Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-01-27

Special Correspondence Of the T1xxs.l
BOISE Cry, January rs, 1891.
The past week has not been marked
by any legislation Of special impor-
lance to the people OF Wood River.
but the coming week will witness the
introduction OF two bills of the utmost
consequence to Alturas and Logan
counties. The first one is for the
establishment Of such boundaries for
the present county Of Alturas as will
enable it, under the title Of Alta
county. to carry on . county govern
ment without the certainty OF financial
ruin staring every citizen in the face.
It is to be introduced Tomorrow
(Monday, January 26,) in the Senate
by Gum land possibly also in the
House by one of the Representatives..
In the following draft Of the bill, the
substance only of several sections is
given, but the sections mos. l and p
which defiae the boundaries Of the
new counties are copied in full:
AN ACT
To create and organize the counties
Of Alta aud Lincoln, to locate the
county seats of said counties, and
to apportion the debt of Logan
county.
BE it enacted BY the Legislature Of
Idaho:
SECTION l.. The county of Alta is
hereby created with the following
boundaries:
Beginning at point on the south.
erly line Of Custer county where said
line is intersected by the line between
ranges IL and II east of Boise merid.
ian (said line being extended north
erly to said poinD; thence in an
eas,erly direction along the southerly
line Of Custer county to the inter
section of said line with the line OF
the middle Of the channel Of Big Lost
River; thence following the east line
of Custer county up the middle of the
channel Of Big Lost River to Its con
Auencc with Pass Creek; thence fol-
lowing the easterly line of Cus,e,
county up to the head of Pass Creek,
along the channel of said Pass Creek
thence in an easterly direction along
said easterly line Of Custer county to
the middle Of the channel Of Little
Lost River; thence following the
easterly line of Custer county in g
northwesterly direction up the middle
of the channel of Little Lost River to
the intersection of said ensterly line
Of Custer county with the southerly
line Of Lemhi county; thence due
east along said sou,herly line of
Lenhi county to the intersection of
the westerly line of Bingham county,
as defined by the act creating the
counties OF Gilmore and Logon, being
upon the 1l5,h meridian west Of
Greenwich; thence due south along
the west line of Bingham county to
where said ll3th meridian intersects
the FIRST standard parallel south;
thence due east along the FIRST
standard parallel south to the polnt
where it intersects the middle of the
channel Of Snake River; thence down
along the middle of the channel OF
Snake River to point where the line
between townships 25 and 26, east
of Boise meridian, intersects the said
channel; thence north along the said
township line to point where it in
tersects the township line between
townships 2 aud south; thence west
along the said township line to the
township line between ranges II and
u east of Boise meridian; thence
north along SAID township line as far
as it has been extended; thence due
north to the place of beginning.
SEC. Z. The county Of Lincoln is
hereby created, with the following
boundaries:
Commencing at the northeast cor.
ner of township 3 south of Range IL,
east of Boise meridian, thence south
following the township lines between
ranges II aud Il, east OF Boise me.
ridian, to point where the said line
intersects the middle of the channel
of Snake River; thence eas,erly, fol
lowing the middle Of the channel oil
Snake River to point where the
township line between ranges % and
26 inters-c,s said channel; thence
.. north along said township line to d
point where said line intersects the
township line between townships I
and 3 south; thence west along said
line to the place of beginning.
SEC. 8. The county seat OF Alta is
. hereby established At the town oi
Haley.
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