The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-12-19
NEW CLEARWATER COUNTY
Great Interest !" the Movement -Nezperce
People Would Modify the BilI-Copy Of the
Petition and Resolutions.


People Would Modify the BilI-Copy Of tn
Petition and Resolutions.
County division matters are now ar
absorbing topic in the towns of Nezperc<
prairie and in the precincts adjoining
Nezperce prairie is unit on the proposi
ton to defeat the Orofino idea, or il fail
ing in that, to create new county with
g4ea,ly enlarged boundaries and terri
tory so laid out that Nezperce is the nat
ural and only available county seat.
The agitation is widespread in all that
portion of the county and in the PEE.
cincts of Woodland and Green creek in
Idaho county, which have joined issues
with Nezperce prairie. The Nezperce
people still maintain that their action is
brought on in self defense against the
movements made by towns along the
river that are seeking to segrcgate Nez.
perce prairie. There are at present
three petitions. outside of the Nezperce
idea The Oro6no proposition which
prevailed in the last legislature, and the
Melrose idea backed by prominent citi-
zens of the Potlatch. and the division
proposed by those who favor making
feck the county seat. As against these
the Nezperce prairie people are circulat-
ing the following petition:
ITO the Honorable senators and repre-.
sentatives Of the state of Idaho in legisla.
ture assembled:
I'VE the undersigned citizens residing
IN that section Of the state of Idaho
known as the Clearwater basin, do re-
spectfully represent and show that this
section of the state is rapidly increasing
in wealth and population and that the
volume of public business required to be
transacted at the different county seats
is likewise increasing, and as the county
seats of Nezperce. Idaho and Shoshone
counties are very remote from the Sec
tions herein mentioned; for instance. a
citizen living at Woodland, in Idaho
county, in order to attend to county
business has to travel distance of forty
miles; citizen of Nezperce, Neg Perce
county, distance Of seventy-6ve miles,
and citizen OF Pierce City, Shoshone
county, distance Of two hundred and
fifty miles, and by reason Of our remote
situations from our respective seats of
county government, it entails upon your
petitioners great outlay, both in time
and money, to attend TO those matters
pertaining to county business which is
incumbent upon good citizens to dis
charge. and believing that we have the
wealth and population necessary to sup
port county government and relying
upon the fact that under dispassionate
view Of our situation we are entitled to
relief at your hands, we respectfully ask
that your honorable body create a new
county to be known as Clearwater county,
state of Idaho, within the following
approximate bounds:
Beginning at point Of the intersec-
ton Of the Boise meredian with the south
side of the Clearwater river, and con-
tinuing south to the intersection Of said
meridian with Big Canyon Greek, thence
mp said creek to point where the same
is intersected by township line between
township thirty.four (34) and township
thirty five (35), thence west on said town.
ship line to the northwest corner Of Sec
ton three (3). township thirty-four (34).
range two (7) west, thence directly south
to the township line between township
thirty two (37) and township thirty-three
| (33), thence east on said township lire to
the township line between range two (2)
and range (3) east, thence south on said
township line five miles to the southwest
corner Of section thirty (3o). township
thirty-two l37). range three (3) east,
thence east on section line to a point
where the same intersects Cottonwood
Greek, thence down Cotton wood reek to
point where it empties into the South
Fork Of the Clearwater River. thence up
said South Fork to point iutersec,ed by
the section line between sections twenty
nine l2o) and thirty two t3a). in tow nship
(32l, range al east. thence east on said
section line TO the state line between
Idaho and Montana, thence follow said
state line in q northern direction until Il
becomes intersec,ed by the forty-seventh
/ (47,h) parallel, thence west on said paral'
4 lei, to the intersection ofshe boundary linz
between Shoshone and Koot+nia Coun
ties. thence due south 70 the intersectior
of the Clearwater River, thence dowr
said river to place Of beginning, which
in our judgment. would Be serve the in
terests Of the inhabitants therein, and VI
would respectfully and earnestly petitior
your honorable body to grant a. the re
lief herein sought.
In furthesance ofthese plans the severa
precencts are organixing. Ne1percl
citizens had . meeting Monday night ant
| anr,ointed the follorvinw r.namsp,iffee n n.