The Globe-republican., 1895-05-24

Mount In H0Ste-NewS of tho PrO1am0.
ton Makes Chandler . Beehive.
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 Pottawatomie
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 plow
Of civilization will be breaking the ma
tive soil into long burrows and the tin
kle Of the cow bell will promise peace
ard dispel the long reign of wilderness
that has existed since a divine COM
mandment initiated light and lite.
The boomers with their sunburned
faces and heavy boots are breaking for
the border. galloping mostly on the
deeteSt 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
made. It is only a few miles from the
kickapoo country and it 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
we railroad to the new land. A great
many of the prospective settlers from
The 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 on the
aorth and south with rivers-the Deep
Fork on the north, and the Canadian
on the south. For that reason the rush
will probably be made in the greatest
aumbers from the east and west. The
town of Shawnee will be one OF the con-
gregating places for the boomers. It
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 a run from all
sides. On that account hOrsemen will
De stretched around the whole tract in
an endless chain at a distance of less
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
iahoma City, Tecumseh and Shawnee
the same old run on provisions is being
made. Next Thursday night the han,
sandwich crop and bread and butter
supply will be short throughout the
eastern part Of the territory. Carriages
and other vehicles are at premium,
and fast horses quoted at a 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 .l!irty-two
thousand acres that will be thrown open
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-like speed to the boomers. the wild
est sort of excitement broke the Sunday
quiet Of that little city.Tne boomers who
have been waiting in that city for
hitched up and drove in jum-
bled procession down to the border
where they could have the land right
under their eyes and wher. it could no
possibly slip away from tne= during
the night without their knowing it.
Last night this camp of boomers was
rapidly growing and extending it's linn
its faster than any boom city ever did.
The night was chilly and most Of the
boomers remained up 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
4 good spot from which to make the
and thus helped to form the chain that
by this time reaches clear around the
kickapoo triangle.
Oklahoma City, o. T.. May 2o.-Hun-
dreds Of people arrive hourly to help
swell the already well filled lines now
camped along the borders Of the Kick
apoo reservation awaiting its being
open to settlement on Thurs
day. The weather so far has favored
the would-be settlers who are excep-
tionally cheerful and apparently COM
in their crude schOonerS and
shanties. But $50 Of the thousands who
desire to take up claims can possibly
be satisfied and some predict most
run and lots Of trouble
prevent great proportion of the wait
ers from going in at all except as
sight-seers. 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.
BUILDINGS ARE SHAKEN DOWN.
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