The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-24
BOUNDARY OF ALASKA
Why England Gave the Narrow
Strip to Russia.
TO HUNT HOSTILE INDIANS.
Negotiations Preceding the Treaty
Clearly Disprove the Truth of
highlands Contention.

A aood OF light was thrown on the Alas
he boundary dispute and new facts were
Drought cut strengthening the American
@sLm IN an Interview a Post-Intelligencer
reporter had with c.. b.. ~Swinehart. OF
seaeaA' editor OF the Alaska Mining Rec
81 J3st before his return north. 10y his
fts1ehce IN Alaska and his thorough
- OF ths affairs Of the territory, he
eecotne entitled 20 be considered an
SHORTY on its affairs. lie not only
sNss That England's claims are incon-
h'Fnt with the text Of her treaty with
AAsa In ISL, but that they are directly
nhlldictory TO the motives which led
p" the making OF the treaty.
l can tell you something that has not
- printed on tho subject" he said.
va 4 smile, when the first questions
s1s put 10 him. IN the latter part Of
ss yea III Stafford Canning, the Brit
y @ahasSador 10 Russia, and count de
AssselFede, Of Russia. were talking over
.e treaty made in the following spring
tween Russia and England, which fix
ue boundary between Russian Amer
"a ana NE Canadian possessions or En-
tsla ~ was after a banquet and they
- atklng over their wine. but the
~A was no less Official for all that.
me Reasons Behind the Boundary.
fror 10 and at that time there were n
seaaoer OF little Russian settlements at
u4et and Copper river. and scatter
- =. along the coast line, that were con-
Al suffering from the depredations
'e INDIANS. The Russians at many Of
- PAGES were massacred and the set
nsAsats wiped out entirely. When the
asssaah government sent troops out after
Nsse Indians they would fee into the
At.foW strip OF bays and !niets an! ISL
sNs bow forming the southeastern pnr-
~ q Alaska, and there find refuge.
80 hsa the idea. too. that they were on
usa SOL. and the line OF Gemarkation
having been drawn. the Russians
s-s also N doubt about H.
AHs IS what those two ministers talk
ae'ut ? have Il on good authority.
III dc Nesselrode pointed cut the
rat embarrassment q was % The R,q-
- soVernmeut 20 have this rendcz-
.ets q TIE Indians So near 20 It's settle
aas and The difficulty OF bringing them
.4sece Tor their many massacres Now
eet2ru boundary line bctweca tho
ssl2Rs ~ TIE two countries would he
SSs t1e t&,th degree OF west iongituae,
- 'ae Russian minister made the propo-
$50 that Il England would conce3e his
@VeN strip o. islands and inlets Rus
would permit England 70 move her
Frp
Appealed to ~Encland's creed.
Us request on the part Of Russia was
~Satea by England. who saw in the ar
~6eUent an Increase of territory. the
s'uSN stretch ~ country between the
- 4h' l'lst parallel ~ longitude. Vt
unhe the Yukon river hal been ravi-
= 1a 70 Fort Reliance. and was known
Nalaable far its rIr<. while the mar
strip Russia asked eo- VAS n-art,at-
.leless. y being roo Tar 80 the south
70 near tae coast line FOR any large
r thc best fur animals. The min
a9a not then been discovered IN elth-
e ssctaa.
the treaty marking the lire OF d.
Naieon signed between che Two gov
a'& Russia was conceded the !nlcts
E-aaas asked for. in which % hunt
'-iso tribes trat were giving her
meht 50 much trouble. This was
+hiAfy that tle United States pur-
tN. tN1 Russia. aad il reads Ike
The Text or thc Treaty.
.oemenciag fyrm tAe southerrmost
ne stand called Prince q Wales
L when no'0t les .u tne parallel OF
+" minutes. north latitude. and
me iSist a~E~ee ara the 1Ssi de-
e West larsftse ~. 50, ft~a
ead q, tae ~ertA along The chan
.ed Portland channel a. Tar as the
3 ne continent where II strikes the
~, ree 60 north latitude. from this
22et point ;se line 81 Geraarka-
Follow tHc Summit OF the
49, situate parallel - the cosst as
g. F&Ht ~ L. ferS4Ft.Iu o. the last