Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-04-16
Tho si,seton Reservation Open at Last
10 the Waiting
Multitude.
EXCITEMENT IN esosslEo THE
LINE.
u,,vssn Two aud rhrc" ThouSan"
setaIcr- Get Land.

NetaigFs tet thths
IN. PAUL, April l6.-iseports iron
a.. stssetpn rrservntion indicate tina
a., ,ventber is all that can bc DESIRE
,or Tho oroning today, but the comb
,jars under foot are most unfnvouble
rhe whole country Is foa oimud hn'
,,st,g and the race Tor Cnuicc selection
viii he 10 The strong instead OF tho swift
Several toyushifs are submerged owe
iary, tracts. Daylight found lines o
iilrfs Al Fargo and Wntertown. sun
fjso also disclosed long limos Of home
seeker and townsito bOsmers, stretch
cd along the boundaries Of the reserva
lion. held back only by the guns OF TIT
soldlcrs ard the fear that their claimi
would be- thrown out " they crospcd II
advance. So thick were they that ih'
lorg line vi restless people seemed
nylng marks ret to show tho bound
ArlU.
Major Barnerd laid his plans well e
give
ALL An KouAL CHANCE.
Tho various ehlcors compared theii
tlmcpIccos, and promptly Ut noon th'
signal guns gave the word To 20. Ma
Jlf Beruufds bugler announced II nj
BWwu's Valley, nud ~ the notes re-
sounded from the hilltop, thO rapid
FIRING Of muskctry along the line car
r.pl the word to the eager multitude
no started OIL for the promised land
NJ treakrsuk pace through mud and
sIgnh. Tie mud had no torrJrs lot
them, and pools of water, even small
lakes, did not deter them, II By driving
through thcm they could reach the
coveted quarter sccticn sooner.
Last night o party o. nearly two
hundred under the Leadership Of
Oklahoma Charlie, attempted 10 eros
Lake Traverse In tho darkness and
gain the reservation. \ drunken
member VI the party, lpvevor, let the
matter out. a detachment Of ooldlerr
met them as thoy landed aEd, conils.
Gated thor boats AMI drove tham from
the reservation. There nru rumots at
Browns Valley nj trouble at Wheaton
bridge. II Is impossible to obtain the
facts nj pfeseni. IL il known lhat
several hundred mcu went thOtc yes.
tcfday determined 10 crOIs. Captain
Ellis, with iifty cnvalrymeD, was Dis.
pttohea 10 tue scene and ordered 10
allow no one 10 cross.
II bus, been discovered that scheme
was on foot ~ secure the consent Of
laHd ownpr8 along the east line OF the
pBrrvatlun south OF Lake Traverse
aud Browns Valley, whose lands ad.
Join the reservation, 10 allow the fol.
lowers " the combination 20 eros.
thtlr lands into the reservation, and
not permit anyone else to do 30. II IL
not known T. what extent this comb.
nation worked. The towns near the
border, 20 full Of life all week. nre now
almost de-cftcj. Even those who have
no Interest In the lands have gone 10
watch tho bustllng crowd. Al Water
town all the land lovers have zone TX.
ccpt n thousand, who felt secure la tho
validity Of their filings over the claims
otsquaitcfs. IL Is believed shat
THERE WILL nE TRounLg
baiwecn the oilers and squattcrs over
claims 10 the same lands. The filers
AZ Wateftown lined up early aud made
their filings promptly, but the work
was slow. All are good naturrd, how.
ever.
Il has been week of Intense excite.
mrnt In The dozen towns bOrderln, ON
the reservation. Today tile towns Afe
nearly deserted. During the night
there was continual scents OF activity
aud before 10 o'clocl. the muddy streets
were jnmmcd with yehiples OF every
character. At II O'Clock fully thrt'v
thousand persons collected nlong the
reservation ut the head OF Lake
Ifavouennd the cavalry had difficulty
IN keeping the Impatient crowd Ia
checki a. they ARE becoming decidedly
uneasy. Some Of tho HettiorsJ outfits
were unique and interesting. a large
claim shauty with red window hlinde.
on wheels, was drawn up in line. a |
family living In II. Covered wagons
III large numbcis drew up and me. /
pared Tor tho race. a sack Of feed. n
uuhoh OF hay and n spade composed I
lhe outfit Of some, willis Othcrp had n |
wagon loaded with lumber fora BhRnly,
bnfinountod by u small stove, blankets. /
cheir, pans and kettles. The ubldult, /
Gus country editor, deacon, Clergyman
hhu county seat policeman were IN In .
Hue, awaiting the signal.
The shrill, clear note OF q bugle nj poon.
The almyst simultaneous crack al n
carhlne, aud then volley from The
mhole hr'rtaching line Of cavalry, az
A., s!hnsl vas taken up and carried up
N'"NtaAk aioAE kl ltlt AnunNnuua D
OF waiting ears, and tho
sIs'EroN RESERVATION WAS OPEN.
rive hundred teams plunged madlv
forward across the prairie, with their
,hrlVeis regardless Of direction. The
horseback riders soon took tho lend.
Far upthe lake large party crossed Ia
loatn aud succeeded In entering tbe
leseryatlon Ave mlles ahead OF tho
hem, nv :" 'o'o'o
~ estimated that 1000 poopla made
..no iusli from Browns Valley, about
',Wvy rom Traverse and come 900 from
" \, noaton' In spite NJ tho. efforts of
ne oHEer, Of tho private bridge 10
'tonl tue Hood " boomers across tho
'IluRe ~ the Interest Of the land cam.
Any, he police force wna over.
a, hr,I and lost In tho atrugglo Tor
n large crowd alfo BET ont frop,
rosewood, aud there was n wild
WI rom Hnnklufon. rhero wns N
olu Ihe south OF there nwaItiuv the
penny Ahd In several iuetanccs hall
HuAon made rush for the same
laii4li ana trouble is feared. Al Wan.
nlyi on tue southwest, some five or eix
lguh.rvd people Joined Ia tho mai.
'gHn Nilmot there was q great Tnsh
'nu tue Train on the Milwaukeo road