Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-01-25
SELWAY COUNTY IS
INTRODUCED IN
LEGISLATURE
THE EAST PORTION OF IDAHO
COUNTY.
REP.QU|NLAN AuTHOROF BILL
Kooskia to be Temporary County Seat
Election Decide Permanent Loca-
tion-What the Boundaries Are.

The Selway county bill that has for
its purpose the creation of the county
of Selway out of the east portion of
Idaho county, was introduced in the
lower house last week by Representa-
tive Quinlan of Idaho county. By its
terms Kooskia would become the
temporary county seat, the oermaE'nt
county seat to be determined at dl
election to be held at the same time as
the general election in 1915.
The boundaries of the new county
as defined in the bill will be as fol
lows:
"Beginning at the point where the
range line between ranges two and
three east Boise meridian, intersects
the middle of the channel of Lawyers
Canyon creek on the present boundary
between Idaho and Lewis counties;
thence running up the center of the
channel of Lawyers Canyon creek to
the point where the section line be-
tween sections 33 and "a of township 3
north, range east, Boise Meridian,
| intersects said creek on said boundary; !;
thence south on said section line to the
| southwest corner of section 27, town
ship 32 north, range east, Boise
| Meridian, thence east to the southeast
corner of section 2S, township 32 north.
range 3 east, Boise Meridian; thence
| south to the southwest corner of sec
ton 10, township 81 north, range 3
east, Boise Meridian; thence east to the
| southeast corner of section IL, town
ship 81 north, range 3 east, Boise
| Meridian; thence south on the section
line between sections l3 and IA, town
ship 81 north, range east, Boise meri-
dian, and a continuation thereof to a
point where the same intersects the
south boundary line of the Nez Perce
Indian reservation; thence in a south
easterly direction along said reserva-
tion line to a point where the same IN
tersects the section line running east
and west between sections l9 and 30
township 81 north, range east, Boise
meridian; thence east along said sec
ton line and a continuation thereof t6
a point where the same intersects thf
middle of the channel of the soutf
fork of the Clearwater river; thence VI
the middle of the channel of sale
stream to a point where the same in
terseets the section line running east
and west between sections and y
township 80 north, range east, Bols'
Meridian, which section line is also thu
north boundary line of the Nez Perc'
national forest; thence east along sail
section line to the southeast corner o
section 3, township 80 north, range
: east, Boise meridian; thence north t.
the northeast corner of said last name'
section; thence east along the nortl
township line of said township 80 north
range 4 east, Boise meridian, to tn
northeast corner of said township
thence north along the east TOWNSHIP
line of township 81 north, range east
Boise meridian to the northeast corne
l Of section SO in said township; theme
? east along the section line between sec
: tions 80 and 81 and 80 and 81 in towr
ship 81 north, range 8 east, Bols
l meridian, to the southeast corner
section 90 in said township; theme
north along the section line betwee
section 30 and % and 90 and 81 /
o said last named township to a poin
9 where the same intersects the sout
boundary line of the Selway nations
forest; thence easterly following tn
boundary line between the Nez Perc
: national forest and the Selway ms
: tional forest along the divide separa
ing the waters of the South Fork an
, the Middle Fork of the Clearwater rive
!. on and along the said boundary lin
9 between the said national forests
r the present state line between the stat
/ of Idaho and the state of Montan'
4 thence northerly following the presen
!. defined boundary line between the stat
4 of Idaho and the state of Montana
: the Lolo pass at the summit of the Bi
ter Root mountains; thence followln
the present boundary line betwee
Idaho and Clearwater counties in
direct line to the head of Lolo creef
= thence down the middle of the chann
!, of Lolo creek to the mouth of Lo
! creek; thence up the middle of IL
!, channel of the Clearwater river to tt
;. junction of Lawyers Canyon creek viii
. said river thence up the middle of Il
: lchannel of said Lawyers canyon cree
i to the place of beginning
. The. new county would be include
|. in the second judicial district. BY i
;. terms the governor upon the enactmel
!, of the bill into law would forthw1t
i appoint all county officers who wou
{ serve until the next general electio
# Within ten days after appointmer
d the county commissioners would me
A. and organize, approve bonds of 9th
I. officers and otherwise organize Il
l. various departments.