Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-04-25
80, NEW DOMAIN.
townships of south
y.four TO Come Into Mnr-

m.un.bfps Of south
\. Lands to Come INTO
Is manifested by IN
a.,ors in the prospective
me Rosebud Indian reserVa-
for which was mace III
I ..sd by the last congress, ~
lasseu royide for the opening TO
! no. entire reservation, but
|sn' o. embraced within the
psl - gregory county. some
|ries ING the Missouri river are
,ownships, but they contain
ta !. finest agricultural lands in
/, The secretary Of the inter-
|le' ,snrized by the law to ap-
commissioner to treat WIN liz
W. the surrender OF their
! rs s% will be done at once. Con-
\ Martin and Burke ana SEN
en anticipating the urgent
" tbeir constituents, are en-
- impress the secretary with
lns nce Of immediate acton,
y sxpect that the commissioners
g ,,.ork soon. After a settle
hean made with the Indians
u,,st ratify the treaty, which
,.ss Mace before the next ses-
'angress. in December, and ioi-
his, the Indians must make
sections of lands before Whlte
aor take advantage or the
"a laws, The opening. prob
take place within a year.
under which settlement may
! will be the same as the laws
I, other homestead entries In
..Svest, no change having been
!. vas the case with the opening
.s.eryations in Oklahoma.
,,Sc In this strip are generany
character. The bottom lands,
vil probably be selected by the
are as good as may be found
70 in the Missouri valley, While
lands are we'll watered ana
for grazing purposes. The peo-
,rspory county have long want
strip opened to settlement, so
" NAV be able TO people II with
,sy,ag population. The opening
strip seems likely to be their
,ance for a railroad within a
BE length of time. Represent
the Grand Island road have
rough the territory this spring
70 declared the country ripe for
Of road. If this land can be
II will obviate the necessity or
a special right-of-way through
sryation, and is the only place
road can get through the reser-
great difficulty.
are several theories concerning
building on this strip. one Is
e Chicago & Northwestern in
0 build from Bloomfield, Neb.,
Gregory county and north
ON there to a point on the Big
ne river, at the southwestern
Of the Cheyenne reservation.
road would take all the cattle
its which are now being divided
the Northwestern and Milwau-
ds, at Chamberlain, Pierre and
The route to Omaha and Sioux
be shorter than any other,
I'D have a virtual monopoly OF
,ryation cattle shipments, leav-
Black Hills trade to the Elk
I'd.
road has been a red
Of the Northwestern for
for the past four years. No
as been left unturned by the
zee folks to divert cattle ship
D their line, and they have sue
BY giving special favors and In
avs, in getting a large increase
'ments at Chamberlain. The
OF their branch to Evarts, on
souri, river, and the opening OF
cattle trail across the
le reservation was for the pur-
securing a share of the cattle
from the Belle Fourche coun-
the recent meeting OF the cat
association at Rapid City, the
ice road had several men on
and succeeded in making ar
nents for shipping the stock of
raj cattle companies In the Belle
county. The progress of this
'tween the two roads for the
cattle trade has been watched
crest In that part OF the state
Time, and II the Northwestern
attempt to cut the Milwaukee
inning a line either form yerd-
bioomfield, Neb., to a strategic
The reservation, II would oc-
% surprise to those who have
MESSING the contest.