The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-08-03

They may not settle. They may come
by any route they choose. in any fash
ion. But they must bring their regis
tration certificates. These are their
tickets of admission. the only one they
need.
From Provo to the reservation,
across the tract, thence on to NernaI-
majority of those equipped TO travel
into this promised land have chosen
it.
Ready For Hard Journey.
And equipped to travel means some
thing when il comes to entering the
Uintah reservation. Utah men have
realized this all along. And that ac-
counts for the long strings of covered
wagons that ratified into Provo yester-
day, and those that followed today.
Beneath the dingy canvas of many
were rolls of blankets, camp utensils
and filled grain sacks. The drivers,
tanned and calico shirted, were ready
for the long journey.
Somewhat pathetic were the cases of
others, and men of the west at that.
The realization that they might peep
into the promised land so soon as they
could reach its bounds became known
among the great majority today. At
once the strangers began to plan. They
found it was not an easy journey TO
map out.
"You can't very well pack your grub
on your back and strike out afOot. p"
said one big. tiue shirted miner from
Nevada TO mis- partner. They naC tried
il year near TOnOpah and failed.
They heard of this opening and took
the chance. ] wish We had them two
mules o yourn.
we might hook up with some out
fit and make it that way said the
other.
A stranger suggested staging it, and
got fine scorn for his pains.
You got to travel and make camp
You can't jump off of a stage and
see the whole thing, not in that noun
tain country"
Two others happened along. They
had come from the Tintic district by
team and were planning to leave via
Provo canyon Friday morning. They
were hailed and they told their plans.
And forthwith the four began to talk
business. The party was made up in
side half an hour. And neither pair
had seen the other before
.. Talked in the Rain.
Such things were going on all over
town this evening shower fell
quietly just at dusk, and little groups
of men stood talking while the rain
drops raised minute dust puffs on their
broad felt hats and occasionally sput-
tered angrily in their glowing pipe
bowls.
We're just figuring out that same
proposition" said the spokesman of one
street corner conference when asked
whether he had run across any who
were going to the reservation over
land.
Were tryin' to make a dicker now
with this man for horses"
This man. khaki clad, stood by
whiting a bit of timber. He had
brought his team from the Deseret
country. and hadn't planned to go on
unless he drew a lucky number. But
he had no crops to call him back home
and his family was provided for. so he
whitfield his stick and looked straight
ahead, non-committal, waiting for
terms.
quartette stood in front of the
Sixth ward meeting house. From the
basement came clatter of knives and
forks. Through the open door one
could see the lines of brown faces and
white teeth at the long tables. The
four on the lawn argued-placidly for
they had Just eaten-on the advisable
fty of going now or waiting to see what
luck would come to them.
I'VE might as well wait. If we go
now and draw nothing, we're ditched, -
said one.
To Go Or to Wait?
IF we wait. we're ditched. YOU
mean" said his partner. Go in now
and you get sight OF some good land.
Wait for the drawing and you amt got
tinfe 10 pick"
And interrupted a Texan who ha d
seen This sort OF thing before" YOU
can get a good show if you amt lucky
There's many amt going to prove
up. You all just wait till after the
sixty day limit an you'll be aniS TO
homestead or good ground. I'd a heap
rather take q. good 40 where / can get
my own water than take some o. those
quarter sections and have to wait for a
canal"
Such things were on many tongues
tonight and many have determined to
go. Most of these will leave their ad-
dresses as Vernal. and viii cross the
reservat ton to that point. with a view
to making il pretty well before filing
time. II unlucky. some plan to locate
others who are more lucky and to
get consideration for so doing.
The men from points up Provo can
yon viii many of them move up TO the
reservation this week. Some of these
men know the country we'll having
herded sheep or cattle over il in days
gone BIZ.
In connection with this movement to-
ward the reservation there is one bit OF
advice from old timers at these draw
ings that some are remembering. II is
this:
Don't pick only one tract. Someone
with lower number may get it. Choose
several. and take down their descrip-
tions. Then you have something to fan
back on
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