The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-05-31
TO FORM BLAINE COUNTY.
New Law Invoked BY Residents OF
Milk River Valley.

New Law invoked BY Residents OF
Milk River Valley.
The frs. attempt to for II q new
county under the provisions OF q law
Ell acted by the Twelfth assembly will be
made by residents of the northeastern
part Of Chou,eau county. As one OF
the prelimin aries 10 this movement, q
petition has been fled 10 the county
clerks Office requesting the commits
sioners TO call q special election at
which the question of creating the new
county of Blaine may be submitted to
to popular vote among the citizens
affected.
The proposed county Of Blaine COM
prises that part of Choutesu county
lying asst Of Q north to south bound
ary line described as follows:
Commencing At the closing corner Of
sections 3 and 4. township 81 north
range II east. which is on the interna'
tionsl boundary line between the
United States and the British posses.
sions; thence south on lines of public
surveys to the standard corner of Sec
lions 80 and "a. township 81 north
range II east; thence west along the
ninth standard parallel north to the
closing corner of sections 3 and 4,
township SO north ranze II east: thence
south on the lines Of public surveys to
the STANDARD corner IT sections 30 and
81 township 80 north range II east;
thence east on the eighth standard
parallel to the closing corner of sec
lions 2 and 3, township % north range
II east; thence south on lines of public
surveys to the southwest corner OF
section II township 81 north range II
east: thence east II miles to the quar-
ter section corner between sections l:
and "a; thence south on lines of public
surveys Eve miles to the quarter sec
ton corner between sections II and IL
township 81 north range II east; thenc'
west II miles to the northwest corner
of section IA township 81 north rang
II east: thence south four miles to tn
southeast corner OF section "a town
chip 81 north range II east; thence
west one mile to the southwest corner
of said section "a; thence south seveI
miles to the southwest corner Of sec
ton 3 township 20 north range II east
thence west II miles to the quartz
section corner on the north boundar,
of section 8 township 20 north rang
II east; thence south on lines of publ
surveys five miles to the quarter sec
ton corner on the south boundary 9
section 32 township % nor.> range l
east; thence east about q mile to tn
= northwest corner OF section 3 TOWNSHIP
% north range II east: thence sout
on lines OF public surveys to th
stand ard corner of sections 80 and
township Is north range II east; thenc
west on lines of public surveys to tt
0 closing corner Of sections 3 and
township "a north range II east; thene
0 south on lines of public surveys to tt
center of the m ain channel Of the Mi:
e souri, river.
5 The county commissioners hay
9 designated June 10 as the date G
which q hearing will be given to res
dents of the proposed e county WI
# object TO its creation. The board ais
in conformity with the provisions
10 the statute, made an order that I'll
petitioners give a bond In the cum
81, 500. to protect the county In Il
T. matter of election expenses 10 the eve
e that the proposition fails to recei'
a the support Of IS per e OF Il
d voters.