Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1895-05-23

Guthrie. o. T. May 2O-(specaiD In
every part Of eastern Oklahoma all
eyes are turned to that little triangular
piece of land lying midway between
Oklahoma, Lincoln and Pottawa tonne
counties.
Today Its rolling hills are covered
with the'winter fiat grass of last season
and the green growth of blue stem, on
those places where the prairie fire
swept. A week from today every avail
able claim will be taken. Fires will
burn and CLINT on every hill; the pillow
Of civilization will be breaking the ma
tive soil into long burrows and the tim
kle Of the COW bell will promise peace
and dlspel the long reign of wilderness
that has existed since a divine COM
mandment initiated light and life.
The boomers with their sunburned
faces and heavy boots are breaking for
the border, galloping mostly on the
1eetest horses they could buy, beg or
oorrow-on to the promised land. The
Few roads that lead to Chandler and
Shawnee are enveloped in a cloud OF
dust. From Chandler the run will be
made. 1t Is only few miles from the
Kickapoo country and 1t is there that
The boomers have been congregated for
so long and where they have made so
many false runs in the last six months.
Edmond is the nearest point on an act
I'VE railroad to the new land. A great
many Of the prospective settlers from
he north and south who are bringing
their fast horses along with them,
Will unload at Edmond and ride the
twelve miles to the border.
FORMED AROUND 1T.
The Kickapoo land is bordered cu the
north and south with riYers-the Deep
Fork on the north, and the Canadian
on the south. For that reason the rush
will probably be made in the greatest
numbers from the east and west. The
town of Shawnee will be one Of the con-
gregating places for the boomers. It
Is situated to the east of the lands,
north Of the Canadian river and the
run into the Kickapoo country is un-
INSTRUCTED.
This opening will be the first where
It is possible to make run from all
sides. On that account horsemen will
be stretched around the whole tract in
an endless chain at q distance of less
than an eighth of a mile apart. Good
watches are In demand and have all
been carefully timed so that there will
De no mistake in entering beforehand.
At this city and at Chandler and Ok
ahoma City. Tecumseh and Shawnee
the same old run on provisions Is being
made. Next Thursday night the ham
sandwich crop and bread and butter
supply will be short throughout the
eastern part Of the territory. Carriages
and other vehicles are at a premium,
and fast horses quoted at hire that
reaches above their value. Thousands
Of people from the big towns of Oklaho-
ma will rush over for the simple pur-
pose Of seeing the other fellows rush.
Some Of the local bicyclists are also
to go over on their wheels.
ABOUT THE SCHOOL LANDS.
OF the one hundred and thirty-two
thousand acres that will be thrown open
to settlement, eighty-threO thousand |
acres have been reserved for school |
land purposes, but Governor Renfrow |
announces that he will Immediately |
throw open the school lands, This will |
be great help.
When the news reached Chandler |
Sunday morning, being read here in |
the Eagle and transported with lightn- |
Ing-llke speed to the boomers, the wild |
est sort Of excitement broke the Sunday |
quiet of that little olty.The boomers who |
have been waiting in that city for |
months hitched up and drove in jum-
bled procession down to the border |
where they could have the land right |
under their eyes and wherS 1t could no
possibly slip away from theF1 during |
the night without their knowing it.
Last night this camp Of boomers was |
rapidly growing and extending its lin |
Its faster than any boom city ever did. |
The night was chilly and most Of the |
boomers remained up a greater part Of |
the night warming themselves by the |
small camp-fires.
This morning most Of the campers
packed up and moved south looking for
a good spot from which to make the |
run and having found II settled down,
and thus helped to form the chain that |
by this time reaches clear around the |
triangle.
Oklahoma City, o. T., May 20.-Hun- |
dreds of people arrive hourly to help |
swell the already well filled lines now |
along the borders Of the Kick |
apoo reservation awaiting its being |
thrown open to settlement on Thurs |
day. The weather so far has favored |
the would-be settlers who are excep-
tionally cheerful and apparently COM |
Portable in their crude schooners and |
shantles. But $50 of the thousands who |
desire to take up claims can possibly |
be satisfied and some predict a most |
sensational run and lots Of trouble |
while others say encouragement will |
prevent great proportion of the wait
ers from going in at all except as |
Already there Is line of |
weary walters before the land office |
who took up their positions when the |
Issuing Of the presidents proclamation |
was first made public.