The record-union., 1897-08-22
this winter, and that the suffering will
be intense
THE BOUNDARY LINE.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21.-In speak
ing of the boundary line between Alaska
and the British possessions to-day Cen
eral Duffield of the Coast and Geodetic
Survey said:
Il do not believe that when the matter
of the boundary line between the two
countries is definitely settled there will
be any appreciable change from what is
down on the map at present. There
certainly will not be as far as the Klon-
dixie region, which is beyond all manner
of dispute in the British northwest terri
tory Dawson City is a hundred miles
or more east of the 141st meridian,
which is the boundary line. Mount St.
Elias is near the intersection of the
ten marine league line with the 141st
meridian. To be exact, the summit is
40 degree and 80 minutes, or minutes
on the Canadian side, which in that lati-
tude represents two and one-half miles.
But on the southern side it is only twen-
! ty-eight and one-half miles from the
coast, which brings it inside of the ten
/ league line, or the eight mile limit and
one and one-half miles on American
soil.
'At Forty Mile Creek our survey
/ dSlGCS Will l1lctN VI l4AC N@eiAAG1SASA SUI fNS
under General Ogilvie within fourteen
hundredths of second, which in that
latitude represents six and one-half
feet The Canadian line steals the six
and a half feet from US.
Crossing the Yukon River the differ
ence in the two surveys is fourteen sec
onds, which in that latitude represents
1 300 feet. According to the line of Ogil-
/ vie, the Canadian Government surveyor,
we gain 800 feet on the British side,
and we are anxious to compare the two
/ lines at the Porcupine River crossing,
which is several hundred miles further
north, but the Canadian Government
have given us no notice of where they
have fixed the line. l do not suppose
that the difference will be worthy of
! note"
General Duffield added that If there is
any dispute between the two countries
over the boundary line it will be in re-
gard to the ten league coast line in the
southern portion of Alaska, as there is
a question which admits of consider
able diversity of opinion.
A THIEF HANGED.
VICTORIA B. C), Aug. 21-The
steamer Coquitlan returned from Dyea
and Sk2guay to-day. She brings word
of a rumor that a man was hanged
near Dyea for theft
A man was banished from Skaguay
| by prospectors for attempting to collect
a toll of so cents from each person
crossing a tree which he h-d felled
| across a creek on the trail. He was
given twelve hours to get out.
The day the steamer left five men ar
rived with 10000 in gold dust
EXPRESS COMPANY ORGANIZED.
TACOMA, Aug. 21.-The Alaskan Pa
cific Express Company has been or
ganized by the Pacific Coast Steam
ship Company to transport merchan-
disc, money, bonds and valuables to
and from points touched by the Pa
cific Coast Company's steamers in
Alaska tributary thereto particularly
between Tacoma, Seattle and Port
Townsend on Puget Sound and Dyea,
Juneau, Sitka, Skaguay and Wraagle,
| ALASKA, and intermediate points. 7hi-
IS the first express company giving ser
vice to Alaska.
STRUCK IT RICH.
TACOMA, Aug. 21-O. f. P. Riley,
who arrived on the steamer Elder Au-
gust 18th, brought out $4,000 in gold
from the Klondike, and tonight dis
played the nuggets and dust to an ad-
miring crowd. Mr.. Riley worked his
claim in conjunction with F. Flanagan
and F. O'Brien, who are now on their
way to Pennsylvania with an equal
share of gold. They report that thous-
ands of rich strikes have been made
this spring and summer, and the trio
! value their two claims aft 81 900 600
Riley says when he left there was
nearly six tons of gold ready to begin
to be shipped down on the Portland
They confirm the reports of rich strikes
! on Stewart River. and great excite
ment prevails and thousands are rush
ing to the new mines.