Alaska forum., 1901-02-07
Alaska Forum, Feb. 7, 1901.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT, DISTRICT or ALASKA.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT,
 DISTRICT or ALASKA. In the matter
 of the proceedings to define, locate and fix
 the boundaries of the several judicial dis
 trcts of the District of Alaska.
 On th1s goth day of Jnne, A. D. 1900, pursu- ant to the provisions of all act of Congres ell titled An Act making further provisions for a civil government for Alaska alI for other plrpoSe5,' apprOv-d June otn A. D. lyoo, Hon Arthur II. Noyes udse of the Second Judlc'at District and Hon James WlCkerSham, udge Of the Third Judicial District, ot the DlotrlCt of Alaska, met for the purpose ot dividing the Dis triCt of Ala,ka into three recording dlVlS,olS, and esiynating the division of the Court to supervise each, and to define the boundaries thereof as provided in Section l3 page of said Act, and after due consideration and delib- eration such divisions and the boundaries there of were fixed and de lermined upon as tOllOwS:-
 The Second Jndici,l District of the District of Alaska shall consist of all that territory ylng west of that certain llne described as follows Commencing at the mouth Of the Colville River on the north coast of the DStrlCt of Alaska, thence following tine Colville River south and west to d pOnt where Sald river crosses the hundred and lift y-tlfth meridian line the second time; thence following the one hundredand if ty-hfth meridian llnt south and west to the mouth Ot the Soon kakat River where said Soon ktkat River emptleS into the Yukon River; thence in a south and eaStery direction to the westerly side of Mount Mckinley; thence i'll sOutilM esterlv direction around the headwaterS of the k uskok vim River to the nOrthWesterly end of Lake Clark; thence down Lake Clark and NOgheling River to lllamia Lake; thence south erly across Lake lllannlla to kdkhOnak; thence ill d direct line through the center of ihe Alaskan Peninsula to the Straits of Isanotski; thence in a southwesterly direction embracing within the SevOnd Judicial District all the Aeutian Islands.
 Reference Is here by nad to that certain map of Alaska hereto attached and made part of this order OH winch map is drawn double red line separating the Second and Third Jud- iClal DiStrlCtS of the District of Alaska, as ly as possible conforming to the natural objects and permanent land mark heretofore reered to-
 The Frst and Third judicial Districts of the District of Ala shall consist of such territory and be separated by such divisions aud lines shall hereafter be hxed and determined upon by the Hon. Melville C.Brown Judge offrst judicial District, and the Hon. James WlCkersham, Juds se of the Third Judicial Dlstrict of said Distrlct of Alaska. not included within the second judicial District as heretofore Described.
 The subdivisions of said DlStriCt of Alaska and the boundaries of said JudlClal Districts may be subsequently, altered, changed pr modl- fled i'll the following lla.lner:-
 That ally part of any district may be detaCh- ed from the same and added to any other dis trict, wheneverin the Jud 5lnent of the Judges of said districts altered changed the same shall be deemed advisable, and such change or altera- tiOn shall be agreed npon writing between the Judges ofthe judicial districts affected, and such change or alteration shall be published nd page of said Act
 his order shall be executed in triplicate and recorded Ill the minutes of the several District Courts Ot said District of Alaska
 WITNESS the signature of the Honorable Judges ofthe Several District Courts of Sd i'd Dis trict of Alaska this 5oth day of June, AID. 19oo- SIGNED M. (. BrOWn
 Judge of the First judicial Dis (S1G&ED Arthur H. Moves.
 Judge of the Second Judicial Dis. SIGNED James Wlckersham.
 Jud se of the Third judicial Dis IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
 DISTRICT or ALASKA. In the matter
 of the proceedings to define ,loca te and fix the