Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-06-16

BY noon tomorrow It Is estimated
that there will not be horse available
for the rush into the Fort HAL reser-
walton. I'm Pocatello and McCammon
the livery men report that every anil
NAL has been spoken for at advance
prices for some days past and any kind
OF an old plug will fetch the price; in
fact the livery stable owners say that
had they the horses they could rent
out as many again. The Indians on
the reservation have sold lots Of saddle
ponies to parties and still the demand
is said to be keeping up. Pocatello,
McCammon and other towns on the
border are loaded UP with men waiting
Tor ~ o'clock noon tomorrow when the
big rush will commence to obtain hOme-
steads ana farms on the rich section Of
land TO be opened up.
The rush win be double scramble
there will be a hustle for the desired
land and then the equally wild race for
the land office at Blackfoot 20 to 40
miles away. as the case may be.
In this connection It may be OF value
for the prospective settlers to heed
the advice of Receiver Robethan OF the
land Office at Blackfoot Mr. R0bethan
says that checks, drafts, money orders
aud the like win not be honored for
fling fees parties making filings to-
morrow must pay for the same In gold,
silver or currency or else come prepared
TO step out Of the line to make way for
those who have money.
PoCATELLO FILLING UP.
Reports from Pocatello today are to
the effect that the major portion of the
strangers In town are miners who have
their eye on rich mineral deposits. All
around the border line are camped men
waiting for the rush and they are said
10 represent nearly every state in the
union. Almost every class Is repre-
sented, though carefully made COM
putation gives evidence of prepon-
derance Of agrlculturists
THOSE IN THE RUSH
In reviewing the situation the special
correspondence of the Boise Capital
News says;
There are several hundred of this
class. many Of them apparently well-to-
DO people, with good homes in other
states, and only here for the purpose OF
securing more and cheaper lands for
their children The majority seem TO
be provided with sufficient funds TO
meet present and future needs, at least
until a crop can be produced, quite in
contrast with the results Witnessed IN
some Of tho rlishes witnesses
for lands into the Indian Ter
rtory country, where there was ac-
tual suffering before anything could be
raised on the land Most assuredly the
larger part OF the people here belong
TO a class that any commonwealth may
well welcome TO citizenship
MINERAL DEPOSITS.
Miners and stockmen are also to be
found along the line and In the neigh
boring towns anxiousy awaiting the
opening. Though but little IL certainly
known as 10 the mineral deposits on
this reservation. sufficient Is understood
TO warrant the assumption Of paying
propositions existing In several locali-
ties One Of these Is In the district i'm.
mediately east OF Pocatelo, laying part
ly IN and partly without the five-mile
circle. Under q recent decision OF the IN
dian agent here. stating that be would
not maintain jurisdiction over any por-
iton Of the coded lands after the 18th
the lands within the iive-mlle circle are
practically open to miners and win In
all likelihood be pretty thoroughly
prospected by July II, the date at which
claims may be purchased and entered
Until the decision mentioned above II
was not contemplated that any one
would be permitted to go on the lands
within this fiye-mlle limit previous to
the date set for the sale Of the lands.
COPPER MINES.
Every precious and base metal Is
named as being among the number
present cold facts and conservative
estimates demonstrate only copper, run.
ming from comparatively nothing to an
ore at least Of fair richness. A con-
siderable quantity OF ore shown here re-
Gently certainly looked good and min
ers Of experience said II was good,
though no assay returns have yet been
received one Of the most favorable
localities for gold is on Rabbit creek. a
small stream emptying into the Port
neuf river near lnkom station on the
Oregon Short Line railroad. u miles
southeast Of lnkom, IN townships 6 and
I south, range SO and 81 east. Gold
silver and lead are reported as being
present along the line between Oneida
and Bannock counties, south OF Poca-