The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-11-07
Attorney General Miller Takes Little Stock in
the Boundary-Line Error, and Prof. Men,
denhall Says No Report Has Been Made.
Remarkable Development of Trade with
Cuba in the Past Two Months.
Shipments of Breadstuffs and Machinery from
New York Greatly Increased by Reel.
procity-E. w, Halford's Health.
INDIANA.OHIO BOUNDARY.
Attorney General Miller Does Not Take Mus
Stock in the Error Sensation.

Attorney General Miller Does Not Take Much
Stock in the Error Sensation.
Special TO IT, Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 6-"I don't see how
there could be any truth in the statement.
or how the federal government could
change the present conditions even If there
were inaccuracies in the survey which at
present marks the boundary line between
the States of Ohio and Indiana" said At
torney- general Miller this afternoon. in re-
sponse to An inquiry as to what he thought
of the statement published this morning in
Indianapolis dispatches to the effect that it
had been discovered by gsodetic survey ors
that Ohio was entitled to wide slice off
the eastern side of Indiana.
"It is my judgment" continued the At
torney general, "that some scientific mind
has discovered what 1t regards an I'M
portant error in the original survey
marking the line between Ohio and Indi-
ana, and that the man making the discov.
cry is trying to create q sensation. If an
error, such as reported. should be found 1T
would be q question for determination be-
tween the States of Ohio and Indiana, and
possibly Illinois. but | don't think any
thing will como out of it.. At any rate
don't see what there is to be dono about it
at this end of the line"
This appears to be the view taken Of the
subject at the geodetic survey headQuar-
ters, where the statement was made that
the survey now being made. by which it
was alleged the great error was discovered
is only preliminary, and could not be taken
as even an approximation to definite con-
clusion, and would hardly afford basis for
either State or federal legislation. or action
of any kind.
Professor Mendenhall. who has had
charge of the survey relating to the
boundary line dispute. has returned to
Washington. He states that he has not
was incorrectly run. The starting point
originally was at the mouth of the Miami
River. and was supposed to run due north.
He discovered that the original boundary
marks were now about obliterated, but he
had found three points, the original
boundary. monument at the month of the
City and Butler. Ind. These three
points were connected by telegraph
with the st. Louis observatory, with the
object of determining the exact longitude
of each of the three points. If all are
found in the same longitude. then the line
has been run due north. If there is a
divergence, the true boundary can only DO
found by running line. Professor Men,
denhall thinks if any inaccuracies exist in
the original survey it was because the first
line was run by compass, the deviation of
which was not very well known. He has
not received report, but he does not be-
lieve. that the line is anywhere near
twelve miles out of joint at the northern
end, as has been stated. 1t must be re-
membered that the line was not run by the
States and accepted by them. 1t was fixed
the two States. which were then Territories.