The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-21
ALASKAN MODUS v|vtND|.
NATTER FINALLY ADJUSTED AND
1T GOES INTO EFFECT.
Nor any Part of the Poreupiae
Hfstrict-Miners' Personal Goods

WASHINGTON. Oct z1-Mr Tower.
Brush charge here, called az ;he state
department today ana handed Secretary
HAY q npte formally accepting for his
government the proposition Tor q tempo
ta9S All -s;Eil@nt o: the Alaskan boundary
a!@S Proposed ~ Secretary Hay III MS
noie o. yesterday. H!;n that aote the
long expected ra0ags ylvendi. relative TO
t!.e Ne1sd boundary question. went into
effect. This result mas oeen brought about
through The direct negotiations 81 Sec
Rotary Hay and Nj Tower after several
failures in tne past
The state Department il confident Il has
conserved American interests IL the mai
ter without un.4sely treating Canada.
Ahe a!N ts4onA! iiue, bounded on the west
ny the Dalton trail Is p.Aced twenty-five
ara quarter miles above Pyramid H&r-
OCr. wnAca Is regarded under the treaty
as The tide water mark. so hat Cana
0!@Fss are nat allowed 10 reach any point
On I4ynn CANA Moreover. tAere - 10
for free transfer across American tsrri-
tory. of Canadian goods. except OF min
ers 6esaaglngs.
These matters may iigure later on, when
i comes - a permanent boundary ilne,
Bat they are not touched upon III this mo-
Gus Ths moaas vivendt follows The piece
dtrt established by Secretary Eyarts IN
1913 II agreement Upon The temporary
boundary On TIE S,.ckeen river in Alaska
by exchanges OF notes. The line On Chill
KAT river * twenty-five and quarter
statute miles from the head u navigation
oa tbitkat Inlet GA Lynn canal. ana on
the klehlni river, twelve niles further in
land and the whols valley # the Porcu-
pine 8 included within the American lines.
As 10 the White and ChlkO0t passes, the
line is Dxed at the summit of the water
shed. being the points which for some time
past have been observed by the customs
authorities OF The Two countries.
The text ol the Ulodas viz endl as finally
agreed 10 is az follows:
II is hereby agreed between the gov
efGments " the United states and Great
Britain that th.. boundary line between
Canada and the territory of Alaska in the
Tesion About the head Of Lynn canal shah
b. Professionally fixed. without preju lice
10 tie claims Of either party IN the per,
nlaueilt adjustment OF the international
In the region OF the Dalton trail, a
line beginning AT the peak, near Porcu-
pine creek. marked on map Nc. /
II the United States commission Decem-
her 81 1885. and On sheet No. i II the
British commission December 81. 1875.
Wigh No. o.soe thence running - the
klohinie Tor klaheela) river, in the di-
recti0u Of the peak north Of that river.
marked 3.020 on the aforesaid United
States map and 6025 on the aforesaid
British rnap; thence following the nigh
or right bank Of the said kiohinie river
70 the junction thereof with the chiikat
river. a mile and half more or less,
north of Klukwan provided that per-
SONS proceeding 10 or from forcupine
creek shall be permitted 10 follow the
trail between the said creek and the
said junction of the rivers. into and
across the territory on the Canadian side
81 the temporary line wherever the train
crosses n such side. and subject 20 such
reasonable regulations for the protection
III the revenue As the Canadian govern
rnent may prescribe. 10 carry with them
over such parts or part Of the tran be
tween The said points as may lie on the
Canadian side of the temporary line such
goods and articles "a they desire. with
IA fns rae
duty on such goods ard articles, and
from said Junction % the summit of the
peak east Of the Chilkat river, marked
~ the aforesaid map No. ~ or the Unit ed
States commission with the number 6. 4i0.
and on the map No. II Of the aforesaid
British commission with the number
$50 ON the pyea and Skagwav trails
the submits az the Chikoot and White
passes.
1T is understood, as formally set forth
in communications Of the department Of
state 90 the United States. that the ci,i-
gems or subjects 81 each power found ~
this Arrangement within the temporary tur-
isffction ~ the other shall suffer no diu-
mutton ~ the rights and privileges which
they ROW nIov.
The government II the United States
viii AZ orce appoint au officer or officers.
tn conjunction with an officer or officers 70
he named by her ajestYs government.
20 mark th,. temporary line agreed upon
by tho erection of posts. stakes or other
appropriate temporary marks
Ssffle ~ The more important advantages
that accrue 20 the American side through
today's settlement would escape ooserva-
tion save through i study 81 the map
which ia attached 90 the notes Thus II
appears that instead ~ pla cling the Lire IL
yectiy al the town u kiukwan which
marks the head Il canoe navigation as
The British sought to do. IL has Been To-
Gated several miles above that town, d.
rect,F at the junction with the ChiIkat riv-
~ If th. important tributary. n" klepni.
1his maintains the Indians 81 klukwan
under American jurisdiction withou. ques-
ton ana also provides 8 natural ana IN
misfmkable boundary line, such a. is al
WAYS soIgh, ny topographer@ IN the shape
Of a considerable river. Then when 1.
COMES - ihe point III departure from his
river, ths Rispni the !ine has been pro-
i.ngV3 toward It's source - az - include
IN American territory the mining town Of
porcup,uf ire head Of mining Operations
80 th, rorcuptr- section.
Nothing has Vet been decided as - the
resumption ~ fre sessions of The ioint high
Canadian can mission. hut with the bound
ARK question removed from The he.i far
g time. - meeting IS likely Io follow before
tpnkTs - meets
nuNkN ~ oHIO.