The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-06-10

Dispute over the Alaskan Frontier
IL Approaching Snttsfnc-
tory settlement.

London, June s.--A high authority
of the colonial Office has informed a
representative of the press that the
negotiations with reference to the Alas
kan question are In the rosiest possible
condition.
After the interview which the United
States ambassador, Mr.. Joseph Chonte,
had Tuesday with the marquis of Sails
bury, nj the foreign Office, the lines
Of prospective settlement and for car
rying on the discussion in the high
commission were formally submitted
by the secretary of state for the col
onies, Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain, who
throughout has had most potent i'm
flucnce with the Canadian side. Every
arrangement in the negotiations here
between Mr.. Choatc. Lord Salisbury
and Sir Julian Pauncefote has gone
through him. and the prospective set
Elements, in great degree. may be con-
sidered triumph for Mr.. Chamber
lain's tact and perseverance,.
Washington. June Slate i'm the day
the officials learned the details of the
latest negotiations in London. referred
to in cable dispatches, and Secretary
Hay and the British charge d'aifaires,
Mr.. Tower. conferred on the SUBJ
iect. The details of the propo-
sition were not made public. IL Is
known that the arrangement of a
modus vivendi to govern the relations
of the United States and Canada on the
Alaskan boundary is receiving a great
deal of Ambassador Choate's attention.
The basis for the temporary delimita-
ton of the boundary in the neighbor-
hood OF the passes leading into the
klondike from the Lynn canal, will, II
the present effort succeeds. be on White
pass on the east, and Chilkoot pass in
the middle, nj the points where the Ca
madam customs houses were estab-
lished about Is months ago.
On the Dalton trail. the point has not
yet been selected and as the pressure
toward the sea on this westernmost trail
by the Canadians has been more severe
than at any other point, very naturally
great difficulty is experienced i'm recon
Cling, even temporarily, the conflicting
claims to jurisdiction.
Il
upon al this juncture by the Canadians
as part of the temporary arrangement,
they are DESTROYS of getting as near
10 tidewater as possible, and their
claim i'm this quarter includes the inn
portant village of Klukwan, town that
has long been under the protection Of
the United States and which our gov
eminent is indisposed TO surrender,
even temporarily, into Canadian con
troll. If this difficulty can be solved,
and divisional point located on the
Dalton trail, there is no doubt that a
modus will be the outcome. This
would remove the chances of hostile
collisions on the border and postpone
until calmcr feelings prevail the per-
manent settlement. With this Alas
kan boundary controversy removed
from the subjects for consideration by
the joint high commission, there is
every reason to believe that n treaty can
be framed satisfactory to both par
ties in time for submission TO the SEN
ate at its next session.
II is said, however, that too much as
surance should not be taken that a
complete accord is certain. The Off
Gals agree with the London view that
the outlook is rather brighter. because
negotiations are on again, but they
qualify this by saying that the agree
ment is not yet concluded, and that
when concluded il will still leave much
10 be settled by future negotiations.