Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1881-11-10

An Ottawa letter II the New York
Herald says: AS several Canadian
journals have charged Capt. Hooper
with invading Dominion territory
when he hoisted the stars and stripes
and took possession Of Wrangell Land
i'm the name of the United States, /
have endeavored to ascertain on what
ground the Dominion claim to the
recently discovered territory was estab
lished. | have failed to find any evil
dence which would prove the owner
ship to be vested in the Dominion
after making careful search. 1t is
true that, during Mr.. Mackenzie's ad-
ministraton, the Canadian govern
ment applied to the British govern
ment for a session of all lands on the
North coast of America discovered 10y
British navigators, and generally held
as appendages to the crown, and it
has probably been in interpreting the
transfer of these possessions to Canada,
which was made at that time, that
those making the charge have been led
into error. Even if there were no
question as to Great Britian's owner
ship of Wrangell Land, there is no
clause in the imperial order in council
making the transfer which could be
interpreted into a conveyance of the
territory. During the session of 1873
the Dominion senate joined the COM
mons in an address to the queen ask
ing that the boundaries of the Domin-
ion and its possessions be more clearly
4 "a tAI tl,.sN a..
remove all doubt in the matter it is
desirable that an act of parliament of
the United Kingdom should be passed
defining the northeasterly, y,northerly and
northwesterly boundaries of Canada
as follows: On the east by the
Atlantic ocean, which boundary shall
extend toward the North by Davis
Strait, Bailins Bay, Smith Straits, and
Kennedy Channel, including all islands
in and adjacent thereto which belong
to Great Britain by right of discovery
or otherwise. On the north the boun-
dairy to be SO extended as to include
the entire continent to the Artic ocean,
on all the islands in the same west
ward to the 14lst meridian west of
Greenwich. On the northwest by the
United States territory of Alaska. In
response to this address from the Can
adian parliament the imperial govern
ment passed the following order in
council:
"Whereas, it is eXpedient that all
British possessions and territories in
North America and the islands ada
cent to such territories and possessions
which are not already included in the
Dominion of Canada should, with the
exception of the colony of Newfound-
land and its dependencies, be annexed
to and form part of the said Dominion /;
and whereas, the senate and commons
of Canada in parliament assembled
have, in and by an address dated the
3D. day of May 1873, representing TO
her majesty that il is desirable that the
parliament of Canada, on the transfer
of the before mentioned territories
being completed, should have author
ity to legislate for the future welfare
and government, and the power 10
make all needful rules and regulations
respecting the same, as in the case of
the other territories of the Dominion,
and that the parliament of Canada ex.
pressed its willingness to assume
duties and obligations consequent
thereon; and whereas, her majesty is
graciously pleased to accede to the de-
sire expressed in and by the said ad-
dress; now,
Therefore, it is hereby ordered and
declared by her majesty, by and with
the advice of her most honorable privy
council. as follows: