Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1895-02-16
DISPUTED SECTION
Surveys Do Not Agree on Alas
kan Boundary Line.
DOES JUNEAU BELONG TO US

The General Opinion of Miners Is That
Forty-Mile Creek Is in British CO.
Iumbia An Intercourse with an
Alaskan Editor.
SEATTLE, February S.-The news OF
the decisive steps taken by the Domln-
ion officials to assert jurisdiction over
the Yukon river mining district and OF
their steps preliminary to the settle
ment of the Alaska boundary was
brought down by u. A. Carpenter, ed
itor OF the Alaska News of Junea. In
an interview he said
There is considerable excitement in
Alaska over the boundary question and
the people scarcely discuss anything
else. The Canadian government claims
that Forty Mile creek Is in British Co
lum 5ia, and to make the claim good has
sent thither two Gold Commissioners
with power to make a report In relation
to the gold discoveries and also as to
smuggling of liquors into that region.
The general opinion OF miners coming
out of the Yukon river region Is that
Forty Mile creek is in British Column bla.
had talk with Engineer Pratt, who
conducted the boundary survey tor the
United States government, and he Is OF
the opinion that the camp Is located III
Alaska on American soil.
of the claim set up by the British is
correct, there is prospect that Juneau
will come within the limits OF the terri
tory claimed by the British under their
Interpretation of the description OF the
boundary. The description says that,
in the absence of mountain range the
boundary line shall be within ten marine
leagues of the coast line. The Amerl-
can idea is that the line shall follow the
meanderings of the bays and lnlets.
1.-THE idea is, from what | can learn
from William Ogilvie, who has charge
of the Canadian surveying party, and
who was one of the pioneer surveyors
for the Canadian government IN making
a report on the Yukon and its resources
some ten years ago, that the DOMINION
government is now anxious to find out
the mineral wealth OF the Yukon Valley
in order to construct a good wagon ROAD
or a narrow guage railroad from salt
water on the coast to the headwaters OF
the Yukon river. Last September Og-
LIVE with surveying party OF nine Can
adams started from Juneau for the
head OF laKu lnleL 10 lldho d EIoillilil-
arv survey and Typographical report on
the Taku route for the construction OF
road to the headwaters OF the Yukon
river.
Among all classes of people in Alas
ka it is the universal opinion that il
England succeeds in getting this strip OF
territory from the United States govern
ment it will be steal, pure and simple,
and another victory for the aggressive
policy pursued by the British"
Mr.. Carpenter also says the American
boundary survey parties were negligent
in their work, not sending parties into
the interior, but merely making obser-
vations through feld-glasses from the
decks of their steamers, while the Cana
dian surveyors scaled the high coast
range to the very SUBMITS of the noun
tains, in many cases subjecting the men
to imminent danger of life and limb in
order to secure the exact data which
should naturally make and mark a
boundary line. Carpenter says the
sending of Ogilve's party in midwinter
into the most dangerous part of Alaska
to report on the Taku road route is sig
nificant. Ogilvie will return by the
middle of March, to make hasty report
to Ottawa, then return to finish the
boundary survey.