The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-10

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banks redunsedy yestesdayfvm
ALASKA. 0Maker ke u,enf over
three beeks ago fr tie pupose Of
studying tie famous Monklaad m
special reftrence to tie dntemstaosd
boundary and otber ds,poraaf ove,-
lions to b considered 6y tie Aaele-
American commission. Of sAdck Ae =
= member. He revenue cuttsr n
Csisch. oawhdck tie pa1y made Ae
trip. reached pon 1t 3 =. n. She
touched only oncs en- rosfe on 6sr ~
turn. Fndsy. At Uatoa bav. Van
cosVer ISLAND. for coal.
Win dfplonsAkc cievenness SenaAor
5Airbanks At no time ApssAesf Ake
Ioas voyage let = single o,om r,6ac&
might 6e consdsssdas : eossmdtaf of
nfs position oa any sndkAem,dned
4sesAisn eseaee N.
III HscsAsok lsfs Ssatsut =
1850 escisck ~ 7acomzs ap6esre
.Senafsv Eair6anks an pa,ty ~ -
atsM fsr Portland.
uoN. =. O. GRAVES. ees4tis,s -
III sentative with Senator FAirhenss
on his Alaskan tour from which r.
returned yesterday. gave an intersstinw
review OF the voyage yesterday Afternoon
at his Jefferson street residsncs. That
Senator Fairbanks was greatly eniishteneA
by his visit and came into possession 20
material facts which will be Of much -.
sistance TO him when the ALASKAN bound.
AIRY question ID takes up by the Anglo
American commiaaon cannot be ouestione6
when one has listened to q recital Of vhsa
he saw and heard.
STILL throughout the long journey NOT :
word tending to commit him on mi. :.
other international questions eaaned th>
eminent statesman's lips. He saw. he lin.
tened. he medItated- But with the clever
ness OF trained diplomat he kept hi Inn
pressions to himself.
Much was said ana done "a innre.. -.
only Senator Fairbanks. burt senator ro..
ter. to whom the people Of Aias1xa .oo,e fnr
aid-indeed special efforts In tho matter ~
legislation for the district.
Senator Fairbanks" Mr.. orayes .ssa
occupying in sense judicial pos,tioo.
did not commit himself To any one ~
studied all questions presented 10 him ana
I'm sure whatever conclusions he reachea
IN the matter Of the boundary win be die
tated by the loftiest patriotism.
Il will say. however. that II II very an
parent that the most serious question that
confronss Senator Fairbanks IL not eop.
tained in or rather presented by the Ynoaus
vivendt. This moves the boundary Tina
down TO Khickwan. And the KIuckvnn
line unqpsst.onabIy takes in "a large pArt
Of the Porcupine district Kluckyap II Ian,
than ten marine leagues from tide wafer.
in my opinion. The recognized boundary.
or At least, what the Canadians them.
selves regarded ~ tho boundary, was -
Pleasant camp. where the mounted notice
had their headquarters on the Dalton trail.
Pleasant camp ID \ good distance above
kiuckwan and tho American miners after
having been driven out OF the AsiIn coun-
try were particular, 20 they told u. 70 ret
within the Pleasant camp line. They csoso-
ed 10 what they considered safe distance
and found the porcuplne diggings
we were shown \ map prepared by
Chief Engineer Hawkins. OF the white
Pass road. This revealed line drawn
from the summit of White and chilkoot
pa@ss direct 20 k,uck xan and fss con-
tinuAsson takes In a big s.ic~ OF the Porcu-
pine. Previous tn the modus yiyendl the
action Of the Canadian police clearly In
dicased that they didn't think they had
any right 10 approach nearer the tide water
than the Pleasant camp iine. They made
no arrests this side and DID not pursus
criminals after they had entered territory
this Aie Of Pleasant camp.
There Ia no denying the fact that the
people of Alsska are bitterly opposed to
accepting tbs Kiuckwan aeiimitatjon A
IN instance OF the hardship I, VIII work
on some Of the Porcupsne miners the case
Of r. D. whitehead. OF Chicago. may b
cited. He told ~ he started TO Alaska
nearly two years axo. Going mp the
0sickeen river he made arrow 10 Aim
where hs forated mines, bar only 70 ~
driven cut. He then determined ~ 70 into
American territory and did 20. locating IL
the Poscupsne district. In acqutrfng these
eiafruo and those n4 Attn Whitehend nayp