The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-08-08
RUSH FOR UINTAH
LAND CONTINUES
Over 1000 Applicants Registered at
Provo Yesterday.
MORE AT GRAND JUNCTION
AT PRICE 1ee LAND SEEKERS
TOOK A CHANCE.
Especial to The Hereld1


Provo, Aug. THE registration was
not so heavy this afternoon as in the
morning, 1897 being the total num-
Der registered today Late arrivals
from all parts of the state tell of 9TH
ers who are coming and so do some of
the people from the east, and the esti-
mate of a total OF about $4,000 people
registering, given by a gentleman
whose experience makes him as com
petent as anF one can be To make an
estimate, means that the rest of the
week will run about the same number
each day as today, unless some of the
other offices, Grand Junction, Price or
Vernal do better than they have in the
past Provo now leads Grand juno
ton by ASS. 1887 having been regis
tered In these two Offices When a
telegram came to Governor Richards
this evening that the Grand Junction
registration for today was 1888. beat
ing Provo by g. some of the clerks ex-
pressed regrets that they had not
rustled a few more applicants In order
to keep ahead of the rival town.
One Chance in Three.
The total number Of applicants now
registered gives only about one chance
in three for the applicant to secure a
number that Will enable him to select
land, there being some 5.751 home
SteadS of 160 acres each on the reserVa-
ton. But in other openings the
chances have been much fewer, one in
ten to one in fifty being the rule.
Salt Lakers Register.
Salt Lakes veteran actor. Phil Mar
gets and Postmaster Peters of Ameri-
can Fork, also an old time Thespia0.
were in Provo today visiting a brother
in the art, John c. Graham, who was a
contemporary OF MIR. Margetts in the
palmy days of the old salt Lake
stock company, and whose health has
not been good for about a year. Both
OF the gentlemen took a chance for the
Uintah land drawing, and will be an
acquisition to the reservation popula-
ton if the draw happens to locate them.
Mr.. Margetts win organize dramatic
company and Mr.. Peters viii start
postoffice.
It is reported that Indian Agent Hull
VIII not permit Transfers for regfstra-
ton applicants to go on the reservation.
This is announcement for registered ap-
plicants. who under the authorization
Of their certificate of registration may
go into the registration for the selec-
ton of lands between now and the
time when they will be required to
enter the land at Vernal. Captain Hall
is strictly within the law in taking this
stand, but, as stated. it is incOnvenient
for many prospective settlers who club
together and hire a team with team
ster here or at Heber. to go on the
reservation.
Smoot Will Wire Hitchcock.
Senator Smoot win telegraph TO the
department. OF the interior tomorrow
with view to having an order issued
directing the Indian agent 10 admit
tearnsters with registered applicants
The order # mada-win be more adj
vantageous to Heber men than 70
Provo men, as a teamster starting from
here can get the right to go on the
reservation oy registering, which only
costs % cents for the notary's fee, pro-
vided, of course. the teamster possesses
the qualifications under the law to
register.
Forenoon Rush.
This forenoon's registration OF APP
plicants for Uintah lands was prob
ably as large as any day since the
opening of the registration offices, and
T. was larger than the total reEistra-
ton for any day except the first day
CTuesday) When the office opened at
? o'clock, about 200 were waiting, and
they came In a steady stream all the
forenoon, and by noon I ,163 had regis
tered. One reason for the large num-
Der is probably that several people ar
rived yesterday and could not regis
ter till today.
There are more people from outside
of the state than there has formerly
been on any one day, which indicates
that the opinion of people acquainted
with the proceedings at other openings.
viz. that people from a distance would
come late. is correct.
Richards Gives Notice.
Commissioner Richards said today, in
speaking of the registration, that the
applicants should be informed that IL
is not safe to come in large crowds
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day. the 18th. I'D to that time the
hours which the force of clerks in the
registration Office can work are elastic.
The Office can be kept open all night
IL It shall become necessary to regis
ter the people, and a SUFFICIENT force
OF clerks will be engaged and the Of
fee kept open late enough to register