The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-06-03
MAY TAKE THIRTY
DAYS TO OPEN
Interior Department will
Cling to the Lottery
Plan

El Reno, OKLA, June Sit may
take 30 days TO complete the opening
of the Kiowa country. That is, If the
first day Of the settlement come on
August G. all the lands win not be
settled up until September 6.
This will be true II the plan which
II is reported here the department Of
the interior has decided upon, is
adopted. This plan contemplates
taking away from the opening every
excitement, and making it as quiet
as a Sunday school picnic. Any one
seeking for excitement will have to
visit the town site auctions. The set
Element Of the farming lands is to be
absolutely undramatic.
Accordingto information received
here a man Go get a claim or a try for
a claim goes through this procedure.
Everybody is entitled to enter for a
claim who has not before enjoyed the
privilege. On June Is, II is thought
the president in issuing the procla-
nation telling how the land viii be
opened will say that at several places
about the border are stationed gov
ernment agents whose offices will be
open Immediately for the accommoda-
tion OF applicants There will be an
immediate rush for these points The
man first on the ground viii make
affidavit that he is a lawful entryman,
win be photographed and given GER
fIficate emitting him TO draw first on
August and the second man will get
a like certificate. And SC on. AS was
related each man will be photographs
ed, this precaution being taken TO
prevent a man taking a second shot
at the game. The entryman will also
file a filing fee, $14. During the time
intervening between June and August,
the settlers will be busy getting their
certificates for the drawing. On Au-
gust G. according 20 the plan reported
here. the drawing viii begin Slips
numbered up to the number of GER
tifcates given out will be placed in a
wheel or other device and }he first
men to get certlhcates win draw. It
IS expected that there will be about
$4,000 quarter sections to be taken.
Say 10000 men want TO make try.
Numbers from 60 10000 will be
tumbled together and ;he first man
win diaw. II he gets a number less
than 10000 or whatever the total num-
ber of available quarter sections is,
he Is given the privilege of lighting
out Immediately in search for his
quarter section. What behooves him
Is to get there first The next man
may draw for instance the number
1915. or amy number above 1900. He
Is out of it and can walk over and
reclaim his S1l nling fee. He abso
lutely loses nothing which rohs the
drawing of It's gambling appearance
the third man may draw within the
$4,000 limit and ne VIII jump on his
horse and may get Off into the new
country 10 get his claim. It viii hard
ly he possible to accommodate more
than 1000 men a day and for this rea-
son the drawing win continue, it Is
thought, about a month Owing 20 the
fact thot the later q man draws the
less show he has in percentage of
drawing a lucky number, the ilan who
gets tho FIRST certificate has the best
show This may not be the govern
meut plan but by those who ought 20
know it IS said TO be very near it,
Under Il the man at a distance has
no part in the settlement of the com.
try unless he comes TO the scene of
action and comes early. II Is thought
that the giving out of certificates and
the photographing viii begin lmmodi-
ately after the proclamation OF the
president Is issued In fact, the men
who viii superintend this work may
be on the ground about tha border the
day of the proclamation
It win not be possible for any man
who draws a number permitting him
TO select and locate on claim. 20
negotiate his right He will forfeit an
such privileges when he gets his GER
tiilcate. some provision is also made
In the government plan. Il Is claimed.
Tor settliug those claims which are
forfeited They win probably De
bunched together az a later period
ana a small drawing, previously an
nouneed win be carried through