The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-17
Boundary of New
County.
LOCATION OP THE COURT IIOTSE
Majority Of Voters Must File Pc.
titions With the Governor
Work Of Organization.

WESATcHEE. Wash. March II.
--Hesidcnts Of this place. with very
fs8 exceptions. feel elated over the
fact that the bin establishing a new
county Tor this locality. with Wen
atehee as the temporary county
scat. safely passed the legislature.
II II confidently anticipated that the
conditions Of the bill, such as the
required patltion Of a majority OF
the people residing in the proposed
new county and the requirements In
respect TO population can be easily
met, Already "a noticeable stir In
business circles In Wenaiohee can
be diacerned. which II caused by the
anticipation u the organization OF
the new county.
The Wenateher Development COM
pAny hEh donated Ia the new ceun-
y the use Of its large brick building
for a court house until the perman-
ent county aeat IL settled Then. II
Wenaichre gets the county seat. the
building will be given outright 60
the county. The original cost Of the
building was ai7.s The ne~ coun-
~ vii have "a miles 81 Great North
rrn raiiiay track. aside from sever
nj miles Of Hids track The princi-
pal towns that viii he rivals for the
permanent seat viii be Wanatchee.
Leeavruworihs Chulau and Mission.
Cascade tunnel. on the Great Nor
thsFn. fcaiat and Rock Island post
offices are also In the new county.
h. A. - a. a
new county are as follows. begin
ming at the point Of Intersection at
the middle Of the main channel Of
the Columbia river with the NTH
standard parallel north. thence run
ming west along aaid NTH standard
parallel. intersects the summit OF
the main divide befween the waters
flowing northeriy and ensserly into
the Mcnachre and Columbia rivers.
and the waters flowing routh.riy
and westerly into the Yakima river.
thspec In a general northwcnteriy
direction along the summit Of said
main divide. follow inR the course %
the center 81 the summit Of water
shed. dividing the said respective
watrr. 20 the center Of the Cascade
lin Of King county. thence north
along the eastern boundary Of King
and snohomlsh and skaxit counties
Go the point upon the said east
boundary Of HkaEit county. where
salf boundary In interrcctsd b. the
watershed between the waters low
Ing seutheriy and westerly into
Lake cheian. thence In a general
routheanfcFiy direction along the
summit Of the main divide between
the waters flowing northeriy and
~astsriy into the Nethow river. and
the waters flowing westerly and
poutherly into Lake Chclsn and lts
tributaries. following the course Of
the center OF the summit q the wa
tershei dividing said respective wa
tera. TO the point where the seventh
parallel north infsrpsets said center
Of the summit of said watershed:
thence east along said seventh par
aiiei north 10 the point Of interrcc-
ton Of middle Of main chsnncr OF
the Columbia river with said SOW
enth standard parallel; thence down
the middle Of tn. same channel OF
the columbia river TO the point q
beginning.
The provisions Of the bill are as
follows The governor must within
three months be petitloned by n ma
tority Of the legal voters within the
territory embraced. Said petition
viii be transmitted to the Judge OF
the superior court % okanogan
county. who viii proceed 10 ascer-
tain By enumeration and otherwise
that the provision of the state con-
Htliution can be complied with. and
make decree 10 that effect. Upon
being furnished with such decree 81
the superior court the governor viii
make proclamation declaring the
county ~ Chelan established. The
new county will assume its proper
ton Of the Indebtedness OF the old
counties In the proportion which the
nsResaed valuation Of SOS shall show.
but the new county win not assume
any indebtedness for any property
left within the old counties.
The new county win belong 70 the
2sth class. u. Strong. OF Mission.
Spencer BOYD, OF chelau. and DR..
q. W. Hoxsey. % Leavenworih VIII
be the commissioners. and they viii
appoint all the other officers TO hold
until the next general election.
The new county VIII be In the ju-
diciai district composed ~ okano-
gan. Douglas. Lincoln and Adams
counties. IL will be In the fret sem
atarIal district, now composed Of
Kittitas and Douglas counties, and
viii constitute the Stat representa-
tive district. The new county de-
rives It's name from Lake Cheian.