The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-10
RESERVE OPENED TODAY.
GREAT RUSH OF LANDsEEKERs
AWAITING THE NOON HOUR.
Hundreds of Prospective Locstors
Ready With Relays of Horses 10
Race for the Nearest Land once
Contests VIII Ne Numerous.

Special Dispatch 10 the post-Istelligeneer.
BREWSTER, Oct. s.--Tomorrow will
witness race of thousands OF landscek
ers throughout the north half OF the Col
vile reservation to the various offices of
the land ONCE commissioners. and thence
70 the United States land ofslces at Water
vile and Spokane Riders win come with
relays. changing every fifteen or twenty
miles, from the commissioners office at
oroyiile bearing filings TO the land ONCE
at Watervilie, while from other interior
points relay horses will carry anxious set
tiers direct to waterville
During the last few days parties have
been going quietly over the route making
arrangements for the final race Tmme-
diately that the hour strikes declaring the
opening OF the reservation these persons
VIII set their stakes on their claims and
at once spring into the saddle and gailop
70 the FIRST relay station. whore a second
morse VIII be saddled and waiting, and SO
on tn the rider arrives at his destination.
In this way the distances OF is to $50
miles will be covered I'm a short time
some, however. not content with wait
ing till the day of the opening. have AL
ready passed through here en- route 10 the
Waserviiie land Office. expecting to stay
there and make their filings promptly at
noon tomorrow. They have sent their
sfble arrangements in advance. The land
ONCE has been besieged by inquiries and
ny settlers eager 10 get in ahead OF the
rush, but they have met with the uniform
Information that nothing can be done I'M
I'll after the hour when the lands are OFF,
cia.ly opened
Syndicate OF Locntors.
II Il understood that one syndicate OF
land locators embracing a number of civil
engineers. which has been operating on
the reservation making locations for set
tiers at q stipend of SIS to $50 per settler.
has made ali arrangements for their III
ings 70 be rushed to the commissioner at
oroville, and when entered by him to be
immediately dispatched by relay TO Wat
erViIle they have done this under their
agreement TO assist those whom they have
located to secure their lands with m much
certainty as possible. The operations OF
r INNS company Of iocators, however. has
some ill-feeling 1t Is claimed that their
metnods TO secure land and hold claims
Which their patrons have selected par
taxes OF unwarranted assumption, n not
constituting an exact offense. and that
therefore the claims secured by them will
DE the more bitterly contested. Several
persons passing through here assert that
lands, while others simply charge the
operators with endcavoring to take in all
the money possible. The outcome OF these
~IAst"osS, .fvth III slecu OF nuTNeneS0 and
az law. viii be watched with interest
= Brewster has been the rendezvous for
large numbers of persons who have gone
INTO the reservation. For several weeks
there has been stream Of landseekers.
growing bigger as the date of the opeu-
ing approached. going thitherward These
parsons have come principally by boat
from the Great Northern. But during the
past three weeks the tide has been nur-
mented by strings of homeseekers' wal.-
ons. laden with families OF women and
children. who are encamped s0mewi1ere
along the border ready to move in tomor-
row. The. settler win plant his family
upon his chosen piece OF land and MI once
mount horse and strike for tina nearest
land commissioners office.
what the opening OF the lands of the
1oiviile reservation means TO the tevel-
opnent OF this part OF the state IL dim
cult 20 estimate A population OF several
hundreds in each locality. suddenly in
troaueed where previously there has been
nothing but fields Of bunch grass or thr
occasional camp OF "A miner. win ada IN =
snort time imneasurably 60 the produc-
Ing wealth OF the northern portion IN
Washington. The reservation r. rich IN
opportunities for the stock raiser fr,,it
grower and small gardener while there
are many thousands Of acres said 10 ID
available FOR wheat production.