Salt Lake Tribune | 1904-07-24 | Page 10 | Exceeded Expectations

EXCEEDED EXPECTATIONS, Thirty Thousand People Moved to tho Rosebud Reservation. CHICAGO, July 22. Tho movement westward on account of tho opening o tho Rosebud Indian reservation in South Dakota exceeded all expectations. The Chicago & Northwestern, alone took 20,000 people to Bonesteel, Palrfax and Yankton. This unprecedented movement move-ment was largely due to the fact that a long overland journey was not necessary neces-sary to reach the reservation, the Northwestern running direct to the border. bor-der. Tomorrow is the last day for registration, reg-istration, tho drawings for choice lands commencing on July 2S. Generally speaking, the people seeking quarters in the reserve are of the best type of American farmers and young business men. As the drawings will be under intelligent Government supervision!, they are likely to be the most orderly ever known In the history of the opening open-ing of public lands.