Show RUSH FOR HOMES opening 0 of f the reservation in southern colorado 1 I great crowds gathered on the lines prepared to make a dash for choice choi ci homesteads buffalo jones and followers among the boomers news towns in progress of formation durango colo may 4 many liany persons who had been holding places la in the line at the land office changed their minds today and joined the rush for locations in the ute lands which were opened for or settlement at noon today by proclamation of the president whistles and bells proclaimed the hour of opening scores ot of women who have been holding places in line sold out halt half an hour before the opening fifty dollars was the prevailing price it Is estimated that ono one thousand people sought in various ways to be secure land the streets of durango were crowded e d and there was great rejoicing there was no central starting point and men were scattered along the colorado and new mexico unea lines for forty miles awaiting the hour many with no means of rapid transit from durango hundreds of well mounted and end well armed men began pushing to the front at daylight all giving themselves ample time to reach favorite sections the durango democrat discouraged many in line this morning by declaring axing that every reputable attorney in durango had advised clients to bottle settle on the land and file at any time within the limit provided by law it is believed by many that the swiftest race will be at arboles arbules Ar boles where townsite boomers seem to have settled they are already shipping lumber to that point there has been no disorder in the city many home seekers will purchase farms and orchards outright in colorado and new mexico instead of taking homesteads in the reservation judge adair wilson author of the bill opening the ute lands and cona 0 gressman dell bell will be ted tonight A surprise was sprung when but talo falo jones suddenly appeared near ignacto ignacio with followers from guthrie oklahoma and was met by dr S D alien allen who waa ras prominent la the opening of the famous cherokee strip the latter has been sojourning sojo in and around durango with some halt half breed cherokees Choro kees for the past week and early this morning started to join forces with buffalo jones with the determination of starting a townsite te and booming the pame ame their objective point Is near ignacio Ign aclo the town it Is understood will be called tabor by night there will be more thin ann a dozen new villages created in the centennial state the railroad has representatives senta tives on the ground who will select some of the most valuable sections alons |