The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-06-02
MAY TAKE
THIRTY DAYS
TO OPEN IT
Kiowa Reservation Is Not to
be a Speedy Affair.
WILL BE NO EXCITEMENT 7
Under the Drawing Plan That
Uncle Sam Will Try.

FL Reno. o. T., June 1T may take
30 days TO complete the opening Of the
Kjowa county. That is. IL the first day
OF the settlement come on August s. all
the lands viii not be settled up until Sep
tember G.
This viii be true il the plan which il is
reported here the department OF the in
terror has decided upon. is adopted. This
plan contemplates taking away from the
opening every excitement, and making it
as quiet as Sunday school picnic. Any
one seeking for excitement Will have to
visit the town site auctions. The settle
ment Of the farming lands is TO be abso-
lutely undramatic.
According to information received here,
a man to get claim or a try for a claim
goes through this procedure. Everybody
is entitled to enter for q claim who has
not before enjoyed the privilege. on June
10, it is though the president in issuing
the proclamation telling how the land win
be opened viii say that at several places
about the border are stationed govern
ment agents whose offices VIII be open
Immediately for the accommodation of ap-
plicants There wiz be en- immediate
rush for these points. The man first on
the ground viii make affidavit that ne is
a lawful entryman, win be photographed
and given a certificate emitting him to
draw first on August 6 and the second
man viii get a like certificate. And so
on. As was related each man viii be
photographed, this precaution being taken
to prevent a man taking a second shot at
the game. The entryman win also file
fling fee $14. During the time inter
vening between June and August, the set
tiers viii be busy getting their certifi-
Gates for the drawing. On August 6, ac-
cording to the plan reported here, the
drawing win begin. Slips numbered up
to the number of certificates given out
viii be placed in wheel or other device
and the first men to get certificates win
draw. It is expected that there viii be
about j., 900 quarter sections to be taken.
Say 10000 men want to make try. Num-
bers from / to 10000 win be tumbled to-
gether and the first man win draw. If
he gets a number less than 1900 or what
ever the total number 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 any num-
Der above 13. 900. He is out Of it and can
walk over and reclaim his 81 filing fee
He absolutely loses nothing which robs
the drawing Of its gambling appearance.
The third man may draw within the
13 900 limit and he viii jump on his horse
and may get of into the new country to
to accommodate more than ! 900 men a
day, and for this reason the drawing viii
continue, it is thought, about a month
Owing to the fact that the later a man
draws the less show he has in percentage
of drawing a lucky number, the man who
gets the first certificate has the best
show. This may not be the government
plan, but by those who ought to know
it is said to be very near it.
Under it the man at a distance has no
part in the settlement Of the country un-
less he comes to the scene of action and
comes early. 1t is thoughC that the Civ
ing out of certificates and the photo
graphing viii begin Immediately after the
proclamation of the president is issued
In fact, the men who viii superintend
this work may be on the ground about
the border the day of the proclamation
1t VIII not be possible for any man who
draws a number permitting him TO select
and locate on a claim, 10 negotiate his
right He viii forfeit all such privileges
when he gets his certificate. Some pro-
vision is also made in the government
plan, it is claimed, for settling those
claims which are forfeited. They Will
probably be punched together at a later
period and small drawing, previously
announced, viii be carried through.