Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1842-09-16
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! sUBsEayNy f. or 4 TRE.ATI' e
To settle and define the boundaries be-
tween the Territories Of tn" United
! States and the possessions of Her Brit
annie Majesty i'll North America, tor
The final suppression Of the African
| Slave Trade, and for the giving up OF
criminals, fagilives from jns'lce, III Ger
| tain cases.
The following condensed statement OF
It's contents. being all we can Convenient
| ~ find room for in our columns, will give
our readers correct understanding of 1t 4:
ART. l.-No,fheastern Boundarn.-
The dividing line is to begin at the Mon
umenl" at the source Of the ST. Crolx
river; thence north upon the line survey
ed by both governments in l6i7-'lS. 10
its intersection with the river ST. John ;
thence up The middle of tie main channel
10 the ST. Francis thence up the middle
Of The channel Of the ST. Francis and the
lakes through which it flaws. to the out
lie, of Lake PohenagamooA; thence south
wes,wardy in a slraigh, line TO poin, on
the northwest branch Of tile 81. John, 10
miles distant in a straight line from the
main branch. prov ided, tina. if said point
be less than miles from the summit OF
The ridge which separates The waters flow
ing into the ST. John and the 81. Law
renee. the point shall be seven miles in a
straight line from said summit; thence IN
a straight line south three degrees west to
the latitude Of 46d. 25m. at a point where
that parallel in,ersects the southwest
BFaRsb d as 81 & ne hsGss s iae
iage; thence down along the highlands
which divide the waters which empty
themselves into the ST. Lawrence from
those which fall into tile Atlantic Ocean,
to The head Of Halls stream; thence
down the middle Of said stream till the
line thus run intersects The old line Of
boundary marked by Valentine and Col>
Inns previously to the yer l774, as the
45,ll degree of north latitude. and which
has been known as the line Of actual di.
vision between New York and Vermont
on one side. and Canada on the other
and from said point west along the said
dividing line to the ST. Lawrence river.
ART 2. Northern Boundary.-A, a
poin, in the Neebrik channel near Minds
dy Lake. the line TO run into and along
the ship channel. between 81. Joseph and
It. Timmany Islands, to the division of
| the channel al or near the head of 81. Jo
! seph; thence. turning eastwardly and
nor,hwardly. around The lower end of Su
gar Island. and following the middle Of
| The channel which divides 81. George from
ST. Joseph; thence up the east Neebrik
channel, nearest to It. Georges Island
,hro' the middle of Lake George; thence
west Of jonas Island. into ST. Mary's
river, to pon, in the middle of tina. riv.
err. about one mile above Sugar Islam. SO
as TO assign that Island to the u. States;
thence. adopting the line traced ON the
maps by the commissioners, through the
river 81. Mary and Lake Superior. to IA
point north OF lie Royal in said lake. one
hundred yards to the north and east Of lie
I Chapeau. which last mentioned island lies
near the northeastern point Of lie Royal,
where the line marked by The co.lmis-
sioners terminates; and from The last men
toned point southwes.erly. through HE
sound between lie Royal and The north
western mainland. to the moul, of Pigeon
river, and at the said river to and. through
the north and south Fowl Lakes. TO The
Lakes Of the light Of Land, between
Lake Superior and the Lake of the
Woods; thence along the water conmu-
nication to Lake Saisaquinaga, and tro'
tina, lake; thence to and through Cypress
Lake. Lac dn Bots Blanc, Lac Ia Croix,
Little Vermillion Lake, and Lake Name.
can. and ,hrovgh the several smaller lakes,
straits. or streams connecting the lakes
here mentioned to that point in the Rainy
Lake. AT the Chaudiere Falls. from which
the commissioners traced the line 10 the
most northwestern poin. of the Lake Of
the Woods-'hence along said line 10 the
said most northwestern point. being in
latitude ~ % 50 north, and in lono;lnde
% IL 80 west from Greenwich -,I.nce
due south TO Its intersection with the A9lh
parallel OF north latitude. and alono ,l,a,
parallel TO the Rocky Mountains. 7, he
ing understood that all the water cnnmn
cations. and all the usual portage. along
the line from Lake Superior 10 he Lake