Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1822-08-31
DOMESTAC.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
Washington, July 3, 1922.

the treaty vi NhCHt
| The undersigned, Commissioners, ap- /
| poia,ed, sworn, aud authorized, in virlue 4
of the OH article of the treaty of peace J
and auny between his Britannia Majesty 7
and the United States of America, c"ii- /
cluded at Client, on the 24lh oil Decem- |
Der, 1911, impartially to examine, and, |
by report or declaration, under their
hands and seals, to designate " that por-
ton OF the boundary OF the United STATES
from the point where the 45th degree
OF north latitude strikes The river iroquois,
or Cataragul, along the middle of said
river into lake Ontario, through the mid
die Of SAID like, until it strikes the COM
municalion, by water, between that lake
and lake Erie thence along the middle
OF said communication, into lake Erie,
through the middle of said lake, until it
arrives at the water communication into
! lake Huron; thence through the middle
OF said lake, to the water communication
| between that lake and lake superior;"
and to IS decide to which Of the two con-
tracing parties the several islands, lying
within said rivers, lakes, and water COM
municatlons, do respectively belong, in
conformity with the true htene 81 ,ie
| treaty Of 1885," do decide and d. ci3r:,
| nat the following described linz, Witch
is more clearly indicated in a series If
maps accompanying this report, ezhibi-
ting correct surveys and delneatlens Ut
all the rivers, lakes, water comm uaioa-
lions, and islands, embraced by Tax OH
article of the treaty of Client, by bia, K
| Inc, shaded on the British side with red,
and on the American side with Blue;
each sheet of which series of maps is
| identified by Ger, iticate, SUBSCRIBE oY
| ne Commissioners, aud by two princ:-
/ pal Surveyors employed by them,) II tha
rue boundary intended 10y the two 0e!ore
| mentioned treaties; that is 10 say !;
! Beginning at a stone monument erect
ed by Andrew Ellicott, Esq in tae year
1917, on the south bank, OF shore, ptlhc
said river Iroquois, or CaiaFagui, .,Jw
called the St. Lewrence,) which n,n,a 4
nent bears south ZAP As west, ana is
eighteen hundred and forty yards sis.s,t
from the stone church in the Indian eii-
.age OF St. Regis, and indicates the poit:t
al which the 45th parallel OF north laii-
,ude strikes the said river; themes rtla-
ming north SIS AS west into the rives, on
line at right angles with the southern
shore to point one hundred yards south
Ioi the opposite island, called Cornwall
island; thence, turning westerly, and
passing around the southern and western
sides of said island, keeping one handred
! yards distant thereirotn, and following the
curyatures OF lts'shores to point opp
! site to the northwest corner, or a"gle Ut
said island thence, to and along theulid-
| die OF the main river, untii 1t approaches
the eastern extremity Of Barnhart's ISL
and thence, northerly, along the chan
mel which divides the last mentioned ISL
and from The Canada shore, keeping one
hundred Yards distant from the island,
until it approaches Sheik 5 island; thence,
along the middle of the strait which di-
ydes Barnhar,'s and Sbeik's Islands. to
the channel called the Long SAUL, which
separates the two last mentioned islands
from the Lower Long Sauit island
Thence, westerly, crossing the centre Of
the last mentioned channel, until il APP
proaches within one hundred yards oi ne
north shore of the Lower Sault island;
thence, up the north branch of the river
keeping to the north Of, and near The
lower SAINT Island. and also north of, and
near. the Upper Sault sometimes call
ed Bayter's) island, and south OF the two
small islands, marked on .he map A aud
3, to the western extremity ofthe Upper
Sanlk or Bakers island; thence, pass
! ing between the two islands called the
| Cats, to the middle OF the river above;
thence, along the middle of the river,
keeping to the north of the small islands
marked & and D.; and north also of
| Chrysller's island, and OF the small ISL
| and next above il. marked L, until II APP
proachcs the northeast angle of Goose
Neck island; thence, along the passage
which divides the last mentioned island
from the Canada shore, keeping one hum
dred wards from the island, to the upper
end OF the same; thence, south Of, and
near, the two small islands called the
Nut Islands !, thence, north Of, and near,
the island marked +, and also OF the ISL
and called Dry or S.nuggler's island
Thence, passing between the islands
marked G and II, to the north of island
called Isle an Rapid Plat; thence along
the north side OF the last mentioned is.
and, keeping one hundred yards from the
shore to the upper end thereof; thence,
along the middle Of the river, keeping