The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-07-09
HITCHCOCK
ESTABLISHES
BOUNDARIES
Proclamation Issued by Secre-
tary of interior
DEFINING THE COUNTIES
And Telling Where County
Seats Shall Be.
DEFINING THE COUNTIES

Washington, D. C, July s.-Secretary
Hitchcock has issued his proclamation
establishing the boundary lines of the
three counties created out Of the Kiowa
Comanche Wichita and Csdd0 reserva-
tions in Oklahoma territory, reorganiz-
ing the land Office districts and setting
aside $500 acres in the heart Of the
Wichita mountains as a national forest
reserve.
Under the proclamation the Indian
country is divided into three counties
with boundaries as follows:
The boundaries Of first of said counties.
hereby named Caddo county, beginning
at the point OF intersection OF the first
standard parallel north Of Indian base
line with the ninety-eighth degree Of
longitude west from Greenwich, running
thence west along the said first standard
parallel north to the southwest corner
Of township 8, north, range 13 west;
thence north Of the range line between
ranges 13 and u west and its Offsets to
its intersection with the third standard
parallel north, thence east along said
third standard parallel north to the cen
ter Of the main channel of the Canadian
river between section two, township
twelve north, and section thirty-five town
ship thirteen. north in range eleven,
west; thence down said Canadian river.
following the center line Of the main
channel thereof TO the range line be-
tween ranges ten and eleven west, thence
south on said range line between ranges
ten and eleven west TO the corner com
mon TO townships ten and eleven north.
ranges ten and eleven west; thence east /
to the township line between townships
ten and eleven north to the center Of the
main channel Of the Canadian river;
thence down said Canadian river. fol-
lowing the center line Of the main chan /
ne thereof, to the ninety-eighth degree /
Of longitude west from Greenwich. thence /
south TO said ninety-eighth degree Of /
west longitude to the place Of beginning. /
The boundaries Of the second county, /
hereby named Comanche county. begin /
ming az the point Of Intersection Of the |
first standard parallel north Of the In /
dian base line with the ninety-eighth /
degree Of longitude west from Greenwich [
running thence west along said first stan
dard parallel north 10 the northwest cor
ner Of township four north, range fifteen.
wesr: thence south to the range line be
tween ranges fifteen and sixteen west to
the southwest corner Of township one
north. range fifteen west; thence west
on the Indian base line to the center OF
the main channel of the north fork Of
the Red River; thence down the said
north fork Of Red river following the
center line of the main channel Of the
Red river; thence down said Red river.
the center line Of the main
channel thereof to the nfnety-eighth de-
gree Of longitude west from Greenwich;
thence north along the said ninety-cfghth
degree of west longitude TO the place of
beginning.
The boundaries Of the third county,
heretofore named Kiowa county: Begin
ming at the southeast corner of township ,
i've north. range fourteen west; running
thence west on the first standard paral-
lei north to the northeast corner Of
township four north. range sixteen west; {
thence south on the range line between I
ranges fifteen and sixteen west 70 the e
Indian base line; thence west on said IN S
lian base line to its intersection with q
he center Of the main channel OF the r
north fork of the Red river; thence un
said north fork OF Red river following c
he center line Of the main channel (
hereof 10 its Intersection with the town q
ihtp line between townships seven and j
light north; thence east on said town e
hip line 70 its intersection with the cen Z
er Of the main channel Of the Washite o
liver; thence down said Washita river. t
ollowing the center line Of the main
hannel thereof 10 the range line between h
anges thirteen and fourteen west; u
hence south on said range lire between c
anges thirteen and fourteen west to the e
lace Of beginning in conformity with t.
he provisions Of said act of March g. v
9G Supra that any part of said lands n
lay be attached to any adjoining county 81
D said territory, have attached certain "
ortlons Of said lands 10 the counties 50
Z Rogers Mills. Washita and Canadian. W
hitch necessitated q change in the boun-
aries OF said counties SO that they now is