Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-07-31
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TO-, Great Britain to a biz
\, Alaska promisis 10 occupy u
I'm, Of public attention Tor
i'm. 10 c,mr; it may indeed be-
,vI.sl ques,iou and give rise 70
,a.,,o compli cation'steIween the
:, states and England. Inc
!, ,eg,,dod by government en-
ss,s a, prepcs,erous. The Sem
-h,p IN. boundary question ives
=, ,s the outcome OF treaty
,',lod BY Secretary olney nud Sir
poroeioie, did no. put itseii Cd
in the matter, however. Be-
ro,e wa, taken Congress ad-
al "a that the location OF the
nal line which has been IN us
.inee 1854 10 no nearer Bettiement
!, nas Teen any periol IN the last
.sa veurS. General Dufleiu,
,,plsf ientiof the coast anu geo
survey was O member OF the
ssry commission. The survey
r,I,,d BY IL b as until recently been
I'd official and correct by boto
,ias. ,ieneral Duffield said t.
h ia 1884 both countries were
sSicslly UNITED IS TO the bounuaf!
n. ,,om Mount st. Elias TO the
bs,,t. According to the terms OF
I, 1ealy be wstn Russia and Great
IhIn, the United States IN purchas.
Alaska In 1867, acquired all
aish rlnhls. liz describing The
"a utheastern boundary the Russian
N reads: "The line OF demarca-
II between the possessions OF tho
- contracting parties upon the
Of the continent and the islands
america 10 the northwest should
cfswn In the following manner:
a0ommencing fron the sonthern-
w Of the land called Prince OF
"a, island, which point lies In the
Stalel Of 81 degrees, ~ minutes
10 latitude, aud between the l8isI
.r1Res and lS3rd degrees OF west
6I,uae, the same line shall ascend
u north along the channel called
bind channel as far the point OF
Continent where 1t strikes the Ssh
Dc OF north latituoe. From this
heptloned point the line OF de-
htlon shall follow the
BIZ Of the mountains situated
el 10 the COAST rs lar aHthe point
ensction OF the l4lst degree OF
longiiuIe OF the same meridian,
uslly from the tald point OF in
e'ion the Haid meridian line OF
l4lH degree IN MS pro,ongation as
~ the frozen ooeau, shall form the
= between the Russian and British
osions on the continent Of Ameri-
\ the northwest. Wherever the
Dpii Of the mountains which ex.
In direction parallel to the
irom the 66ih degree OF north
9de TO the point OIL intersection OF
lilst degree OF west longitude
~ p'eVe &c be distance OF more
Ten marine leaitues from the
The limit between the British
eslom aid the .ne OF coast
W. IL 10 belong TO Russia ms ABOVE
1uoned shall be loaned by line
.lltl to the widening OF the coast
winch shall never exceed the dis.
OIL len marine leagues there.
" oil maps from 1925 down 10
stheDoundsIy line hEd been shown
general isrms parallel TO the
from II.
1854, however, one OF the
ah maps showed marked
.uh 10 this line at its south end.
WI passing up Portland chan.
eauadlan map showing the
V s passing up the Benin
au arm OF the sea sixLy or
Y miles west Of Portland chan
enange havinl. been made on
Insertion that tho words
NJ canal" 90 Inherited wsrp .r.
by this change an area OF
Hs,n efflloTy equal IN Size 10 the
w nnonhtc1luhi, was tral sierreu
sh Verrit0ry. There are
see which 20 90 snow that this
mi incotfect. La the firat place.
a,, nn aumlTaity when survaying
ne'h limit Gii the BTitiis,
~ p.. a POSSESSIONS in 1868, sur.
O',ahu canal sud not Behm
n. sn1 thus b irhplioa,ion admit.
epnal TO be tho boundary llne.
~ ~ 1ue region nov sciaimed by
r<, ID 0'uniOla Was lat that time
~, mill iafy post OF the
''a"s without objection or
SSi,s ,ne safI OIL British Colum-
kl W. v Arnett . island, In tnip
v ""ioy act VI CongIess. four
~ ~ ss' apart as u reserys,ion
Wy o. Tie MetlsktsIa Inli.as
Lsu' Ayium uuder In, A msri'
pbc ~ 'Scepe annoyance expert.
onuer The Bri .llh fig,
Inn asI ge made at Lynn
noIlhsrn most extension M
}6ouh nj H., A'G hipelago wbtcn
YnhsuueAu hnd 10 the Quite,
an shOh Hbile. The Official
krv n mop OF 1854 carried the
c. etouhI this canal ana
raiflei The Ina n,.,os n'os VESTS
~ No IN ~ such a manner as IN
<k)fy sHu "std Ia into this r0eh
4ios it S lsIer CRnadian M, no
q, h 10y not tHiross the herd ~
~ .,yentv etuas lient lts mouth,
- lins l"th south OF che
4esllv IN - oh wsy IN
HI ovs, W TAKE In JuneH,,
AM ,s mud lEamedIat.lv ~
falle i, ,n very latest CauaLias
ID Ala'Lann runs no line at ali SOM
~ Colu1 PIN Ia the Legend
Vim can u'a" over portion n,
lin H. 4 I whera nov ndni,i
sne United l.sates Hu'hinis-
]pn a. epoIi Of tn E United State.
nsClion az. 40. Boundary line ia
l ,s thele detsrm,...,
lills erest w q the mouth al
unlled A. ,uAl the territory
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