The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1894-12-14
TIE LOST ST. ELIAS.
THAT MOUNTAIN BELONGS TO
THE BRITISH.
Recent Discovery Of Government sur
veyors Of the boundary Between
Alaska aud British america - Al
American rtag Near the Top

AMNll VI lhNN ~ MS DOS SOS sluuHt no
longer can the United States claim to
hold The biggest mountain In North
America. The tallost Bit Of territory
this side the North Atlantic has been
adiudgcd tho property of Great
Britain. Mt. 81. Elias. the snow
crowned monarch Of the Alaskan
mountains. no longer stands upon
American soil
Not that II has been moved. Even
England. with all her boosted prov.
ess, would hardly undertake to carry
II away. But she has Gifted" II In
another sense. Her ever elastic
boundary lines have been stretched 80
that they now surround the majestic
mountain. aud St Elias is lost TO us
forever.
The members Of tho coast survey
party sent to confer with representa-.
tlves OF the state department Of Eng.
land. with Wow 10 crcctually loca.
ting the boundary line Of Alaska, have
returned 20 Washington The divis-
ion has been definitely Fixed at the
onc hundred and forty-nrst meridian
Of longitude. Mt. 81. Elias stands
/ Just half a degree east OF this. and.
therefore. Il within the British po.-
l sessions
In 1860. when the United states
bought the vast country of Alaska
from Russia at price Of loss than
| half cont per acre. Il wa. believed
that the famous peak Of the Cordil.
loran mountains was part Of a ioblot.
Although the land r. barren and UNI
productive. It has coast line of over
1900 miles. which Is more than all
the rcst OF the United States put to-
gcthcr can boast, aud with a pinnacle
reaching nearer 10 heaven than any
other spot where Old Glory might b.
planted. Il was not thought bad
bargain. hut over since trouble has
arisen with England rs 10 where
her rule ended and the land Of liberty
commenced Now this f. settled. and
We arc minus our star mountain.
Behrlng, the navigator. ilrst sighted
the "Bolshoi Shopka,' or Great
Peak. on 81. Elias day. l7il. Hence
IT, name, Since then numerous OK.
plorcrs have attempted TO scale II.
snowy heights. A. yet no intrepid
traveller has reached It's summit In
1883 an English expedition. com.
manded by Mr. W. II. Topham,
reached AN altitude OF II 400 feet. Al
this point. Mr.. William Williams o
New London. cute Yankee who ac
companicd the party, deposited lin
box containing flag OF thc United
States. Although the British hav,
grabbed the land Il will probably b,
some timo before they can ascend H.
; icy slopes and tcar down tho sinr
! and stripes which Williams plantc,
7 there.
, Ia 1891 Professor l. G. Russell. Il
b the interest Of the National gcograph
7 Teal society OF America. succeeded q
. reaching an elevation Of 1900 feet
a The latest survey, just completed
: lixcs The summit ~ 1923 feet abov
( sea Lowell. 81. Elias Is over 5000 fee
taller than Mt, Blanc, tho king OF IN
2 Alps Ia Europe Aud IL may becom
p sim higher.
T. Whom MIR. Russell lccmrod beior
q tho National geographical soclct
p upon his exploration. Professor ca
Is bert the gcologist, came 20 the cor
: cluslon that The mountains % Ala-A
Il arc very young; that Is, OF compul
u ntivoly recent formation, lle base
s. this opinion on tho fact OF the cxistcn,
10 in the mountain formation Of shell
u Identical with those In the waters
Ie AlaslSa gulf to-day. lie Inferred TN
n the process Of mountain making vi
Il not so ancient as Is supposed. ~
d that their uphcnval belonged 20 o,
ll present geological period. Surely,
~ Mt. 81. Elias Is siill yom,i y ma
10 grow. II IL quito English you knol
" now; an1 that may make II poke !
nose little higher.
A. rulo, American mountains ha
n tendency 10 20 back upon the osi
" mates Of their attitudes made by ear
r. surveyors. MI Hood, IN Orpgon. pr
NJ vidos u case In point II was origi
~ ally set down as n 900 In height, ID
NO bv recent observers ~ has gradual
OF been Wrltton down 10 1900, A far
cd or who lives at tho foot Of Mt. Ito
~ was lately much annoyed az the bol
~ thing Oi his pct earth -hoap. llc 5.
] NINN NJ MAANANAAAN NAA'NA N''IfN p
80 away az the mountain tho sunni
IT, would soon bccome nothing more IN
NJ hole m The ground.
all Now that Uncle sam has lost
Ior Elias. he must drop his pride sol
ng 1000 old foct In tho matter OF mou
alns. and fall back upon NJ. Brown
the Rocldos. Hero he may whit
his stick ut an altitude Of 10000 70
u ami brag that he IA 10 feet above
mo tallost bit OF all Europe.
mo Mount Whitney, In Calltorn
climbs mp next highest Of his poss
~ slons. II reaches 10000 feet,
alb Pixies Peak. In Colorado, measu
arc above sra level li,320 feot Soft
"' aside their recent acquisition, the
bit OF British property is Tonorilo
the Canary islands. which runs al
~. 2aB feet, while England herself {
not raise her own head out OF the
moro than 4. 900 feetat Bon Nevis
5000 at the summit Of Snowdon.
ON first Of these is in Scotland and
second In Wales, We can still
on the old country whipping In
e'" matter OF mountains.
'N"s ANYWAY. II Is satisfactory %