The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-08
THE STRIP.

As the time for the opening Of the
Cherokee Strip and other Indian lands
to settlement approaches interest therein
| throughout the southwest increases and
! there is naturally strong demand Tor
all reliable information in relation to
| those lands and plan OF opening that can
be obtained. The EAGLE has made it
the leading feature in its bill of preroga-
tives as newspaper to obtain such in
formation and give it to the public on
the shortest notice. As everybody
knows the whole matter has rested for
several weeks upon the report to be
made by Governor Swineford locating
county lines, county seats, etc. That
work was completed last week,
tie report hurried to Washing
ton and submitted to the interior
department and definitely passed.
by the secretary and land commissioner
Saturday. Upon the recommendations
made IN the report it has been decided
that there should be four land offices IN
the strip, located as follows: kildare,
on the Santa Fe; Pond Creek, on the
Rock Island; Alva and Woodland, on the
Panhandle road. IL was also decided
that the Beaver Office should be abolished
and that territory added to the Woodland
office. No part Of the strip is to be
added to either the KiEgfisher or the
Guthrie Offices.
1t was decided to set apart a strip 100
feet wide on the north and south side of
the reservation for the accommodation
of settlers. This is for the purpose Of
defeating land owners in Kansas and
Oklahoma, who have been planning to
sell rights TO settlers who want to get
favorable start. Booths will be located
on this reserve OF 100 feet and opened
teh days for business prior to the date
OF opening the country to settlement.
The location OF booths were approved
as follows: Arkansas City, Hunnewell,
Caldwell, Kiowa, Lipscomb, Hennessey,
Orlando and Saltwater.
The matter Of reserving lands for edu-
cational purposes was also disposed of by
setting aside section 80 in each township.
Two sections were asked for by some of
the leading men of the territory, but
there was some opposition, with the re-
suit of giving only one section. The
secretary abandons the idea thai the
strip will be opened to settlement on
Sept 1. and stated Saturday that it
could not be opened before the 10th.
1t the meantime Representative
Springer will introduce resolu-
ton in the house requesting the
president and secretary of the in
terror to apply his lottery scheme for
opening the strip if it is not illegal, and
in the event it is decided to be positively
illegal he will insist on holding back the
opening until bill can be passed en-
the administrations TO follow
this plan. It is doubtful that Mr.
Springer will succeed in having his plan
adopted, as it9is understood that the
secretary of the interior who had that]I
plan under consideration and at one'l
time was favorably impressed with it
has dismissed it altogether and has de-
clared that it would not be employed,
and it is altogether probable that his
wishes will be followed in the opening,
as to the plan of opening, though The
Springer resolution, if passed, may
serve to delay the opening even beyond
the 10Th.
AllotiRg agents to the Xickapoo reser-
walton will be appointed in a few days.
but it viii be impossible to open
that country to settlement within two