The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-06-03
ORGANIZATION OF CROOK COUNTY.

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ing in the Black Hills, west of Dead
wood, who claim that they do not know
how to proceed in the organization of
Crook county, we republish herewith
sec. 3, chap. 81, page 1919 of the Com
piled Laws of Wyoming, which furnish
es the desired information:
Whenever five hundred electors, re-
siding within the limits of said county,
may desire to have the same organized,
they shall petition the Governor of the
Territory, for that purpose, to appoint
three electors or residents of such
county, to act as commissioners in or.
ganiZing the same, in the manner
hereinafter provided, eachof whomshall
be named in said petition, and the Gov
ernor shall, upon the presentation of
said petition, appoint the persons nam
ed therein rs such commissioners, and
notify them of such appointment;
Provided, That if. through any cause,
the persons named in said petition
should not be appointed ms aforesaid,
they shall nevertheless he vested with
full power to perform the duties re-
CURED of them hy the act as such com
missioners.'
Now We have the statement from
MI. Bernard, of Bear Gulch, that the
petition required by law vas forwarded
to Governor Thayer several months
since, and another similar one to ex-Del-
egate Steele; but We have the assurance
from both gentlemen that they have
not received any document in relation
to this matter. We have also inter
viewed our present Delegate, Corlett,
and lie says he has never had an official
communication from the people of
Crook county in relation to the organi-
cation Of that county.
As the petition to Governor Thayer
has evidently miscarried, we would
suggest to the leading citizens of Bear
Gulch, Potato Creek. African Gulch
and Spearflsh Valley, TO meet once
mor ut a convenient point, and to
choose three of their representative
men as commissioners to be appointed
by the Governor. Send your petition
to Deadwood and place it in the hands
Of the agent of the Cheyenne Stage
Company to be transmitted to the Gov
ernor's office, or register the package
at the Deadwood %postofiice. Either
one of these two modes of conveyance
is perfectly safe, and you may rest as
sured that in q very few days you will
have the Governors %reply--the COM
missions of the officers you have cho-
sen.
Another curse we may suggest to
you: Governor Thayer, Hons. w. w.
Corlett and w. r. Steele will visit the
n1,n1y I'M, prl ,-N,,, ,-.A.-- F w.
ming Territory during the month of
July. IL you choose to wait until
then, land it may be eXpedient so to
do, as the boundary survey will then be
completed and the exact boundary of
cated), you will then have an opportu-
nifty to communicate with the Governor
personally, and to complete your organi-
zation in n days notice.
Governor Thayer and Delegate Cor
lett will go to the Hills for the purpose
of a personal examination of matters
and things in what shall be known as
Crook county of Wyoming Territory,
after the boundary survey is concluded.
The Governor will try to inform him
self in relation to the number of inhab-
itantS in that section, for he will have
TO base his apportionment for the next
legislative assembly III the number of
bona ttde residents, as near as their
number can be ascertained. Delegate
Corlett will acquaint himself with the
people in Crook county for the purpose
of ascertaining their wants and desires
in regard to congressional legislation
that may be had next winter. We
may say to our friends in the Hills, who
may not know Mr.. Corlett, that he is
an old pioneer Of Wyoming, q gentle
man thoroughly identified with the far
west, its people and their interests. He
is a keen observer, n true and faithful
representative of the people, and n
good adviser in all things pertaining to
the material welfare of the hardy pio-
neers in the Black Hills. We antici-
pate many benefcent results to the
people of Crook county from this visit
of Messrs. Thayer, Corlett and Steele
to the Black Hills, three of the ablest
and most experienced public men our
Territory cal boast of.
OF Course He Will.
We have inst repe;yaa tho fnllnuiuo