The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-15
Great Excitement Among the Resersa.
YatiOn Land.GrabberS.
TRAINS READY FOR THE SETTLERS.
The Great Scramble for Land Begins To-Day.
Long Lines Of BoemerS at the
Land effces.
Special to THE MORNING CALI.

FARGO. n. D.. April IA line formed
before the land Office last night and is
growing rapidly. Most of them have pro-
visions. chairs and blankets and are max
ing themselves comfortable. The crowd is
orderly and no trouble is feared The office
has not yet received the official plat of the
land and IL has been sent for, and as the
messenger will ride all night. ii is thought
1t will reach here in time.
HANKlSsoN. n. d., April 1.-THE ex-
cltement here over the prospective opening
OF the reservation tomorrow Is intense.
The crowd Is gOOd-natured and no trouble
is anticipated
WAUBAY, S. d.. April 1.-THE town Is
crowded TO oyerf1owing and the excitement
among the boomers is great There is no
prospect of trouble.
WILMoT. 5. d., april 14.-The Chicago,
Milwaukee and St Paul Railroad has a
train ready to start for the Lake Traver Sc
lands, which are the most fertile in the
reservation, Tomorrow. The train will run
TO the border and at signal will make a
dash Tor the lands. At the end of the road
the townsite companies will have convey
snces to take settlers to their exact claims.
The railroad promises to accommodate ALL
Trouble is feared when the train starts if
cNtIy DOuy Is not taken.
BROWNS VALLEY, Mimi, April II. -
Small bodies of men are making for the
reservation in order 10 be adyantageOusly
located when the rush begins tomorrow.
crowds are reported cOngregated all along
the line. 1t is reported mat some 200 men
on the northern line inteld TO Settle in
body and have laid out their plan of town.
IBe site Is on the center of the quarter of
land they occupy. Such a location is not
Warranted by the surrounding conditions.
as it is 10 miles from any railroad. The
mud Is foot deep and il is still raining
There IS every prospect for a stormy day
to- morrow.
Tomorrow morning the troops will sur
round the reservation on the north and east
boundaries. A bugle signal will open the
hring. which will be the signal for a helter
skeiter race At least 500 hOrsemen will
engage in desperate scramble over the res
ervatlon for the future SissetOn town.
Mamie Schaler ana Bessie Cole, two
pretty AnamOsa UOwa) schoolmarms, are
here after land. They are unprotected, but
every man in the crowd has sworn to see
the girls located ON the best half-secti0n Of
the reserve
WATERFOWL. S. d.. April 1.-THE addi-
ton to the ranks of the Sisseton boomers is
very marked to-day. The line before the
land Office is greatly heightened. Places in
line sold as high as $780, Company A of
the State troops has been placed at the
orders OF the Sheriff. but as the crowd is
oiuerlY lt IS not Thought their services VIII
be required, and tomorrow they will prob
ably be ordered to the reservation.
The march TO the reservation continues
and many of those intending TO hle nave
concluded 10 avail themselves of a squat,er's
right The liyerymen have formed COM
bina,i0n. and anything less than $50 for a
team Tomorrow will be laughed at. 1t is
rumored that an order will come from
Washington compelling every one to file and
cut of the squatters. Ii such an order
does come there will be trouble.
Ell RENO, q. T., April 14.-Some of the
land in the Cheyenne-Arapahoe reservation
Is fair farming soil, but most of it is poor.
A Few Of the would-be settlers are disgusted
with the outlook and are leaving, but their
places are being rapidly filed. Its reported
that the Cheyennes held big ghost dance
near the seat OF M County Monday night.
Some "sooners" were found in Deer Greek
within the bounds aud were escorted to the
line. Trouh'e is not feared with the lndi-
ans. even though they have the Messiah