNAL
was carried along the line by pistol
shots. ALI were watching for the
smoke of the powder, as the shots
could not be heard some places on ac-
count of the noise and confusion.
With all the reckless racing but few
casualties occurred. One team ran
away and knocked down a horse
and rider, but no one was seriously
injured. A load of ladies in stylish
cab was dumped into Kingfisher
creek, but were saved from Watery
grave because the water was shallow.
The agent of the Associated Press
while rustling for news was kicked
by wild Indian pony, and although
disfigured is still in the ring. These
are samples of the incidents of the
opening of the reservation, and as the
FLYING THOUSANDS
were soon out of sight. Even these
were few and far between. Of the
minor accidents the future alone can
tell, as each settler took his own
course, and whether he rode or walk
ed into success can only be known
when he returns to make his ling.
Even now a few settlers who made a
race for lands in the vicinity of King
fisher are returning, those who have
been successful to fall into line and
make filing, those beaten in the race
to start for home. The mass of BOOM
ers has been we'll managed by the au-
thorities, and there has been no riot
ing and no serious disturbances are
reported. The land office is besieged
with business. Since noon sixty-six
filings have been made, thirty-nine
being declaratory statements.
TOWN SITES.
The city of Okarche, ten miles south
of King Fisher on the Rock Island, is
supposed by many to be the future
capital of Oklahoma, and has been
built in day. 1t is nearly two miles
square and the scenes of excited ac-
tivity beggared description. On one
claim forty men were swearing they
were first in order of preference. The
population tonight exceeds that OF
Kingfisher or Ell Reno. w. j. Ray
special agent of the Rock Island, says
at three minutes after II double.
header ran into the new city and 1906
people occupied the future great. II
is asserted by those who made the
race from this city that crowds Of
boomers oyerrun all the land, starting
from the Cimarron river twenty-five
minutes before II.
The defeated runners are disgusted
but declare they will not pay, as the
land is net worth contending for al
the price charged by the government
Those who have been successful are
uUlldup duu uSCldIO Ullo OhO pOs'
country on earth.
Reports from the west indicate the
INDIANS ARE DISSATISFIED
with the outlook and are sur prised al
the number of pale faces invading
their beloved territory. But the
white men are here to stay and be-
fore the spirit of progress the red men
1nn
expected for short time, but if they
do not join their white brother in de.
veloping the country they will be in
vited to go west and grow up with
the country.
Capt Woodson with the limited
number of troops at his command sue
ceeded better than was expected in
clearing the reserve of sooners
Nevertheless gamblers gained access
to the coveted lands and town sites
Last night after midnight hundreds
of horsemen left the city and vicinity
to seek claims and corner lots without
regard to orders. What their success
will be can only be determined when
contests are made.
GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION.
The Cheyenne and dArapahoe reserva
tion, where 10000 citizens of the
United States found new homes today
is situated in the Indian Territory be-
tween Cherokee outlet on the
north, and the Kiowa, Com
anche and Apache reservation or
the south. The eastern border ad
Joins Oklahoma and the western the
Panhandle of Texas. 1t would make
two Oklahomas or five Rhode Islands
while the whole states of Connecticut
and Rhode Island could be set dowr
in it and there would still remain
room for four Districts of Columbia
1t contains $4,000 square miles Of
,O00, 900 acres. Out of this resident
Indians have been allotted by the
government 536, $3.50 acres. giving each
of the 1856 aborigines 100 acres each
This left for general settlement three
and half million acres, which, allow
ing a quarter section to each home
seeker, would accommodate 22,00(
settlers outside of town sites. Very
few of the thousands who have beer
waiting weeks at the border and il
the frontier towns for today's fina
rush had anything but the vagues
idea as to the real character of the
land thew were an anxiOus TO DOssess