Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1839-01-17

principal Surveyors, viz: Col. Bonchelte
on the part Of G, Britain aud John john
son on the pat ofthe u. States was dnec-
ted, whilst the artual survey was III pro-
gress, "ior the purpose, !" as the instruct
ms say, "of obtaining such Information
concerning the probable eNtrht of the mt T.
idpnal line as also the courses aud di>'an-
cps 9th line along the highlands To the
Northwes,ernmost head of the Connecticut
River, to proceed upon an exploring sur
vey, upon line due North from the Stake
already mentioned, Ghe monument) "nh'
ihru a9ired al some one of'Me streams or
aoaterS, which are connected wth the Rirtr
~. Lamrence, aud explore the different
highlands which liz between the last men
toned line g. the northwestermosi head oil
Connecticut River, also TO explore and as
certain as near as practicable the sources
Of tie various streams which rise between
the las, mentioned (the due North lne) and
the Northwesirrnt,ns head of Connecticut
River and empty themselves into ST. Law
renee or the Atlantic Ocean, aud also the
elevations and prominent features of the land
which divide said streams or waters.
II may be noticed, it, passing, that the
language of these instructions very plainly
indicates. that az that time, no doubt was
entertained that the due North line extern
dpd 10 the waters of the St Lawrence, as
the language is not TINT of the treaty even
but The instructions distinctly speak ofihe
wa.ers Of The ST. Lawrence being found
in dus .Torii line.
Under these instructions he actual sur
vev was commenced from the Monument
il 1917. and proceeded abou, % miles.
The surveyors, however, at times differing,
and probably at last ascelthinlng that they
had made some mistakes, Abandoned The
work.
The Surveyors made separate reports IN
1919, as appears by the Journal OF The
Comms sioners, which was ordered to be
filed.
After the reports made to the Commas
sion"rs, of the actual survey, they dii oI,
the Goth Of May 1918, order that the actual
survey and marking of the due North line
BIZ suspended until the Astronomers can
revise and if necessary correct the same. !
have not been able to find ihn, either AS
tronnmerS nr SURVEYORS ever went Oh again
ia this line, dcsgnatedas the actual line, or
tina, any thing more has been done III rela-
tion to it.
Col. Bonchrtte and Mr. johnson pro
ceeded with the erp!ou"g line IN 1913
across the St john t" 50 miles from the
Monument, and made srperdle relo:ts OF
their doings. Al the meeting of the Com
mi>sioners in 1918, apparently for the hrs'
time, the British agent suggests doubts
whether the due North line Of the treat,
will extend to the ST. Lawrence waters, and
proposes to discontinue the further survey
and exploration IN that line aud return To
the region of Mas Hill, and explore from
thence westwadly, by the sources th-
Aroostook and Des Chucs, aud thence
towards Il q sources of the Chaudieie and
the Kpnnebpc, where the agent alleges, b."
has rood cause Ia belive ,hat the highlands
contemplated III the Treaty viii be found
This new proposition was resisted by tie
American agent, he alleging that the high
lands Of the treaty would be found at the
extremity Of the due North line. if run, as
first agreed upon. and that survey from
theme along The highlands would demon
sra,e il. Although the request of the Brit
ish agent was not in terms granted, yet the
result was nearly the same, as the survey
ors were ordered to fini.h the exploring
survey Of the due North line, aud not,
proceed at al Westwardly along the high
lands, but TO return Immediately to the
region Of Mars Hill, and to commence the
exploration of the highlands at that poin.
according to The stg .estion of the Brltish
agent, Accordingly. in 1918. Mr. Johnson
aud Mr. Odell, (whp had been substituted
for Col Bnuchelte.) proceeded TO run the
exploring line from the point where it was
left the former year, to Beaver or MeiIs
River. which cmp'ies into lake h"ts, and
having arrived al the sirt am. Wiihnut cX-
plHing or running along the highlands from
that point. according to the FIRST iiislruc-
tons aud the terms Of the treaty. they re-
turned 10 Mars Hill. And j: is Il singular
fact, that after that time, no American Snr-
vernr, or anthnriz"d agent, hts ever exam
ind or traced the irigi ur land, or given
any account Of the rhar arter of the crun-
ny about the NurthAr=t angle Of Nova
Sco,i,. II seems as II both pa ties lanst
sindinuslv avoided that pnini. viii, h WAS
the m ,st important of all, and Tie >nb.f-
auenl eutypys continued through 1919 and
%. were almost entirely confined to The
examination Of isolated bills and imaginary
ranges South ofihe ST. john.
The Snrve yors who run the exploring
line are very brief n their do~cr; tons "f
the country at and about the Northwest