The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-06-19
LINE IS
FULL OF
BOOMERS
What a Traveller in the New
Country Reports at Guthrie
BEST LAND IS TAKEN
Governor jenkins Gets Letter
From a Crank.
BEST LAND IS TAKEN

uthrie, o. T.. June Is.-Captain S. E.
seeley Of this city has Just returned from
weeks trip through the wichita Indian
reservation. Captain seeley stated that
he had heard 50 much about the Indian
country that he decided that a visit there
would be about the proper thing in order
TO secure d correct estimate OF the value
Of the country. n talking about the
country, Captain seeley said: After a
weeks stay in the reservation am de-
lighted with the country. OF course
there are acres OF land that do NOT seem
10 be worth much. bat there are acres OF
land that are delightful TO the eye OF the
farmer who wants home. We were told
on our trip that the Indians had taken
much OF the best land for their homes.
but OF course we knew nothing about
that 1t is conceded. however. that the
lands in the Washita valley have been
taken by the Indians There may be
some good claims there yet but the boom
ers say that the Indians have taken the
land
There are plenty OF people in the Wich-
its mountains. The miners are prospec-
tors and were busy stalking out their
claims. I know nothing about mining.
but was shown quartz that is said to be
valuable. The miners were expecting to
be driven out by the soldiers and were
ready to go tt any time. As soon as the
country opens Up there viii be plenty Of
prospecting done in the mountains II the
present enthusiasm Increases as hunk
il will. The boomers were mostly out
OF the country. II had been reported
along the ranks that the country was 10
be opened on last Saturday BY g proc
lamation and that they would nave 20 be
on the borders IN order to secure their
lands by a rua. For this reason in our
travels through the reservation. we went
miles and miles without seeing a human
being with the exception Of Indians.
There are lots Of people on the borders
waiting for the opening. They are fairly
well fixed it would seem. OF course some
Of them did not have many articles with
them in their wagons. but 1t was said
that they had money enough 70 supply
their needs.
There will be many persons disap-
pointed. This is owing 10 the fact that
there viii not be near enough land 70
satisfy the homeseekers. Then Of course
there are portions OF country and THE is
counted in with the good. The man who
thinks he viii get nothing but good land
may get a poor claim and then again he
may get nothing. Taken as a whole the
country Is a splendid one. No one can
get any idea OF it unless they make trip
through it, The most is nominal and
then one really knows what TO expect
when he goes there for home. The val
leys are as fine as can be found any place
but the uplands are some times very
poor IN my Judgment. There are many
people. however, who could take the land
and make living out OF It even If It does
not seem as good as the Valley land.
1T is said that the numbers along the
border lines have increased during the
past few days and II such IL the case. by
the time the opening occurs IL wifi be as
crowded and iammed on the borders as Il
was at the opening Of the strip country
or Of Oklahoma