The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-12-11
BOUNDARY LINE SURVEY
Commissioners From Washing
ton Conclude Their Work.
THEY SUFFERED MANY HARDsHIPa

The surveyors who have Just reached
Washington from a survey of the
boundary line between Canada and the
United states. known as the northwest
BOUNDARY. says the Washington cor
RESPONDENT of the Chicago Tribune. re-
fuse 10 give the slightest confirmation
TO the glowing reports of great gold
finds OF the British surveyors, who
covered the territory with them. and
win say nothing more than that active
mining operations are 10 progress
along this line. II Is known. however.
that II was the rapidly Increasing dis
coveries Of precious minerals along
this line that prompted the state de-
partment 20 expedite the work q lo-
eating the boundary.
This line was established by a com.
mission 10 1876. and while there Is 10
question % the correctness Of the loca-
ton. generally speaking. the great dif-
ncultles encountered IN that early day
made Il impossible to locate the mon
uments close enough together to be Of
value IN some districts.
There are intervals Of thirteen miles
at some points In question where
miner cannot determine upon which
side of the line he Is working or loc7t-
ing a claim. This confusion among
the miners was brought 10 the atten-
tion Of the state department. and the
chief OF the geological survey and the
chief OF the coast survey were asked
to put parties on the work last spring.
The journey Of the surveyors along
the boundary lire was full OF perils
aud many times equaled those of the
Klondlke trail. l.. G. Barnard, a Co
lumbia college man. headed the party
for the geological survey as topOgrG-
pher. having as his assistant Horace
DuDaway c. II. Sinclair. assisted by
III. +. Flynn. took the Astronomical
observations for the coast and geodetic
survey.
The surveyors equipped their party
at Seattle and at once proceeded 10
Chlllwack. b. c. From this point they
took a pack train of thirty animals and
made n most hazardous journey over
a rough trail 20 Silica creek. a point
ia question on the boundary line.
While en- route from Chililwack 10
SILICA creek the mountain passes were
50 narrow and slippery from constant
rain that eight or ten Of the borses
rolled down an incline % 100 feet. but
with no more disastrous result than
rumpling their coats.
At Silica creek the party found the
old Astronomical post used by the COM
mission IN 1876. With his Instruments
upon this now historic post SIR. Sin
clair made his present observations.
Uncertainty existed as % the boundary
at this point. aud some disputes arose
among miners. The party determined
that the uncertainty arose from the
miners mistaking the Astronomical
post for a monument on the line.
After dlligent search by the party IN
this vicinity the old monument was
discovered 1900 feet 20 the north and
identlaed by the date cut In the stone.
were all built by placing stones In
pyramid shape and were r.sefuiIy con.
structed. most OF them Celng IN a fine
state OF preservation. The one az
SILICA was partly obliterated By snow.
slides and the fallen umbers Here
the snow was down 10 about 1000 feet
above the valley, while the whole sec
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Gus. the party passing over living gla-
cicrs In pursuing the trail.
During the mouth of June the party
was pcrpetually soaked. having been
In twenty-five days Of rain. Fr0E ST.
licia creek the government parity took
the Canadian Pacific road 20 Midway.
distRuce OF 1876 miles, another point
Of uncertainty as 10 the boundary line.
The weather was fine during July
and August at this point. and the men
were able TO make good speed A. Md
way uncertainty arose from the fact
Of two lines having been run by the
old commission. an Astronomical line
which had been cut out and a Gual line
agreed upon by the commission, along
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ed
Many OF the residents took the vista
cut through the woods for the actual
line. Here the party cut out the line
aud mapped the country for two miles
on either side
From Midway to the famous Tobacco
Plains district the party again Travelled
by railway. and thence TO Phillips At
this point was found a monument from
which TO take observation. and then
the party proceeded 20 another disput-
ed point at Wlgwam creek. where the
next monument was located From
Wigwam creek for distance OF thir.
teen miles the district had never been
surveyed. The lie was located. cut out
and iron posts put at intervals Of two
Sr three miles along the boundary.
The history Of the journey Of thl.
government party from Phillips "a
WigwaIn reads Ike an old Rlondike