The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-09-23
Hungry for More Seaports on
American Soil
MAP OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
Claining to Locate the Alaska.B British
Boundary Line
England VIII Claim sesports and Gold nlnsss
Glaciers and Mountain Passes. Under
the Russo-American Treaty
Associated Press Special Wire

Associated PreSs special wire
SEATTLE, WASH, Sept. 22.-The state-
ment published in the Post-Intelligencer
some time ago that the official maps pre-
pared by the provincial government Of
British Columbia would show the truth
of every charge that has been made in
this paper. to the effect that Great Britain
intended TO do ner utmost to grab almost
every available site for seaport, is fully
confirmed by the published copies OF the
map, of which several have been re-
ceived in the city. The map bears the
legend, MAP of the Province of British
Colum bia, compiled by direction of the
Hon. g. Il. Martin, chief commissioners Of
lands and works, Victoria, B. c., 1885,
The Canadian map shows the British
boundary claim in a clearly defined
broken black line. Starting from the
south, it touches Cape Chacon, the SOUTH
ernmost point of Prince of Wales island,
and run: Up eehn, channel, turning eaat.
erly to point in Borough bay. Thence
it runs northwesterly along the summit
Of a supposed range of mountains parallel
with the general line of the shore, but
which the American surveyors say does
not exist. Opposite the head of Holk-
ham bay it leaves this mountain range to
the east and cuts across Tracy arm, lsay-
ing the head Of that inlet In British tor
ritory. 1t makes a similar cut across the
head of Speel river estuary. 1t also cuts
across Taku Inlet midway of its length.
leaving the mouth of Taku river. which
is the only eligible site for a seaport in
British territory, while it gives the
nj ho tot;
toward the ocean. 1t then cuts across to
the point south OF Berner's bay in Lynn
canal. 1t cuts across that large inlet,
then veers to the southwark and crosses
Glacier bay near It's mouth. then runs
northwesterIy over the SUBMITS of the
great peaks to Mount st. Elias.
BY cutting across Lynn canal this line
gives to Great Britain Berner's bay,
where valuable gold mines are being de-
veloped by American capital, and it
leaves the Chilkoot inlet, the Sheep
Creek mines, which have recently been
discovered by Americans, and the Chill
koot pass, which is the only pTacticsbls
route to the Yukon mines, in British ter
ritory. 1t also gives to Great Britain the
Muir glacier, Alaska's greatest scenic at
traction to tourists. Generally speaking,
it claims for Great Britain the heads OF
the three greatest inlets in Alaskan ter
rltory.
The strongest denials of Great Britain's
claim have come from the Metlakahtla
Indians, who, some years ago moved from
Port Simpson, near the mouth of Work
channel, in British Columbia, to Annette
island. for the express purpose of bscom-
ing subject to the American government,
which had granted the island to them.
This island lies TO the east of Behm chan
mel, and is thus claimed by Great Britain,
while all previous definitions of the bound.
ary have shown it to be undisputed Amer
lean territory.
The boundary line is drawn in con-
formity with the British Interpretation Of
the treaty between Great Britain and
Russia. made in 1925.