The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-03-03

braeed in the following Boundaries, be and is
hereby established asthe county of Sibley:
Beginning in the centre ofthe channel of the
river, on the township line between
one hundred and eleven and one hum
dsed and twelve north |; running thence west
on said township line to the township line be-
tween ranges thirty-one and thirty-two west :;
thence north on said line. eighteen miles to the
line between township one hundred
and fourteen and one hundred and fifteen |;
thence east on said line thirty-six miles to the
township line between ranges twenty-five and
twenty-six west; thence south three miles to
the middle of township one hundred and four
teen north thence east on the section line to
the township line between ranges twenty-four
and twenty-five thence south along said line
to the centre of the channel of the Minnesota
river thence up the centre of the channel of
said river to the place of beginning: Provid-
ed, That said county shall include all of Sec
tions one and twelve, in township one hundred
and twelve north, and range twenty-six west.
Sec. IA. That SO much territory as is en-
braced in the following boundaries, be, and is
hereby established as the county of Carver:
Beginning at the centre Of the main channel
Of the Minnesota river, where the township line
between ranges "a and rs crosses said river
thence north along said line to the centre
(north and south) of township ia thence west
along the section line to the township line be-
tween ranges rs and 26; thence north along
said line to the township line between town
ships ia and lis north; thence west on said
line 30 miles, to the township line between
range 80 and 81 west, thence north l8 miles to
the township line between III and ll8 north
thence east on said line SO miles to the town
ship line between ranges "a and Is west of the
9Th meridian thence south miles on said line
to the township line between township 1l6 and
and III north thence east on said line II
miles to the township line between ranges %
and % west thence south on said line to the
centre OF the Minnesota river then up the cen.
tire of the channel of said river to the place Of
beginning.
Sec Is. That so much territory as is en-
braced within the following boundaries, be, and
is hereby established as the county of Renville
Beginning in the centre of the main channel
of the Minnesota river, where the line between
townships Ill and l12 crosses said river; thence
east along said township line to the western
boundary line of Sibley Co. thence along the
boundary line of Sibley and Carver counties to
the line between townships II and 118 thence
west along said line to the middle of the main
channel of the Minnesota river; thence down
the middle of the main channel of said river ia
the place of beginning.
Sec. 16. That SO much territory as is en-
braced in the following boundaries be- and the
same is hereby established as the county Of
Davis:
Beginning in the centre CT the Minnesota river
at the northwest corner Of Renville county, run.
ming thence in nOrtherly direction to the head
waters of Clear Water river thence down said
river to the township line between ranges %
south on said line to the north line of Carver
county thence west on said line of Carver and
Renville counties to the place of beginning.
Sec. II. That so much territory as is en-
braced in the following boundaries, be, and the
same is hereby established as the county OF
Wright:
Beginning at the northeast corner of Davis
county running thence south on the east line
of said county to the north line of Carver coun
ty thence east on the north line of said coun-
ty to the township line between ranges "a and
rs west of the 5th meridian thence north on
the said line to Crow river thence down the
centre of Crow river to the Mississippi river
thence up the main channel of said river to the
mouth of Clear Water thence up the middle of
said river to the place of beginning.
Sec. IL. That SO much territory as is en-
braced in the following boundaries, be, and the
same is hereby established as the county OF
Stevens:
Beginning at point in the main channel oil
the Mississippi river, opposite the mouth Of
Platte river; thence west 36 miles to the town
ship line between ranges IS and sc; thence
south on said township line to the northwest
corner Of the county of Todd thence along
the northern boundary of said county and the
county of Wright, to the centre of the main
channel of the Mississippi river thence up the
middle of the main channel of said river to the
place of beginning.
Sec. Is. That so much of the territory as was
formerly included within the county of Blue
Earth, and has not been included within the
boundaries OF any other county as herein es
tablished, shall be known as the county oil
Brown.
Sec. 20. That so much territory as is en-
braced within the following boundaries shall
constitute the county of Goodhue:
Beginning at the southwest corner of town
ship 100 north. range IL west thence north to
the middle of the main channel of Cannon riv-
err thence down the middle of said channel to
the line between ranges II and Is; thence
north on said line to the line between townships
liz and 113 thence east along said line to the
southwest corner of township 113, range 16
thence north TO the line between townships l Is
and ia thence east along said line to the cor
ner of sections 3, 4, 33 and 81, in range IL :;
thence north along the section line to the middle
of the main channel of the Mississippi river
thence down the middle of the main channel OF
said river and of Lake Pepin to point due
east of the meander corner to be hereafter es-
tablished at the termination of the line be-
tween townships Ill and 112 upon said lake ;
thence west to the line between ranges Is and
IA thence south to the line between townships
ITO and Ill thence west to the line between
ranges IA aud Is; thence south to the line be-
tween townships l0S and 100 !; thence west to
the place of beginning.
Sec. Il. That SO much of the county of Itas-
ca as may be included in the following bounda-
ries, viz:
Commencing at the mouth of Knife river, on
the north shore of Lake Superior thence d.
rectly north to the boundary line between the
United States and the British Possessions :
thence in a westerly course along the said
boundary line to Vermillion river: thence
down said river to Vermillion Lake; thence
through the centre of said lake to the southeast
shore at the mouth Ofthe principal inlet; thence
in direct line to Dead Fish Lake thence
through the centre Of said lake, and down the
centre OF the channel of the st. Louis river to
its mouth thence along the north shore of
and the same is hereby erected into separate
county, which shall be known by the name of
Doty.
Sec. p. That so much of Minnesota Terri
tory as is contained within the following boun-
daries, be, and the same is hereby erected into
a separate county, which shall be known by the
name of Benton viz:
Beginning at the mouth of Rum River, thence
up the main branch of said river to Mile Lac :;
thence due north to the Mississippi; thence
down said river to the place of beginning.
Sec. %. That so much of the counties of
Wabashaw, Fillmore, Hennepin and Pierce as