The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-11

ncers In taking UP stations at the sum
mlts OF Chilkeot and White passes, ali
available information bearing on the sub
feet il eagerly perused. What might have
seemed an unauthorized and outrageous
encrcachment on the part OF the Canadi-
ans who have advanced 10 the SUBMITS CT
The passes IS susceptible, is claimed. -
nlildcr interpre iation after careful read
iug Of THE Russian treaty OF 1866. in which
Alaska was ceded 10 the United States fer
a consideration If 5000. coo.
Follows the Coast Ranges.
The boundary the as laid down through
the territory in dispute shall follow the
summit % the mountains situated pa=ai-
r., TO the coast. Whenever the
SUNNI, % the mountains shall prove to be
az distance OF more than ten marine
leagues from the ocean the limit shall
be formed b. a line parallel TO the wind
OF thc coast. and which shall never ex-
coed the distance OF ten marine leagues
thcrefFom.'
The summit Of Chiikeot pass. It Is al
legged, IS within five marine leagues Of the
Coast White pass Is about an equal dis
lance 1t Is ;Ge apparent contention OF the
Canadians that alcDg the submits or tbsse
passes. y hitch are within the prescribe 4
limit ot ten leagues. the boundary line
nisely established hy survey or The tertu-
nation of di8lanati, negotiations they Will
try 10 maintain TIC position they have
taken on tae passes.
The origin 81 the present boundary iins
Is the Russisn treaty 0f las with Great
Rritain the entire question arising ca
the Interpretation Of the description. Prior
- ISIS the Cuitrsi States claimed every
thing from tha Al degree ct latitude TO
tho SD Great Britain nled a similar
claim. while Russia stipulated for every
thing north of ghe s9th degree In 1894
the United States concluded a convention
| with Russia giving both parties tbs
right 20 trade for ten years IN any part
az the Coast not occupied by the ether.
At the expiration Of that time they wers
80 be confined - certain limitations But
In iS15 a similar treaty MS made by Rus
STA With Great Britain acknowledging the
rights of the latter country 20 the Coast
south % the parallel Hxe8 upon as a If
Willing hur Artic,ss ana os The treaty
of I>St are fssp0Dslh. f1r the present trou-
tie ever ghe boundary line
The Russian Treaty.
The treaty II March ~ i~f7. concluding
the transfer e Alaska from Russia 80 ne
United States So Forth the follow.ss gs-
egrsphgca3 Traits fer the rrsai territory.
taken from the United states statues
The casters iwlt rs tnr Sine az Aaursrka-
}iuu between tbs Russian ard the Bvltisa
possessions fB Nor,h America A. ssfah.
iishrA - she convention between Russia
ard tsrtA ffFfsa ~ February e>-NaFsh IS
fNs1. and deserihtd t0 Articles Anf 4
sSta CSrt l1ass IN tna f3lis siug 1eruss.
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ofnf &C gae ssiaat called Fslnce SO WAtss
iSiant wsi.h potrt BIAS {n ta~ gssafsel Z
~ 1ekres 81 arieut-s narfn latitude ard
/ between tAf lz}st auH iEe1 desree 81 wsst
teugstssde tEE ~it.su Of tireenw eA4 I'VE
ss3t ltae shah ssee4d to tne mefth age~g
th- channel IS fsr aa the poSmt OF tba
corunemg where & stF4k = the s6{a atSFre
ct uerta }afits5e frqm ;hss }asl naeu-
;.anf5 fzasat the arc 81 &rnlarzatteu snail
fsisos tbe s8wg1it - the mountains s3tss-
ste& para isI fo the Ces~'. as fsr as tae
Ta3s.t - Intersection % the iF~s degree -
west iQrSitnas. ard. aaany. fTegn the sast
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