, 1842-11-26

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which empty themselves into the river
81. Lawrence from those which fall
into the river St. John, then the said
point shall be made to recede down
the said northwest branch of the
river ST. John. 10 Il point seven miles
in 4 straight line from The said sum-
nit or crest, thence, in 4 straight
line in a course about south eight de-
rrees west. to the point where the
narel!el of latitude of is degrees %
minutes north Intersects the south
west branch of the st. John; thence.
southerlv by the slid branch, to the
ourcs thereof in the highlands al
the Mefiarmette portage; thence,
down along the said highlands which
divide lhe waters Which empty them
selves in the river S.. Lawrence
from those which fill into the Allan
tic ocean. TO The heado . Hall stream;
thence. down the middle of SAID
stream. till the line thus run intersects
the old line of boundary surveyed
and marked by Valentine and Collins
previously to the year INA, as the
Ash degree of north Latitude. and
which has been known and under.
stood 10 be the line of actual division
between the Safes OF New York
and Vermont on n side. and the
British Province of Canada on the
other: and. from sid point Of inter
section. ives. a'ong the SAID dividing
line as heretofore known and under
stood, 10 the lr"quois or s.. Law
renee river.
Arr. ?. Ii is moreover aCreei that
fon the place where the joint Com
iaissioners terminated tlrir l1b'rS
under the ca article q the Trcrtv
Of Chem. 20 vii: Al = point in the
Neebjsi CnanacI. near Muiiy Lake.
the line Shall ruu into md a'"ng the
ship channel between =. JoS"pt's
and St. rammrmv I,land<.tr the d.
vi>ion Of the channcl at or near the
head Of st. Jo<cph'S Island; thence.
turning easiwardIy and norlhward'v.
around the tower erd fist. Georges
or Su-ar Island. ana trlIowIng the
middle of the channel winch divides
81. GEORGES from 1t. Jn<"ph'S STAND;
thence. IN the rasi NneiiSh Char,h@l.
nparestto St Georges Island. throun.y
the miIde f Lrk- George; thence.
west ofJonas' Island. int" s.. Mary's
river. to point in IL" middle of Tint
river. about one mile above ST. Geor-
ge's, or Sugar Island. so as to apprJ-
pirate and assign the said Island 10
the United States; thence. adopting
the line traced on the maps ty the
Commissioners. through the river ST.
Mary and Like Superior, 10 a point
north of the lie Rnyale. in said Lake,
one hundred yards 10 the north and
east of lie Chapean, which last men
toned Island les near tie northeas-
tern point Of lie RoyaIe. where The
line marked BY the Commissioners
terminates-and from the last men.
toned point southwesterIv, through
the middle of the Sound between lie
Rovaie and the northwestern MIN
land. TO the mouth of Pigeon river.
and up the SAID river 10. AMI through.
the north and sou'h Fowl Lakes, L"
the Lakes Of the height Of land. he,
tween Lake Superior and the Lake
of the Woods; thence. along the Wa
ter -communication 10 Like SaIsagina-
"a, and through that lake; thence.
to and through Cypress Like. Lac
du Bnis Blanc. Lac Ia Cro;y, Little
Vermilion Lake. and Like NImecan.
and through the several smrller lakes.
straits or streams. connecting the
lakes here m~"nIinn"d. 30 That point
in Lrc "a p!uir. nr Rajay Lake. Al
the ChauGiere Fails, from which the
Commissioners traced the lire. tn the
most northwestern point of the Lake
of the Woods; thence. along 'he sad
line. Ia the sad most northeastern
pninr. being in latitude 40 deg 23nln.
81 sec. north. and in longitude 81
deg. Il min. 80 sec west, from the
observatory at Greenwich: theme.
according to existing treaties, dun
south. to its intersection wi.h the 10Th
parallel of north latitude. AM along
that parallel to the Rocky Monnta!us.
1t being understood that all the wa
ter communications, and all the usu-
al portages along the line from Like
Superior to the Like OF the Woods.
and also Grand Portage, from the
shore Of Lake Superior 10 the Pigeon
river. rs now actually used. >ha!! be
free and open TO he use Of the citI-
zens and subjects Of 10Th countries.