Alaska forum., 1901-02-14
Alaska Forum, Feb. l4, 1901.

vision, and the Hon. James WiCnerslla1n judge of the third judicial division of the district of Alaska, met at Shagway i'll the district of Alaska for the purpose of dividing the district of Alaska into three recording dv ,ion,, to designate the divisions of the Cour. to be supervised by each, and to define the boundare there Of as provid- ed in section thirteen ofsad act, And after due consideration and de.iberation the following boundaries we're fixed aud determined upon to-
 The order heretofore and oil the thirtietl day of June, l4to, made and signed Dv the lion. Arthur H Noye> nd se ci che ;eCo.ld di ,io.l Of said district ul Alaska and the Hon James Wicsersham judge of the third division of said district, fixing tne boundary fine bctween the 1 second aud third divisions lS in all things here by approved and confirmed;
 The line dividing the first and third divisions oitle said district i, hNed follow 5, to-wit; Besinnng OH the line fixed i'll the order of June 50, 1900, aud s gned by the judges of the district court of {. ska, where the slrne crosses AItMC- kinley near the headwattrs cf the Shashitna River, the line shall run thence Eastward along the divide b~tAten the htadwuterS of the said Shushitna and ianana Rivers, and thence East ward along the divide between the headvater, of the Copper Kjver and the said Ianana River, and thence 50 ltherly along the divide between the rivers running west"a ardly into the Copper River and other rivers runnin; eastwardly into the Iukon River. and thence SoutnWard along said divide 10 Mt. st. Elias, and thence following the national ,oLntary line of So-th- eastern 4 la, ka between the British and Antrl- can Territories to Dixon Entrance.
 And Il IS hereby ordered that all that DOT tiOn of the dl strict of Alaska lying South and West of the above described line and all that DOT tion of the district of Alaska lying South and East of the line fl ed i'll the order Ot June thirti- eth afore said and being South of Mt. Mckinley, the initial point above named, shall constitute the first judicial division of the district of Alaska.
 And it ;s further ordered that all that DOT tion of the district of Alaska lying North ard East of the watersheds of the said Shushitna and Copper Rivers above described, and ly- ing west of the boundary line between the dis trict of Ala ska and the Yukon territory and ly O knS he l1tl l11lON Ni Mckinley, and fixed by the order of June thirti- eth atore said shall ,titute the third division of the district of Alaska
 It Is further ordered that all that pOrtO of the district of Alaska lN ing West of the line fix ed ia the order of June th1rtieth aforesaid aud including al, of the Aeutian Island, lying to tue Westward of O5anotski Strait, shall constitute the second dlvl sion 0! tile di i,trlct of Alaska.
 Il is further ordered that as soon as 1t shall be ascertained that convenient way exists of reaching Valdez and the mouth of the Copper River country from Eagle City so that the public business may be more economically managed from the court at Eagle City that a encouragement shall be made whereby the said Copper River country may be placed ill tlle third division of said district
 It is further ordered that this order be attached to the order of June 30, 1900, and the map attached to that order, and that this order and the said order of June 30, 1900, and the said map, shall constitute one order, and that said map shall be re- ferred to for more particular indication of said lines and that both of the said or ders shall be recorded at large iii the re- cords of each division of said court, and that the mapattached to the same shall be safely filed with the said orders and retained for reference with the clerks of i each division
 This order shall be executed in trip