United States District Court.
DISTRICT OF ALASKA.
Jn the matter
ot the proceedings to define, locate and fix
the boundaries of the several judicial dis
tricts of the District of Alaska,
On this 30th day ot June, a. t>. 1900, pursu
ant to the provisions of an act of Congres en
titled “An Act making farther provisions for a
civil govern 111 cat for ALukdi, a id for otner
purposes," approv al Juneotn a. i>. 1900, lion.
Arlnur ii Noyes, j adge of t he Second Judicial
District and Hon. j antes \V ickcrsham, j udge of
tnc fmrd Judicial District, of the Di.->irici of
Alaska, met. for tnc purpose ot dividing tlie Dis
trict ut Alaska in 10 mice recording divisions,
and designating the division of the Uourt to
supervise each, and to define the boundaries
thereof as provided in Section 13 on page b ot
said Act, and af ter due consideration and delib
eration, such divisions and tile boundaries there
of were tixed and deterniiued upon a> follovvs:
The Second J naieisi District oi me uistrict j
of Alaska snail consist oi all tnat territory lying
west of tiiat cel*tain line described as follows;
Commencing at tnc moutn of me Coiville River .
on the n^i'Ui coast ol tlic District ol Alaska,
l nonce follow mg me Colville River south and
wed to a point v\ here said n ver crosses the one
hundred and hfly-fifth meridian line the second
tune; thence following inconc hundredund fit
tv riltii meridian line kouth and west to me
munln ot the SoonkaK.nl River, where said S0011
kaKat River empties into the Yukon River; |
tncncc in a souui and easterly direcliou to the j
westerly side of Mount McKinley; thence in a
southwesterly direction around the headwaters
of me KasKok.v mi River to the northwesterly
end of bake Clark; tncncc down bake Clark ami
Noghelmg River to .liamna Lake; thence south- i
erlv across bake lliamna to Kakhouak; thence |
ill a direct line miough the center o. me Alaskan
Peninsula to the Straits of Isanotski; thence in
a soattiwesterly direction embracing within the
Second judicial District all the Aleutian islands.
Retereuej i> here oy nil to til it certain
map of Alaska Hereto attached and made a part
of mis order on winch map is drawn a double
red line separating the .-second and Third jud
icial Districts of the District of Alaska, as near
ly a-> possioie conforming to the natural objects
and permanent land mark s heretofore reiercd to.
The i irst and rhird judicial Districts of the
District of Alaska shall consist ofsuch territory,
and be .separated by such divisions ami lines a^
snail nereaitcr be uxed and determined upon by
tne Hon.Melville C.lb own,judge of first judicial
District, and the Hon. James WTckersham, jud^e
of the Third judicial District of said District of
Alaska, not included within the second judicial
District as heretofore Described.
The subdivisions of said District of Alaska
and the boundaries of said judicial Districts
may be subsequently altered, cnan^ed or modi
liea in the following manner:—
i nat any pari oi any district may be detach
ed iYom tile same ana added to an> oilier dis
trict, whenever m the judgment of me judgesof
said districts so altered or cnanged,tnc same shall
be deemed advisable, and such cnangeor altera
tion shall be agreed upon writing between the
Judges oftiie judicial districts so atiected, and
siicu cuange or alteration shall be published and
promulgated as provided for in section 13, on
page o of said Act.
1 his order shall be executed in triplicate and
recorded in the minutes of tne several District
Courts of said District of Alaska.
Wtint*;ss tne signature of the Honorable
Judges of the Several District Courts of said Dis
trict of A laska this 30th day of June, a.l>. 1900
} nSNiu) | M.C. Brown.
Judge of the First judicial ids.
^Signki? | Arthur II. Noyes.
Judge ot the Second judicial i>is.
j SidesKi> | James Wickersham.
tl udge of the Third judicial bis
In The United Statks district court
DISTRICT OF ALASKA.
In the matter
of the proceedings to define,locate and fix the
boundaries of the several judicial divisions
of the district of Alaska.
On this sixth day of July A. 1). nineteen
hundred pursuant to the provisions of an act of
c ingress entitled “A11 act making further provi
sion for a civil government for Alaska and for
other purposes”, approved June 6th, 1900, the
iioa.M. C. Brown, judge of the first judicial di
vision, and the Hon, James Wickersham .judge
of the third judicial division, of the dtstrict of
Alaska,met at Skagway in the district of Alaska
for tlie purpose of dividing the district of Alaska
into three recording divisions, to designate the
divisions of thecour*. to be supervised by each,
and to deline the boundaries there of as provid
ed in section thirteen of said act. And after due
consideration and deliberation the following
boundaries were fixed and detei mined upon to
wit
The order heretofore and on the thirtieth
day of *1 line, n oo, made and signed by t lie 1 ion -
Arthur H. Noyes, judge ol’iiie seeo id division of
said district ol .Alaska, and the Hon. flames
WicUcrsham ,j udge of the third division of said
district, fixing tne boundary line between the
second and third divisions is in all things here
by approved and continued;
The line dividing the first and third divisions
of the said district i i fixed as follows, to-vvit;
beginning on the line fixed in t he order ol June
30, 1900, and signed by the judges of the district
court of Alaska, Where the same crosses Ml.Mc
Kinley near the headwaters i f the Shushitna
River, the line shall run thence Ka'Award along
the divide between the headwaU rs ol the said
Shushitna and Tatiana Rivers, and thence iCast
ward along the divide between the headwaters
of the Copper River and the said Tauana River,
and thence Southerly along the divide' bclw etui
the river ' ru mi i ug west ward ty into the Copper
uiver and other rivers running eastwardlv
into the Yukon River, and thence Southward
along said divide to Alt. e*t. Klias, ami thence
following the national boundary line of Soith
eastern Alaska between the Ih itish and A men
can Territories to Dixon Kutrnuce.
A ml it is hereny ordered t hat all lh.it por
tion of the di Uriel of Alaska lying South and
W est of l he above described line and all that pur
tion of the district ed Alaska lying South and
East of the line fixed in the order of June thirti
eth aforesaid and being South of Mt. McKinley,
the initial point above named, shall constitute
the first judici.tl division of the district ol
Alaska.
And it is further ordered that all that por
tion of t he district of Alaska lying North and
Hast of the watersheds of the said Shush itna
and Copper Rivers as above described, and ly
ing west of the boundary line between the dis
trict of Alaska and the Yukon territory and ly
ing Hast of the line running Northerly from Mt.
McKinley, and fixed by the order of June thirti
eth aforesaid, shall constitute the third division
of the district of Alaska.
It is further ordered that all that portion of
the district of Alaska lying 'Vest of the line fix
ed ia the order of June thirtieth aforesaid and
including all of the Aleutian Islands lying to the
Westvvaid ofOsanotski Straits shall constitute
the second division of the di strict of Alaska.
It is further ordered that as soon as it
shall be ascertained that a convenient way
exists of reaching Valdez and the mouth
of the Copper River country from Kaglc
City so that the public business may be
more economically managed from the
court at Kagle City that a rearrangement
! shall be made whereby the said Copper
River country may be placed in the third
division of said district.
It is turtlier ordered that tins order
| be attached to the order of June 30, 1900,
| and the map attached to that order, and
| that this order and the said order of June
30, 1900, and the said map,shall constitute
one order, and that said map shall be re
's ferred to for a more particular indication
| of said lines and that both of the said or
I ders shall be recorded at large in the re
cords of each division of said court, and
that the map attached to the same shall
I be safely filed with the said orders and
| retained for reference with the clerks of
each division.
This order shall be executed in trip
licate and and a copy forwarded to the
clerk of each court.
Witness the signatures of the H011
! orable Judges of the several divisions of
l
the said district of Alaska this 6th day of
July, A, D. /poo,
Signed | M. C. Brown.
Judge of the First Division.
Signed | James Wickershain.
Judge of the Third Division.
United States
District of Alaska, ss:
I, Albert R. Hcilig, Clerk
of the District Court of the United States
for the District of Alaska, Third Division
hcrebv certify that the foregoing orders
are true and correct copies of the orders
of the Judges of the District Court of the
United States for the District of Alaska,
defining, locating and fixing the bounda
ries of the several judicial divisions ot tun
District of Alaska, [not including ho v
cver the map attached to the original or
ders,] as the same are of record and re
main on file in my office.
In testimony where of I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the seal of sad
court this sixth dav of December, i poo.
SlUVk I Albert R. Ileilig.
Clerk of san Court,
jan 17,-M 31.IV1>.7,14 ,21,jS
railed Slates of America,
railed Slates District Court, District ot
A laska, Thiol Division.
Klmei <'». SeiK'rcr,
Plain lifF
• V S.
Louis Koepcke,
Wi 11iamV.Soincrvilie. j
I*. King and
I>. Donovan,
Dcfeiida nts.
*cuni mens
fo r
Publi-jatiu.i.
The President of the U lited States of Am er
ica, Greeting:
To tile above named defendants:
Von are hereby required to appear in the United
States District Court, m and for the District
of Alaska. 1'hird Division, within thirte
days after the completion of the period
of the publication of this siumno.is,
to-wit: within thirty days after the Ibur
teentn day of February, kjoi, and answer the
: complaint of the above named plaintiff; and un
less you so appear and answer. the plaintiff w ill
apply to the Court for the relief demanded in
; said complaint, to-wit: to quiet and confirm in
the plaintiff the title of a part of placer mining
claim known as No. 7 above lower discovery.
Jack Wade creek, Alaska, and to grant him a
: perpetual injunction in respect of said
property as against defendants. The date
of the order by the above named Court for s«. r
vicc by publication is November 131 h1000.
WITNESS the Hon. James Wickei sham,
Judge of said Court, this fifteenth day of Nov
ember, in the year of our Lord one thousand
nine hundred and of our indepe ideiice the
, one hundred and twentyfifth. Albei t R.iieilig,
George K. French, Clerk.
Attorney for Plaintiff.
[ S.KAL ]
J an .3,10,17,21,31, fob, 7,14.
Sam Heater ami Orcutt returned
! from Tan ana after an unsticeessful
i bid for theeoverumeiit lou contraet.
o o
Sharp bid $29. 50 per 1,000 feet and
j the N.A.T.&T.Co. $33.50. The
! probabilities are the latter will se
! cure the bid, as they are responsi
j ble.
i
Agents Liebes and Wobber re
turned from Tanana Saturday night
i after a hard trip. Liebes played
! out 20 miles above Tanana, and
i met Wobber on his return.
i