Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-13
DIVIDED INTO DISTRICTS.
Montana's Twenty-Five Precincts for the
Delegate Election in May,

Montana's Twenty-Five Precincts for tin
Delegate Election in May.
The omnibus bill, admitting Montana to
statehood provided for the division of the
territory into twenty-five districts, which
will elect delegates to the constitutional
convention to be voted for May Is. The
governor, chief justice and territ oriaI sec
rotary were named as the ones to make the
superintendent, and they nave completed
heir work. 1t is conceded to be a fair and
just apportiOnment, and is as follows:
Preston Ii. Leslie, Newton W. Mcconnell
and William q. Webb, Governor, Chief JUS
tice of the Supreme Court and Secretary,
respectively, in obedience to the provisions
Of section 3 Of an act of the second session
Of the Flftieth Congress OF the United States,
entitled an act 10 provide for the division
OF Dakota into two states, and to enable
the people of North Dakota and South Da-
kota, Montana and Washington to form
constitutions and state governments, and
to be admitted into the union on an equal
footing with the original states March 7th.
divided the Territory OF Montana into
twenty-five representative districts 'for the
delegates to the constitutional convention
provided in said act" in proportion to the
population in each Of said counties and dis
tricts as near rs may be.
Said districts are as follows:
No. 1. Beayerhead county.
No. z. Choteau county.
Nc. 3. Custer county. =
No. 4. All OF Cascade county, except the
following voting precincts, to-wit: Mission,
Sun River, Sun River LeaviDgs and Willow
Greek.
No. s.. Dawson and Yellowstone counties.
No. 6. The following precincts OF Deer
Lodge county, to-wit: The City OF Ana
conda, Anaconda Upper Works, Carroll,
Blue Eyed Nellie, Gable and Silver Lake.
No. Z. The following precincts of Deer
Lodge county, to-wit: Georgetown, Rum
sey, kirkville. Granite, Hope mine, Has
mark, Black Pine, Philipsburg, Hennes-
seys, Stoue Station, Tower, New Chicago,
Willow Greek.
No. 8. The following precincts of Deer
Lodge county, to-wit: Bearmouth, Bear
ards, Boyd & Swift, Drummond, Elk
Creek. Elliston, Garrison, Gold Creek,
Helmville, Hidden treasure Mine, Lin
coin, Lost Greek, Mill Greek, Orc Elmo,
Oyando, Pioneer, Race Track, Seven Up
Pete, Stuart, Sunset, Warm Springs, Wash
ington Gulch, Willow Glen and the city Of
Deer Lodge.
No. 8. Fergus county.
No. 10. Gallatin county.
No. IL. Jefferson county, except the fol-
lowing precincts, to-wit: Woodville, Elk
Park, Calvin, Basin, Whitehall, Fish Creek,
Wickes and Gregory.
No. IL. The following precincts of Lewis
and Clarke county, to-Wit: Augusta, Can
yon Creek, Cartersville- Craig, Dearborn,
Dearborn Canyon, Mitchell's Ranch, Mid
Alp Enrl Of hoo rhprp Enoly T.a,i- D,,;,
Hogan, jay Gould, Empire, Gloster, Stem
pie, Marysville, Silver City, Valley and
Goodwins. And also the following pre-
cincts OF Cascade county, to-wit: Mission,
Sun River, Sun River Lsavings and Willow
Creek. ..
No. 13. The following precincts of Lewis
and Clarke county, to.wit: Butler, Rimini,
Little Jennie, Mouth Il Nelson aud Kess-
ler's and the fifth and fourth wards Of the
city OF Helena.
No. IA. The first, second and third wards
OF the city OF Helena.
No. 10. The sixth and seventh wards OF
the city OF Helena, and the following pre-
cincts OF Lewis Il Clarke county, to-wit:
French Bar and Spokane, East Helena aud
Unionville.
No. lie. Madison county.
No. II. Meagher county.
No. IS. The following precincts OF Mis-
soula county, to-wit: Ashley, Camas
Prairie, Demarsds.le, Egan, Forrest City,
Grass Valley, RerroA, Horse Plaiu,
Noxon, O'Keeie, O'Rourke, Quartz Or, elk,
Selfish, Superior, Thompson Falls, Trout
Greek, WeeksvIlle, and the city OF Mis-
soula.
No. 10. The following precincts OF Mis-
soula county, tO-wit: Bonita, Bonner,
French Town, Carlton Cold Springs, Cor
wallis, Como, Eight Mile, Florence, Grants
dale, Lo Lo, Mexican Rosse's Hole, Ste
vensv!lle, Victor, Wallace.
No. 20. Park county.
county, to-wit: Woodville,IEI Park,
Basin, Whitehall, Fish Creek,
Wickes and Gregory, AMI the following pre-.
OF Silver Bow county, to-wit: Mead
PARROT and Blacktail.
No. ~. The ftllo wing precincts OF Silver
Bow county. to-wit: Clipper Mine, Rocker,
Silver Bow, Silver Bow Junction, Divide,
Feeiey's Station, Melrose, Norton's Gulch,
Soap Gulcb, South Butte and the sixth aud
wards of Butte City.
No. 23. The following precincts of Silver
Bow county. to-~it: Walkerville, Centre |
vile, Burlington, Centennial brewery, Ger |
man guieh, Greg.on's springs. McCune's |
Wood Camp.
No. %. The first, third and fifth wards
OF the city of Butte.
No. 70. The second and fourth wards of
the city of Butte.
The voting precincts in the above dis
tricts are those established at the time OF |
the election for delegate to congress in |
November. 1855, and the wards in the CITY |
OF Butte are those established at
the same election. The wards in the |
city OF Helena are those established at
the time OF the municipal election in April, |
1888.
Any voting precinct which nag have
been omitted in the foregoing apportion-
nent is hereby attached to the district to |
Fhlch 1t is contiguous in the same county.
lhd with which it can best be ceogranb;.
classified.