The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-11-05
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and independence were to be found on the bars
4 OF the Forty Mile, the Stewart, and at Circle
City.
With the increase Of population came the rep
resentatiyes of the American and Canadian gov
5ernments custom-houses were established and
court decisions took the place of the rude JUS
& tice dispensed by miners meetings With the
new order of things came also the necessity OF
determined line between the two countries.
me United States claimed, under the old Rus
( sian treaty line running up Portland canal to
the 5Oth parallel of north latitude thence to fol-
low the summit Of the coast range to its inter
section with the 141st meridian, In the absence
81 definite mountain range near the coast the
line was to be not more than ten marine leagues
distant from tide water
Canada claimed that the line should follow the
coast range paralleling the general contour of
tne coast and cutting all inlets and flords
mere were other contentious of minor impor.
\ lance. but the real trouble was that Canada
Z tnousnt she was entitled to seaport which
i would allow Of shipments through Canadian ter.
rltory to the now valuable Klondike
- a. 70 the l4lst meridian being the rest OF the
\ DvunaaIy, there was no dispute. This line starts
a. a ridge Of Mount Saint Elias and runs through
. g Demarcation Point on the Arctic ocean.
Maps showing q strip Of land along the coast
| We're made. archives were rummaged every avail
nbla bits Of history and tradition were searched.
An ~ tne whole mass submitted as evidence to a
TRIBUNAL 81 three Americans, two Canadians and
one Englishman which met In London In 1000
the sitting Of the evidence required three months
The opposing counsel helped by the geographic
experts put forth their best arguments. vote
Was taken. and the result showed four to two for
the United States. the lord chief justice Of Eng.
land Lord Alyerstone casting his vote with the
Americans 'zI
a Naturally the Canadian representatives felt
greatly disappointed. but the evidence was too
\ conclusive 70 allow Of any other outcome
sInen came the question Of what mountains con.
4 ettuted the coast range. In places compro-
mise was effected departing slightly from the
claims Of the United States.
II lt was decided that certain welldefined neaks
on the monntains fringing the coast should con
stitute the main points on the boundary. Lord
Alyerstone, wieldinx : blue pencil, marked on the
maps what appeared to the tribunal to be the
proper mountains. The members Of the tribunal
we're all eminent jurists, but this did not make
them Client in the intricacies OF contour mans
and the advice Of the experts was constantly re
4 qpested. S
ss The location Of the boundary was left "a two
isisoners, MI. o. 81. Tittmann superntend8
ont Of the coast and geodetic sHryey. for the
United 6tRtess and DE-. wv. II King cher Domins
~ strononper, Tor Canada.
Vherever the bluepencil mark appears nm S+bo
ma this point Without anysrecourse Is 4 boun.
roint. even thoug = higher and better point
slneys % but = short dista nce away
s III follow the ssinucsities Of the NOM tain
in this country would be hopeless. rs the
loneEs VIII probably decide that 4
line connect the various le-pencied
Y " ssonsti flute tho bound n,
ss ION 81 the bound dairy to be
h a6tCEy both governments, must be done;
y ~ - not that there is 3 d.