Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-10-20
ALASKAN AWARD
SIGNED AT 2::I0 P. M.

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he made any sort Of concession to the
United States The fact IS that when
the commission was created Secy. Hay
felt that It was too much TO expect of
human nature TO look to the Canadian
members Of the commission TO take any
but an extreme view of the case re-
gardless of the proof presented by the
Americans and he relied almost entirely
upon the sound judicial instincts OF the,
great English iurst who presided over
the commission to properly appreciate
the weight of the American case which
the secretary regarded as invulnerable
Il II could ever have a fair hearing
PORTLAND CANAL uNIMPoRTANT
What Mr.. Foster has to say as to that
portion of the decision touching the
Portland canal. goes to diminish the
importance of even that slight Canadian
victory. for he confirms the London re-
port to the effect that free navigation
of the waterway on the western side
while full control of the western shore
IL retained by the United States, while
the loss Of Pearse and Walesn Islands
from the extreme American claim Is
partially met by confirmation to the IT,
tie OF two other islands at the mouth
OF the canal which, from a military
point of view, dominate the proposed
terminus OF the Port Simpson railroad
and the adjacent British forts.
DIGEST OF DECISION.
London oct. 2O.--The following is an
official digest of the Alaska decision
nf 10 m na
up Of answers to the seven questions
contained i'm the treaty of 1903 consti
tuting the tribunal
First question-Answer The line
commences at Cape Mu2on
Second Question-Answer. The Port
land channel passes north Of Pearse and
Wales islands and enters the ocean
through Tongas passage, between Wales
and Sitklan Islands.
Third Question-Answerg A straight
line to the middle of the entrance to
the Tongas pass.
Fourth Question-Answer: A straight
line between Salmon and Bear river di-
rect to the seth parallel OF latitude.
Fifth Question Answered in the AFR
NATIVE.
Sixth Northumberland no answer
after the nth question had been ans
wered In the affirmative.
Seventh Question-Answer: The ma
1orty of the tribunal have selected the
line OF peaks starting at the head OF
Portland canal and running along the
high mountains ON the outer edge of
the mountains, shown on the maps Of
survey made in 1898. extending to
Mount Whipple and thence along what
IL known as the Hunter line, of 1878,
crossing the Stikine river about "A miles
north thence northerly along the north
ern peaks to Hates Needle, from Hates
Needle 10 the Devils Thumb, The tri-
bunal states that there was not suffi-
Client evidence, owing TO the absence of
complete survey, to Identify the
mountains which correspond TO those
Intended by the treaty This contem-
Plates q further survey OF that portion
by the two governments From the Vi
entity OF Devips Thumb the line runs to
the continental watershed. thence
through White and Taiya or Chikoot
passes, westerly 20 mountain, jndi-
Gated ON the map attached to the urea
~ as $3.50 feet, thence TO another noun
tam 5.SOO feet and from that point I'm
somewhat curved line across the head
of the glaciers TO Mount Fairweather.
RMS places the Canadian outpost IN up.
per water OF Chikat river In British
territory and the mining camps OF Por-
cupine and Glacier creek in American
territory, From Mount FairWeather.
the line passes north on lTgh peaks
along the mountains indicated on the
map by Mounts Plnta. Ruhama and
vancouver TO Mount 81. Elias.