Alaska forum., 1901-02-21
Alaska Forum, Feb. Fl, 1901.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT, DISTRICT or ALASKA.


 DISTRICT or ALASKA. In the matter
 oithe proceedings to define locate and fix the boundaries of the several judicial dis tricts of the District of Alaska.
 On th.s soth day ot Jnne, A. D. 1900, pursu- ant to the provisions of all act of Congres en- tited "An Act making farther provisions for civh governm .ut for Alaska, and for other purpo e,," approved June 9th A. D. 1900, Hon. Ar.har H. Moves, Judge of the Second Judicial District aud Hon. James Wiekersliam, Judge of the Third Judiciai District, of the District of Al ,k l, met for tae purpose ofdividing tine Dis trSt of Ala ka into three recording divisions, all desis isnating the divi;ion of the Court to supervise eacn, and to define the boundaries thereof as provided ill Section B oil page o of said Act and after due consideration and delib- eration. sucn divisions and the boundaries there of were fl xed and determined upol as follows:-
 The Second Jndicisl District of tine District of Alaska shall con ,ist of all that territory lying west of that certain line described as follows:- Commencing at the mouth of the Colville River Oil ,he north coast of the District of Alaska, thence following tne Colville River south and west to a point where said river crosses the one hundred aud iifty-tif.h meridian line the second time; thence following tie one hundredand fif- ty-ifth meridian line south and west to the moLth of the nkakat River, where said Soon- k.Nat River empties into the Yukon River; thence ill a south and easterly direction to the westerly side of Mount Mckinley; thence ill SouthWesterly direction around the headWaterS of tine Kuskok vim River to the north westerly end of Lake Clark; thence down Lake Clark and Nogheling River to lliamna Lake; thence south
 
 in direct line through the center inc Alaskan Penins ala to the Straits of Isanotski; thence i'll a southSeslerly direction embracing within the Second udicial District all the Aleutian islands.
 keteredee i' here by naI to that certain map of Alaska hereto attached and made part ol this order which niap Is drawn a double red lilie separating the Second and Third Jud- ical Distrlcts of the District of Alaska, as near ly as possible conforming to the natural objects aId permanent land marks heretofore referred to.
 rhe rirs, ahd Third Judicial Districts of the Dl strict Oi Alaska shall consist Of such territory, aud be separated by such divisions aud lines snail hereafter be nxed and determined upon by the Hon Melville C.Drown, Judge offirst Judicial District, and the Hon. James WlckerSham, Judge of the Third Judicial Distrct of said District of Alaska not lhcl lded within the second Judicial District as heretofore Described
 The subdivisions Of said District of Alaska and the bouhdarie; of said Judicial Districts may be Sub iequently altered chan sed modl- hcd i'll tue following maniler.
 That ally par. of any district may be detach- ed from the same aud added to any other dis tv,ct, whenever ill the Jud sment of the Judges of said districts altered cnailged the dne shall De seemed advisable, and '''ch enange or altera- tion shall be agreed MpOn writing between the Jud. .es ottns judicial districts so affected, and shS.i c:ianse or alteration shall be published and pro.naisa.ed as provided for i'll oection B, on
 his order shall be executed in duplicate and recorded in the minutes ot the several District Court ,of said District of Alaska.
 WtrNi5S the signature of the Honorable Judges of tile Several District Courts of said Dis triI, of Alaska this goth day of June, AID. 1ooo- l S.->&o Me Brown:
 (SlGNED Arthur H. Moves.
 Judge of the Second Judicial Dis. Si>iNi:D James WickerSham.
 J Jdd ye Of the Third Jndcial Dis IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
 DISTRICT or ALASkA. In the matter
 otth proceedings to define ,loca te and fix the