Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-01-16
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GETaER.

There seems 10 be in Idaho No ugias
whatever in Its Territorial orysnizatiou
and no desire 10 keep ap the same. Al
TAR as the pesple are eoncerned. thsy
are all polling apart several counties
wanting 30 be joined 70 Washington,
several 20 Utah, several 70 Mou,sna. and
shat u left to Oregon. The Idaho iFa
Jl'achs OF January ID expreszss the poo-
1iar ssn'iment IN the article folI1vins .
We see by the S:1fssnaA that Mr
Galloway Of the Council has siy~u 90
tise that he will introduce 3 memorial
20 Congress to have Leuhi and Caster
counties gwen to Mont4na, and Bear
Lake and Cassia given to Utah We do
nvt know that Mr. Galloway seriousIy
entertaius any notion OF % dismember.
ing the Territory, for We have NOT pop
istion enough nov. With all our couh.
ties, 20 make state, and anleas IL he
;he desife TO keep os a Territovy, We
ssink the idea chimsrioai. But We must
take ,t for granted that Mr.. G. ,lIowsy il
serious. AID thAt be means 20 de lost
what hs has given noties that he will
de-. Let us take him at his word, then,
and suggest some amendments to HE
memorial As matter of fact the peo.
ras OF NBrthsrn Idaho want that part
ANNEXED ~ Washington. and the people
OF So1theT5 ldtho have slRnified their
consent. and oor present Delegate in
Congress and the DeieRate- eject have
promised 70 do all they can TO that end
Wuh Northern Idaho gone, and Custer,
Lemhi, Onsids and Bear Lake counties
taken away from Hs, there would be bat
little left that We couid call Idaho. IL
would be forty years under these cir
cnmssances before We osuId take of our
slsaddlinR clothes and be admitted as a
State; and while the division of the
Territory ia being made. let "a drvide it
IN such manner that the people may be
satisfied and that cor Territorial gov
eminent will bs wiped cot entirely. To
do this let tue memorial that Mr. Gallo
vay will introduce be amended TO read
a. follows
In order that an equitabls division Of
Idaho Territory may be had besvsen
Washington, Montana, Nyomitg and
Oregon, We, your memorAliRllsts. su2-
Rest the folloving division. 10 wil:
Give 70 Oregon all that portion of
Idaho embraced within the foliowine
boundary lines: Commencing al the
H.
on the ~ north latitude, running thence
in an easteFly direction 70 the 3sth par
ailel Of longitude west from Washington,
thence north ON SAID parallel Of lonsi-
tuje TO til 46s of latitude; thence west
on said degree Of latitude to the north.
ealst Boundary line Of Oregon.
Give 10 Montana ell shat part of Ida
ho commencing where the 3Stk parallel
of longitude west from Washington in
tersscts the Bitter Root mouatains,
thence running along said parallel of
ionsttude to the 44s of north latitude;
thence in an easterly direction along
said degree Of latitude to the vsst boun-
dary line Of Wyoming.
Give 10 Wyoming all tkat part of
Idaho embraced within the following
boundary lines: Commencing at 9
point where the II : of north latitude
lntersscts the west boundary line Of
wyoming Territory, thence running
west along said degree Of latitude to the
Sash parallel of longitude; thence south
along said parallel of lopeitnde 10 the
sc Of nsrtn latitude; ; thence In an
oastsriy directions along said degree OF
latitude to the west boundary line sf
Wyoming Territory.
Give 10 Washington all that part Of
Idaho north Of the Is Of north latitude.
aud west Of where the 3sGh parallel of
longitude west from Washington later.
scots the Bitter Root Mountains from
the last named pciat following the pres
ent boundary lines ef said Idaho Terri
tory.
This would expunRe Idaho from the
map, and make large Territories unuch
larger and more wealthy, aud increase
the area IN square miles of Oregon. ~
we'll AZ her population. The people of
North idaho want to 90 TO Washington;
poss,biy the psople Of LeIuhi and Gus
ter couAties want In be annexed 90
Montana; probably Bear Lake, Oneida,
and the greater part Of the people Of
Alturss and Czssia counties WOuld like
10 tSin hands with Wyoming. and there
csn be no doabt thai n NJ j ,rity of she
people who would go 10 Oregon would
be sell satisfied, especially Of 0wyhes,
which joins Oregon on the east.