The Coconino weekly sun., 1893-09-14
TO THE BOOTHS,
Homeseekers Drop Into Line bv
 Thousands.
EVERYBODY WAITING TO REGISTER,
The White Winged Wagons Arrive in Nu,,, bers-oniy One Town Lot Allowed Any One Person n-An Om-
 cial Notice.

IL. |. the past twelve hours there has been . continual string of covered wagons ar irving here and going into camp in Rverview, Harmon and Lincoln parks along the Walnut and Arkansas rivers In addition to these, at least 500 ar. rived on horseback and possibly 1.OoO over the Santa Fe and Missouri Pacific and Frisco railroads. Conservative estimates place the number of arrivals by the different avenues at 5000 peo- pie, making in the aggregate about l9,OOO homeseeSers in the immediate vicinity of Arkansas City.
 The large number of arrivals is at trihuted to the facts that the registra- tion booths will be opened this nlorn- ing Booth No. Q, under the charge of Col P. J. Gallagher and score of ex- pert clerks, is located half mile east of the Santa Fe railroad and four miles south of this city.
 The hrst man to take his place in the imaginary line was John R. Cam eron, real estate agent, who resides in Kansas City, his office being at 1O4 East Ninth street No. ? is J. R. Seay. of this city, nephew of Gov. Seav. of Oklahoma; No. 3 is j., R. Anderson, of 1924 McGee street, Kansas City, Mo. t; No is J. C. Columbia, of Arkansas City, kan, man who has been wait ing here for this opportunity to get a home on the strip for five years; No. 5 is Frank Howard. of Boston.
 The line at 6 o'clock last evening was more than a half mile in length and numbered between 500 and 900 per sons, who represent all shades, nation alities, conditions and sexes. The young man who had just passed his majority and the octogenarian are there. The capitalist and the tramp are once more on G common level in the race for wealth. Among the number who have staked their health and comforts of home for chance to get a slice of the last piece of the public domain is Miss Olive Hunt, plucky little milliner of this city, who, although modest and retiring in manner, has the courage to demand every right guaranteed to her by law Whom asked how she passed the night, she laughingly replied: ''Oh, reading the stars, and the halo of each pointed to quarter section of land teeming with milk and honey or a cor ner lot embelished with massive block of marble, and they were all to be mine"
 Hot coffee, sandwiches and ice water are passed along the entire line every hour of the night and day. Scores of hnn springs and rivers and food from the city for the use of the campers and stock. There is no diminution in the supply of water, feed or camping sup plies. Col. Gallagher says that he will employ 1000 clerks if it requires that number to register all applicants before noon of the 16th inst
 It can be stated upon the authority of C. B. Strohen, the train dispatcher for the Santa Fe railroad in this city, that the regular passenger and freight trains will be run on schedule time to and through the Cherokee strip on Saturday, the 1Gth inst, the day of the opening of the outlet to settlement
 CAN TAKE BUT ONE LOT.
 GUTHRIE, Ok, Sept 1l.-Inspector Swineford, of the interior department, who has complete charge of the ar engagements for the strip opening, has issued the following manifesto:
 To the Public:
 the impression seems to generally prevail that a person can take as many lots in the new strip towns as he or she can improve In order that contests as far as possible may Do avoided, am authorized o say to all interested that no person will be permitted 10 take more than one lot in any ons or all tho county seat towns in the strip which arc to be opened for settlement at noon of the 18th inst IL Is very desirable that this ruling of tho interior department be given the widest publication This is an official statement Respectfully,
 A r. SwGSHPoRD, Inspector.
 THE CROWD AT ORLANDO.
 GUTHRIE, Ok, Sept 11.-Eight thou sand people are encamped at Orlando and vicinity, just north of here, and 800 men have been in line in front of the registration booth two days. Several preachers held religious services there yesterday, but the greatest crowds were about the gamblers tables and the horse market Reports from all booths state that everything is in people will be registered during the day, Water is getting scarce all along the line and rain is needed badly. Last night a number of valuable horses were stolen in this vicinity and a vigilance committee has been organized to hunt Al