The daily morning Alaskan. (Skagway, Alaska) 1899-1904, 1900-09-22

trlct into three recording divisions, a |
the territory lying west of the following
described lines constitutes the Second
Recording Division, TO- wit; Commenc-
ing at the mouth of the Colvllle river
on the northern coast of the District o.
Alaska; thence following the Colville
river to point where said river crosses
the 55th meridian line the second time
thence following the l55th meridian line
south and west to the mouth OF the
Soonkakat river where said river emp
ties into the Yukon river; thence in q
southerly and easterly direction to the
westerly side of Mt Mckinley; thence
ia o south westerly direction around the
head waters of the KuskoSwin river to
the.north- easterly end of Lake Clark
thence down Lake Clark and the .Nog.
heling river to Hanna lake ; thence
southerly across Lake Iliamna in direct
line through the center Of the Alaskan
Peninsula to the Straiehts of lsanotski
thence in south-westeriy direction SO
that all the Alcutin Islands are en-
braced in said Second Recording Diyi-
sion.
That all that part of tie District Of
Alaska lying southerly and westerly of
the following lines constitutes the First
Recording Division of the District of
Alaska, towit; Beginning on the line
last before described at "A point where
the same crosses Mt. Mckinley, and
running thence eastward along the d-
vide between the headwaters of the
Shushitna and Tanana rivers, and
thence easterly along the divide between
the headwaters OF the Copper river and
the headwaters of the Tanana river;
thence southerly along the divide bet
ween the rivers running westwardly in
to the Copper river, and others running
eastwardly into the Yukon river, along
the said divide to Mt. St. Elias thence
following the national boundary line
between British and American territory
to Dixon's entrance and all the terri
tory south of the line of the Second
Division, running from Mt. McKinle,
southerly and westerly along the center
of the Alaska Peninsula to Isanotski
Straits.
That all that territory forming part
of the District of Alaska, not within the
lines OF the First and Second Recording
Divisions, as above described, consti-
tutes the Third Recording Division.
By order of the Judge, duly entered
of record, Division Number One, of the
District of Alaska, is DIVIDED into six
recording districts, described as follows,
to-wit:
Wrangel District. or District No. l,
shall be bounded as follows: Conn
mencing at Cape Fanshaw las defined on
the official maps and charts), thence
running due east to the international
boundary line between British Colum-
bia and Alaska; thence along said boun-
Diary line in south-easterly direction
through Portland Canal and Portland
Inlet TO Cape Fox; thence westerly
along SAID boundary line through Dixon
Entrance to point due south Of the
center of Chatham Strait thence due
northsto and up the center nf Chatham
Strait1o Frederick Sound; thence east
erly along the center of Frederick Sound
to Cape Fanshaw, the point of Begin
ming.
That the Juneau Recording District,
or District No. 2, shall have for it's
southern boundary the northern boun-
Diary of Wrangel District, or District
No. t. and running from the point
where said southern boundary intersects
the international boundary line between
British Columbia and Alaska in north
longitude 134, west from Greenwich ;
thence in westerly direction to the
center of Lynn canal opposite Point
Seduction; thence down the center of
Lynn Canal and Chatham Strait to the
northwest boundary line of Wrangel
District, or District No /.
Skagway District, or District No. 8,
shall be bounded as follows: Commence
ing at the center of Lynn canal at a
point.opposite Point Seduction; thence
running due east to the International
national boundary line between British
Columbia and Alaska, to point there
on where longitudinal line 134 west
from Greenwich crosses said boundary
line; thence following said boundary
line in northerly and westerly direc-
ton to appoint thereon, longitude 1873
west from Greenwich; thence due south
to the Pacific ocean; thence along the
coast in a south-easterly direction to
Cross Sound; thence down the center of
Cross Sound to Icy Strait; thence down
Icy Strait to Chatham Strait thence in
a northerly direction up the center OF
Chatham Strait and Lynn canal to the
point of beginning.
Sitka District, or District No. Four,
shall be comprised of Chicagof and Bara-
anoff Islands, and the smaller islands
west thereof and adjacent thereto.
Valdes District, or District No. Five,
shall begin at a point where the Inter-
national Boundary Line is intorsected by
Longitudinal Line 1873 from Greenwich;
running thence in northerly direction
to Mt. st. Elias; thence in a northwest
erly direction along the summit of the
divide between the waters that drain
into the Tanana and other streams run
ming into the Gulf of Alaska and Cooks
Inlet to Mt. Mckinley; thence in south
westerly direction to the nothermost
point of Lake Clark; thence down Lake
Clark to Lake Hanna; thence south
across said lake to point where the
southern shore thereof is intersected by
Longitudinal Line 155 w. from Green
witch; thence in an easterly line across
the Alaska Peninsula and Kamishak Bay
to a point half way between Cape Eliza.
beth and Ushugat Island; thence east
erly to a point where the coast line Ii
ietersected by Longitudinal Line 1873 w
from Greenwich; thence due north along
said Longitudinal Line to the place Of
beginnings,
Kodiak District, or District No. Six
shall begin on the south side OF Lake
Hanna, Longit ude 155 w. from Green
witch, and running thence down the
summit of the Alaska Peninsula in {
southwesterly direction to Isanotsk
Straits; thence in southerlv direction
to point one mile south and west o.
Sannak Island ;sssf5,ance along Circuit
tous line to point half way between
Cape Elizabeth and Ushugat Island
thence in westerly direction to thu