The daily sentinel., 1905-08-05
Registration Crowds
Are Increasing
Observation-Disclosures

The people are still noc5iug to
[ Grand Junction to register from all
| parts of the country. Every train
/ last night and this morning brought
| in scores of homeseekers, over 500
strangers arriving in the city during
1 the night and this morning after
! the occupants had registered pushed
on to the reservation.
When the doors of the auditorium
opened this morning promptly at
nine o'clock there was a long line
of nearly POO men and women. OF
course it only took about thirty min
utes for the five most competent and
obliging clerks. However. all morn
ing people We're pouring into the
auditorium to register.
It has been noticed that during
the past two days a great number of
people from far eastern, southern
and southwestern states have regis
tered. Perhaps the majority of
these who have registered during the
past few days have been Colorado
people.
The total registration at Grand
Junction yesterday was 1872. In the
forenoon 44O people registered while
in the afternoon 342 names We're
placed upon the registration books.
This runs the total from this city
to 4.9O3.
That the Grand Junction Office will
register as many if not more people
than Provo seems to be the prevail
ing opinion. For the four days the
registration has averaged nearly
1,2u0 daily.
Some OF the refreshment stands
over the city have found business
too dun to continue and have closed
down. Also some of the temporary
boarding houses and lodging houses
have quit
The registration at Provo on the
third day was $50 or 80 above Grand
functions S total for that day. A
large portion Of those registering at
Provo are people who come over in
wagons and vehicles of various
kinds. Hundreds OF people are leav-
inc Provo daily for the reservation.
The travellers are nearly all using
the regulation covered wagons, the
old-time prarie schooner. II was eN-
pected that the registration at Pro
vo yesterday would exceed that of
the day before.
The registration at Provo is very
quiet indeed On Thursday the tot
al number of people entered on the
books was 12O. OF these ten per
cent were women and but one old
soldier by power of attorney. Owing
to the light registration at that
point, the clerical force has been cut
in two and now only two clerks are
stationed at Price to take care of the
registration. Scores of people are
also leaving Price every day for the
reservation.
AT Vernal on Thursday 220 people
registered. and there We're hardly any
"a fHN
homeseekers being from the country
Immediately surrounding Nernal.
Men who have been on the reserva-
ton watching developments do not
believe that the present order OF
Commissioner Richards. permitting
those who have registered to enter
the reservation at their pleasure viii
result in a rush to the reservation.
The trip to the reservation is an eN-
pensive one and applicants generally
show a disposition 10 wait until at
ter the drawing before making the
Journey. the value of which lis wholly
dependent upon the outcome of the
drawing.
The noon trains today brought in
a large crowd. and the clerks have
been busy all the afternoon. IL is
expected that the registration here
today will exceed that of yesterday
Large numbers will probably come
to town tomorrow for the purpose OF
registering Monday, and many thlnh
that that day will witness one Of the
largest registrations. owing to the
fact that not enough hOmeseekers
are coming in to justify them to con
tinue I'm business quite number ol
the notaries have closed their Of
fees. Those quitting are among the
specially commissioned notaries.
There is still a great deal of mis-
understanding regarding the hrsi
costs to the man or woman VINO reg
isters Many think that it costs J."
to register alone. This is an ms
take. All the costs attached to the
registration is the notary public's Zee
of 25 cents. Then, If claim Us
drawn. the person must pay Slb
commissions at the land office when
! he makes out his filing papers. Ihe
S125 per acre TO be paid the gov
| eminent for the land is not payable
when the land is filed upon. Inc
] homesteader will have five years IN
which to pay the government for ms
land, paying SIPS per acre Wheh ne
proves up on his landt
The question has been raised as TO
/ how a man. after he draws a claim
and goes into the reservation TO Sc
| Iect "A homestead, can identity ms
claim and describe it to the govern
ment officials. The reservation is
| laid out in townships and sections as
the counties of Colorado are lald out
and a quarter section is selected IN
the reservation in the same manner
MS a piece of land would be selected
in this county. The sections anu
! townships are marked by stakes 5,, allu .l,t
stones II will not be a difficult
matter TO identify the claims. The
government has given careful atteh-
ton to this matter
The total registration for the lou5 5,
offices for Tuesday, "Wednesday ana
THURSDAY was 1O.06l. The total reg
istration for the third day falls ABOUT !
1 400 short Of the total for the second
day.