The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1842-09-10
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the said highlands which divided The waters
which empty themselves into the river ST.
Lawrenre from those which fall into the
Atlantic Ocean, 10 the head of Halls stream
thence, down the middle Of said stream ill
the line thus run inersecis the old line OF
boundary surveyed and marked by Valen-
tine and Collins previously to the year
l774. as the 45th degree of north latitude,
and which has been known and undersoo
10 be the line of actual division between the
States Of New York and Vermont on one
side. and The British Province of Canada
on the others; and from said point of inter-
section west along the said dividing line as
heretofore known and understood, TO the
lroquois, or 81. Lawrence Ri"er.
ARTICLE II. .
Ills moreover agreed, that from the place
where the join, commissioners terminated
their labors. under the sixth article of the
treaty of Client, 10 wiz At point in that
Neebrirs channel. near the Muddy lake,the
line shall run into and along the ship chan.
mel, between ST Joseph and st. Tammany
Islands, TO the division of the channel at or
near the head Of ST. Joseph's Islandlhence.
turning eastwardIv and nolthwasdly, around.
the lower end of 81. Georges or Sugar Is
land, and following the middle of the chan
mel which divides St. Georges from StJo-
sePh's Island; thence, up the east Neebrik
channel, nearest to ST. Georges Island.
through the middle of Lake George; thence
ives, of jonas Island, into 81. Mays Riv-
er, to point in the Middle of tha. river,
about mile above St. Georges or Sugar
Island, so as to appropriate and assign the
said island TO the U. s., thence, adopting
The line traced on lhe maps by the commits.
slohers, through the river 81. Mary and lake
Superior, 10 point north of Isle Royal in
SAID lake, one hundred yards TO the north
and eas, of Isle Chspeau, which last men.
toned Island lies near The northeastern point
OF Isle Royal, where the line marked by the
commissioners, terminates; and from the
last-menlIonet. point, soulhwesterly, through
the middle Of the sound between Isle Royal
''..'' '''o ..s,t,-ssIIu, fIIo
mouth of Pigeon river, and at the said river
to, and through the north and south Fowl
Lakes, to the Lakes of the height of Land,
between Lake Superior and the Lake of the
Woods; theLce along the water communica-
tion to Lake Saisaqulnaga, and through that
Lake, thence TO and through Cypress Lake,
Lac du Bos Blanc, Lac la Croix, Little
VeImilIion Lake, and Lake Namecan, and
through the several smaller lakes straits, or
streams, connecting the lakes here mention.
ed, 10 that point in Lac lie Puie or Rainy
Lake, at the Chaudiere Falls. from which
The Commissioners traced The line to the
most northwestern point of the Lake of The
WOods.--thence along the said line 10 the
SAID most northwestern point, being in a,i-
lude 490 % So" north, and 10 longitude
950 Ia 49, west from the Observatory, at
Greenwlch; thence according TO existing
treaties. due south 10 lis intersection with
the 49h parallel Of north latitude, and along
that parallel to the Rock Mountains. Ii, be.
ing understood that all the water commune
cations. and Ill the usual poriages along the
line from Lake Superior 10 the Lake OF the
Woods; and also Grand Portage, from the
shore of Lake Superior TO the Pigeon r yer
as now actually used shall be free and open
to the use of the citizens and subjects of
both countries.
ARTICLE III.
In order 10 promote the interest and en-.
courage the industry of all the inhabitants
Of the countries watered by the River st
John and its tributaries, whether living
within the State OF Maine or the Province
of New Brunswick, it is agreed that, where
hv the provisions of the present treaty. the
River St. John is declared te be Inc line of
boundary, the navigation OF said River
shalt be free and open 10 both parties, and
shall in no way be obsructed by either:
that all ,he produce of the foresi,in logs,
lumber, timber, boards, states, or shingles;
or OF agriculture not being manufactured.
grown on any Of those parts of The State of
Name walered by the River ST. John, or
by lis tributaries, of which fast reasonable
evidence shall, il required, be produced,
shall have free accees inlo and throughi the
said river aud its said tributaries, having their
source within the Stale Of Maine, to and
from the seaport al the mouth of The said
River St. John, and 10 and around the
Falls of said River. either by boats, RATS,
nr other conveyance; that when within tho
Province of New Brunswick, the said
produce shall be dealt with as iflt were the
produce of said Province; that, in like
manner. the inhabitants Of the Territory
of the Upper ST. John determined by this
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