The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-09-22
THE STRIP RUSH.
The Entry Made by Crack Of Car
bine.
SCENES At FOUR OF THE POINTS
Just About What Might Be Imagined
Take Place-The Rushing Hosts
Soon Disappear i'm the
Distance.

ARKANSAS CITY, Kan, Sept. 1s.-A
high noon 100 United States car
bines cracked in the dry air and will
exulting yells 80, 900 men and women
all American citizens, rushed onto the
Cherokee strip-almost the last section
of the public domain that will be
thrown open to general settlement
The view of the rush at II o'clock
from the observatory on the Chiloccc
school was full of exciting interest.
just before the hour, with a field glass
the long line of horses and men densely
packed for 200 feet back could be seen.
At high noon the sharp crack of a re-
volver was distinctly heard and imme-
diately following came the reports of
the carbines. A hoarse yell went up,
softened by the distance, and the line
| got in motion.
Horses were seen to shoot out from
the rucll and dash across the prairie
Then dense cloud of dust obscured
the line for a moment, but q brisk
wind cleared it away, and the men and
wagons could be seen scattering as the
slowest were left behind Now and
then wagon would go over with
wheel knocked off
A horse was seen to rear in the air as
he was struck by a wagon tongue and
fall back His rider was up in an in
slant and bent over his horse Then
he arose, and from his gestures it was
plainly seen that he had been left at
the post.
The last of the rushing hosts were
not long in disappearing over the hill
into the swale at the south line of the
Chilocco reserve, the rear being brought
up by throng of men and women on
foot and q few teams on walk.
THE RUSH AT CALDWELL
CALDWELL, Kan, Sept. 1s.-Two min
utes after noon 10000 people who had
gathered along the border south of
Caldwell were rushing helter-skelter
into the strip in every direction as far
as the eye could reach. Five minutes
later, the feetest and foremost horse
men were mere specks, and in clouds of
dust in the distance and behind them
were hundreds and hundreds of white
covered wagons and buggies trooping
into the land, leaving behind them
great clouds of dust to mark the line.
The people did not become inpatient
until few minutes before ~ o'clock,
when the cavalrymen made their last |
rides up and down the column For |
i've minutes before the signal all had |
been getting ready and there was more |
excitement than ever along the lines of |
people who had stood so many hours
waiting for the opening.
At II o'clock a cannon sounded away
off several miles east of the hills where
sightseers had assembled. There was
a cloud of dust in the distance. There
was another report nearer, but it was
the report of cavalryman's carbine.
The line of dust advanced up the col
lmn, the rumbling sound caused by
the stampeding of hundreds of horses
increased. Another carbine was fred
md away went all the people toward
the south
The race at first was fast one and
of men on horseback darted
nut of the mass and began to lead the
'rowd There were some lively races,
put there were too many entries to OBJ
'erVe ndlvldual contests.
THE START FROM ORLANDO.
ORLANDO, Ok, Sept. Is. -Twenty-fve
thousand men and women with n good I
y number of boys and girls started at |
he sound of carbines held by cavalry {
men sharp at noon. Hundreds went in /
IN trains which were damned but the
rand rush was by horse and wagon. d
Trains l1nth !.
an in many sections and all were
oaded to the platforms Women chung c
D the guard rails and men hung to the 5
ngines and the roof like bees The a
ush was especially big from Arkansas il
ity and was made up of men who came u
, this side of the strip to run for Perry
own lots Conductors estimate that | a
o less than 5000 men crossed the strip %
riday. n
THE SALTWATER CONTINGENT. n
SALTWATER, Ok, Sept. IS Ten {,
sturdy homeseekers were let a,
'ose on the heretofore forbidden lands r.
orth of here sharp at noon. a,
All of this army of men were after
and none wanted town lots
consequence there was no thorough M
ed racers in the line. Scores went
to the lands in wagons with equip
ents necessary to begin farm work at %
Ice. n'
There were of course many exciting 'e
ces for quarter sections believed to 3
extra good, but these contests were y
It marked features of the run. u
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Hundreds Drownoa 20