, 1873-05-23
NORTHWESTERN BOUNDARY.
Tho Survey to Dctcrmino the Forty.
Ninth Parallel by Tho Jolnt-Co1nmis-
hioll.-Svhat 1pns lBcen UoMes and
Whnt Iken1nlMs TO Ege Done.

Ninth Parallel by Tho Jolnt-Commis-
hion--Svhat Has lseen Done, and
What Ikon,ntns to Iso Done.
From tho st. Patti Press, 1tdy Al.
p The officers attnohod to tue Northwestern
Boundary Survey arc preparing for their dopar-
turc on Tuesday next. Noarly all the arrange
monta have been perfected, and definite plan
Of procedure marked out.
II will bo remembered that, although tho forty
ninth parallel was decided upon years ago ns tho
boundary line botweon tho United States and tho
British Possessions, it Inns not yet been located
except at ono point, nnd that waa Fort Pombina.
by Maj. Long, OF tho British Army, In 1858 so,
and for Homo years It was claimed that this
point was inside the limo. Tho "Feninn raid"
which occurred como t,so yoars ago, whom cor~
tain mombersof that organization, In attempting
to oacapo, were captured on what thoy claimed
was American ground-tho "Fonian raid"
10th parallel. After considerable discussion 'on
this nlattor In both Houses OF Congress, 1t was
decided that tho boundary bo fixed by joint
con,miaBion, y tho EXPENSES to bo borne by tho
Brtish ada md Amorican aoyemonts Last year
md with tho aId of tic British tho si,rvoy was
completed from Fort pembina to tho Lake
Of the Woods, with tho exception Of
certain swamp work, which haB boon dono by tho
praatol s125, 600 for work ftho coming summon,
mud tho surveys will be made from Fort ponlbinR
to tho summit OF tho Rocky Mountains, or as far
westward as possible.
The Hon. Archibald Campbell United Statos
Commission, has general chnrgo, but Nlaj. W. j..
Twining, corps Of engineers, il chief astronomer
and practically commands tho expedition. Two
companies Of United States cavalry aro now at
Fort Smelling waiting to accompany the ezpedl-
ton. Mnj. Twn1ng will be aided by Capt. J.
T. Gregory, assistant astronomer Liollt. !; Z.
Greeno will hnye Charge Of all topograplicai
parties, and Lieut.. o. D. Lat'loey, United States
Army, will act as quartermastor. 49,,
Among tho othor mcmbora Of tho expedition
will 10 ]. Strong, clerl J. Francis Harding and
]. E. Banks. aids to tho Hon. Archibald Campbell;
Measrs. Boss and I'aulding, assistant surgeons ;
Eliot Cous, U. s. A., naturalist, and James
Davenport Jr., assistant ; Lieut.. Greene will
also be assisted by Mosars. Vonschrodor, Sohan-
| venet, aud Downing. i. L. Marks will be Capt.
| Tic American expedition will then DO nnde up
OF tho following parties: Mai. Twinlng g'a party
of twelve mon Capt. Gregory with ten mon +;
Lieut. Greene With thirty mon; and tho quar-
| tor1nastor with twenty-tlyo mon, fourteen ak
mulo teams, aud four anlbu1ancos.
OF course, the question OF supplies Is o very
important one, and the plan adopted will make
the first baBe Of supplies at point ono hundred
miles from Fort Pembina, which will be supplied
by contract toams. The second point viii bo
west of Turtle Mountain, aud tho third some
distance north Of Fort Dltford.
| The work OF locating tho 49th parallel will be
| dono BY two astronomical partioB, one under the
charge Of Maj. Twining, Ind the other led by
Capt. Gregory: These two parties will DO lu a
them, and their duty will DO to establish the
points of tho parallel, md indicate it by the
proper marls; whlo Lieut.. Grceno with hlH
party surveys the interyal between these ponts,
and takes tho Topography to tho right and loft
The expedition will bo absent some six months,
at the end Of which time the Hon. Archibald
Campbell will present full report Of what hat
been accomplished.