The Monte Vista journal., 1897-10-23
PRECINCT BOUNDARIES.

The boundaries OF several of tho east
ern voting precincts having been recently
changed and two new precincts having
been created, we publish below the
boundaries of all the precincts affected
by the change as taken from the COM
missioncrs' records:
PRECINCT ONE.
Commencing at the center of the Rio
Grande river where the river intersects
the line dividing section 10, 30 s, and
section n, 39-.: thence in northwest
erly direction along the center of said
river to the point where the said river in
tersects the west line Of section 10. 20 I;
thence south To the township liue be-
tween township, - and IS. rnnre Z:
thence east n,oug said township line to
the range line between : and .; thence
north to the place OF beginning.
PRECINCT Five
beginning at the northeast corner OF
township 40 s; thence west along the line
OF the township six miles, TO the north
west corner OF township 40 s; thence
south aiong the west line of said town.
ship seven ard one-hal. miles, to the
middle OF the Prairie ditch: thence ca,t
along the middle OF said Prairie ditch
six miles, 10 the county line OF Rio
Grando county; thence north on said
county line to the place OF besianing.
PRECINCT EgvEN.
Commencing at the center o. the Prai-
rie ditch, vherc said ditch intersocts The
anst lire of Rio Grands county; thence
west along the center line to the range
line between ranges 5 and Z; Themes,
north on said range line 10 the nortt east
corner OF section |, io7; thence wes, on
the north line of sections l, = mud 3 TO
tho northwest corner OF section 3, 40 !;
thence south on the west line OF sections
3, 10, II, 81, 81 and "a in township iO-7,
ani sections ,, 10 and 10 m townrhIp 30
I, 10 the point where the center OF tho
main channel OF the RIO Grande river in
tersec,s the west line OF section 10, 39l7;
thence in southeasterly direction along
the center OF said Rio Grande river to
tho point where the said river in,ersects
the range line between ranges and s;
thence south nlong said range line q tho
point where said range line intcrsec,s
First avenue in the town OF Monte Vista;
thence egst nlong the center OF sand First
avenue 10 the north side OF the righ, OF
way OF the ID. a Il. q. railroad; thence
along the north line OF said right Of way
in u southensterly direction 10 tho west
line OF section II, 20 s; thence north on
the section lines between sections 81 and
~, 30 and 20, TO the point whore the Rio
Grandc river intersects said section line;
thence nlong the center OF said river IN q
southeasterly direction 70 the point
where the Rio Grnnde river crosses tho
east line OF Rio Grande county; themes
north on the east limo OF Rio Grande
county TO the place OF beginning.
PRECINCT TWELVE.
Commencing at tho center OF Rio
Grandc river where said river intersecta
the east line OF Rio Grande county:
thence northwcstcrly along the center OF
said rver TO the point where 1t tintcrsecta
III" west line OF section -. 20 s; thence
south along the west limo OF sections %
and y, township n $. to the poin, where
said line interrccts the south Inc OF tho
right OF wny of the ID. a X. q. railroad;
thcncs northwcst-rly alon. tho south
side OF said right OF way TO its int.rsec-
ton with FIRST avenue Ia tn. town OF
Monte Vista; thence west along ,h. south
side OF said First avenue TO the point
where First nvchu" int.rsec,s tn. ranGo
line between ranges and $; thence south
nlonc naid range lin. To the township
limo between - and rs: thence cas, along
the south line OF township 10 Z 10 tho
point where sad range lin. in,~r-ccia tho
ri.h, OF wa. OF tho y. \ X. q. rn,lroad;
thence along tho ID. 4 Il. q. To the eas,
lioc Of tho county: thence north n!ong
the county line to tho place OF bcvin.
ming.
PRECINCT rHiWrErS.
beginning at the common corners ot
sections and Z. township 10 north,
range 4 cast, and sections II aud n.
township IL north, range ! east. On tho
north line oe Rio Grsndc county; thence
west along said limo four and oue.half
miles W tho quarter corner on north
boundary section ., 400; thsats south
along tho said half section limo In the
conser of sections =, II, II. - and 20,
township 800, 10 the quarter corner o.
The south line ot section ~ township ~
range o; thence east on the south lise Il
sections - ssd - sowsship "a ~
sscttous ~ % rod - ID ~. y ~ go.
'poa corsss u ssetiess - q. = ~ =.
township II. ranss Z, tAssss aesoh =
ths sast ltss Il sssessns - - MoaDA
4. tUwnohin ~. ~ nnnosnn = - r.