The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-04-19
READY FOR THE RACE
Twenty-Eight Thousand Per-
sons on Cheyenne Border.
SISSETON SCENES REPEATED.
Boomers Drawn Up in Military Order
Along tho Line Prepared to
Charge at Noon.

OKLAHOMA CRY, April 1s.-This city is
becoming rapidly depopulated, and by to-
morrow business will be totally suspended,
as practically everybody is leaving for the
reservation. Banks and other places have
decided not to open unless they can have
a good guard, fearing raiders may take adj
vantage of the situation. 1t is not i'm
possible that when II O'Clock comes to-
morrow 300 men who failed to get place
in line al the land office will make rush,
regardless of position, and the best man
will get to the land office, which is stu
ated in the third story of the building.
The route from here to the border is lined
with people of all sorts and conditions,
travelling in every conceivable manner and
carrying supplies for establishing business:
in fact, everything for a country life is to
be found. 1t is rumored that two conf
dence men who succeeded in robbing a
boomer were shot dead en- route to the new
country, but the rumor is not confirmed
KINGFIsHER, o. T., April 1S.-Twenty-
five thousand boomers are bivouacking to-
night on the borders of the Cheyenne and
Arapahoe reservation, which will be
opened for settlement tomorrow. These,
with others who will make the race from
make total of some 2s,000 people who are
seeking homes. Innumerable rumors are
current tonight of steals and conspirscies
in connection with locating townsites, in
volving federal and railway officials, but
none have been traced to reliable sources.
The line before the land office, which num-
bers some 400 men, is determined to keep
position despite the rumors that an
attempt will be made to dislodge
them. 1t is not thought trouble will oc-
cur, as the sheriff has ample force to keep
order. 1t is thought the last man in the
line tonight cannot possibly file before the
last squatter has located claim Filings
made later will be useless, and there will
doubtless he much disappointmeut'on the
part of both filler and squatter. The scene
on the border tonight is an interesting
one, as the crowds are drawn up in practi-
cal military line along the edge of the bor-
der. Some confusion and considerable i'll
feeling was created during the evening by
late corners trying to get into advantage
Gus positions, but no affrays are reported.
and indications are that the opening will
pass off without trouble.
DARLINGTON, O. T., April lS.-Nearly
every colonist who proposes to race for a
now on the boundary. In this race the
railroad trains on the Rock Island road
will play an important part. It is proposed
10 run special trains TO three unaIlotted
quarter sections on that road where a
syndicate of capitalists of FL Reno, to-
gether with a number of United States Of
hcials and railroad representatives. pro-
pose to erect townsite. 1t is expected
to land them there q few minutes after
! noon, far ahead of those who 90 by wagon
or on horseback. Another Rock Island
train will leave kingfsher for another
new town which it is proposed to build on
It's line. II the crowd Is big enough 10
justify it. two trains will be run from this
point. The largest number will strike for
the county seat of II. The number esti-
mated to go from this point is 10, 0OO
BROWNS VALLEY, Mimi, April ls.-In-
| dian police are endeavoring to check the
| prairie fires which squatters are lighting
for the purpose of break king land easier, as
the fires cause considerable damage to
| pasture lands. A number of people have
struggled into town half starved and
nearly crazed from thirst. While there is
plenty of water in the reservation. thew
are unfamiliar with the country and could
not find II. Squatters have not DELAYED IN
| getting TO work. Hundreds of acres are
| already broken and fax sown Many are
| putting in corn, and hope to make enough
this season TO cover the expenses of PROV
| ing up. So far there has been no claim
| jumping, and if any trouble occurs it will
be from the efforts OF filers to iump. At
WATERFOWL large crowd is still before the
| land office, as high as eleven filings being
| offered for single tract. For each tract
In the southern portion there are from one
TO i've claims by squatters. Squatters are
| fling by hundreds today.
Bonner's Ferry Townsite Dispute.
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