The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1899-07-15
nav Rave FOUND 4 SOLUTION.
American Boundary Expedition Re
turns FROM Its Alaska Trip.

turns From Its Alaska Trip.
Washington, July H.-Unless SEN
ator Fairbanks, while in Alaska, sue
..eeded in finding a satisfactory solu-'
!tion of the yexed boundary question,
and brings with him material for the
arrangement OF a modus viycndi the
pigh joint commission will not meet in
August. 1t is %conjectured that the
senator, though himself u member of
the commission, during his Alaskan
trip was unable to aequaint himself
with the unsatisfactory state OF the
negotiations between Choate and Sal
isbury respecting the arrangement OF
Il modus. At any rate, it is stated here
there has been no change in the status
of the case and no communication
from Choate that would tend to en-
courage the hope that the high joint
conference can in Quebec
August 9, to which date adjournment
vas had at the last meeting.
Fairbanks Party at Tacoma.
Tacoma, WASH, July 10.--The Fair
banks-Fostcr Alaskan boundary party
returned from the north yesterday,
and interviews with members OF the
party indicate that the water shed on
White pass. back of Skaguay and Dyea
will be accepted as the international.
line at that point. The White and
Chilkoot passes constitute the storm
center of the Alaskan boundary.
At those points the Canadians hope
to secure concessions that will enable
them to anchor down a port of entry
into the Klondike gold fields. All 9TH
er parts of the country Whereabouts
where concessions are looked for are
of little Importance compared with the
Linn canal, which is the key Of the sit
uation.
Senator Fairbanks, when inter
viewed, placed Importance on the fact
that he must sit with the joint high
commission in August, but declined to
state what lines of argument lie would
take up. He expressed great %satisfac-
ton at having made the trip. Regard
ing boundary matters that were dis
cussed during the four weeks spent in
Alaska Senator Foster declined to
speak:
personally" he said, 81 am OPP
posed to yielding an inch of United
States territory A careful investiga-
ton, however, demonstrates that there
may be different constructions placed
upon the treaties involved as regards
channels, the situation of lesser is
lands and the like. But in the main
the United States is plainly given a
strip of territory north of Portland
canal or thereabouts, ten marine
leagues inland, except where a we'll
defined mountain range places the
boundary nearer the coast. This strip
runs to Mt. ST. Elias.
ION the one side are headwaters of
the Yukon and on the other the
streams flowing into Lynn canal are
formed. Between these two districts
there is q chain of mountains that, in
the opinion of some, bring in the boun-
Diary line some eighteen miles nearer
the coast. This seems to be a fair ex-
preston of the American view of the
boundary question.
Shy this construction of the treaty it
is held England will receive the benefit
of every point that can be fairly and
honestly granted. On the other hand,
however, the Canadians and many of
the Englishnen hold that the boun-
Diary should be drawn thirty miles, or
ten marine marine leagues inland from
the headlands. BY such a construction,
of course. Lynn canal would be an in
let into Canadian territory and ten ma
rine leagues inland from the head
lands at the entrance would be many
miles south of Skaguay and Dyea, and
hence Canada and England would have
the coveted port of entry without a
question of doubt. AS ! look upon it
personally Lynn canal is a part of the
ocean. Therefore it would be unfair
to draw a line thirty miles inland from
the entrance to bodies of water of that
nature and call it the boundary under
the treaty"