Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-04-14
TIE DATE FIXED.

Cheyenne and Arapahoe Reservation to h
Opened April 19-NearIy Four Million
Acres to Be Opened to Settlement.
WASHINGTON, April 9.-The Cheyenne
and Arapahoe Indian reservation will
be opened for white settlement at high
noon, Tuesday, April 10. q
AT that date nearly 100000 acres OF
land will become subject to presumption
and settlement.
Secretary Noble yesterday afternoon
sent telegram to the special agents OF
the Department. in Oklahoma naming
the opening Of the Cheyenne and Ara
pahoe reservation on Tuesday, April 49,.
Commissioner Carter, of the general
land Office, has sent to the land offices
at Kingfisher and Oklahoma City letters
of instruction which will govern their
action under the forthcoming proclama-
ton. The commissioner directs that no
person be allowed any advantage over
any other person. To this end he directs
that no person be directed to make more
than one entry on his account and one as
agent, if such he shall be. After making
these entries the applicants will be re-
quired to step out of the line and give
place to the next person in order and If
he desires to make other filings he shall
take his place at the foot of the line and
await his proper turn. The commits
sioner further instructs the officers that
the use of mails will not be permitted
for filing homestead declaratory state
mentS.
NOBLE NOTIFIES SEAY.
GUTHRIE, Ok, April 9.-The follow
ing telegram was received by Gov. Seay
last night:
To Hon. A. J. Seay, Governor, Guthrie Ok:
WASHINGTON, April SIT will not be
possible to open the Cheyenne and
Arapahoe reservation before noon of
April 19-Tuesday. The task of get
ting the lists of lands and the maps
showing the exact location of allot-
ments has been very great and all the
force 1 can use will not enable me to
get them ready, transported to Okla
homa and distributed, as must be done
to avoid confusion and trouble before
the day named. Make this known.
JOHN w. NOBLE.
TOWN SITES TO BE PROTECTED.
To A j Seay Governor, Guthrie. Ok.
WASHINGTON, April S.-The mill
tary has orders to- protect county
seats; you can advise the officers; you
can use the special land agents as you
suggest, anu inc inspectors are alreduy
instructed to cooperate with you.
County seats are merely reserved by the
secretary to be opened under the law
and your supervisors. The seats are
public domain until made county town
sites. The military has the right. to be
there, therefore, until opened as town
sites, and to protect all to answer the
purposes of the government. Any man
crossing the line before the hour of open
ing will forfeit rights to anything inside
land or lots; also if he ia kes advant-
age, even if he is otherwise authorized to
be inside, it must be an even chance for
all, fon- lots as well as homesteads.
There is no doubt, in my Judgment, but
you can keep trespassers off townsites
until you have all ready for opening,
but it should not be delayed longer
than necessary. Get United States
rnarshals. and use them in case of diff
Guilty rather than military, but use both
If you must to enforce justice. The
opening will not take place until the
18th in order to get maps ready.
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