Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-10-24

coed the distance Of ton marine leakues
from the ocean then the boundary be-
tween the British and the Russian ter
ritory should be formed by 4 line
parallel to the sinuosities Of the coast
and distant therefrom not moro than
ton marine leagues, was 1t tho intention
and meaning Of said convention Of 1925
that there should remain In the exclu-
sive possession of Russia a continuous
fringe. or strip Of coast on the main
land not exceeding ten marine leagues
In width, separating tho British posses
sions from tho bays, ports, inlets, Ravens
and waters OF tho ocean, and extending
from the said point on the lfty-sixth de-
gree OF latitude north to point where
such limo Of demarcation should inter-
sect the one hundred and forty-hrst de-
gree of longitude west of the meridian
of Greenwich?
eff the foregoing question should be
answered in the negative and in the
event OF the summit Of such mountains
proving to be In places more than ten
marine leagues from the coast, should
the width of the lisiere which was to
belong to Russia be measured C1) from
the mainland coast to the ocean strict
~ so-called, along line perpendicular
thereto, or (2) was it the intention. and
meaning Of the said convention that
where the mainland coast Is indented by
deep tnlets, forming part Of the terri
torial waters Of Russia, the width of the
l1siere was to be measured GAY from
the line Of the general direction of the
mainland coast or (B) from the line
separating the waters of the ocean from
the territorial waters of Russia, or (C)
from the heads Of the aforesaid inlets?
7.-What, II any exist, are the noun
ta1ns referred to as situated parallel to
the coast, which mountains, when with
In ten marine leagues from the coast, are
declared to form the eastern boundary?
Omcial Digest of Decision.
The following is an official digest Of
the Alaska decision:
1.-THE decision of the tribunal is made
up Of answers to the seven questions
contained In the treaty of 1903 consti-
tuting the tribunal.
First question: Answer-The line
commences at Cape Muzon
Second question: Answer - The
Portland channel passes north of
Psarse and Wales islands and enters
tho ocean through Tongas passage.
between Wales and Sitklan islands.
Third question: Answer-A straight
! line to the middle of the entrance of
Tongas passage.
Fourth question: Answer 49, A
straight line between Salmon and
Bear rivers direct to the fifty-sixth
parallel Of latitude.
Fifth question:: Answered in the
Affirmative.
Sixth question:: Required no an
swer after the fifth question had been
answered in the affirmative.
Seventh question: Answer
majority 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 1893, extending to
Mount Whipple and thence along
what Is known as the Hunter line, OF
! 1873, crossing the Stikine river about
"a miles from it's mouth, thence north
erly along the high peaks to Hates
Needle, from Kate's Needle to the
Devils Thumb. The tribunal stated
that there was not sufficient evidence
owing to the absence Of complete
survey, to identify the mountains
which correspond to those intended by
the treaty. This contemplated fur
ther survey of that portion by the two
governments. From the Vicinity OF
DEVILS Thumb the line runs to the
continental watershed, thence through
White and Talya or Chilkoot Passes,
westerly to = mountain, indicated on
tho map attached to the treaty az $3.50
feet, thence to another mountain $500
feet and from that point in a somewhat
curved line across tho head of the
glaciers to Mount Fairweather. This
places the Canadian outpost on tho up
per water of Chilkat river in British
territory and the mining camps of
Porcupine and Glacier creek in Amer
lean territory. From Mount Fairweath-
er tho line passes north on high peaks
along the mountains Indicated on the
map by Mounts Pinta. Ruhama and
Vancouver to Mount st. Elias
SITUATION IS UNALTERED.
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