The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-01-20
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One OF the warmest fights OF the sessiou
is promised when the bill to Greats the
county Of Clearwater out Of the southern
part OF Shoshone and 4 portion OF Nex
Ferce comes up for consideration. One
OF the most bitter opponents Of the bin u
Representative Black Of Neg Perce. He
states he will show by 'petition that the
people living in that part Of Nes Perce Il
is proposed to segregate are unalterably
opposed to the change. If any change b
made. he suggests that il be to annex
south Shoshone to Nez Perce. He says Il
Is not difficult matter to reach Lewiston
from the southern part Of Shoshoue. The
question Of the distance Of the county
seat Of Shoshone is urged as one Of the
reasons fer desiring the creation ofclear-
water.
The bill describes the boundaries Of
the proposed Clearwater county a fol-
lows: "Beginning at the intersection Of
the northern boundary line Of township
Al, range east, Of Boise meridian, with
the western boundary line Of Shosnone
county; thence due east along the
northern boundary line Of said township
AZ and continuing due ea.t TO the
boundary line between the states OF Idaho
and Montana to its intersection with the
present. southern boundary lire Of Sho-
shone county; thence In . westerly di.
rection along the present southern
boundary Of Shoshone county to where
the same inrersects the center Of the
channel Of the clea water river; thence
up the center Of the main channel Of the
Clearwater river to the mouth Of Law.
yer's sreek, being the present boundary
line between the counties Of Nex Perez
and Idaho; thence in westerly direction
up the center Of the main channel ol
Lawyers creek, being the present north
ern boundary line Of Idaho county, to ii
intersection with the Boise meridian 10
its intersection with the southern
boundary line Of township IS, range i
west If Boise meridian; thence wesl
along the southern boundary line Of said
township to the southwest corne,
thereof; thence north along the western
boundary line Of townships IS, IS. 81. JS
to the present southern boundary line o
Latah county; thence east along th,
present southern boundary line Of Latai
county to the southeast corner Of sait
county; thence north along the presen
boundary line between the counties q
Shoshone and Latah and Shoshone ant
Kootenai to the place Of beginning"
| A description not 50 technically cor
rect, but probably more easily under
stood: The northern line OF Ciesrwate
runs eight miles south Of the 47th paral.
lei, cutting straight through Shoshon'
without respect to natural divides. Tha
part Of Nez Perce known as Neg Perc'
prairie, with Nezperce city 40 ito princi
pal town. aud part Of the Potiatch coun
try in Nez Perce county, are embra ed Il
the proposed new county. The bill !
4 similar to that presented swo years ago
excepting that it takes more Of Nez Perc
county.
Orofino is named as the county seat Q
Clearwater. until the general election i
1904, when the voters shall elect pc,
manent county seat.
The usual provisions are made for III
appointment Of officers. The boards q
commissioners are required, at the FRI
regular meetings sf'er organizssion Of Il,
county of Clearwater. to appoint expert
to apportion the debt Of Shoshone pr
rata, the basis TO be the proportion {
taxable property in each county accord
ing to the assessment rolls Of Shoshon
tor l9o2. Similar provision 10 made Il
Nez Perce with respect to that part It
proposed to cut of. The usual arrang'
ment is made for the apportionment
the county property. II 10 to be Apo
toned on the same basis provided fos Il
appor ionmeut of the indebtedness.
OF intessst 70 Sasekmsa.
Il Stockmen will probably take deep i
....s, in the oroUress of house bill N