, 1888-01-25
THREE NEW COUNTIES.
NiObrara, Fetterman and Sheridan
are the Names.
Description Of ProposedS Subdivisions
of the Territory,
Mr.. Guernsey's County Bill in the
Council Yesterday.

Mr.. GuernseY's bill for an act providing
for the organization of new counties and
defining the boundaries of certain amor
gained counties is a very carefully pre-
pared document. Its purpose is evidently
to leave nothing unsaid which should be
announced or declared. The preamble
sets forth the manner of organizing u
ties, specifying that 300 electors who are
also tax payers shall petition the governor
for the appointment of three commission
ers. The subsequent proceedings are
similar to those provided by operative
statutes.
The county of Niobrara, the Lusk pet,
shall, according to Mr.. Guernsey's bill,
include The territory described as follows:
Commencing on the eastern boundary
line of this territory at the intersection of
said boundary line with the seventh
standard parallel, north, thence west
along said standard parallel to the range
line between ranges sixty-eight and sixty
nine west of the sixth principal meridian,
thence north along said range line to the
township line between townships forty
three and forty-four north; thence east
along said township line to the said east
ern boundary line of this territory; thence
south along said eastern boundary line to
place of beginning. Niobrara county is
to be attached to the first judicial district
of Wyoming.
The Douglas dream. Fetterman county,
Is described as follows:
Commencing at a point on the seventh
standard parallel north at its intersection
with the range line between ranges sixty
eight and sixty-nine. west of the sixth
principal meridian, thence west along
said standard parallel to its intersection
with the western boundary line of the
county of Albany, thence north along
said last described boundary line to It's in
tersectlon with the township line between
townships forty-threc and forty four
north, thence east along said township
line to its intersection with the n line
between ranges sixty-eight and sixty nine,
west OF the sixth principal meridian,
thence south along said last described
range line to the place of beginning. This
county shall be within the jurisdiction of
the second judicial district.
Sheridan county will be a new one to
most people. The description given is:
Commencing at the northeast corner of
Crook county, thence running south along
the western boundary of Crook county to
its intersection with the thirteenth stand
ard parallel north, thence west along
said standard parallel to the CEN
ter Of the channel Of the Big
Horn river, thence northerly down
the center OF the said channel to the
northern boundary of the territory of
Wyoming, thence easterly along said
northerly boundary line to the place of
beginning-being all that portion of the
present county Of johnson lying north of
the thirteenth standard parallel. Sheri-
dan shall also be included in the second
judicial district.
To a LEADER representative last even
ing Mr.. Guernsey stated the provision
for the county of Niobrara had been APP
proved by those interested. He expected
some opposition from Douglasites in re-
gard to Fetterman county, but believed
that they should be satisfied. At the
suggestion of gentlemen from the north
he had. Incorporated the section creating
Sheridan into his bill. In his opinion the
enabling act was as near perfection as
could be reached.
Lusk, Douglas and Sheridan are the
prospective county seats