Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-06-17
-, Short Line Tain and Hose Relay Rouhe in Close
c,mpeffon-LaS Horses Hired Ont This Shosnin9 at
&c H9h as $40 for Too Hons Use Sooners Are on
he Ground and Excitement is High.
WITTY WHISTLES BLAST THIRTEEN HUN
DRED STARTED.
Especial to the 'News.")


r,ouo lime 1-When the great shop blew It's long
& much expected anxiouy awaited blast that sounded the
signal start 1900 persons entered the race for the reservation
~ rt town was by the but the principal
e point was Hog Back mile southeast Of the Po-
o cemetery IL o'clock this and the commo-
@ that il caused unparalleled in this section and
us unequaed the Oklahoma rush Of some years ago
During the earlier immense crowds gathered
e Hog only start but witness the start Among
m crowds were hundreds OF them who with
their umbrellas and parasos held ao to Keep on the rays o n
hot scochng sum- presented decidedly striking picture
with the blowing whistle hundreds OF horsemen put spurs
their ponies Off cloud of dust that might have been
m for miles Everything front Of the avalanche was swept
as nv the Nothing could them An
psng photographer who had taken position at point of
vantage barely escaped with his life while his was rendered
useless picture purposes In the personnel Of the land racers were
strange and characters They Included old and young men
and Indians one old timer James F. Stranger mounted
feet pony dcardng both saddle and shoes Like others he nan
horses ahead should him when the he rode last
,sd be tired there old John Mclaughlin
rider here for generation He has but leg and carried cruh
He has fine his select piece of ground
He has several who beat him but he declares
that they cannot do 80
The excitement is of the high pitch though
nou thus OF there disputes be-
tween who have made their minds the piece
ground their misunderstanding must be settled by the ability
there first The finish may be SO close and the feeling SO high
on arrival trouble that time good many
ryes been evidence but there to
have been disposition them. There liquor but
there Is little drunkenness thus far
About after great another contingent
fell behind and started at lesurely pace still
with animals win bring the bent going
farther the interior and being deliberate in It's movements
and selections
AS SEEN FROM BLACKFooT.
Backoot boundary of the ceded portion Of the
Fort Hall which settlers today lined
for miles this morning with people awaiting the hour Of The
Pocate perhaps 1900 population will be practically de-
serted this afternoon the ruling Of the secretary Of the in
that prospecting will permitted and after
today within the vemle limit of that city The special train
the Oregon railway McCammon
portion of the coded lands Backoo for the benefit of those
who have taken lands and wish to enter them at the land office at
Mackfoo will arrive here before three o'clock this afternoon
The point the coded miles Backfoo
not than hundred expected ahead Of
special train though will with horses The
promises lively exiting and possibly attended by blood
shed
same land Every arrangement handle
great crowds which will arrive during the afternoon and
Municipal and county authorities put number Of dep
utes to preserve order