The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-08-20
BOUNDARY SURVEY.
Work Of Unusual Importance Re-
Gently Performed.
Dividing Line Between the United
state. and Canada RedeteEm1ned
by Arduous Work of Coy
ernment Employees.

During the past summer the United
States geological survey and the coast
and geodetic survey have been CO.
operating in 4 work Of unusual I'M
Dortancc and interest in redetermin-
ing the line of the international
boundary between The United States
ara Canada from the crest OF the
Rocky mountains 70 the Pacific ocran.
The original treaty, signed in ls+e,
which established the boundary at
the :orty-:ii:th parallel, cid not pro-
vide for is immediate survey over
this section. This was due partly to
the extreme difficulty and even danger
cI conducting surveys in this region
at he i;Iu", and partly to the prevail
inc opinion ;!!..at so rough and distant
a region would be settled only IN a
very remote future. '::.is view still
prevailed to certain eXsent when in
1857 to 1851 surveys were actually
carried cat. for it was tEen agreed by
the commissions representing both
governments tha; it was inexpedient
10 incur the expense Of locating and
marking the bouHGary continuously
because. as they say in their Official
re port. the country would not be oc-
cupicd for %encrat.cas to come. These
commissions did. however. determine
the sorty-ain5h parallel by as;roncm-
ical observations. and esta bl.sked
monuments accordingly on each large
stream ard every important trail that
crossed the boundary, says Wash
iG@ton exchange.
E%plcr rain and settlement have far
outstr.ppcd the expectations enter
tanned 80 years ago; in those sections
where valuable mineral deposits are
supposed to exist the location of the
boundary has for several years past
been q question of more OR less inter-
esting dispute. The old cuttings and
monuments have become obscured,
and in some instances rumor has with
purpose circulated false reports that
the monuments placed by the old
commission were incorrect. Canada
and the United States are both inter-
p ested in having the line precisely fixed
and steps are being taken toward the
establishment of commission whose
determination shall be final. In the
meantime provisional but accurate
work has been done by the joint par
ty of the geological and coast and
geodetic surveys to redetermine the
forty-ninth parallel in the sharply
disputed sections, while three other
parties of the geological survey have
reconnoitered the entire stretch Of
40 miles from the crest of the
Rockies to the Pacific coast.
The line traversed two mountain
districts, the Rocky mountains and
the Cascades, and an intermediate
country which though hilly is not so
high. The mountains carry heavy
forests, and along the line are Diff
cult Of access because the trails, once
kept open by the Indians, are now
greatly obstructed by fallen timber.
The surveyors frequently find the
game trails worn by bear and deer
the easiest routes to follow. The ex-
treme eastern range of the Rockies
is of Alpine character, and glaciers
and precipices lie across the boundary
line. The work of the parties has
been arduous, but has been success
fully carried out, and report will
shortly be made through the interior
department for the information of
our state department.
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Mrs. c. r. Sprasue Imports an Historic
House Which VIII BE Erected