The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-11-03
Local AlaSkanS Aroused
Over Boundary BuncO
STORY WEDNESDAYS STAR CREATES EXCITEMENT AMONG
THOSE ENTRUSTED IN THE SECTION AFFECTED - PROM.
ALAsKANs FIGHT

WIN congress allow the United
States 10 be robbed OF millions Of
dollars worth OF mineral property
Are the American surveyors. en-
trusted wlth the rights OF the pso-
PIE OF Alaska ana the United States
government. victims OF pairahle
buucoF
Has grave mistake" been
made BY the engineers engaged In
laying the monuments marking the
boundary Of American and British
territory In AlAsksf
II congress falls to listen to the
voice Of the people Of the north.
what viii the outcome be-
These are some OF the questions
confronting the citizens Of Alaska
Alaskans now In thu city who
read In Wednesdays star Of the
American surveyors laying the
boundary monuments. al told ex-
ciusively IN The star OF wednesday.
have risen In righteous wrath ut the
thouxht Of the northern eountFys
losing 80 vast a tract OF valuable
lard
SURVEYORS EXPLANATION.
In defense OF themselves. II u said
The American surveyors have made
statements 10 the effect thai the
laying Of the monuments IL miles
nearer the coast than they should
be. was due 10 Instructions calling
for q peak 90 peak" survey.
Engineer Morse. In charge Of the
American surveyors. has acknowI-
edged his error. but says he was
misguided BY the peak TO peak"
survey.
Yet
Citizens Of Alaska who are farnli-
lar. % certain extent. with EVIL
engineering. say they cannot under
stand how competent engineers
could be 80 mi4ied- They point out
that In checking up" the engineers
should have long ago found out their
mistake
Inhabitants OF the country in
question state that were II not that
ths monuments which led 10 the dis
covery of the error were laid on each
side Of the Unuk road. THE ERROR
MONT NEVER HAVE BEEN DIS
COVERED UNTIL AFTER THE
SURVEY WAS RATIFIED.
Pr0speetors who were intimate
with the findings Of the London
tribunal. in passing along the road.
noticed the location of the snonu-
ltfHtae"s ANEtN AAaE# A+AAF u AtfE
country led them 20 believe that
something was wrong. Having had
their busy eye" on the territory
for years. they readily conceived
that II the boundary. which they ex-
pected would be located many miles
back. we're 20 be placed according to
the present survey. they would be
forced 70 relinquish their hopes Of
future wealth due 70 the fact that
the land would be owned BY Great
Britain.
QUIET INVESTIGATION
This led 20 a quiet Investigation.
A rough measurement was taken
Of the distance between the monu-
ment and the headwatera Of the
Benin canal II was then found that
the monuments were oft" Eukl-
neer Morse was notified Of the fact
and a survey OF the distance vas
taken with the result that the mon
uneuts wefe found 10 be II miles
nearer the headwaters Of Benin
canal than they should be
Charles II. Cosgrove. attorney for
the Tnak River Mining e. Milling
company who also has axtenaiv We
mining interests In the disputed sec
tioB. fu further discussing the mat
ter. Thursday, stated that the ques-
ton vas one Of utmost importance
20 the people Of Alaska. not only
those who are Interested financially
IN that section. but all the people Of
Alaska.
"Alaskans. who were not fntimat to-
~ acquainted with this matter, on
reading the account % the affair IN
the columns 81 The star. Wednes-
day, vaKed strong In voicina their
sentiments against the action Of
Americans who would allow the in
terests Of their country to be
jeopardized.. said Mr. Cosgrovs.
Had the error been discovered by
the American engineers and subee-
quenfly rectified. or steps to that
end been taken by them, IL would be
q different matter.
eBuf the error was discovered by
Dfohpeef0fs. ! am stakeholder IN
s.:z.>knsep~ssfs there. but that II
The more reason why l shorld
PITY OTHER CLAIMS.
%Ihtfe are 80 other claims in that
district which viii 20 70 Great Brit
eIr u the present survey Ii ratified
~ congress
~. ". Daily. W. Y. Cook and my
'1<}< own Il claims. which have been
tesayed ~ some OF the most com
psfenf chemists 20 run 80 cents =
cubic yard. We have been negotiat-
fna with J. L. Worpham. Of Paris.
Ter. for some time toward his
taking over this property. The deal
involves many thousands Of sllara.
but Mr.. Worpham. who has Il re-
turned from an inspections of the
property. does not Wish 20 ahead
snail fae boundary az On Il def
initely settled"
Robert Prinsle. 3 }sr Of the
board Of trade 4 Ch41aso, WHO II
one Of tbs principal gtockh0Iders
ri the Omar Mining company. NJ
GfoUl Arm. IN diaAsslng the mat
I " really don,t know whSaathlnk