Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-01-03
the suuonnuneH LINE.
Facts About the Zone Of Contontio
Heiwsen Eng land aud Venezuela.

Fact. About the none Of Contention
nsiwsen England aud Venezuela.
LONDON, Jan. 2.-Tho special corre-
spondent Of the Chronicle tolegtaphs to
his paper this morning the official cor
tespondenco hitherto unpublished be.
tween the governments Of Great
Biitaln and Venezuels during the |
period OF November, 1870, when i3ir |
Robert Sohomburgk was appointed |
com missioner by the British govern |
ment to survey the western territory |
Of British Guiana, and Aprll, 1892, |
when England finally removed the
boundary posts which he had set NJ
various polnts In the territory to form
the so-oslled HchOmburgk line. tap
pears from the correspondence that on
October 9th. lSil, senior Fortlqus, Ven.
tzuelan minister 10 London, wrote TO
Lord Aberdeen, secretary OF state or
foreign Affairs, expressing surprise ~
the erection OF n British sentfy-hox
upon Venezuelan territory, and urging
TIC nectsiity Of entering upon y treaty
Of boundary asa previous stop 10 the
nxation OF limits. Lord Aberdeen 10.
Piled to this ON October 2lsi, saying be-
had received Mr.. Robert SonOmbuTgk's
report.
at appears" Lord Aberdeen con.
tlnuud, "lhat Robert SuhOmbutgk
planted this boundary posts al certain
points IA tue country he surveyed n 90
that he was fully aware that tho do
mAfkation 40 made was y mere pre-
liminary measute,.opon to future dr.
ouasion between lho governments q
Great Britain and venezuela. But II
does not appear that Mr.. scnomuutgk
leit behind any guAtd.houee or sentry
box or building bearing the Bfitiuh
nsg."
: senior Fortiqus replied to this on
November 25tn, asserting that INT.
: 5chomburgk doubtless ovefsIoppr1 his
! Instructions by planting nj n point nj
tue mouth VI the OrinOoB several posts
. bearing the queens initials, and h,
4 has raised tue British nag ~ the SAINT
= place with chow OF armed force. lie
: nas also performed several other Acls u
. dominion aud government"
! Senior Forllquo reminds Lord Abor
= deen that Venezuela had not receive,
: an answer " her proposal TO arblttati
= tue boundaries before MT. 5ohOmbufgl
started, aud that by an act OF exttem
courtesy to this British governmen
5ehom0urgk had not been iotcibl!
expelled.
No reply bslng received, Senior For
t.que again, on December Slh, address
u ed Lofd Aber cen, insisting upon tn
. conclusion OF a treaty for tue temovn
. Of Mt. SohomOuTgK's posts, ItotcstlnI
u againt tho delay, aud quoting a ptOmis
;. made by tho governor VI Britisl
= Guiana 90 NcneLuolA's oommiusione
j. that no forts should DO erected or troop
o sent into the disputed territory.
IA Lord Aberdeen broke the silence oil
December llIh, confirming the Schou.
u buTgk limo M mere preliminary meat
u uTo and obiecllng 10 tue removal Of tn
posts, "whioh afford the only tangibl
" means by when Great Britain IA PIE
i Jared to discuss the boundaries"
o lie oonlinueo: These posts wei
4 erected for that puri ose, and not, a
the Venezuelan government appears (
:, AppTehend, as indications Of dominica
y ana empire ON the part OF Grsa
u Britain"
% senior ForliJue, on January 10Th
10 1872, TegIels he IN obliged 10 again IN
y sist upon the removal Of the posts, an
II he predicts thslr non.removai will Civ
- rise 10 disorder. lie points 10 the CT
n ample OF VeueEusla and the Unite,
" Ststen OF Colombia, which nrst mad
lc n boundary treaty and then delimitVt
N the territory.
20 The Chronicle correspondent the
quotes Lord SalisbuTy'B dispatch I
Secretary Olney 10 the effect that lhes
posts were removed on the distinC
understanding that Great Britain di
not thereby abandon her claim 10 tins
position, And In This connection h
ID gives two documents from the COVE
~ nor OF British Guisns, dated Demsra.i
nt March 1871, 1892, anu one from NJ
'iu O'LSary, British consul NJ Caracs
10 dated April 6tb, 1872, both expressin
slrauco will DO removed by Gre
to Britain's concession OF the removal
as sohombuTgk's landmarks from Bar
ma and slsow there.