The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-04-16
The sIsseton Land nnaned.

ST. PAUL, April 15.-Reports from the
Slsseton reservation indicate the weather
is all that can be desired for the opening
to-day, but conditions under foot are most
unfavorable. The whole country is a sea
OF mud and water and therace for choice Sc.
lections is to be to the strong instead of the
swift. Several townships are submerged
over large tracts. Daylight found lines of
hlers at Fargo and WATERFOWL. Sunrise
also disclosed long lines of home seekers
and TOWNSHIP boomers stretched along the
boundaries of the reservation, held back
only by the guns of the soldiers and the
lear their claims would be thrown ont if
they crossed in advance. So thick were
they that the long line of restless people
seemed living marks set to show the bound
aries.
Major Bernard laid his plans well to give
all an equal chance. The various officers
compared time pieces and promptly at noon
the signal guns gave the word to go.
Major Demands bugler announced it at
Brow's valley and as the notes resounded
from the hilltops the rapid firing of
musketry along the limo carried word to
the eager multitude, who started off at n
breakneck pace for the promised land
through mud and slush. The mud had no
terrors for them, and pools of water. even
small lakes, did not deter them. if by driv-
ing through them they could reach the
coveted quarter section sooner.
Last night party of two hundred, under
the leadership of Oklahoma Charlie. at
tempted to cross Lake Traverse in the
darkness and gain the reservation. A
drunken member of the party, however
let the matter out. A detachment of sol,
diers met them as they landed, confiscated
their boats and drove them from the reser-
walton.
There are rumors at Browns Valley of
trouble at Wheaton bridge. 1t is impossi-
bic to obtain the facts at present. If is
known several hundred men went there
yesterday, determined to cross. Captain
Ellis, with fifty cavelrymen, was dis
patched to the scene and ordered to allow
no one to cross. It has peen discovered
Cnae scnene Is on Joe" secure the con-
senI Oh lanu owners che east line of
the reservation, se>egn Ut Lake Traverse
and Browns valley, whose lands adioin The
reservation, to allow their followers com
bination to cross their land into the reser-
walton and not permit anybody else to do
so. II Is not known to what extent this
combination worked. Towns near the
border, SO full of life all the week, are now
almost deserted. Even those who have no
interest in the lands have gone to watch
Ou6 uuSbiluS CIOWu-r Az w 2UertOWQ all the
land lovers have gone except Thousand
who felt secure in the validity of their
filings over the claims of squatters. IL is
believed there viii be trouble between
filers and squatters over the claims to some
lands. Filters at WATERFOWL lined mn
early and made filings promptly but the
work was slow. All were good-natured
however.
1t has been a week Of intense excitement
in dozen towns bordering on the reserve
ton. To-day the towns were nearly de-
serted. During the night there were CON
tinual scenes of activity and before 10
O'Clock the muddy streets were jammed
O'Clock fully 1900 persons were collected
along the reservation at tho head Of Lake
Traverse and the cavalry had difficulty in
keeping the impatient crowd in check as
they were becoming decidedly uneasy.
Some OF the settlers, outfits were UNIQUE