United States District Court,
DISTRICT OF ALASKA.
In tlie matter
o( tlie proceedings to define, locate and fix
the boundaries of the several judicial dis
tricts of the District of Alaska.
Ou this 30th day of June, a. d. 1900, pursu
ant to the provisions of au act of Cougres en
titled “An Act making farther provisions for a
civil government for Alaska, and for other
purposes,’’ approved June 6th a. d. 1900, Hon.
Arthur H. Noyes, Judge of the Second Judicial
District and lion. James Wickersham, Judge of
the Third Judicial District, of the District of
Alaskn, met for tue purpose ofdividing tile Dis
trict of Ala iWa into three recording divisions,
an l designating the division of the Court to
supervise eacn, and to detine the boundaries
tuereof as provided in Section 13 011 page 6 of
said Act, and after due consideration and delib
eration. such divisions and the boundaries there
of were fixed aatl determined upon as follovvs:—
Tne Second Judicial District of the District
of Alaska shall consist of all that territory lying
we it of tnat certain hue described as follows:
Co.iimenciug at the mouth of the Coiville River
0.1 the north coast of the District of Alaska,
tnencc following the Colville River south and
west to a point where said river crosses the one
hundred and lifty-fifch meridian line tlie second
time; thence following the one iiundietlaud fif
ty-lifth meridian line south and west to the
mouth of the Sooukakat River, where said S0011
k.isat River empties into the Yukon River;
tueuce in a south and easterly direction to the
westerly side of Mount McKinley; thence in a
southwesterly direction around the headwaters
of the KustcoKwim River to the northwesterly
end of Lake Clark; thence down Lake Clark and
Nogheling River to lliamna Lake; thence south
erly across Lake lliamna to Kakhonak; thence
in a direct line through the center of ine Alaskan
Peninsula to the Straits of lsanotski; thence in
a southwesterly direction embracing within the
Second Judicial District all tne Aleutian islands.
Keiereuce is acre oy iuu to mat certain
map of Alaska hereto attached aud made a part
of this order on wnich map is drawn a double
red line separating the Second and Third jud
icial Districts of tne District of Alaska, as near- j
ly as possible conforming to the natural objects
and permanent land tuaras Heretofore reiered to.
file first and Third judicial Districts of the
District of Alaska shall consist of such territory,
aud be separated by such divisions aud lines at
snail hereafter be nxed and determined upon by
the lion.Melville (J.Urowu, judge of first judicial
District, and the Hon. Janies Wickersham, judge
of tne Third judicial District of said District of
Alasaa. not included within the second judicial
District as heretofore Described.
The subdivisions of said District of Alaska
and tne boundaries of said judicial Districts
may be subsequently altered, changed or modi
fied in the following manner.—
That any part ol any district may be detach
ed from the same aud added to any other di»
tvict, whenever in thejudgmeut of tne judges of
said districts so altered or cnauged,the same shall
be cteemed advisable, aud such cnaugeor altera
tion snail be agreed upon writing between the
Judges of tne judicial districts so aiiected, and
suen cnange or alteration sliall be published and
promulgated as provided for 111 section 13, 011
page a of .-wild .*ct.
* ms order shall be executed in triplicate and
recorded in the minutes of tile several District
Courtsof said District of Alaska.
\Vi i'M-;ss toe signature of the Honorable
Judges of the Several District Courts of said Dis
trict of Alaska this 30th day of June, .a.D. 1900
j S. jMi.» | At. C. Bro.vu.
J udge of the First judicial Dis.
I Shined j Arthur H. Noyes.
Judge ot the Second judicial Dis.
| SiaxiJiJ | James Wickersham.
Judge of tne Third judicial Dis
In Tun United States district court
DISTRICT of ALASKA.
In the matter
of ih: proceedings to define, locate and fix the
boundaries of the several judicial divisions
of the district of Alaska.
Oil this sixth day of July A. D. nineteen
hundred pursuant to the provision, of an act of
cingress entitled “An act makitig further provi
sion for a civil governmeut for Alaska and for
other p irposes”, approved June 6th, 1900, the
Hon.M. C. Broaru, judge of the first judicial di
vision, and the Hon. .Tames Wickersham , judge
of the third judicial division, of the dtstnct of
Alaska,met at Skagway in the district ot Alaska
for the purpose of dividing the district of Alaska
into three recording divisions, to designate the
divisions of the court to be supervised by each,
and to define the boundaries there of as provid
ed in section thirteen of said act. And after due
consideration and deliocration the following
boundaries were fixed and determined upon to
wit:—
The order heretofore and on the thirtieth
day of June, leco, made and signed oy the Hen.
Arthur H. Noyes, judge of the second division of
said district of Alaska, and the Hon. *1 allies
Wickersham judge of the third division of said
district, fixing tiie boundary line between the
second aud third divisions is in all things here
by approved and confirmed;
The line dividing the first and third divisions
of the said district is fixed as follows, to-wit;
Beginning on the line fixed in the order of June
30, 1900, and signed by the judges of the district
court of Alaska, where the same crosses Mt.Mc
Kinley near the headwaters of the Shushitna
River, the line siiall run thence Hast ward along
the divide between the headwaters of the said
Shushitna and Tatiana Rivers, and thence East
ward along tiie divide between the headwaters
of the Copper River and the said Tanaua River,
and thence Southerly along the divide between
the rivers running westwardly into the Copper
River and other rivers running eastwardly
into the Yukon River, and thence Southward
along said divide to Mt. St. Elias, and thence
following the national boundary line of South
eastern Alaska between the British and Ameri
can Territories to Dixon Entrance.
Ana it is hereby ordered that all that por
tion of the district of Alaska lying South and
West of the above described line and alt that por
tion of the district of Alaska lying South and
Kast 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 judicial division of the district of
Alaska.
And it is further ordered that all -that por
tion of the district of Alaska lying North and
Kast of the watersheds of the said Shushitua
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 Kast 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 West of the line fix
ed ia the order of June thirtieth aforesaid and
including all of the Aleutian Islands lying to the
Westwaid ofOsauotski Straits shall constitute
the secoud division of the district of Alaska.
It ;s 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 Eagle
C:ty so that the public business may be
more economically managed from the
court at Eagle City that a rearrangement!
shall be made whereby the said Copper !
River country may be placed in the third j
division of said district.
It is turther ordered that tilts 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
ferred to for a more particular indication
of said lines and that both of the said or
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
be safely filed with the said orders and j
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 Hon
orable Judges of the several divisions of
the said district of Alaska this 6tli day of
July, a. D. igoo.
| Signed | M. C. Brown.
Judge of the First Division.
| Signed I James Wickersham.
Judge of the Third Division.
United States
District of Alaska, ss:
I, Albert R. Heilig, Clerk
of the District Court of the United States
for the District of Alaska. Third Division
hereby 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 of the
District of Alaska, [not including how
ever 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 said
court this sixth day of December, 1^)00.
| SEAL | Albert R. Heilig,
Clerk of sain Court,
jail 17,24.31.feb,7,14,21,2s
The Sunday World will print, in
its comic supplement, a number of
papers from the pen of Geo. W. Peck
entitled “Peck’s Bad B >y Grown
Up.”
Queen Victoria’s health is said to
be failing. Her appetite is gone
and her nights are sleepless. The
Boer War is the principal cause of
her declining health
The report that the Hancock ar
rived from Manila, at ’Frisco, with
1,500 remains, is without founda
tion. The boat arrived Dec. 10,
with but 11 deceased soldiers,all dy
ing en route.
Mr. and Mrs J. Langford arrived
in town this morning, from the
Mike Hess district. They made
25 miles in seven hours. Mrs. Lang
ford will remain in camp for the bal
ance of the winter, and her stay
will be much appreciated by her
many friends. Jack Spencer also
Came over and Jim says the quartz
is good enough and pienty of it.
To the merchants of Rampart:
After this date I will not be respon
sible for bills contracted for the U.
S. Land Office by others than my
self. W. R. Edwards, Receiver &
Feb. 14, 1901. Spl. Dis. Agt.
Marshal Gmehle is looking for
ward to the arrival of the court,and
if he can locate them in time will
very likely meet them at Dali river.