The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-08-01
The Lntters Attempt to Seize a Part
Of Uncle Sans Domain.
CANADIAN MAPS ALL WRONG
Serious Diplomatic Complications May Arise
In SETTLING the 0ueStion Of the True
Boundary

New York July al-A special 10 tho
Tribune from Washington sayH
The claim of Great Hritn'n TO big
Hhnrp OF Alaska promises 10 occupy
large amount Of public attention Tor
some time 20 come. II, indeed. Il does
not become q vital question ana uiye
rise to diplomatic complications between
tho United States ana England tho
claim Is regarded by government officials
hcru ~ prrpostcruun Tho senate. whfn
tho boundary question was brought be.
fore II az tho result of trua'y acRo-
tlaird by Secretary oinoy ami Alr jullnn
paunecfe,r. did not place itself on rocori
IN the matter However. hofpfr vote
was takon congress adjourned sn that
the location of the divisional lne. yhl'h
hnH bcon IN dispute since lsL u no
nean'r a,ttlument than I. has hcru At
any period In the last ii years. Gen
Dufnrd. superintendent ~ tho coast and
Eondeuc survey. wac a member OF the
boundary commission. The survey au.
thoriscd by /, has until recently been
deemed oftirihl and correct by both roun.
tries Gen pufnold said today,
TN TO 1884 both countries wsrc pracu.
caliy united as To tho boundary line from
MI st Elias to tho southeAa, Accord,
Ing 20 tho terms of tho trcaty between
Russia and Great britain. the United
States IN purchasing Alaska acquired all
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southeastern boundary the Russian treaty
ruad Tho line Of domHrcation between
tho possessions of the htgi, contracting
powers upon the coast ~ th, continent
and tho islands of America 60 cho north.
Yves, should ho drawn IN tho following
manner Commencing from he southern.
most of tho land called pTl CO. nf wales
island. which point lies IN the parallel
"f q degrees % minutes porlh attitude
and hoIWo~n tho liist .icErcc ana tho
1854 drgrr~ ~ west longitude. The Same
line shall ASCEND to the north along 'ho
channel called Portland rb1rari ns far
az tho point Of tho oontincn, whore u
s,rikea the 5sth dcgrre OF north latitude
From this menuanci poin; thr line of
dcmarrailon shall follow tho summit Of
tho mountains situated parallel 10 tho
toast as far as tho point ~ Intersection
OF ihy insi dcsrr~ ~ Yves, longitude
OF tho Same meridian and nnaliv frnm
tho said point Of Intersection on the said /
meridian nnr Of tho iuai dcvr,s In us
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shall form the limit b~tw-rn tho Russian |
and British possessions on tho continent /
ot America 60 tho northWcnt Wherever I
the summit ~ N" mountains, whlcr eS- |
tend In "a direction parallel To the coast |
from The 5d,h degree pr north latitude |
Co tho point of Intersection ~ The lIist |
degree Of wca, longitude. shall prove TO |
~ distance ol morr than ten marine
leagues from tho ocean. tn TINT, between
thc british poszornlona and tho line " .
coast which n TO belong 10 Russia a.
above mrn toned. shall b. formed by
line parallel to tho winding of tho coast.
and which shall never exceed tho dis
tancc OF ten marine leagues thcrrform.'
"on all maps from 1897 to 1891 hc
boundary limo has been nA In general
terms parallel TO tho winding OF the
coast, and ~ miles from II In 1885,
however, one of the Canadian maps
showed mark II DETECTION ot this line
at lls south end Instead OF passing |
mp Portland channel. the CANADIAN map
showed tho boundary aa passing up the
Bohm canal. IN arm Of the scg 60 or
20 miles west Of Portland chnnnrl this
change having been made on tho bare
ASSERTION that the words Portland On.
mar aa Inserted were erroneous. ly thls
change an area OF American territory
about equal IN size 10 the state OF Con-
nectlout WINS transferred TO British ter
ritory There hre three facts which go
10 Hhow That this map Is incorrect In
tho first place. the British admiralty,
when surveying the northern limit " the
British Columbian possessions In 1868. ]
'urvcycd Portland canal and not nehm
canal, nnd thus by implication admitted
his cannl to DO the boundary line
Second, the region now claimed by \
British Columbia was at that tim, occu- \
pied a. n military post Of the United
states without objection on the part Of d
British Columbia.
Third. Anetto island. In this rcgion. '
was by act OF congress- four yca"a ngo
set apart M n reservation for the use
II tho Metlnktala Indians. who sought
'aylum under the American flag to CO.
ape annoyancos experiences under the i
British flag. y
Another change was made At Lynn Il
anal, the nor'thernmost extension Of the q