Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1895-05-23
BORDER SCENES.
Would-Be Settlers on the Klckapoo
Reservation Still Increasing.
NEGROES GREATLY EXCITED
Darkles Selling Everything and Startling
for the Line on Mules and on Foot
Horses and Ponies Bringing
High PrlceG

OKLAHOMA CITY, Ok, May 29.-Set-
there are forming along the west bank
of the North Canadian river from
Sweeney's bridge, south for 2 miles
and the woods are full Of camps. It is
estimated that at least 10, 1000 men will
make the run from that line, run 2
miles across the KiclSapoo allotments
and meet runners from the south.
When the two bodies get together
trouble is predicted. The men from
the south have little the better of it
in distance, but have an uphill run
through timber, while the others will
run further but straight away.
The streets of Oklahoma City resem-
BILE those of Arkansas City just prior
to the opening of the Cherokee strip.
Men on horseback and covered wagons
fled through town ON their way to the
border of the Kickapoo country. Street
auctions Of ponies are going on in half
dozen places, horses that two days
ago were not worth $40 selling readily
for $50. From the country around
Oklahoma at least 5000 men will run
for claims.
The Choctaw, Oklahoma s. Guthrie
Gulf railroad, which is building to and
through the Kickapoo country, has
finished its line as far as Choctaw, a
few miles. west of the Kiclapoo border
and will run several special trains
Thursday.
A number of Iowa Indians will make
the run for claims, claiming that as
they are now citizens they have a
homestead right. Others are selling
all their ponies to boomers.
The main road from Guthrie to In
gram on the north line is one contin-
ual caravan of teams and horsemen.
The excitement among the negroes is
great, and many are selling everything
/ they have and starting for the line on
mules, old horses or on foot.
All night long the roads leading to
the Kickapoo country were crowded
with men on horseback going to the
Kickapoo border. The crowd is much
larger than was anticipated here, it
being the fashion to deprecate the open
ing, so many people being disappointed
because so much land has been taken
up by school sections. There will
hardly be an able-bodied man in the
town by tomorrow morning. The
banks have given notice that they will
close for the day, and the report was
started that a raid by outlaws was
feared. 1t will be a great holiday
event and the town has to-day an air
of gayety. No one seems to be work
ing and the people stand about the
streets talking.
This morning a bus drawn by four
horses took out townsite party. On
it was big tent and wet aud dry sup
plies and in it were the town project
ors and the men who will open the
first hotel and restaurant. A large
body of horsemen, over 100 strong,
started this morning. They went
through the streets four abreast with
Winchesters and canteens strapped ia
their saddles. 4.
The railroad put cheap rates into eff
feet yesterday and the trains at mid
night came in with people standing in
the aisles. Many of them were com.
PEELED to walk the streets all night as
every bed in town had been engaged.
Many hundreds came in this morning
from the south and west and will GO
out on the train to Choctaw and walk
6 miles to the border There is not q
horse in town for hire and very few for
| sale at hiUh figures