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MilMVi- I III: ALASKA BOUNDARY QUESTION (ciMi'ii.Kii Kill nil: GOVERNMENT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ALEXANDER BEGG. 7.^ TNESCVF^>«M[KTOr VIlTi'l'IA, H.C I'nnleil ti> KiciiAHl' WdLFf.Nl'KN. I'riir, r tn tlu- Kin-'-i Mmt Kxitllint Majt-sU IW2. I feifrS^;it^:^^3*^' .■^A-^'fi. t- z < < ' - ■ I- ^~i a. < K'- Al »^K V I'M M.M'V I )l t-.| |M\ i:!^l HKroi; r ALASKA BOJNDAHY QUESTION \'ii 1..KU. r. !■ , .-.ih I, I'.'lll y.. Ilif II, .„ Hilriil Mil /■::<:■„ Atfrf-. Mliiini'y 111 ,.. o'l t'„r lliih.-li Culiiiiil.in, iii i iii iiuliiiiiiil i|iii "timi, tlir iiiauiiiliiiji- iiiHJ tlir liii|>iii't:i ri' .it wlmli ;iii' i liy lliiiii- iliiy-, wlnii till' Trr.ity iffii n.l in wa'- ti'.iiiii'il .tnil |i;i'.^iil, lliiil ) .\iiii"riii«ii ('iiiitiiH lit, tn-iii;.' Hull' kiiuwn, w;i- nut ilit'iinil lit' liiiii', li.iwi'vi'i, li;i~ |iiiiiliirril iiiiiTiy [lurjMisfs l,u|wi' with nil tlii'ir liii'i-its li-iililiu w ii li llii- iiiin- ■I I'li^ilv ii'iili^i'il 1 1 rill 111 lit' I 111 it lilinll \;thlr, i'Xrl'|il t'nl till' lllllltill'.. IlilIlU'i'*. wliili ii-i|iiiiii 111 111' lll'llll wliii'h Willi nil tlii'ir liii'iits. Stiitciiients wliirli iiiny In- liinu^lit tuiwiiril in i uiiii". tmn with lliis ijiic^l imi, m wliiili iii.'iy li.'Hi- lii't'ii iKJilinril |ii<'viiiiisly, to lit' nf Milin-. ^limilil lii' -.iisii'iitilili' ut' iniKif, ;iiiil liv I'liiinili'il, nut nil ii>siiiii|iliiiti. Iiul on tiiiii{ilili', >iiliil t'liiiiiiliilinii. Tin' iiiiii nf llii-i ii'|Hiit i> In [Ill-sent till- " liiiumliiry tii,Mti'Ma. NMond. That when-vcr the snunnit <,f the in itains which extend in a direction I.aralle to the c.,a>t. from th.- .-.lith dejrree of n,.rth latitude to the point of intersection of the I list .leyreeot west loMHitud.', shall prove to !«• at the distance .,f more than ten marine leagues trom the ...-ean, the hmit iMlween the liritish possessions and the line of coast which islohconsto I4ussiashalll.etonne.l \,y a line parallel to the windings of the coast and winch shall never exceed the di^lance of ten marine leagues therefrom." It huvin- been .onceded that th.. initial [.oint of the line of demarcation, as declare.! in the Ireaty, is Cap.- Cha.cn, it is n.Av in oi.hM- to ..xamine the r.mte or r.iut.'s f ttie comparative inc.,iiv..nienc.. of ailmiltiiij; ,s.,m.. r.laxation in tOe terms .,f y.uir Kxcellency's last nistructions, .,r ..f l,.avin- the .,u,.sti.,n l.etwe..n the tw., (i.,venn. .iits 'unsetth'd for an in.lehnit.. tim... His .Maj.sty s (i..vernin..nt has r,.solv...l t.. authoris.. youi K.xcellency t.> include the south points of I'rinc,. ,.f Wales Islan.l, within the liiissian fr.. -tier, and to take as a line ot d.!iiiarcati.,n a lin.. .Irawn fr.)m the s.)utliernm.)st jioint .,f I'rince of Wales Island, from s..utji t.^ n.nth, throu-h Portland Clhannel. till it .strikes the mainland in latitude 56 decrees." " Th.. a.h aiita^'es oiucde.! t.i Russia by th.. line of ,l,.niarcation are s.) ohvi..u.s as t.. reii.l..r it .piite imp.)ssihl.. that any ohjecti.m .an re/is.mal.lv he .)ffered on the part of the Kussian (iovernnient toany ..f thestip-lationsin .mr favour. There are tw,. points •vliieh are l.tt t., he s.-ttled by your Kxcell..ncy. First, in fixini; th.. ,.urse of the eastern iKjundary ot the strip ot lan.l t.) b.. occupicl by Russia on the cjast." *♦**♦♦♦ The foregoing extract seein...l t.^ have Imcii base.l on " Stat..iiient I),' enclosed by Sir Charl,.s to Mr. Canning' in a ,l.-.spatch dat...l .March 17 L".lth, ISl'1, an.l which had previously been omniunicat.-d by Sir Charles to the Ru.ssian ph.nipot..ntiarie.s. It says -^ "ft was in tiiehopeof b,.inf,'abli. loc.m.iliate tli..se obj.xts, consid..iwl in.lisp..nsable by the Imperial (...vernim.nt, sai.I Sir Charles, ".-in.! t.. ,l,.t..rinin,. without mor,. d,.|ay a ..uestion which app,.ared ,,f e.|ual int..i..stt.. b..tli parti.'s, toarrain.e.l.'tinit..|y, at the actual time when the plenip.,tentiary .,f His llritannic Majesty hail th,. honour t.> propose, ,m his last conference with the pl,.nipot..ntiari..s .,f Russia, a line ..f .leinaivation which, wiiilc coiiwrvin" to Ru.ssia f..r a southern limit ..n th.' islan.ls, th,. ,l,.irr..e .,f latitud.. su-i,'..sl..d by the I'kase .,f 1799 woul.l assi-n at the sam,. tin,,, t.. (ireat Itritain, f,.r a limit ..n the mainland, the latitu.le of .>r.., with.ml .sacriti.in« th.. iiiter,.sts .,f the ( .inpanv I'HIK 2 Kn. Alaska I'.iUNiiAiiY yi :f>ii"X. i:i.s:{ nil ti. ."lO -".O iKirtli latitude, wliiclicvcr ini;;lit lie llii' ilrijivc c.t' latituilr t'l.tiiid cniiMMiii-iit to lie imiiccl upon, to l)i' < sou;;lit, of llu- tin-uiiislani-fs alti-ndiii:; tii.' drawini,' ii]' of llir Ani.dci Hiissiaii Coii'vciitioiiof lf<-'"i, whiili wonid throw lijjht on the undfrstaiidin^' of the ncijotialdrs on this |ii,iiit, tint it niiiy h(^ assiinicd with loiitichiu !■ that the .haiis ciniiloyiMi in th' ni'^otiatiiiii wi-ir tliost! of Vaiiiouvcr. * * i)i I'l. hy till! iiiosi rcicnt surveys, riitiis th Tli« wording,' of tin- (Nuivciition of If prrsi'iitiMl 1)V Vancouver's chart No. i fact that the [larallel of ,,utli of I'ortland Inlcl.' + + * ♦ * :'."i is found to he in roniplete acicrd wilh the fe.-itines I'.ul tlie •• I'ortland Iidet ' is altu._',.ther to tl ast ■d in the Treaty. Mr. I'.avard, at the of the s|ieeilied line of demarcation, nor is it mentionecl o.niliienceineirt of his letter aUive referred to, s|«>aks of 'Mhe waterway frnm IVinc.- of Wales Island and lhrou;;h the I'ortland channel," hut neither he nor tlie amhassaihir ineiitioiix Cape Mu/on in the comnninicatioiis rei|Uestin^' the appoint ineiit of a.lciinl ('oiiimis-ion. The limit a.ssii;ned in the Treaty is evidently the of.tli (h'jjree of north latitiid.'. a^ slated, "alon« the middle (if the same stiai"t, soiitli of Duke of York Island, to the coiilinenl.' It is also"evident that the actual line of demarcation only ascends to the norlli aloiii; ("larence Strait or Sound " to the middle of the straits that separate the islands of the I'riiee of Wales and the Duke of York and the islands situate to the north of the said islands. Those islands to the north of th.- Duke of York Island (since named • Ktolin ) are Wran^el. Zaremho, Mitkof, Kupreanof :iii(I Admiralty Islands." It, therefore, becomes necessary to retrace the " liiuil litif" fi the jHiint on the continent at the ."iCith decree of latitu(h\ and pro.-eed westward in Kniest Sound, ah.n^; the said 'Mimit line" to where the diver-.nce on the initial houndarv line from Cape Chacon look place, at a point nearly half way donj; the island coast, which should lie iiernianently marked liy a lieacon ; thence north-westerly aloiif,' the ea.stern shore of Prince of Wales "island until its most northerly point is reached, opposite the channel which divides the Island of Kuiu from Kupreanof, and alon^ that channel north to Prince Fres4 Alaska IJciindakv (^rKsriox. I!M»1' Next, turning aUfiition to line c,f (Iciimicatidii V„ -1 l, u l ,. .1 1 uepo, ,.f H (^M Mi ^- 1 .•.,;•;/•''■" Vv '.r'"'r *'"•""«'■ ^'""■'' •^"""''- >" "'•■ pose.i to\n.::\ :•,;,;: \,":v::i;!;,:''r,,;'''' '^ r "",""""' ''"'" "■ • -'"■'•'■ '^ '^ -t'- ;i;';;:;:;:;-;:;r^';i:irr^7"^ u .1 .. I" o ,.';.,; '"'f' '''■'P"t^l't"«irCI,ark.s liagot, in tVa.ning the Treaty o Ts- luies, mentioned in the Treaty itself which nl.,.. H . i ' . i "'ff'^''"^'f' t" /»'<• meruhan '•'••''■'I '"".i.lioMal lines / W ,,^/ rl 1 ' . "'"'kIyv !"'<' hetwe,.n the l.ilst and '...Wi, „ i« ,x;."'i;/;/,';:;':«t;;''''" riri:K;ixs;=:!'Si;";;,i;;:^,:;Ji: '-,-"■ »':.,;E:.,^:j::2i;: *';.*:*;'!£ ::i:,,:::!i;;;';C^!;:,;'3';;; ■'"■""' ;;■• .•f..i» .»»..H».y ,„ ^t ^ -^ R--- ««.■= '.I>. I Ai.AMvA l!iilM(AI;\ ()| KMIii.N. 1 :is.-, tu till- iinrtli iiliiiia tlic rliiiiiiii'I r.illrcl Pi)rtliiii(I (,'liaiiiifl.' ' A skrtili iiin|> !■■ fnriii>lii'il aliiii^' with tlif arlioir ift'crnMl to, in whidi ('apt. Viuicnimis I'm-lliiml Citmit is nanii'il I'mtliiiid Cliannel. An explanutioti is alsii t'uinislii'il, " tli.it nm- must |iriiri'iMl tutlii' rast fcir iilKiut lit'tv iiiiU's ill iiidtT to ii.uli tlif ciitiiiii. (• of I'liitliiMii f 7i<;»;."/. oi I'liitl.iiiil ( '('"<(/, lis it is ofiin i'h11i<1." Tm lie ((irrcit, Iiiiwcvi t. Mi-. .Mfinliritiiill -11(1111(1 liii\c suid : " 1 1 was iiiiiiicd I'lirtlaini Canal by (ii|it. \'aiu(iiivcr, Imt was not kiniwii l.y tlii' iiaiiii' I'drtlaiid Cliaiitirl until |S('i7, Ht'ter the I'liitid Statfs claims win' t'liiiinilati'd. ' (»!■ .\|)|ii'i.(li\ Nci. 7). F'ditliind Canal caiini.t lie rcarliiMl finin Cajn' C'hainii (tlic initial iinint i.f the liinindaiv) liv t'nllowiiiL,' tlir diifitiiiiis (if tlir I'lcaty. After many rcft'i-cnccs, twists and cxplaiialiniis, Mr. .Mciidciiliall , (.iicliiilcs tlii' article liv statin;;; •' Tin truth i.s, ( ireat liritain is inciin;; nur wishes in tlii- matter (df arliilratiiin i with almost indecent haste, because the arbitration of the Alaska bouiidarv line, bv which she liopes and e.xjiects to ac(iuire an open sea iiiast for her yrcal Xoitli West Territoties, and to weaken us by breaking our e.\clusi\e jui isdiction north of "i I ^ 40, is enormously more import- ant tlian anything slie i- likely to ^idn or lose in South America. Ilavin;; dri\eii her to accept arbitration in this case, it will be impossible for us to refuse it in .\laska, and we -hall find ourselves a;;ain badly worsted by the diplnmatic skill of a people who, as individuals, h.ive developed intellectual activity, manliness, coura;.'e, iinseltisli devotion to dutv and general nobility of character elsewhere iineipialled in the world's history, but whose diplnmatic ]ioli( v as a nation is, and Ion;,' has been characterised bv .a;;i,'re.ssi\encss, i;reed, absolute indillcrence to the ri(,'hts of others, and a splendid fai ility in i^noriiii.' i \eiy priiK iple of iusti( i- or inter national law wlienever eoniineivial iu;erests are at stake. Line No. t appears on a map published, t(i;,'ether with an elaborate article, in the Kdiiiburyh /'I'rinr (April, ll'OOi. 'I'lie line h.is no explanation ;,'iven in the lc\t. Ii commences at Cape .Muzoii ; it passes Cape Chacon ; it continues an eastern course to I'earse Island : thence alon/ the waterw.iy between that islatnl and the mainland to the entrance of Portland ; thence alon;; Portland Canal to its northern end, where il makes an .icute an;;le west to Hurrouyhs P.ay, where the -"iti of north latitude is suppo-ed to touch the continent, thus di scribin;; a new line, which from Iturrouuhs l!,iy is proloiii.'ed northwesterly alon^ the fruitier of Ibitisli Columbia to Juneau and ISerner Piav and, crossini; Iaiiii Canal, |u(iceeds to .Mount p^lias, and is marked on the map referred to as the " Iniundary claimed by Canada. ' The whole line from Cape Muzon is incorrect. No sucli line has bec'ii published, with authority, as claimed by Canada, or at least by IJritish Columbia, the portion of Canada most directly interested in the settlement of this i)Ut'Stion, accordini; to the treaty. In the article on the " .\laska lloundary, ' referred to in the Kdinbuinh /ifiinn; it is remarked (page 280), that the limit in the Pussian possessions on the continent of America, e.stabli.shed by the Treaty of 18l''i, is in part a natural boundary and in part a tueridian line. From tlie head of Portland Canal it follow.s the sunimit of the mount.iiiis situated paralli'l to the coast (suliject to an altetnative proviso to be considered heieafteri, etc. The u-e of the name Portland ('-inal in tlii.s in.stance is incon^jruous and must be cibjected to. A ]iaragraph, page liST, reads its follows ; "Having .ascertainecl (from the Treaty) the southernmost point of Prince if Wales Island, one i- suddenly confronted by the fact that between il and Portland Channel (should be Poitlaiid i'liiuil) sixty miles of open oceiin intervene. Kurther- niori', Portland Channel (evider.tly should be Portland I'nuiil) lies almost due east from the southernmost point. How, then, is the line joining the twd to ascend to the north '. Again, the line is to asicnd to the north along Portland Channel fshould be Portland t.'o/ei/), until it strikes the "itUh degree of nortli latitude. P.ut Portland Channel (should be Portland ('amil) does not attain to latitude ."iti, and there is no provision made for the foiuse the line is to lake between the head of the ihaniiel and the point where the mountains situated parallel to the coast are crossed by th/it parallel," The error consists in substituting the name channel fiu' canal. Then follow the .ill im[H>rtanl (|uestioiis : (1) "Which are the miMintains situated parallel to the coast ? and (L*) " What is the eo.ist .' " Tlie writer in the Kdinbuigh /,VriV(-- ipioted asks those ipiestions. but does not answer them. He remarks (page 'IX'^] : " At the outset it may be observed that there exists a vi>ry general iigreeinent to the effect that the negotiators of the Treaty of \f<-2') relieil largely upon Vancouvers charts and the narrative of his voyages for their information respecting the ]ihysical features of the country with which they found themselves called to deal. P.otli parlies concur in holding Cape Muzon to 1h; the southernmost point of PiiiK f of Wales Isiaiui, liiougli, as a matter of fact, it is nut on Prince of Wales ^ i.^it^A. Wl i:iS(i Al..\^K\ l!nl\l)M!V (,)l KsirnN. I(M)L> 11;;;:: '.c ::;:!:. T::";uJ^''''r'lr'"f ""^:' '7 ■' '-^ '■"-■• " •--- .Mil,.s ..f Un.l "^'' ' "'"'"'""• '""'""""K 'tl"'"t thirty tl,-,„san,l s^mr.. £;n.;:Hhir ---^---^o- :i;;; '.■^.; :;i' c;;'"i ^-lo' 'XT!:z;:"tr-: " 'r;r '^ 4^^'"'- '''''"'■' ^''--'- M..«..u,u!::;SiST£;:irJi:"fS^ '^v'^r -^^^ ""-^ -'- ■" *■- curs, of ,ho it. th,. Vkas. of 18-V^h . ?k the n , ?! "^ '">'• '■^t-ava,,.„t pretension, put forward parallel of 55 euts IVi n e o \vl nV '■. "'7r''"'"'- f'"«-^».ucl,, however, as the I!ussia,MH.ssessio„.s r„ r.r^^ f^^^^^^^^ "■' '""' ''"'"''' '»' '"'•■•"'•^'l i" 'l,e the e.xu.nsion to 5V 0' was „er v t -? llf b""':' 'r '" '" ''"''"*'*■ "^ -'^^ 'O" ''"'"■^ southe';::::;;:::; :.;•£;:;:'!;;' ^xy:;' '7' "f ""■ ;--'y--,"-/^--"a.icis, -that the as the point o'f 1 U^X" * * '* I T^'J""^ '"", ""' P"-?''!-! "f latitude, was intended a elain, tliat it is Hrst to run sivtv „ il I ''',"" ''"'' "" '" "^''f'"' ' *" »'"" ""i-th,' untenable." ' ""*■' " ' ''""' '■''' ■''''^"f-' '^ f'"^^'!!"' "f latitude seems n.anife.sti; the nortli,' i.-u iuoii- a parallel ot latitude seems 'Mtinuesto add. "also contends that, havin-r determined that "Canada," the /,',,■;,•„ point of c|,.paitiiie (Cape Mu/on) ind also the r.!-. Vk" """'■ ""~ '"- ""'"''■'nined that «n.l Ern,.; .■4,„„i ;„;",", " "" °""""»i' I" *« li,... Ck.rrac,. Simf, „ <„,„,, wmmmm lfM)L> ■2 Kh 7 Ai .\--i\ \ lloi Miviiv i,ii i:sriiiN I.!S7 111.-, urn ut till- iv|,nil i- tu pl.i.c lirfoi,. v.ii ;,ii,| til,. (MiMTiinii'iif cf (Irral liiiloir, ih.' Iiii.-lalrof i.ll.iir, r,-l;,iii.- to t li. •.■/„,■„,. ,,f i),,- I nil,.,! Si, •,(.■- ivi,Mi,ii„^. tli.' Al.iskaN Lniiinlarv «lllrll l,UM.lr.-.U .,t l:,ili-l, CnllllMlli,,!,-, :l- ».-ll ;,. ,„,|„V K,,.|,.ln Ca, 1:1.11^.1-, i.M.k lljloll :il UllJllM. ,11,(1 ll|,;ill tVnlii til,. iv.|llilvilli-llt- :,n,. .■11. f,,,.i.iiii„iit-, ,.,a-liiiu ii.L;iilati,.ii- .-t..-., 111-,. ,,.i,timi;,||y ill, ira-iii- ,111,1 l„...,,iiiiii- ii„,r,. ai„l i,i,,i,. iik>,.iii... \,.\,it i,,ii- :,w\ int.iirr" ill. I.-. '111.' |,r..>|.ciily of till- r.. t.. |.,,iti..i, ,,f ll,,. jliiii-l, i;,,,|,iiv ,|, |„ ,,.1- .'iviillv ,.m tli-' ;■';''■ II "' «li'' li-li.'li,.-, .-t..., ill fa. t, ..II ll,.. ••I'll, f Wal,., .\ivlii|.,.|;,-,, ..It',! ,,t- til.. Tivalv .,iiaiiuii..iit ..t' •■t,.|i i,,;,iii„. |,.a-ii,.^ fn.,,, i|„. ,„.,.a,i ,,,,,.|. | f tli,."fa.-l ,.f l„.i,i.' a l!iiti-l, .iil,j,.,.| ,.„.,ii..> |,n,t,.,li,,i, l,y ll„. wl„,l,. I-,,,!,:,,.. ,1 r,.|.,ir,.,l. MiivK -ii.l, a valiial.l.. a'li.l .l..>iral,l.. |..,iii,,i, .,|- t|„. Kinpiiv a> i- in, I, i, I,., I ii, 1 1„ n-..^ ..,i j,,,,,^ ,,f tli..' -I-M.al v -IiliiM ii.,t lie .•aivl..»ly liaii,l..| n.r t., a t,,i-,.i-ii |„,w ,,. i,, , I,.. ,|,.i , iiiicni <,f IWiti-li ^iilij. .,■(,. ( (nr i„.j„|| iK.nr. |.i..t..,-. 11, ,■„, al.Mia.l «a\, i-nat tVi..Ii.M,ii, (.„■ |!iilis|i ( •..luiul.iii. l.iit, «|:.,,. Hi., "aluiiu'lily .l..ll.ir ....Ml.- in it i„ay I... .all..! ■•li..l|,,« fii..„.Mii|,, u it ii,-, .sl<:,^,,iay, l'..i,ii |.iin', ai„l III., siiii,- ,,f .iiiiii.ii,.-. iii,.|iii,,ii,.,| ill I, IV iin liiuiiiaiv r,.|M.iI t,. vi.ii"..!:' l"lli .lull... I'.ilil. ■ 1 . Ill tl„. . I/;,,;,,,/ „,„/ ,v,, ■,„/;//, /■,•,,,.,•, Sar, Kian, i.,,, iS,.|,i,.„il„.r 7, 1,, |..i(i|| | , „,,;,.,, .,„ .l.ili.ii.it.. i.-|„.it ..f iiiiiiiii.4, ,.|,... ,,(■ ||„. liiMii,! ,.t K.(,l,ik,in. ll sav, : - Krt, liikaii fr„ii, «lii.litli,..||stii,l -.-Isiu i.aiii... «a., in April, 1 -'.i',.. a >,illii..ii -alt.rv, wit li a i„,|>iilal j,,,, ,,f alimit tw.-nty uhit,.- .u,,! tui,.,.,.,- many I ii.liai.s. .-,11 ,l,.,„.n,|,.nt ..ri tln' >alii„,„ li-liiim l,u>iii.-s It IS sitii,,i,.,| ,„, I, „,-,,.,, Na,i,,«,, ,„i I!, -villa (;i;."'.l.. M.iii.l. .,„ ili,. in^i,|,. ,.,111.. takrii l,v all llir strain v-.-mI, .ailiii- l...|«,.,.n ,>,...,i,l,. i„ \Va.-.liiiii,'t.,i, ami .liin.au anil .Ska^'iiav in Alaska ll '''''''"■ I'l'- ' 11 til. ■ ill. .-t .•.-nti-il and :;,.n,.|alK .i.-.-.-hI,].' |,.,int f..r all tin- iiiin..s aii.l small miimi;; ..amp-, tlial ],:,s,- \h:-u .■>tal.lislii..l in tl„. .li-tii.t. lis ;..,.,,wtli starli.,l in |.>;'t'> ah.l lias. ■..ntiiin..,| st,,,.,,ly an.l sul.staiiti;,l ..v,.!- sill,,.. At tli,. j.,.-,,,! tim,. tli,. i,..|,iilati.,n"i,s ■';"'"' •■'"• I'll' '""■' I- Mi,-..ii.<,ial,.,l, lias „.,,,.,■ well... a H,,. ,|,.|,ai .,,1. a s,.||,,„|, a , hm-i.li lliiv,. lai-.' u'.'ii.'i.il st,,r,saii.l iiin.' ..iitliltin- , -t:il,lisliii„.n|s. Ii,,t,.|s. a «,...klv n.-wsnaiu-r aii.l " '■■"'"■ ""' " '■•iiiiiiii:.' .■stal.lislimi.nt. It i- ,, |„,ii ,,,■ ,.nliv. anil all ^ .■s.s,.|s'takiiiL; tlw iiisi.j.. i"iit.' , I- Al.iska .•iit..r aii.l rl.af tliriv. It is ih.. mail ilisli ilnitiin: .■.•iitr.' f.,r all tlic otli.T iH.st ,,||i,-,.s ,M tl,.. .listi-i.t, and ll,.. 1 1,. |,.,rt ,.f al,„.alst..ani..rliii.., wlii..|, dislnliut.s tli- tratl'i- wliiili the iniiiin;,' is linil.liiiL; ii|,. ••Til.' aro;i „f t\w K..t.liikaii ininin- ilistri.ts in.'lii.|..s all .S.utI, Kastcfii Alaska. s,aitli of \\iai,-,.|, t,, il„. Ii,t..|iiati,.nal l!.,undaiy an ai..,!. r,,ni.'lily, l;i() mil. s n.irtli and .smith, l,y l.-,0 niili.s ..ast an.l w.st. Of laii.l and \vat..f it tak.'s in al..,ut L'O.HKO s.|iian' mill's jlrsidcs til.' iiiainlan.l fn.m I'oftl.uid C.nal. n.-aily t.. tli.. .Stikin.- liiv.-,., it in.lii.l.s a iinat nunil.cr of islaii.ls, |.nn,.,|,al ani.,n- wlii,-!,. at tli,. |,n.s,.nt tini... l,v ivas f n lal .lis..ov,.ri..s aro 1 IIIK-.. ,,t Wales, li,.villa-ii:,.,l,,. Annette, (ifavina. hali and Kos.iiisk... * ♦ ♦ ♦ 1]^^ tiip...i;i'ai.li.y .if li..tli ill., islands and tlie m.iinlan.l is iintaiii..Us. * + + ♦ Tli.' ininiii" liistoiy .if tlic distriet is verv ri'e.'nt. " "I'fin.-|. .,f Wales Island is |:!(i niili's I, ,11- aii.l finni Id ti, in niiL's wi.le Its ai-ei is :; ii.iO s.piaiv mil.s. and its ,.,,asi lit,,.. f„||,,uiii- it int,. all tli.' inlets an.l harbours, is m.t less than Si)i, miles m ..x'..,it. I'r.-i.tieally. .all of th- islan.l that has l,e...i ..xplore.l has l.een found m. -re or less niiii.'fal iMviriii- Hxi.ept in tl ,ii,,,l s..,ti..n. it, hi.lin- tl..' 1 i.,n of Kassan l.av and Cli.,liii..n,l..lay S.,uw]. tli.. expl,„ati,„i lias ,,,,1 -,.„.. far iiilaii.l fr.,m -' .. .-oast The s..,-ti,,ii of the island north ,,f a lin.. .Iia«n «,.,t a.i.,~s tli.. i-lan.l fr.,m Tolsh.i . i. not Iieen prospeeted, ..M.ii al.iii^' tli,. l,i'a,|ii.,. •'Princ.. of Wal..s Island is fairly t.. I.,. , ,,nsi,|..r,..l a ,■.,., nn.w.ial pr.,positi In the live iiot.'d l.„.aliti,s in ulii.h i-opp.r is tl„. k.i.li,,:; metal ,l..vel.,pe.l. an.l in tl,.. tw.,ii, whi.h .iiiartz U.ild IS pr,.,l.„i,,nai,t, niinahl. ^alu.'s in enorn,.,iis,|uantities lia\,. l,....n pr.,veii That is to .s'ly the raw mat.'rial of w.'alth f,-,„n min..|als ..vists: tl,.. pr.,l.l..m is simplv th,' realising ,,f it-it th,' U.ast .-.ist idl thiii-s ,.ons|,l..,.,.,|, 1,1 a -..n.-ral wav it ,,„, l,e stal..,l t ),,,t any kin.F,,f plant can be install,.d without a sin-l.- ii,.,., „f . xti-a,,r.liiiaiy .-.ist. The maint.-i: .o.-e .,f lab.mr the <.'.,st ot livini;, is ,-h.'ap..r than in any int.-ri..,- niiiiin- .listii.t in tli.. I'nit.-.i Stat.-s The '..ost of transporting pro.lu.'ti.in t.i mark.t ,aii b.. mad., th.. L.w.st ,,f any ,listri,.t in the Tnited States. From the fore.y.iin,:, it is ,.vi.l,.nt that I'riii,.- ,,f \Va|,-. Islan.l ,s a very valuable an.l desirable possession, an.l doubtless was i.ue.u!..,! bv (irrai HHiaii. wIhm, ;1„. Tr.^ity was framed t.. he. along with other large islands 01, th.- .„-..an cast, a fair .•.luivaleut uf the Russian terri- mm Al.ASkV ItiilMiAKY <,M KsllnN. l!t()-2 tiirial cliiiiiis, uiul amply sutKii.iit to iiiioiiiiiifKlntc miy iiidustiy or tiiidr wliiili iiiij;lil l)c onga^itl in; iitid so it was arranged in llir Trriiiy. The IliKht Hon. (icor^'c Cannini;, in Ids dispalrli In Sir Clias. liapil, -Otli January, INJI, in rpfi'rrini{ to the (lUcstionN at i>suc lictwrcn (Ireat liiilaiii and |{ii---^ia, iliarartcrisrd tliiMii :i8 "Firstly, an cxtravjipuit .issuniption of maritime supremacy : se^ dly, an utiwarrantalile riairn of territorial domiidons;' anil now, under the claim of the rniied States, to make a present to them of this innnense and valuable portion of Alaska, lieyond the ten marine lea;.;iies liiiut, east of the ocean c(«ist, amountinj; to ahout .tO.OlH) scjuare miles, is certainly an extraordinary anil extraUheral exemplilication of Mr. i'-. ("annin^-s description of an "unwarranlahle claim Treaty rluil •xcept what may lie i)f teiritorial donnnions, and esiM-cially whei. tin within ten marine lea^,'ues from the ocean coast. I!ut of more importance still to the liritish Kmpire is tin' correct interpretation of the Treaty, when taken in connection with the siratefjic position of Prince oi *\'ales Island aii establish a ••(lihraltar" near Port Simpson, which will, in all prohahility, within a verv short period, liecome the western terminus of a transcontinen- tal railwav. Instead of allowing Cape Muzon to he named as theiintial point of the lioundary line, the whole of Dall Island should he claimed liy (Jreat liritain as Udonging to (^hieon Charlotte Islands, and iiot included in the Treaty of \X-2'i. (See page .'), ■' Alaskan lioundary lieview.") liy reference to the appendix, hereto ainiexed. special information oi\ the lioundary (|ues tion will he found, as well as various views relating to the claims proposed liy the iMiundaries marked on the explanatory map. .My reinirt, dated .luiie ll'th, \'M\, will he found to contain much useful information. It 'muld rouse up liritish Ciilumlii;; to make streimou.s efforts to have their valuable heritage restored. UespccI fully submitted, ALKXANDER r.K(i inrtl, :IM.. m o,., ,..,• >.,. \m ;.;."uUM,f (M,i..f Ka.-...r..f tl^ II.mIs,,,, l;.y (•..M,,,:u,y, in ..llM n, ,1,. ■. .In,, ot Viimoiivcr Kliinil Ci.l.iny. .. . i ii .'.....ti fil,.- Ix.nl l,v.t..n, (•..L.nial S..,-,-...aiy ..f tl.at I ■. i-'as.- :;M;..t ;.t...„!,..n L. ,1,, ..,nn,.t„„ ..t t ,. „..w C.lony-on ,1,- Pa.i.i. Coast, nn ly, IWiti-h (•..Inn, Km In I'-''',!';; '';■;, ;; wro..■... Company 1 .nnst r.ir v..u in .v.-n .tr..n,..r l.rms ... .1,- .•.|Ut,...,s a .-a.ly ,cnv.->...l ... >. , I y „w f ,rn..r,Vs,.....h.'s.- Tl... Iln.lson l!ay .'...Mpany ha... In.l....... ha.l an ..s.luMv,. n^h. ... ,,f ,,;.,-un.ilioii of .li.. s.,il * * * I'.iil t..r..n.l. tall nns.-..no.p. i..ns nni....sil,l.. 11. i Mai..>.y .. next May) as r.-i^anls ll.i.isl, C.lMnil.ir., iHin;.' fully aulh....-.*! .;- -l" -'- '-y '.I'" <''."- ' * "" com., itself wl,;^^^^^^^ * * ' ,,sllH.anx.„us«,sh..f lie iCsty ^t ,v,.rninen, tl.a. ,,o,,„la,-ins.i,„.i.,ns. «i.l,out ^In.l, . ,.y are cnv u,ee.l fea.e an. „ er -annot l.,n. p-evail, .le.nl.i !..• e,,al,lisl.e,l «i.l> as li.tl.. .l..lay as p.-a.-tua ,1.. ; an.l .nt I rAsse,nl.lv ea,:i^,.,^u,is..,l(wl,i,lMnay l,eul».n..v..rap..nnan,.n, p..,.ula ,.,n h.jw.. .^^^^^^^ is estaMish.:,! ..n tl,es.,il,, I think, as 1 l,ave ahea.ly s.a.e.l .n .•. tonn.^r .l.spa . 1 , ' '" lK.«t ...urse will ,,r.,l,al.lv l.e to f.,rn. s.„ne ki.,.! ..f ...u,,H,.a.y n.mu.l, .alho:; n. .h,s niann. . to vour ai.l sin.h persons as th.. nnn-TS .h-niselv s may pla... e.,nl,.len,... .n. * For .1... «ui,lam... of Governor Douglas, I.,nl lA....n s,.nt Inn, a . ..spa,, h '"' '^ "^ minute re^ulaUons relative to "tl,,. .lisp.,sal .,f pul.li.. 1 1 t.,r ^'-;'!';^'"7 i'';7'''";i • e arleman.l for i, shall a.ise, at su.h an ups..t pne.. as y.,u n,av ,lnnk a.lusa ,. ""'""'»; as such, are not en,itl...l to ^nan.s of wast,, land ..f th,. Crown .n liriUsl, t.,lon,..s. .ut s the str, n,' .iesi,.e of Her Ma,j..s,y-.s Cove.n, t to at„a... to .Ins ,err,..„y all pe,w..f„l s,.t le s without rT.^anl to nation. Natural,sa.i..n shonUl .h..>vf...;.;. l-e .'.an..;.! ... all « !'' ;' ! -, ; an.l are not ,li.s,,ualiti..(l l.y sp..eial eaus-.s, an.l w,tl, naturalisation th,. nj-lit of a.-,iu.ni,^ C.wn land shoulil follow." ■ , ,, , „,. ti„ |.,,l,,i,v ,,f l!,itisl, Tt will thus 1„. s..en .ha, the foundut...ns ot th,. (.ov,.rnn„nt ot th. t. lo.iv '' ' P ' Columbia were W..11 an.l .an.fully lai.l. Its lH,un,lari,.s w.m.. pmp,^rly .htm,.,! ,y ■;' ^ ;'^ 1^ ^^ , mation an.l l.nperial A-ts of I'arlianwnt. Alonj- th.. coast .,t th.. Pac u- .-■.■an -' ' ' '. ;:\' . the Strait of Kuea, passing- N..o.ka and Cap.. .S,-ot. on the west .-..ast ot \ a ......n.. ( '.>• l.,undaries swept to tl... w..st of < M-.en ChavL.tl.. Islands ,..ver whieh Mr . aMi.s > u^h s , e app..intm..nt of Lieutenant. ;overn..r, in a.l.li.i.,n t., Vaiu..,uver Islan.l an,l ■ - ^ ;' ;" of Hrifisl. Columbia) ; ,>-«, tar,... h.. was th,. Cov.rnor ot th.. whol.. r...i..n tor.n..rly l^ " " • ''New Caled.mia,- f-'on. th.: Columbia Hivor to the Antic < ).-ean, an.l it may be safely s , that there was not another man livin« at ,h,. time, within that immense ;■;"•■"••>■■ "j';- "'»''' h,ive mana.-ed those dini..ult an,l .-ontlirtin^' atTahs so ,,ui,.,ly an.l sue.-esstu ly as he ,1, . In the early days when the w..st ...ast .,f liritish N..r,h Am...-..a was ad,h.,l by ..xplo.ation tra.leandcomnn.,-ce tothelWitish Kmpi,T, the stat,.sm,.n „f that pen.» ^'^^"' I:'-£,- iH.half of British subi,.cts when nec.ssarv, as witness th.' s,.,tl,.ment ..t tli.. No..tka , .1 RU t\ wi^ sjLL i^ 17S0.' A m,.ssa,e was pr;.s,.n„.d on May .^.h. 170.. t., both H;-'^ ;;^^ ^^ - ment, from His Maj..sty Kin,' (o'.,.... IH., .e.a.iv,. to th,. capture of '■'•'' \'';'r;'' ^J,^: Sound. On the -Gthof May the ll.mse ..f l.onU passe.l an a,ldr..ss appn-vn,^ .-t "'^ J-'J' 3; „„.ssase ami testituti.m was ,luly n.a.l.. bv l-'.pain ,o .(..hn .M..a,es, th.. ..wner .,t the vessels. The oxtravajiant claims ..f ILissia, in l.^'-'l, w,.re n,..t with similar hrmm.ss. During' the governorship of Sir .)am,.s Douu'las an.l his su.cssois to the date of U .it .„.,alo.. in 1S7I. tlie only changes wliiH, ...nn-d in n^ation f, th-- Alaskan '-;;"-'-> ^^ '- lease of the Kussian fr.mtier to the lluds.m's l!ay C.mipany, winch «''Vrl ' t b a v- w- v tra.le convenience b,.t»een the Uussian and P.ritish fur '''"T-t'-p ^""'''''l ''y^ ""'>;;; > .vffect the terrtorial phase of the boundary. The n..xt epoch was the purchase , f Alaska rom Sa by the rnit..,l States in 1.-07 ^that ,,uestion, unfortunately, as yet re.nai.is unsettled. ■1 Ki). Ar.A>KA liol M.M'V (.HKMInN. i:wi 'IVs.. 1UM.M„,I ,,.,i„|. «l,„l, a,,. ,■,.,•,,,„. Mia..., I arv -sprrmilv I., in.llral,. ,l,«t .1... ...y..,n,..M..,l;n,H,MoluM,.,uu,.U,l..|!n,,,^^ • .1. .,-■..,, kUIImm-.u!,,. M.I pnv,K..,«|,^ .iaHani„.|..,...n,|,.„,,.„l , .„., , I r '';:'""^','> '•'- '^ •;;;;p-;'N,u (•.„«„ i,u„i, a,„i ,„„,,..,.,v wi,,.!,, ,f ,,„.Mi.i,.: w..,.. "" """■'-'■ "' •<' llial alliiir Ij.is l,illM-rl,, 1 1, ,|,,,li ttitli tVuiM (Mlaw, iV, ••"■I"'-"" ';""•• "'"•" '"'i"" '- '-"'« t^'l^." '" li.'V tin- l!nf,.l, KM,,.in...x,..n .,,,,1 .. .-1.1 h.H wn„ inno, l..nnw,.,.t,.al.a,,,l,,,,f..r, v .,.„.! ,,,,.1 ,l„,,l,l,. .,,.1 ,.x„.„.n.. .".•.i..t.l,„u t„.lytl,„usa,„l CSOOOO^,,,,,,,-.. mil,., ,., nra, Iv nin-t--,, ,„.lli.,„ l«„ l,„M,i,...,l l...ns,u,.l,lll,-J.HMMH„ .,,„,.,. ,.,.,.,.s, whi.l, i„.l„.l,.s s.,„„. „f-,|„. ,,.M ,i.|,..n.. i,, ,1,. ; . «•>., .^ „„,,..,„ sa,„l „,„.„.,. ..|,.i,.H.,l l,v th,. Cm,...! S,,.,... a,„l lar^-lv .,,.,.,,..,1 ,; t H.,,,,1,. .\,.a,l tr.„M ,l„. r..^.„-n al„,^,. „„,...|, ,|„y (,!,.. r„i„.,| Sut,.-; w ,„M vvJn ,..,. -, 1 ■ ''■ '•"' -'I"""' " ■ •"■ '""'■ ""ii""' — '."',.1-v.i a,„i ,w,.,..v ,.i,-i„ ,i,.;„,„u„i , i,i-.',s ouu, :, „ ; l'.c~i.li'.-, it i- wi.i .....„.,.,! 1„.„,„.„ ,„,. „aMi,..,n ,l,a. .,;-n ,y ,1... I O.'l, . .,.„..„.,■. l„o|, an.l » 1 ■ e^n 1 • ''•" ' ''^""- ' ",'"•'' .•^"'"■- ",is is w„r,l,_v .,.■ , „„st s,.'i„„,s ,„„si,l,.,ati.,M fr„" I ll.r.«iil, r also sul.nut a topy ..f ins -li.ni.w „f tl,,- Alaska., l:.,u.i"■'" '•""• I ""-t v.M, «ill tin.l >t ..-iiaM,. an.l of s,.rvi.... f.,,- ,•..,■,.,..,„•,.. A. li, Ap|)ondix No. 1. '.", Ill Mllol.1,1 SriiKKT, \'l. r.lKI.V, I!. (;., 7V,.. //„„. />,„.;,/ .i/,„./;„v„ Av„,,„, '-"' •'"'"•■ ''•"^'• A ",,,„.,/ 1;, „,.,■„/. ,iv., ,i-,-, l>K|l, S„; |!,.f,„v tl„. II,,,.. ,1,.. |',„vi„ci;.| ^,., n.taiv «,.„t to ll,.. AIai„laM.l ■■...■..,.tlv I a.ra„,.,.,l w„l, I,,,,, to ,„ak.. a I,ip ,„„,|, ,o tl,.. .„.i,,|,l„„„.i;,.„l „f ,1.., .lisp„„.,l „ „ . yVi.. ■ jn ;-l--.". Alaska, to a.-.tai,, 1,,,. .,.„. „..,,,,.„„,, ,,,. ,,,,, ,, „,^ ,,i,:~l ]Z v.J,/;;;:;;^:::.i^,;::;,:::^::^j-,-:;:;:-<;:::l'- p.osp , s . xt,.„s,v .|y ,.,„ti,m1 .,„. ri„-,v isa poM„fli.-..at Ka^aan a,„l aL'.'M.Tal stoio - l'„.o„lv ;wl:t;'«',i;v,':,;,,:i' ■ ' "'"■■ '■■■-'■ ■<"•■'"' -=- ■,; »il.:i2, K ,■;,„ , '"i/w r' ';";:,'■ "•:"■ ",■""■•' -■■■ '-' >'» "■■• <•« » .-V-* S'V, "■»-■ A;,' i:j!t2 Al.\>'K\ I'.nfNDMM <,>lKMli>S. |!MIJ It is nut to !«■ wiiiMlfircl Ht that tlicj^r luKciitui . is fr iIm' I'l.il.il Stiilr-, 4i.>iilil lii»v.' c llosrli Ullil fx. Upi.-d Mull til\Mim'(l I.M-.llili.'- ttll. II tli.v ...lllil ..litaill lllllll l.\ tll.lrl> ~.|llllllillU nil tlll'lll 'llli- illliTliali..imUc|ll.llt.T-- M.iii I.. Iii;iki- I ll.lll-i Iw- lis lllllrll [ll Im :l» it' tlir l«mii(lar> linr «;i- liiiMllv s.tlli.l, niitl lli.it tlir I niti'd Sml.- . c,i,i..|iii.,ii nn;.'itiiiiiitr. Ttiry Imvi- tukni tlir li-k, iili'l liuM' -.■lunii ill.' iliilii.cliair .iilviuiliiu'r. Tlii> iiiKW Unit «li.ii 111.' iMiiiii.liUV .'..in.'s t.. I..' s.'ltl.'.l, if 111.' .hiiiii ..t lli.' Inil.'il Sl.i.'s !»• iiitili.'il tli.'V will I).' all li'^lil : iiii.l, "U ll tli.'i li;iii, fi fill,.' Cliii.'.ii •■;„ l'„itlaii.l <'li.nii..'l t.. lli.' I.'ii iiiiiiiii.' I.'.i|.'ii.' iKHiii.liiiv from tl .'iiii .-oiisl, lli.'.N .iiii liM- us fo>' il.l.v m.il.-i lli.' lu» > of *-n-nx lliit.iiii .iiiil I'.iili.'.li O.liniiliiii ll- tli.'V ...111. I lit.. I. I' 111"-.' .'f ill.' I lilt. .1 Still. s Tli.'V linvi' Ml K.'t.liik.iii ii full pl.'iii.iit of . ii-.|.,iii- oHi.'.Ts ii .-..ll.'. I..i'. iui iii>p.'. tor, liiiiiliiiK wiiitiT. .V.'., .1 wliiiif ■mil wiiii'lioiisis, ii l.'u'iil -liitr, iii.'lii.liiiu imli.'.'. 'I'^'K. '"nliH. ..iiistal.l.'s, iiliiiii.'vs. .V.-. Tli.r.' is also ll w.'ll piiiitcl ii.'ws|,ii|.i.|, (.iililisli.'.! w.'.'kly, l..v tin- ex (l.iv.'iiioi ..f Ali'i-kii, A. r. S»iii<'f..r.l. It .l.'als witli pulili.- mutt, is fcai l.'-s|_v .Iii.Ikihi,' from till' lai'K.' mi'l mim.'r.ms ,ii..i'im.'Ms ami lal.iiii'ts of ..i.'s ..f uirious kiii.ls ..n .'\liil.iti.iii in l.rokcrs' slio» .uk.'s. tli.' surr..iiii.linL! <..iinlry niiisl 1k' ri.li in miin'rals Til.' T.iwn ..f Ki'tcliik.in lias a salmon .'ann.'iv .'slalilisli.'.l n.ar it. litt.'.l I., hiaiiiif.i. luif :i-.',l>00 .asi's [n'r scas.iii. Tli.' a|..'.l I.I pill up .".il,l"lll .as.s ; at ('liilk....t, :tO milfs ili'stant, on.' for 1 .'..OlMI ,as. - ; ,,l Kiaiiiak, ■J>'."00 .aM-v ; at lliiiH-is f.ay. ili.' I'a.ili.- Si.'am WlialirliU'C panv onllitl.'.l Lt ..n.iMUt .as.s ; at Vi.s I'.ay. tli.- I'...s|.,ii Kisliint; an.l 'rnLliiitf (•ompaiiy f.n i-J.ODO .as.s, with lots of lisli uitliin \>* mil.'-. Imt lia\in^'. tli.- I'. S .\i;.'nt says, ami .l.'s.'rilM'H as. 111.' m..st il.-tiii.liv.' spi'.'i n ..f trap li.' .'Mr saw, .•..mpl.'t.'ly cvaiiinu ll..' spirit of ill.' law, wliil.' .•..nforiiiiiiii to its lit.'ial r.'.piir.'iii.'iits; a-aiii. at L..riiii;. in l!.'l.in » anal, litt.'.l for f.S.dlill rasi's; at M.'llakalit la. Mr. iliiman- In.liislrial S.'lll.'m.'.il Company. :i v.iy pl.'t.' cstalilisli Ill, for ■.'(l,UUO: at Wiaiii,'.'! Narrows. Mr. Kiitiliin, T. S. Spwial Aii.'iil, proiioun.'.s 111.' .'stal.lislim.'iit tlici'.' ..f tli.' Uv .Straits I'a.kini.' C pany. pra.tU'ally imw .in.i .■onipl..t.' Ill .'V.'iy n'sp,'.'t, t.. I,.' ill.' last in Alaska, ...|iiipp.'.l f..r KMl.Wll; it also is .'npiK.'.! in saltiii". ami lias .au'.ilit an.l put up •.'UO.IMMI llis. of haliliul last s..a.sim ; at I'nl.li.inl s (•o\. is •'i.'sah.'iy ..f 111.' tlivat .Norlli.in I'lsl. C.inpanv ..f S.atll.'. wlii.li puts up al...ut r.'.IMM 1.. ,','ls; ir Wran-.l is lli.' . aiin.'iy ..f tli.' Tlilink.t I'a.kim.' Company, liit.-.l for :t:.>.Oi>0 an.l one f.ir ."..">,l»00, l.csid.s /i new .,ii.' of tli.' !{.)«. r Warn.- -k I'a.kin}; Company for .'i.OOD .as.'s ; at Ti.ku, at Port Sn.liisliam, for Il',0110 .as.s. ami at Sunny H.iy, Taku liil.'t. f.>r lll.IMM) r.'is.'s. Tilt" new .annci'vof til.' San .hiaii Kisli ami I'a.kin;; Cnipany. at Taku. .Maska, lias a .laily capacity of 1,000 ca-.'s, ami tli.' pack for tliis y.'ar is .'stiniat.'.l I., r.a. li tO,0(MI to f.O.nOO .aMs. Tim .San .luan l'"isli ami I'a.kinu Company was ..p^'anis.'d in January of lliis y.'ar. willi its main ..tlicc in S,'attl.'. Its ollic'is arc: Pr.'sid.'iit, W. II. li-.-lc: Vi.c I'r.'si.lcnt, .1. II Calvert: Treasurer, Kdwiii Kipl.'V ; S.'.r.tniy, C .M. I!.i^'l.'. It is thus .s.'eii tliat canneries ar.' .spr.'adiiii: rajiLlly in .'V.'iy suital.l.' .lii.-i lion, all .'.'r the Urilisli C..liimlii.'i frontier, witli tli.' crtaintv, un.l.'i- -u.li iiian.i^'.ni.'iit, that tli' iii'lustiy will so.,n 1..' ruiii.'.l. This Stat.' ..f alTaii^. if ii.,tliiii- .-U; should .dl l..u.ily f..r interf.'reiic.' with the unwarranlalil.' pracli.'cs whi.li are .l.'stn.yini; ih.' li'a.h" of liritish CoUmihia. in a ni.'asure, a.|d iiit.iisifvinu ill.' injiisti.e of 'h.' encroa.hin.'nts liy our imitflil'.mrs, iin.l.'r the sha.l.iw ..f the Treaty of \S-2r>. If Cr.'at ISiitaiii un.lerthe Treaty he entille.1 to th.' sov.'r.'iv'niy of the n.irth w.>st ...ast and frontier of Ihilish ('..hiiiihia, .'ast of th.' t.'ii marine l.a-u.'s iMaui.laiy from the ocan ...ast, li't the inatt.'r in disi.ut.' \»K \ i;. I MMia 1,11 (-.ll.iN, |.'ifi;t |.ur|,.w,.,. |,v (li, IJu-Miiii niwl M (',(',. fii, tni.lim, ,. 11111,1..,!.. V. i i ;■• """ -- "" V ,h.,.. I ,' J^M ;'::':;,').:;:;;;:'''';;?;'•'''•■''•'• I llrur till' Ih, 111, III (,, 1,,.^ "11 , \ ••III ul„.,|j,.rit -rrwiiit, .\|>;\»M.H: liKi.r. Aii|)oti(li\ N(j. 2 I'l'- f.,ll.,«lliu' --Ihs ,,t' ;,lti,i,.,, ,1,1,1,,,. ,|„, |„ ,1 f •• \VI„,I....I,. I.-, . 1 ::■;:-:: '::i£..V:';;;;:' ;;.•:;:!;::;::;. ' "::: u,.:u:::!\:::c:'::^Ci''^^^^^^^ <■" ^' • i..^>.' • •-■t' - ^....,i,,.,':v;;:.,,;:i:^,;: ' , ::,:.';i:;: '^J:i:nv:\ '!"■ ''r"" '^vr- :■" ""• Ku- i.i Til- rhit.l S|,,,.s„(lli.l . 1 . .■ '"■">■'* ' -'• l"l«''ii •■r<;ii liril.iin iiiul "■ ^"'■•«- -,. :,:::j^ ■::;;;; n;;:';:;:::,:::" ,::,■:::::;;::;, •;:'.ir;;;;"""^ < -;- ::2.:i:i:;i;;;::x:;;:;::i:i::';;j:::;;;r;;ri";'v?'r''?" li-' l.v WHv ,.f l',i,.,|a,„| iw,,,,! T ,, ,', 1 . "';■'. ■^"".™ '■■""•■■it>,i,i „f tl,.. I,„umlarv ;..''i...., s./: '.'ni.. M:;Jn:,:rM!:.^J:\v'•'ti;!;;:' ,;:;:;;;;. „;^i;;':; '"^"i r-v^f lril.n„it,.i„Hl .(iiin, Co,,,,,,!,,!,,,,, has t.ik-n ,1„. ' m , « , ^ "> ^t.it-, ;ui,l a „i,.,„l„.,. „f ,1,.. .. .... I... i ■„.. I. ui„w .;...• 1 . ■'•• '■'""•'; "^'""' •^'''^'^" '" ''-""^' '"'f. - f'"' .ov-n.,1 wi.l, .1...!..,. ,„a, ,!„> su.wv i:..! 'Jo I",,, t'l,;'' ,,' '; j^ ."^''^f'-' '-" ---ky ,u,.l M,iii,liti,-,| ilif fMiL'ii is' w,„k .',i..,tlv Inif .,,., 1„, I I f-. "" ^"""•■'■■' "lis ,'ui,l,..l l,v till. A,,.'l.,-liussi.,T .,;'.'. T '""""'^"> "V "' '""o..rn...l, if «.. ;,„■ to I,. Wales isiHiM,,,,,. ,., ui Zxz:Lr:::;u'!T '"'•■. r""'""'".""^' •"""' •' ^'-'—f 'liiems, i„si..a.|, ,.,,,1 cmliarv . M , ... '"•■"" -"f' t-. lu.rll,)- i, suit.,! thnn t.. «,. Feto,sl,„r.r SI.. (■!,.„. p.,...?„[^ .■■ '-'>"N.Htih to the Drilisl, an,l,a.ssa.loi- .a. .S. Mn,„i„K l).,k- of Y..,k Islaml its , 'la',',;; , uk'",' I'";""I'"";"";"-'.'s of the instructions, toKtoli,,, ''"'•''""'"'•"■l< ''■'-I'.ad Its naim. since change.! M-r^nKY'iEt'^nsaKaf ' l:i!a Al A^K \ liiil M)\l:V I M I -.1 |i>\. I! Ml'.' In tlic triiily llicy iiri- iv^ltiili'il t<> ii i< rliiiii ptiini mi I'riim' nf \\ uli > I-IuihI ii» tin- iniliiil |niiiit 111' llif lifiily Mr li.iv^iril i imiimi'Ih ■- iIm' Iwniiiilmv mi iiim'IIii'I I'>I;iiii| ^nini' iniliH wcMt "f I'riiicr III' Wall"- l^l.iii'l rill- tn'iit\ ti'-lri"l~ ihi' Ihhi>iiI.iiv line Im run iHtwi'iii llii' I.'IIhI iiiii! till* I'tlril iiii'ruliiih'i of lmi;;iliiili' : uIh'iimi I'mtl.iiiil ( 'uniil i" i'iitir«'ls' ti> tin- luxl i>l' tin' ni)tli iiiiriiliiiii, iiiiii imilil nut |ii.-.Mlily In nvnliid liy tlir 1I1-.1 ri|il jmi kImh m ilir liiiily In till' |iri'iiiiil>li' til till- Iti-iily, ill .irthji- III iiuijf ll, •• Itiv n-w ) jt rrult "Tin' lliii' nf ili-iimi lullmi ImIwciii till' |ii»M-sJmi iif ilir liiirli iMiilnii lin« (•iirti.- ii|imi llir mii-t nf llii rnntiiiriit iinil till' i«liinil>' III Ann ri' 11, t.> ilir ikii iIi »i'^t. 1I111II Ih' ijiiitv 11 in tin' iiMniii'r tnllnwin;; . ( '"< l^liinil, ' ■ Ir iiiiti' lliat " till' iil.iniU III Aniiii' i m tin' nmlli wi-l :iii' im liiiliil ; « Inna-., if tlir liin' wrnl liy I'mtliiiiil CiUiiil tlii-ri' »milil lir im i>l;iiii|s to iin Imli'. It ii iiUn wmijiy of liotr thit in tin' ili'i'd iif ri'it Sim riliiry of Siiitr, lliioiii^li liiv aiiili.is-.iilor in Loinl Mi. I'liilp^, niaiii- .i|>|>liraliiin to Ijiril Salisliiirs lliiit i -loinl ( 'oinniis-imi HJim.lij U' a|i|ioiiiiri| to Ii.im' iln' Alii~kan l!miiiil;try i|Ui'Htion Mitliil Mr. I'liilp- jittir to l-mii SiilisliuiA was an r.l f .\li. r.ayiinr-. Col. riiini'rnn wa.s ii|)|Miiiiiiii Ky iln' I'.riii-li ( ioM'i iiiiii'iil In look aflir l!rilis|i inliii'»l» I'liforiii natfly for (Iri-.il Itiilain ami liiiti^ii ( 'oliiniliia, Col ( iiimioii I 10k a \ iiw of llir -l|li|irt similar til Mr. flavtnl. Tin' iliii'ilion of tlir lu>tinilitt\ liin' Inini; 1 liiiii,'ril. ami 11 ililli'triit 1iiiori'il ami llii' ISayaiil I'aiiiiion Inn ~i.liNlilnli' .Mii/mi, a (niiiif not iiirlmli'il in llii' In-.ily, to loitjanil Canal. Now it so liii|i(ii'iis tlial ni'itlii'i on Vamouvi'i' s maps m' rliarts was ihr nann' I'mllanil Cliiinni'l markril, lint I'mll.mil Canal was, so it was lU'riilnl that tin' lioiinilaiy shoiilij lii' niailr to swirji caslHiiril .'ill or t'lO milrs rusi. inslrail of norlli, anil I'lirlosi. anil a|i|iro|iiiali' a fi'w iniliimi 11. ri's iif liihil from liritisli Coliiiiiliia, as wrll as tlh' finiitiir ami tis|ii>iii'<.. Tliosi' \aluiilili' lands and islands lo tlii' cast of tlif Iri'aly liound.iiy, llial is, tin iii.i.iiii' lia:;ni'> fiiini llir iKi'aii mast iiortli of paralli'l ."iti", as 1 kiimi'd liy llw I'nitid Slali-s, an- roiii|.iitiil in lonlain fiom '.'."iidUO to :ill,(JiMl s,|iiaii' mill's of land or ft |t;,oilo.OlH» in r.i.JiMi.iMiii s,|,iarr ains ; still li'avinu west iif llir tri'aty liniinilary a.s mitlinrd fmiii tlir mran roa^t I'liii; r nf Wall's Island, L'.TlM* siiuari' mill's : ItantnnH, l,7-'"> sc|iiaii' mill's : Cliira;,'ntl', 1,7l'"i sipiarr milts, and tin' Kiiiii yiiiii|i of i-liiniU, .'too s.jiiari' inilfs a'.';.'ii'^'atin;; 'i, I'll) sijuaii' milrs, or I, TJ^.tlOU sc|iiai'i' anrs. Til" strip of land alon:; lln- niiisl of llir loiiliiiinl, wisf of Ci o-. Sound, of t:'n iiiarini' Icai^in fiom llir orraii roast nnwaril In llir I 1 1 st miiidian, rompl> irs what is known as South rasti-rii Alaska. \' I, ' rill, .III If I'l, I'.iiil. Al.KX \\lil.i: l!i:ia:. 'n tilt! fo! licr artirli' it was shown that, mi tlir oci.-iii ro:'^!, six ihon^ind four hiindii'il and tiflv (ri,iriOi -„jnaii' mill's \>oiild airriii' to llii' I'nilfd Si'itrs, liy sali'ot .Maka, iiiidir tlif Aii;,'lo liUsNian 111- its. Thai lari,'i' i|iianlily i.f lami and islands liordfi iir,' on tin.' IVnilir (.'oast, and within 1 \\>' trn maiiin' Irai^ni' lioiinda. ,', was di'i'tiird a ^ji'ticrous roni-'i'^sion liy I IiTiit liritain, siillirii'iii to afioniinod.iti' llir iri|uii"m' iii - of ilir fnr Iradiiiy llussiaii i'mnp.uiv. Tills laruf and r\rt'i'iliiif,'ly ronvi nl i'o timid w,; smirrd In llirni liy llir tirity of IS'.'-'i. It was -,nld liy Itiissia In ihr I'liilrd -i.itrs ill I .^ii7, w itii all its rights and pi ivilr^is, ln'i nothing; moir. Iviissia only rmild ,sr|l hn rights nndrr llir Irraty. Till' fmrj;oin^' approximatr ninnlpiT s,|uan' n.ilrs, which would acrriir to ihr t'nitrd Stairs liy till' piiiihasr of Alaska nndrr ilir trraty, is li.isi'd a'ld r ]aitid on a siiii^'i'strd I'linxrntional watrr limiiidary frmn Capi Chai nn. nmihrily, and imlndrs ihr wlmlr nf I'linrr of Wall's Inland, tlir Klliu lirnllh, Itai.anntT and ( 'liiraifoll'. intrrsn-tilMi llirslriliof land on till' iiorthrrn m/iinland. and wislwaid In thr 1 lUl mriidian. as may lir ai;i'ri'd mi. Surli an arraiii^rmrnt wnulil savr furthr;' rxpriisr in suiMys and furnish an i'<|iiitalilr and prarliralilo lioumlary, lintli fnr Ihr I'nitrd Statrs ami (Jaiiaila, oi' Uriti'li Cohanliia. It would Irave liritisli l!oIiimliia in possrssion of lirr front irr as it rxi^ti d i.i lor to ihr In aly of l.si'.'.'i. I'artii's -• li. 7 \l \ -K \ lliil MM l;\ (^M I M |. ,\ |:i!i;i »I.M l|,H.. l.lk.H l.llV.ini.lltll.lr ,„, „. „,„ .,( :,,„,,, ( |i,,,,l, C.llMill.l. 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(.f \\\<- l>..llillli Willi till- (iuMTMIMI-m of lli.- ri.it.'cl Shlt.'S lllllioinlnl (' Mli^si..lH•rS f..|- tlir lilll|".M- ..V ilv.rrlilillill^' till' |Oiy>i'al anil .illi'T ilata ii.-.c— .,11 v in tiiiiillv ili-trnniiiin:.' tin- l.niiiularv lictwr.^ii .\lM>lliili"ii ua- ii:iiiiiniMii^l> pa— . d l.y lln' I.«'l:i- lalivr A^M'iiiMv III I'.iiii-li Ci.luiiiliia ; ■ Wliriva- a ( ■.iinmi-iim li a- lurn ai.|i.iinlrd liy llio D.iMiini'in (iiivwnin.i.l, a.iinu . ..nJMlm ly uiih a ( '.uniiii-inn ap)«.iiitril by iIm' « JiivrrniniMit of til.' rnitcd Siiitcs. |..r tli.' |.iiii".-i- ,.t drliniitini,' llu' l"nnidary lim- lii-t«i'i-n th.> Trii-ili.ry nf Ala-.k.i and tliiil nt' llii' I >i.iiiiniiiii nf Canada. •" And uhiMias tin- Ciivi Tiinirnl i.t lln' 1'iia in.-.- i,t' I'.rili-li ('..juniliia liaw ii. llir pa-t takrii arliM' Mip-. ill laiii^iiiu' ali.ail ill.- 1111 a-iiii- .Miopud 1 . ill.' 1 >,.inini.Mi I :..n .Mnn.i'nl f..r tl„. |,„ali t thi' liii.' lit' d"iiiaTvati..n. and it- rally and .■sp.'dil ions d.'i. '1111111111. .11, aial liaM' l'.'p..at.'dlv linm-lil In lli" alt.iili.ili nf llir anllmi ili.'^ at Dttaua ili.' ifiviil inipmian..' of nlilainin;,' all tli.' I.'nit..ry ri;.'lilfully tlial nf Cana.la witliin tlu' t.'ini and in.aniii',' of lli.' ticaty •.'iivcriiiii^ till' >au:i' : ■• •■rii.'i.'fni,', h.' il .na.liil. thai a r('s|i.. iftd ad.lif>.- li^- pi ."-.'iii."! fimn tin- Hmi-.' I.. 1 1 is llnn.uir thi' Mini, iiani ( ;..\ n imr. |.ravin:.' lii.I In' « ill 1"' |ili'a-.il 1 M' lli-^ h'.M i-ll. n.y tin- (invcniorC.'iiri-al m r-.n^d. i- llii' ..'ivai d.-Mial lility nf Mntisli CnUiinliia li.'iii^' illi.nlv irjin' si'iit.'d ill tlif iK'1'..liati..ii- foi ill.' s.'tll.nii'Mt nf tin- I" .iindary line l..lwriii Can id 1 aii.l th.' tiTi-ilni'v nf AlasUa. 1 tliaf im 1 IVni 1 ln' spaii'd tn ^'luri' for this pi.niii..' 'iH 'li'H "''^ nri-iiKil'ly n.nti'iii|ilat.'.| iiii.l.'r tin' t.'ini- ..f l!i.' Ii.'it\ nf Ci.'al P.iitain \^illl l!u-sia. 'I'll.' ii.'Uspiipi'i' r.'pnrl nil th.' ahiiM' r."-nhiti..n says ; - "The iiinv.'i' cxplain.'d thai ill.' 1 )..iiiiiii.iiM i.nci iinii'iit dn." imi ap]..'ar n. L'la-p all the p.iints ill conin'ctinii «illi tin' nialt.'i'. •• linn. Mr. Turner (Miiiist. I- nf l-'iiiuiK-i'l iv.-.i;.'nis.'.l ihis i-an npp.iiiiiiii- v.s.iliiti.ni. iis it wniilil 111' a matt. I nf lir.'at inipni'taiu'i" t.i this .niini ry tn h. " th.' s.iiithi'in 1 n.l.iiy nf Ala-l<:i lai.l ..ill as d.'tin.'d in tl 'i-iiial licaly, in-t.'iid nf a,'...i din- to tli.' iii.'.nri'.t \.'isi.,n iiiaili- liv till' I'liiti'd Stall's, wlii.li tin' I ).iiiiiiiinii app.'ai's tn liaM' a.l.ipK'.l. "Sir. llniiK'i' (.'ivil I'liiriiici) slat. 'll that h.' ha. 1 .'allcl tin' att.'nti..n nf th.' l>..niiiii.m (invi'i'iiini'iit t'l th.' niistal;.' in the Cnit.'.l Si.ii.'-. \.'r>i.m nf th.' ti.'aty -" Luil.' a','., as ! S, , . when linn. K.lwar.l I'.laki' was .Minisl.T ..f .Insti..'; hut thnii-h that < ;,,v.'iiim.'iit wa-. fully ailvis,.,! of th" matl.r, stiaiiu"' I" say, 11.1 sl.p> hav.' h.'.'ii lak.'ii lo c.nit'.l th.' nilstak.'. K.'s.ilution a'_'i'.'.'il 1.1. The r.'s.,Uiti..n n't'i'ii'i-d lo wa.. f..v« .iid.'.l tn ih.' ( ioM'i ii..r I hiii-ial at Oltawa, and d.'alt with a.'1'iir.lin- to the f..llo« in- .'Vila. I tr.iiii a ivji'iit of ihr I loiioinal.l.' th.' l'ri\y Couii. il. as appi'..v..(l l.y Mis Kx.'.'ll.'ii.y on .M.inh -.'."i. IsH.V "Tlip Miiii~t.'i' nf th.' liiti'iiov, 1.1 whom the .ni.'sti..ii was icf.'iT.'.l, -lai.'s that th.' .'.M.-.tin- C'oniniission unit.-i' 1 Iw ( ■.iiu.'iiti.iii at WashiiiL'ton hav for its ol.j.'.'t lli.' as.irl ainm.nl of thi' fa.'ts aii.l dal'i ii.-.-.s-.iiv f. n lli.' p.i niaii.nl d. liiiiilal ion of il xisliii'^ l.nnnilary lin.' in a.'i'o.'.lan.'.' with lln'spiiii .in. I inlnit nf tin' .'vi-tini: ti.aii.s in i.'^.ird to it l.i'lw.'.n liii'at r.i'itaiii and l!ii--ia. ' ANo tin- .hisinu' pai-.-iaph 1. of tin- ( 'oiiv.'i,! i..n r.'a.l- "■Hi.' lii-li .''.n tra.'iiii- parti. v .i'_'i."' thai, as -....n as piailnahli' afi.i th.' r.'|i..rtv ..f th.' fm i-Mon.'is shall liaM' I n l■.■.•.'i^.l, ill. A will pr.M'.'.'d M si.l.'i .iml .'-lahli-h lli.- I...iin.lar\ liin' in .|ii.'sli,,ii. il appi'ai . Ih.iifoii', ihai lli.'r.' i- in. n. ..1 for lln' dir.'.t r.pt.'Miit iti.ni ..f ih.' I'l.nini'c nf lii'itish CohiinWia iip..n tin' pn m'mI ( '..imnisM,,n, w lii.-h i- .h r-u'.'.i wii h thr duly of .'oll-'itmn of fat'ls, parti.'ularlv with r,'~p.'.| t.. tin' t..p.iL'i'a|.liiral f.'.iliii.'s ..f lln' ir-ioii in .|ii.-.ti..n. "Thi' Mini-tiT i.'.'.iinm.'inls that this vi.'W ..f tin' .-a-.' h.- l.i.iiii.dit to tin' atl.iili.m ..f th.' (lov.'rnmi'iit of Hril ish ("nlnml.i.i with tin' assuian.v thai .an' will h" tak.n t.i i.'iiai'd tlu' liit.'r.'sts ..f th.. l'i',,xiii.'.' in anv a.lion wlii.h may hi' laki'ii afi.-i lln' i.-i...rts nf tin' pii'si'iit Col issioners, whi.'li ar.' 1.. 1..'- r.inli'ii'.l I., tin' Cnvi nini'iits nf Canada ami tin' Ciiiti'il States on -'iNi ll.'.-.ndi.'i', IS'.l.'i, ha\(' h. en rcii'iv.d. ' Kriiin till' foi.'-oin- il i- I'vi.l.'in that .Mr. Ilayai.l s stat.'iiieiit tiiat •• no .pi.'sl i..n iias at is.'i, lietw.'.'ii th.'li..M' mii'iils of th.' Cniti'd Slat.'- and « ileal Iti'itaiii sjnee ISliT, .■..in'.'iiiin.; the Km. : Al.A^KA |!mI Xli.Miv (,)r K> llo.N. l:i!iT tni.' l(.r;iti.iii ,,t' llic l,.iiiiiilan-, " i- |ir.nrii I., !.,■ in. ..rrvrt. It' liU ^ii1„im|ii,'|iI >l,itriiii'iit- il, I 1""^'; I'- ivli.ll.lr tllUIl ill.' lil-t, ih-y ,.i:il,.,t .'V,.!,,. 1,111(1, r.,r,li,irt, r, Wr -l,,il| V,.,.. I'l"' I'i'-l'ii' "f till' l'l,it,.| St.!',. JM M,. |;,_v.iri| - li :is «,■!! .1- ii, ill,- yr,u' I>7l'. lli,.|,t l'iVM,;,.|,t (;,,,iil, .„|\, ,.•,,!,, I 1|„. ,|,-h,,iil,,li,,-, "-(■ th.' loiillilaiv lii,,-. h, 1,;, ailll.l.li n,..Mi'.', I'l-c-iil,!,! Ciaiit -;ii.| ••Ti,.' ,v_n,,., i-i,,,u -.. -|. ,i -.i-ly ii,rii|,i,-,i t|,;,i no r.inili.i ii;; Intriv-t- ut iiMli>i.lii,il- .,i ut iiiri.,Ii, ti..n i. Iik-ly i.. ii,iri I'.ii. \., ,|, ||\ ,,r ,■,,,!, ■: i ,,., t|,~ M. tu;.l l..,-.iti,„: .,1 ii„. |ii„. It ,l,.f,.nv.l until |„;j„,1.,i „,,, -l,;,!! rnl.r ;,n,l ,.,,ii|,v il,,. i,., iiioiy, .,„,;,. uivi.ij lontii nf niiu;!,! ..nr- n.iiy .t-iii, ;,ir;i\ ll,c iw,, < ;..\ ,i iiir,.iii .' m ant.ii; uniMri. 1 ih.a. t'..iv r.-.f,i,,ni.-nii I li.' ,i|i|..,;nl i iiMit ..I'a (' iii-M..n l,.:,.i j,,,nll\ u H 1, ..n.' tijal iii.-iv I.. .i|.|M,i!il.-,l ,,,, til,- |.ari ..r final llriiain, I., .| i.-rmin,. il„. l,nc. In.m . ,.n oii, t.ani..iv ..t Alii-ku , III. I III.- .ut, nt. in. ais ].,,..,. -.i,,n< ,,t' Un-ai laitain. Sin.-.'ilial liiii.. tl,!- .■..n.iii i.,n .,f iij.T.-usiii- -.■•tl.' Ill a|.|.i.'li.'n.|, .1 l.v l'i.'>i,l,-iii (iiani li a- a^-iini..! iniik,..! pi ,,|„.il i.,ii. In til.- jii,l-ii:.ai! •■( tlir l'n-i,|.nl, ■ill,- I i m.- li I- n. .« . . .iii,' f..r an 111,, l.-i M aii.lin- L. I u..ii I ll,■ < iini'iniiirnr ,.1 ! Ii- Tnii, ,| Stai.- ami i lial ot II. I- hiiiaiini.' .Ma|.-.u, |,„,kii,- t,, i|„. .|„.,.|v ali.j citain .■~tal,ii>l,iii, 1,1 ..t lli,- I ,. ,iiii,|al y i ii„- l„t « , .i, \ la-li i a ,,. T I !i 1 1 i~|i ( '. .luinl ia. Ali.'l ihi^ iif..-~-ii\ I- I. n. i,,l i.i 1... il... ni.,ii. iiru' mi. inaMini. li a- 1 1..- li.at\ 111,.- i, t..iii,.| I.. !,.■ ,,t' nil'. Ham. it n..l iiii|...--ali!.'. |...m; i..ii t'..i .i u'i.mI |.aii .,|' iN |.-ii:.rtli. I..-I ill.' li-.Mty I,,' ,|iv,M.-l ..t ill.- |.i..|-'. i'i.,n~. rliHii^.- and a.l.lii i.,n-. aiia.li.-.i 1.. ii l,y .Mr. Ilavai.l. .111.1 il i- n.-illi.i- - iim .-i lain n,,r iiii|..,--il,!,. ..t |.,.-,iti..ii t'.i i -\rni | iii ..t' iK l.-ii-ili. Willi ili.'M- .li.ini;.-, .1,1.1, ii..n-. . i. „| I,,.,,,,-,- il i. ,,.|, ;,,...! i,, , ,~n ih.1 ...■, ,.i .Imi; '" '' '.iiiM- l.ii.l .liiuii liy il- 1..1III. I- ,-a-t I'.. I- many iiii!.--, in-i.a.l ..t n..|i!i it i^ -..-i .|,,un a. •• nii|,.,.Ml,i,-. ■ \\ liai , |>.. ,.,„||,1 l„. ,..\|„.,-|. .| ; I ^ w,it. r .-\|..-.-l,-.l i..ni,i n|. hill «iil,.„it ,i t..i'(i- |.iiiiij. ' Al.lA wliKi! Ili;ia;. .A'c- .'.'..■/, /.'"'/, |-".,ll..uiii:.' ii|i Mr. Mayanl ^ l.lli-i ,,t' ^'.,^,-l||l.■T, |s.^.\t-,.Mr .\ nil.a--i.l..i I'I|.-I|.-., il i^,,t piiiiLiiy iiii|..,i-t,in.i- t.i .i-.-,i-laiii it il 1,.- l,,i-.-.| . ,n i. .1 [.ivnil,-- I'l,. i.- i n., iim- in iI.mIiiii; Willi -tal.-in.iim ul,l,-|, ,■,,■,. ,,..1 t'.im.i.-.l .,n fa.t-. In i|,.. |,.||,-,- nn.i.-i n.vi,-». il„.,v is i,.,iliin" ..II «lii,li 1., I, nil. I .-s.-.-i.i 111., iniliil i.,.,ni ai C.ii,.- ( ■|i.i,,,ri. Ti,.- laii^ua::.- ••< I In- 1 1. .-itv i^ '■■"■'■'■•■1'.^ 'I'i":''l 1>.V Ml. K.iyii.l lli.il: -Tm,- ,,1,1 1,,„- ,|i.-,|) :,.,,.r„l i., li,.- n..ill, a|..n.''l 1,.- .-haiiiul .Mil.-il I'.ii-ilan.l ( li.inn.-l. a- tar .i- tl,.- |..,lnt ..t tli.- ...ntin.-ni «ii,-i.- ii -iiik,-; th,- .-Hill, il.-i-n-,- .,t I,.. nil latiiuil,-.' l!.-y..i,.| ihi, lii, i,-,.,tv i i,.l..,v ,ii-ai,i,.-.ir-. Il il.,,-- i,..i miiI Mr. l!ayai.l> lli.-.iiv. .V.i .MM- ,li-|.ui,., ill,- ,..,rr.-.liii-,s .,(■ il,.. |,ii,,^.,.,|,li „l,j..l, .,.,,,., .-„, ,,,,. .,, ,,. ];,,,., ,,, ,|„. wat.-r l,.Min.l.iiy. ;iii.l il is i,. 1„. ,-, ,n.-ii,l„-,-,-.| .,s alr.-.nlv r. ni.n k.-,l, ik.it ti,.- Iii,.- ,., .1,-., ,il„,| waMiil.-iiil.-.l t.. 1,-iv,- I'nn, t U al.-s M.in.i |;„sM,n i.-ri it. .i -. in 1 -L'.'.. .i n- 1 ,i | .■,-i..n,,f 111.- I ml.. I .>-i.,t,-s in 1-.:;, liiii .Mr. I;,n,ii.l i- .I.-.-i.I.-.Un m ,ri,.r i,\ -latin-- ll.ai --n., r,-..,r.l '''■'- '."'" •' "' ■" l"'i'" '" "ili'i"! .- ■.. f.ir ,1- -.ii^lii;..t i|„- .-ii,-nin-l ni.-,- ,ii t,-,„l,ni; tla- .Irawiii- 11), i.t Ih,- .\nu'l.i l!ii--i.in .■..in,-iil i-.n ..t 1 ^J.-,. uhi.li «,,m! I ili|.,« li-|,i on ||„. n,,,!,.,- -tiiii.liii- ot' til.- ii,--.,iiat.,r,s ..f llii- |.,.ii,t ■; kill i,,,,rr,-,i i,, statin-, 'il ina\"l..- .i-niii,-.| wit 1, .■,.iiliil,-ii,-,- tlial tin- .-liarl- . n,|.| -v.-d in ih.- n.--. ,i i ,| i,.n u,,,- t|„,s,- ,,t \-,.,n,-.,in . r,' Sir Charl.-- I;,-.,. »;,- i!„. liiiii.!, a ,„1 ..,--,„!. „■ at Si. l'.-l,-r- ! .ni ;; in |--_'|. j,, ,.1,,.^, ,,( ,|„, ...lis. -nil. Ml. Ili-.l,-|,;it.!i. - I,,. an, I 1 1,.,.,,. t'r..ni ll„- Kuni ||.,n, ( , -..i- ( ' mnln-. u -r.- ti .-..n.-iil ■""' ili-liiii' "11 llif siil.i.-.t ..t III,- l..,n'i.|iiA- lin,- It, .ln,-,i|,,„. .-..ar-.-, ,-t,-.. ->^|,i,■|| i|;,||v ..iiilr.i.li.-t.s Mr. I!.is:ir.k- -tai.- nl tli.it n., sin li i. .,-.1 .si-i.-.l. .\ ,i,.,|,.,i, I, f, Mr ll Cai.nin- I,. >ii- ( 'iiarl.-. ikil.-.l Utli .Inn.-, MlM. iinini-i ak il.lv -,,v ■ -||i- \l.i ,. -i s ^ ( ;,,v .-rn "' ii-i^'- I'-'K.-.l I., .iiiil„,ri~,. ^-,,111 |-A,-,.1|,.„,.\ I,, .-..n-ni' 1,. in.lii.l.- th,- -,„it 1, p. ,ii,|, ,,i I'liiM- .-t W i|.- M.uiil within ihi- ll,i-.M.n ti..:,ii.-i-. ,,.,.1 .., lak.-. .i-lki- In,.- ..t .l.ni.iival i,,n a '""• 'I'""" " ''"• -Mill- , mil.. -1 |,.,int ..t I'm,.,- ,,i W,,l,.- Mrrl. tr..in s,,ntl, t., ,i.,rl"h tliiLiiuli I'lirtlaiiil Ch.-inii.l till il stiik.- tli. M.iink.ii.l in liiitu.i, .".i; ,|....|,.,. ij,, n. ,- t- ll..uin-- till- sin,,., siii,- nt il ,a-l a:..nu'tli.- has.- ,,t II,.. nr.unlain- n.ii.-t th,- ..-,, i-, M.„i„t Klia," ami lln-ii a].,n- ili. l:;;iil, .!,•:;,-.-,. .,| i,,n:;ilii,l.- |,, tl,.- loi,,, S,-,,. ' TIa. l,n-n.-,-'.. ,,t ||.„ u,:,'\ u- si-M.-(l l.y 111.- i.:,.iiii.,,l,-iiii.ui.-. .,.,r,-|...i,.|- ^,ry , los-lv I,, i h. .iir. .-tl. -n ■ -.-nt I.N .M i ■ • 'aiuiiiii;. It .l.,.-s n.it alli-.-l 111,- .|U,-sli.,ii in tin- -li-hn-i .l.-..-,-.-.-. lliat ( ' i(,.- M11/..1,. Ca,,,- Ch.i,-.,,, m- tlii- iiiLiitli of rortkiliil liil.-l -I1..11I.I 1,1. Il l„- .",1 ,1... , III I, ,,;,,,, I.., ,,--i!h ki'iiinh- Thi- ir-'ai-,- .miy .s],.-,-i(i.-,K'a|ii- Cliui-oii, tli.- -.outli.-iiiiii.,-.| ]„,ii,i ,,t' I'lin. ,- ..t' Wal,-s l-.j ,n,i, „, that anoih,-"r l.'UW Alaska IJcusDAitv (^rKsiKis. ]iK)2 stutfMiKMit ill Mr. I!:iyaril's li'tliT lli.U •">! dcynis 10 iniiiiilcs <'iitiMs tilt: iiiiiutli (if I'oitliiml Fnlet, ami "tli.'il tin- iiinst iiiivi;;iil.lc i-liii?iiicl liriids ilnii.c iliri'itlv inland, lend rcasun and fi)i-cf t(i lliiMoiiviilinii tli.it it wiis till- iiiti-nlion nf llic> ni-^'cliators tli.it tin' Ixjuiidaiy lint^ .should diivctly fiillow the hrcKid iiiied ur staled tn lie. Yet .Mr. it.iy.ird adi-iiitly w ritc> ; "ll is nul llierefore cmceived that this water part uf the Iniundary line can ever be c.illed in i|ue.^tinn hetweeii the two Coveniinents; ! " 'I'lien, auiiii. there is an inclusurc in .""ir (Iharles I !a;,'i it's despatch tii the Itt. lion. li. Caiiiiini,', dated St. I'l'tersliurn. 17th March, l.^L'l, which i- Sir Charles I'.a^'ot's ultimate decision to the lUissiaii plenipotentiaries. It contains the t'ollouin',' p,ir,ii;raph: "It would appear that a line traced from the southern e.xtremity of the --trails named huke of C'l.irence Sound (now known as Cl.areiice Str.iit), by the miildle of tho-e .-.trails, to the middle of the straits that sepai-.-ite the isi.ils of the Prince of Wales and the Ituke of ^'ork and the islands situ.'ite to the north of the .said isl.inds; thence towaids the e.ist liv the middle of the same strait to the continent; and thence priiloiiL;ed in the same direction and m.inner already proposed Uv His riillannic .Majesty's plenipotentiary to .Mount Klias, or to the i' -si'dion of the I lOth dcLtive of loinri'nilc (sime cliaiitreil to the I list de:,'rec| would form a of detiiar cation which Would concili.ite, perhaps, in a sat isf.ictniv mtnner. the recipic. ,.l interests, present ,'inil future, of liotli empires in this p^it nf the L'lol.e. The reference m.iile to hake of York Isl.ind by Sir CMiailes ltai;ot maybe taken as corrobor.itive evidence tli.at the boundary line was iiiteieled to jiass that island to the eoni ineiit at the ."ililh ]i.araliel of latitude Tli.it Irciiii; the i .i.>e the boundiiy could not have its cour.se by I'ortland t'anal. It is sinijular that I Hike of York Isl.ind ha-- been robbid of its naiiie, anil the name " Ktnlin j,'i\e.. to it instead. There m.iy be some sinister motive in that ehaiiije, which .ijiiiarently should not ha\e been made. Another item of corroborative evidence may be dr.iwn from the stalenient in the tre.ity that the boundary should pass between the l.'ilst and the l.'i:!rd lines of lonixilude —which, as pointed out elscvheie would not allow it to pa.ss by rortlanil Canal, as that body of water is east of the |:'il.lll. iiieridi.in, and could not be reached I'ortl.ind Canal, therefore, must lie ab.andoned a.s the ea-i. in liound.aiy of smith eastern .\laska, and Clarence Slr.iit ado|iti(l. Ai.r.\.\NiiKi! IIki.o. ^Ulh Jntw, lUdl. A short recapitulation of a few of the salient jioints connected with "Whole-ale Kncroaclimeiits " on the nortli-we-t frontier of British Coliimbi.a, as elucidateil in tlii'ee former chaptei mder the ,ibo\ e hcadiiiL;, may form :\ titlin<; corollary to the afoicmentiuned articles on til subject. The AtiLllo-Kussian Treaty of lS'J."i was duly passed, and received the saiictiiin of the I'jiiperor of liussia and his liritaniiio .Majesty. Kiiii; Ccorm' IV. The four l.arLie islands which eoverid the whole frontier of llritish Columbia, on the P.ieitic I tceau coast, were ceded to liussia by the treaty referred to, and furnished the IJussian l''ur Com]iaiiy with sulKciont and convenient lands as a liase of operation for the fur tr.iile, .ir any other industry in which they niij,dit choose to eni;ai;e. Those islands, taken to;;cther, contain, approximately, about (, l-S.tJIJH sipiare acres. The treaty also iiu-ludes a strip of land of ten marine Icij^iies from the ocian coast, between C'ross .Sound and .Mount Klias, and tleiice cre.ited, the 1 list meridian of west lont;itudi', the boundary between Itritisli and Itussian pusM'ssioiis in that portion of the North .Viiierican Continent, reaeliiiicx to the .\rctic ( )cean, all of which appeared to be (|uite satisfactory to "the high contiMclinu parties," f v ni.iny years after tlie tre.ity had been passed. The I'niled Stales, in the year I M('.7, purchased from IJussia all the land and islands, with their riixhts and jiriv ilep's. as si t forth in the treaty and jiassed in \s-l'i. ft is thus seen, that for over 10 years the treaty of IS:;.'i was fully accepted both by lius-ia and (Meat Britain. Possession wa- promptly I ikeii by the L'nited States, by lowering; the Russian tl.ij; at Sitka •-> Ki). 7 Alaska liniNiiAnv <,>nNiinx. i:{ii!t and lii.istiii;; tin- Siiiis atiil Stii|..-. A t'l^u t'liilrd St ii.--, ~,,Mlrrs \mti' ^l.itii.Tji'il at Kurt \\ I'Mii:,'!'! .iiiii I'oi't Tun;;a^, Kill Hcrr Mili-i'iiUMitlv ii'calli d, as u-ili-s. AiV.iir-- ill this n-iiiiiti> ii'irimi iriiiaiiii"! with thf Imiiiicl.iix lin.' iii,c|i'iliifi| iiniil I M'i"i, wh^'ir Ml, I'.avanl liv a .-..((yi ././/,.(/,. iiiaih- an aih-i. it i-ll'.iit t.i ill, iiiiic ihi- liiiv.ii. Ill ..t' ih.' Hue ■it' ili'iMur.ali..ii ('•• Mil (',i|..' Cha.-'.ii. iiisi,.a.l nt' ii.iilh a lull'.' th- rhaiiin i (i alliMl I 'mi lam I ( 'liaimi'l ) a'Timliiij t,, till- III- liy, to iiiaki' il II isi. ami mak.' l'..r! i.iii'i Canal I hi' line i it' iliniar.'at ion. I.ui-(l S,,|i-l,iirv. tliioiii.'h the rnil'.l Si,if.~ Aiiili i- -ailur in i,,iiiilon, ,M r, I'ip 1|,., was :i^l,;\ t'ni' a .l.i'.i.i ( (inaiiissiini ti. ilitiiir thi' Im-atiiMi nt' ilir liciimlaiv liiu', whirh wa - -lanli'd, ami licic tlir u'l aiin;; injiistici' to 'In at lliilaiii r..niin.ni'. s. Altlp.ii:,'h th,' tfi'aly, as [iLiin as «,,i(is r.m make il, ami i .-i.iati-il in iIk- ri'ssi,,ii to tli.> li;il,(l Matrs t'l.mi IJiissia, sa\s ii.iiih as staliil. .\l r. S.virl.ii \ jlayinl iliiiilrd ..n rh.iii-in^ '111' diir I'l'ii lit till' liiM' lit' ili'inarratiiin. wliirli. a.siirdinu' tn tli'' ihmIv and cc-simi to llii' riiil.il Sill,.- i, d.s,iil„.d as .isriMidiiiL.' finiii Caiii' riia.i.n. alnii^r l',,ii I ,mi Cliaiiml, ti.iiii sMUtli 1.1 11. nth ; .\|i-, lliyaid, lint .■.iiilinl with ill.- lili' III |,r,,v i.,i,,ii ma.l.. |.. Kiissia and th,' l''ni I '.•!n).aiiy, d. . id.-d lliit ill.- lim- shi.iild liisl pi ..,•,-,-' I .-asi -.iiiir ."ill or lid niih-s tn I'nrtl.-iiid ''an.il, an. I ihi-ii iiin m itli Tli.- nann' I'nilland Ch inin-l wis ],,iiiii|i.-d to suit flu- ni-u lim. of ■III. .-tioii. and I.. t'..riii ,1 111.!]! ih.ii w..ii|.| i-ihlosc, i-\,-liisi\ ,- .,t ili,- isl.imK, i.-n ni.irim- l.-.i;,'ui.,s I'l' 'hr ■-■.an r.iasi. .il.oiit L'H.l.ii!! i,, iiH i s.|ii;ii-,- ;i,,,s lit' l.ind, in.-liidinL.' li-li.-i ii-s, tiiiini-i- and iiiiiM ra!-. .IS w.-ll as si-M'i,d ini]i.aiaiit si lati-ui' al ]i..iiits ,,i- siati.iiis near Koi t Siiniisoii and < •lisi-|-\atory lidit. 'I'lii- t'lindaiiii-nl.-il i-iior and iiiistaUf is tin- siihst it m ion of, an. I c-lian^'inL.' th.- I.iratioii of, I la- wai.-r- i-illi-d 1 '..It 1,1 ml ('lianmd in tin- tii-aty 1.. r..it!i.iiil ( 'an.il, vvhi.-h li;is li.-. n . Ii-arly sill. --Ml. that III iiiL; niliii-ly t.i il ast of ih,- l.'.jsi nr-ii-h.-in ..f |..ni:il ml.-, .iiid outsid.-of the liiiiii im-jiti.iii.-d in tin- tri-.-ily, .-aiiiioi |..,--sih|y 1„- a--..|ii.-d as (-..rriTl, or h.- i atili.-d ;is ihi' s.illlh ,-as!i-l h lioiiiiihuy of Al.-iska. It i^ iiiiMi-.-i'ssaiy t.i irfi'i- fui'h.-i- 1.1 till- full i..|.li.-s of ri.-iiii,.|- I (,n i.- t.. I In- ipi. ly ..f I he l.ruislaltiii- .if l!i iiish (.'.iliiiiilii.i : hut it nny Ik- of uilm-i tc ih.ii -.n tin- iii,-iiiiin..i h iiiap of ''aiiada, r,\!iihit<'d at till- C.iloi.ial l-lxliil.it i..n, l,oml..n, i li.- .\laskan ['...iimlan i- i-,-f.-i iivl to as im-oiii-i-t. 'I'lii' siiiiK' ohji-i-tion has 1 n lai-..! t.i tin- in iiniiKith Iii.i|- of t '.m.-id.-i, ^^hi.-ll lias li.-cn i-xhiliil. I in liHHJat Paris. DntaiN of niiii..r iiniioil will doiilil h-ss l„. ilnlv d.all with. 'I lit- s..M-r.-ii;iiiy ..f till- Irontii'r of HiipMi ('..liiml.i.i r.-inain- to l..- |..-i inannii ly rat ilii-d in jus'ii-i- lo Ci.-at I'.iitain. Thi-ri' m-cd h,- ii.i dilliiiilty or hard lii|i in .-irraii;;iil;; with the M|ilalti.rs w ho haM- taki'ii ii|. loi-alioiis. 'rh,- ailiilalioii li.il will In- siilii.-ii nt to si-tth' thn whole atlair if d, .id. .1 in fa\,iiii- of tin- Ci.in.l St.it. s rlaiin, tl..- .-il i/.-iis .,f thai .-..iinlrv « id h.-ni- thi-ir rlainis ;ind iin|ir.iM'nii-nts iiii.listiii hi-d ; and if in faMnirof tin- .onii-nl ion .if <'an.ida, thnn- ran In- no tronlilc. .\l,i;\ vVliKl: r.Koo. ./'//// ';//,, /I'll/. The Cintiofoii Line. (/■'/-.„„ //,. (/riiin, ir. ./,/,, /•;„,..,-, .",//, ,/„„.. :sii>i) C.insi.l.-ralili- niis.-iiijiri-ln-n-ion .-xisis.i., i,, whai is r.-.iily m.-ant hy '• 'riin Cuinron I. in.-,' ill the artirl,- h.-.-id.-d ■•Th,- .Mask a I!, .undii y <,lii.-.i i, ,n,' wha-h api., ir- d in iln- .\l.iv nuinlior of till- r, „',(,■,/ ( 1.-'.m;), ,n,-r tin- sl^r,,,-,i|,|-,, ■• l-;!,^,, |;,il| 1,11 ill Si-i.|in.,iv. Altholii,di it is not at all rrriain that sinli a lim- is in ,-\ isi,-ii,-,-. v-t it is of int.'r.-st to as,-i-rtaiii a.s far as (lossihl,-, how it i-im.- t., 1„- naini-.l in .,,iim.-ti.,n willi th,- .\i;;.d. , Uissian Tivaty of l^;;.'!. .\n .-xaniinati.m .,f tin- sul,i,-,-l, sh,iws thai in l>s.-, ,.,. |,ssi], (■,,|,,ii,-l i ), li. CaiiiiToii, H..\., w.is r.iinniissi 1 l,y th,- Ihitidi ( l.n . i inn. nt t., i,]..,ri ..n ih.- .Mask.in hoiiml.-uy. Ill- ,li,| s,,, ,-ind sulimiltrd Ids i-,-|,.,rt in l>i;i;. In (1 ln-niii:,' |-.irai,'raiili of th.il ri [lort In- says : - 1. •■ 'rhn niatli-r aims at a di-inoiistial ion .,f tin- inli-ntions of |h.> fraim-rs ,,f th.- (^,|,. M-ntion, fouiidt'd upon r.rords of tin- iii-u'otiati..iis, nrips, , -harts, ,-,ml tin- w.,rdini: ..f tin- Ir.-aty iisrif, and iiriii,'.; int.. CoLtiMst .viiii tin- n.n. hisioiis liius aim,-, I ai. \ii-«s in.-..nsisi,-iit wiili tlii'iii, and lia-scd, it is liidii-vid, on iinpoiftct infiiiiiiation. ' K)0 Ai.AnKA l;nr\|i\l;V (,»I EMlnN. l!MIJ •_', ••Tlic iiili-ri.ivt,iii.Mi of llir Ciirni'iiti.iii. -iiiiiinrti'd liy tin- iiri,'iiiiii'iits umv siil.iiiitli.l. will 1m' t'ouii.l lu Ik- au iii.Mi;iihi'il iiriil iKi(Mi;il s.i-i- t' tin' I.Tiiis uf tli>- tr.Mly, ,ciii-i~t' fit in rvcn iv,]«M-t Willi till' iiitVi.'iir,., lu l,c .Ir.iw ii t'lciii tlir iv,-..!.!- ..t' the nc.^ntiHliMi,-. aii.l 11..1 illiM,'ll>i>ll-llt in IIIIV -illL.'lc |loiril Willi llli- tri'uL'ialilll. Ill tViUllv- li'Irllr.l In. :;. ■• 1)1, ill.. ,'.llici- ll.uni. il i- >li"»ii till' the all. llia'ivr im im-iutI ,ll i.Ml^ ill... 1111. 1 Willi iinl.'iiaM.' a-MiiM|.ti.in-, iiii|.i .il.al.ilil ii .s, iii.-,,iim -I.'!!, i. > ami ,•.,111 ra.li, li..iix. Tin-.- .ii|-|..iil lli.- vi.'W tliiil ill.. Ii.alv ,li-..ii|,ii.,i, ,it' ill.- Ii.aiii.laiy In .N.Ty .l.-lail <■>;, ■.•],! a> r.-anU lln' iii.-ii.liaii liiii' l.i til.' Ar.li.-. i^ iiia.-i mall', ill' .aiil'lil.' i-r iiHpra.l 1. al.l.'. I. ■•Till' iiil.-ri'nt.ili"ii iiMiiilaiii.-.l ill llli- r.j'.il H. I..' t lial iiil.-iiiI.Ml l.y Ci.Mt lli-itaini- i,n.,i-,.aM l.l.'liiiil.'; ami .'..ii-i-l' iil K «iili I lir an ii u,|.- .,f lli.' . -lit rail in- pa 1 li... at lli.' ilal,' ..f llii~C,aiv.iili..n. imli.al.> a lim-.Msi.i 1.1 li.' M-. ..,i:iii- .1 aiM niaik.'il than any nllnT «lil.li .liulll .■\.'ll 11. lU 1 .' ill ~rl illiil ill W.iliU. 1 1 will lliiis !..■ -.■.■II llial ('..l...;i-l Cain. I. .11 ..uHi I an rM |■ll■.i^ •• pn .i;. aiiiim^ fi.i lii- ivprnK riifi.iliinat.^lv, lin«. V. I-, il wa- m.t w.-ll , aiiii.l ..111. I'm la' m".ii f' 11 in liin^ wilK Mr. 'I'. 1'. Itayanl. Sr.i'.laiA .it Sial,- at WavliiiiLrhm. uli... mi tin- -'I'll "f N..^ .nilii'V. I >>•"'. -''Nt •i ,l..spal.^ii In III.' Inili'l Slal. - iniiias-.-nl.ir al l...iiil..n. K. .1. rii.^l|i~. iii-t iin I iir.' him L. a^l< ill.' I'.riii.l, (i.iv.'niim'iil. llii-ii-h l.-nl Sali-,lmiy. lli.'n I'l. mi.'V ami I'.iili-li >.■. . 'ary i,i Suar tuv F.ii'i'ij,'ii All'air-, f..r p.^i nii---i..ii t" li.iv.^ a jniiit .■nniiiii->i.iii a|.p.anl.l. t..r li.^ puipuM' ..t ,,l>lainiir4 a -cllli'im'iil ..f ill.' iM.iimlaiy Iin.' iH'tv.i'.'n Alaska ami l'.l•ili■^ll (_'..liiiiilna. Imli lia.l In'cii n.'-li'.'t.'ii vim.' till- piir.liaM- nf Ala-ka fr..iii Russia l.y llm I'nil.'.l Slal.'s in l>t.". Ml'? liavar.ls n'.|ii.'>l |.iha\i' a t '01 i-,HMn appninl.'.l a a- ;;raiil.^.l ; an.l. a- t.irin.ily in.'lili.in.'.l. ('.ilniicl Caimr.m «a^ ,li..-..n 1.. npml en llir Mil'.jiiK In liis iii-l ni.l inn- t.i Mr. I'h.'lp^, Mr. liaV'iril iii.li.'at.-il till' Iin.' ..Ml. 111.11. ali.in wlii.li In' .li'-irml 1.' li.'U'' ''-nrvcil 111 .{.'lining llic I.K'ati.ni of tlic l„,iiu.lai'\ : Iml in -> .I'lin;.'. a> uill I"' -nmi l>y fiii'lli.'i iinalioii, 11.. .l.'pait.Ml fn.iii 111.' linn as .|.'-„'rilH',l in t In' Ti'.'aly. ami in.lr.nl ,,f f,,ll.,wini.' il, lir .lls.'f.'.lil.'.l iili.l iim.r.'.l il all..ui'l li.'r. al l.'iiM a.s far a-, il r.'a.U " tla' s.ii.l liiii' -liall ii-.,'.'ml I., tlin iini'lli, fi'.ini"llii' s.iutli.'rm'n..>t point ..f I'lim-.'of W.il.'.s Maml. alonj,' tlin .-liamii'l .'allnil I'.inl.unl Clianii.'l, us far .-is llm point of tli" .oniini'iii wli.'i'.' il strike- tlm ."I'ilU il(';;r f Liimid.', etc., lluis .'I'.'aliM- a mw Iin.' alimwt ilin .' i-t fr..iii llm sniil li.'rnnio-l p.iiiil of run..' of Wal.'S Islaiiil t.i l'..rtlaii.l Canal. To p.,iiit out Mr. Uavar.ls .rror, an.l .-iK.. tlial of Colom-l Calm ion foll..win- liiiii. it will only lie m-.'.'ssarv to .pioie u few ..f til.' ari.'iiim'nt> ils.'.l l.y Sir Cliarl.s l!a-..l, the I'.riti-li I'l.'nipot.'iitiaiy "at Si. I'.'l.islnu'jr, »li.'ii .li-.-u-sinu' tli.' ( ■..n\,'ntii)n with ill.' l{n-iaii I'l.'iiipot.Miliai-'i.s. lUis-ia .'l.iini.'.l, .'iloii^' « ilh a strip of laml al.aiu' tli a~l.lh.- wlml.' ,,f Prime ,,f Wal.'s Ishuuli an.l iiNo d.'sii'.'il that Portlanil C.uiil s|i,,ii|,l f,,riii lli" east, -in li..iimlarv of Itussian Aliieri.'a, s.nilli of tli.' strip of laml alon;.' tlie .-..asl. S.'veral (iropiisals ami ,',.iinl.'r pn.p.i ili.nis p.-is,,.,! lietweeii ill,' pl.'nipo|,iitia.i,'S, tli.'V w.'ii' i'.'.Ui,'e.l to wriliin.', inilik.'.l .\. U, ''. 1 >. an.l K, .iii.l s,-iit al.iiiu with a (lespat.li from Mr Cliiirles l',a"ot t'l til.' Iti'.'lit llonoiirat,!.' C ■;.'<■ Caniiin-. wli.i was tlieii (.Maivli. lfl\) I'-ritisli S.'.'r.'taiv of Slat.' f.ir l''oivii;ii .VIVairs. Tli.' aiisw.T .if Sir Cliail.-s lo ill,' liussian pl,'iiip.it.'iili.ui,'s", ill th,' paper niaiki.l " I ). .■..iilaim-.l his tinal .l..eisi.,ii ,,n ill.' sul.j.'.l. In it he .l.'s.'rilie.l tli.' r.iiit.' ..f ll'e pr..p.,s,..l Iin,' of .l."iiar.'ali.iii. II,' il.'.als al-o uilli the I'ortlaiid C.iiial ,iu,sii,,ii. p,,iiitin;;oiil ,'oii,-li|siM'U tli.ii I Im , haniiel ealle.l l',.illan,l ( ■lianm'l 111 tli.-Tr.'aty .,f \f<-irK is ii.it the sam.' h'l.lv ol' ".iter .is lli.- inlet iiaiiie.l I'-nllaii'l Cintl hy \ an.'oiivi'r ill IT'.):'.. This sin. iilil h,. ilistin'.'lly k,', 1 in \ie».asil siniplili.'s 1 h.' uii..l.' all'air ami nniiM'lslh.' .lilU'-iillv whi.'h th.' snlisiilini..n .,f 'li.' our naim- for li ih.r ha- |..n.|...| to pnitUi.-... In'r.'fi'rrin- to th.' pi'opo-.'.l line as his iiltiin.iti' .heisjon. SiiCharl-'s, in slat..in.nl in.iike.l ••I), s.ivs: "It wonM .app.'ar Ihat a Iin.' ti.u'.'d fran tin' s..ulh,i n ,'\l r.-niii v of tin' simils uame.l |)iik,',,f Clir.'m.' Soim.l. hv lli.' mi, 1,11" .if those straits I,, ih.- nml.ll,- ,.f tie stiaiu Ihat s.'pai It.' th,' Islamlsof Prim f W.il.-s an.l llie Kuk.'.if V.,ik fi,,ni,'ill t he islamU -ilual.-,l 1., th.. iioilli of the sai.l i-l.,n,ls. ih..|i,.. louanls ill,, .isi 1 ly ih.' niiiMl.' .,f til,' sam.' sHails I., the .•onlin.'iit. ami ih.'m-.' piol.,n.: .1, in lli.' sal lin-rtna, an, I in.inmi alr.'ailv |,r,,p .s,'.l l.y His M.ip.sivs PI,.|,ipol,hiiaiv. I.. M..iint l-.li.is, or M ti„' ini .is,.,! i f lli,. I HUh (.haii-.'.i t.. I I 1st) ,l,.i.M'',-.'s ,,f i..iuilu.l". «..iil,i form a li f .h ai.ti . ,tt ioii wlii. h wonl.l .-omihat,', p.'iliaps, in a satist'ielory niainier, th.' i.'.ipro.-.il int,'i,-ls, p,',.s,.nt ami fiitniv, of Imth Knipiivs in this part of till' yloli..." U..f..ri'ini,' in th. s.i st.ii.'im'nl "D" 1,, llie Kiissian .laiiii for l.inil on th.' ...asl .,t lli.' .'ontln'.'nt iimi !,i the pi'ooii.'ty of moiiie^ P..rll,iii'l final tin' . .isl.'iii linnl of the llussnin fi'oiilii'r, Sir Charh's ar.,'H,.'s : '• Il is .i |,riiiLi[il.' whi.-h is f.,iin,le,l mi less 011 the i'ee,ii;iii.s('d ■2 Kh. 7 Alaska I^.i m.\i:s ( hi ■~iinN I KM ii|iiiiiMi, iif I !.•■ ijii.>i .■(•1,'l.i.ilr.l |iii i-l^ ill III I'll 1 1,. iMiiM-i -lI I 11-1.. II I .il.i !■' I-. I Ih'I tiri'ii halj.in^, I In I ill.' .!•,. .V .•! V ..r .-illl|.li. ...■.lip il i..'! 1. 1 iiliv i-l iliil^ -.il II ih-.l 1. 1 1 I 1 1.- ... I- ■ .,!' ,1 I .ill I ill.. Ml i;|\.., 1... ni:lil \v li I' ■■. II ' . till. -..M.|..i:,'iil \ ..(■ .111! |.,iil ..t I 111' 111 i.-lil...iil llr^ lli;iiiil ih.l. ■ \ Illi.' I.' llli- |.| ill.-i|.|... Sir- ( 'll'll I.- r.;lu..l .llwilV . Ill lilit.illirll 111 ill.. 1 ..llt'i III:..- In- 111. I li.i' li..ii..in ..t li;i\iii.,' rtilli llii. I|ii--ii'i l'i..|ii|...l. mi in.-- til 11 111- liiil iiii.i.- \|,i|i-.iy ' "iil.l 1 1. 'I .1.1 mi I ll'.i' llic I ii;lil-. i.t llii -i.i '11 I 111- ii. rtli Mi-i . .. .-i i.| ili. . .iii m.-m ,.t' An .-i i. ,i -Il .llM i-\l.-li.| l.i\\:lr.|- til.- -..mil, ..II till- .■iill-ilii-lil, li-\"|i'l 'II.' I". lilt «li,ir |,'l|.-i,i li 1- i.-lll ilK t..i- I . -i.il.li-liiii.'iii-. ■•It liii- i,,'M.| 1,1. 11 iillii 1 1a ill.. l'li.iil|...|i-iiii.iri. - ..1 III- liii{..iMi \|;iii'.u il.;ii llii-siii |.. .-■-.■^.i., i .iT'v . -l.-il.|i-liiiii-iit - « ll;it. \ rt- i.ll til.' 111,1 ir I.I ti.l -. .l;lli ..|' i,..! t li !,it il ii.l.- I'.'i ,ii ,'i',i , \,y,\ III- \ lin. .1. . I ni-.| lli.it, i|.'|.t i\.-.| ..t ,1 -1 1 1|. ..t l,iii.| ..11 till- 111, liiil, 111. I, ill.. l,'ii--.i:iii .\ii,i-iir,ni r..lii|.:|Iiy U..ll].| Il HI' I -.Ill- ..t' >i||i|i 11-1 itii; li -l.l!.)i-l Ill- ..II 1 ||. 1-1,111,1-, u 1,1, 1 1 unlllil I.I ii.-i u I-.- II. ■ VI II 111, II I ,111 \ >u|i|„.i I. ii-.-i-i;iii. 1- .,!■ -,,;,,!;. \ ■' Sii.-li ,ii'_;iii,|..||i, t'..i|.,,|,',| ,111 til,. .■,,i|.i,|,'i,,i i..ii ',(' ill.' |.rii.i i,- il r.,ii\,i,i,'n. ,' ..t' i;ii--i,i. '■mil. I i.'ii I'.-iii 1.. llii-..- ilii- L'l-.-it.-i ".-iirhi «iili ill.- l'!.'iii|...t.iiii:ii-\ ..t III- lli-iliitiiii.- M,-i|.--lv, " II" 'Hi 11..! Ii'--ii.il. . il i^i-.|iiiii. 1- i.i 'hi- ..l.-.-i \.iii..ii ,,1 ill.' |'!iiii|...l.'iiii,ii j. , ..t' llii--i;i. ii, ll'ili'l 1 1'- I ill" "I 1 1. Ill III -It i-i' I l|.- I I'll I ,11 lil-I I'll I]. ,-.',1. \ 1/ , th It will. 1 1 w 1- t.. ].:l— till. Ill nil ill'- iiii'l'ii'- "t' I'll uliiiii .Sii-'iil- I., llii' ii'.i ili.'iii i-\ii-.iriii\ III l,\ nil ( 'iii.ii, ,i.|,| II- .III ili.'ii.i- t,, \|..lllil |-'.li;i-. I.I- -it tin- iiiti'i-M-.-lliiii i,t' ill.' I imli ili-.'l-,... ,.t |.,|.._|ilii,l,., ,-,11,1 1,, |,|,:|..'-.. llt|,,lll..I- ^^lli.-ll Wi.ulil li'.t ..Illy a^-ll|-|. I.. l!ll->i:l .■! -Ili|. ..I, ll,'- i-,.til ilii'lil. ,.|,|„.-it,. 1,, ill,. ||,,,^t -..111 !i'. Ill I -li'.li-liiiii'iil whii'li >lii' !„,--, .--,., ,,,1 til. -SI' i-l.uiil-. Iiiit ui.iilil III,. ,1- till- 1,1 111 I- till. |„,-. ,.--!,, I, .if ,-lll till- i'-l,llill- Hliii \v,l!i.|S ill. It :il-.- I'l 1. .., I 1..! u,.,|i llii- i-tilili-liui.'iil mill ill,' ,-,,liliiii'|it, ill t-ii I I ll,. |i..--'--i..i, ..t' nil whi'-li iiiiLiliI li.-.-'.iiii-. .ii-i'|ii. II. ,-, '.;■ Miiv uiiliiN .illi'-i- t'..t- il- s.'iiilily 1.1 |iii.-|'i.rily , •• IJiil till' !'l('iii|i',li'iiti:n V "t Ili- r.til-iiiiii'- .M;ii.--tv i-,-iiiii..i iiiliiiii tliai |;ii--i,i .'..iilil ;i, , ,,i'| ,11' ;i--iii',' ,, lli^ r.i-iiiiiiMi'- M.ii''-i\ 11 ii'-M ii'l'i' : I-. I .y I ni. .iin. 1 II -,' iiiiv I'.ni ..t tin- .-.i.i-t l.'.|u,-,ii llif iii'iiiili ,,t' I'.ii iliiii'l Ciiiial iii.il ill.- .|,--ii-' '.t' l.iiini'li. I....k.-.i 111.1 liiiiil "f ih'- ;Iii--.iuii I'l --I'^sinii- ill (111. rii.i-i. ot' I>1.' I. l.v I'll iiiif ,iii\ inii ..I till- i-'.i, ^"il'li'i'll -l.il'li-lilii.'Ml-- wlii.-li li-i\.. I,.., 'II t'liiii'-'l llii-i-.-; t..r i-i'-ti tli'iiu'li ill- |!i-it;iiiiii.' .M.-ii'--ty iiiiu'lil ii'ri'Uiii-'. lli.-il ili'i;!-,'. i.t liiiiiiil.- ,-. t' ill- ill'- liip- ,.t' ill iii;ii-,-,iti.,ii in r-''i,Mnl I., ill'- i-l,-uiil-.. h. nilllil li'il. ,-ii-.-.,|iliiii; 1.1 ill,' |.iiii.-i|.l.. t'l.ltlil-llv rlillli. iat'-'l, ImM' I.-i-i';.'lii-i-il it :'- 'II'- limit III! ill'' iii'lirlilii'iii-iti:.' C'.iit iiii-nl. ..n ulii, h ih.- Ili|.|-..ii I! ly (' [.mu li.nl :ilii.,iilv I'-Iiil'li-Iii'il ..i'\,-i-,il iiii|H.i'huil |iii-l>, ■- Th-il ( '"III |. any liaviiiL,', in i-lV.'.-t, I'-talili-liiii'-nl - in .,-11- ili.- .-.-a-i 11..11I1 .if lln- ."'."'lli ilfu'ii-c, His r.i-ilanni.- .Maji-My n.iilil m.l. 1 liii-rf,,i-,., «ii|i,.ut sa.-i ilii-inu' tin- iiili'i-'-.-l- ..f t In- (' puny, |-'.|iiii|iii-li till- riu'li's ,,f ,si,\,i,'ii;iiiy '.M'l ill. «.. ,1-1 ,111.1 til. I laiiil- tliai iii.iiii-ilial'-lv ail|i>in it, iij' '" '!.'■ ■""' :i" iii'i-ili lalitiul.., wlii,li,-i.'i- iiii-lit 111' ill" .l.-ii.,.,.f laiiiii'li- f.,iiiiil' ...iHi'iiii-Ml I.I I..- ,1-11-1.1 'III t" 1,1. li.-linili-ly taki-ii a- till' limit l„t ur, i, t|,,. t w , , [„,«,.i-s. a- f,,,. a, , ,.ni ..nis ill., i-l lll-l- fill I lil'l- \M'-1, "Tl. ..l-i;.'in ..f till. I'DI-tlaild Calia may I.1-, a - 1 Ih-i.- i-- 1 . a-'.ll 1. 1 l.i'lii-\ . . llii' m.iulli ,,f „ li'.'i ulii.li il.iw- llii.,iii;h 111,' iiiiilill,' ,,f ll,.: ,',ii,iiii-y 1, , iipi,. I l.v till. Iliiil-.iii l!iv ('"iiiiianv, ■I 1 1' I It i-. Ill ,i'ii-ii|ii.'iiii'. iif till. Iii::lii -! iiii],.,iiai,. '• f..i- Cii-al liiitain to |.i.s,-,--- ili.-' -..M'i,.i;.'iit \ i.f till- 1 «.. l.anlv-, ~ ' ■■ Il ^*'-i- ill ill'- li"|"-. lh'-i-i'f"i-'-. ..f I., iiii; alil,. |., .-. .n.ilial.- ili,'-.- .,l,j,.,'t-, i-,,:|-i,|i'i-i.,| indi- 1" ii-.ili!i- l.y 111,' lm|.|.|i,-i| CiMiiiiiiciii. an. I 1., il,t, 1 ,,11,,., \Mtl„.iil ni..i-"'il. lay. a .jm-.-i ii,n ulii.-li .-.|i|..-.ii''.l ,.f ,'.|ii ll iiil.-|-i--t I" li.itli |i,ii-iii--. I., ai-,-aii-_'.- i|, -iliiiii.lv a' lli.- tiiiii' ulii, h ihi' l'|,.ni|„, li-iiliai\ ,.f lli- I'.iiiaiiiii.- .M ij.My li.i'l till' l,..ii.,iii- 1.. I'l-.p..-.' in lii- la-t i-.-nf.-i .-n. 1- uiili tl,,. I'i'.iiip .t..|iii,-uii.-; "f Uiissii, a lim- .,1' i|..|ii ii-.-ai i-.,',. wliirh. wliil u-.tmiu I" l!u--i,i f.ir a ^"iilli'-iti limil "II till- i-laniU th,. ll. ^M-.-'. .if laiitii.l.- il.'si.^ii,ii...| l.v tli.- I'kai- ..f 1 7',i:i. rt.inlil .-i--iL;li, at ill., -a lim... l..(l|-.'.il liiilaili, f. .|- .1 limil ,.|i I In- iiiai nlahi I la 1 it m I,. . ,f ,".i'. :;!iV' 'I'll'' l!a--ian l'l'.iiip"t>-iiti n irs i-.fii-i,! 1,1 -i^-n ih,. ti.-.ity- ,1- pi-..p..-.-,i l,v tin- lli-iii-h I'li'iiip't'-iilLiiy, 11 ■.Inly I -Ji li. Ii,.u,m 1 . .M r. Canniiiu' -.-, , ,1 li. -p at -li 1.. Sir ( 'Imi I1-, ulii.l, '-"iitaiiii-.l till- f"ll,.v\ il . i-\lia,-ts ■llis Mai'-ti - (.ini.fnnii.nt |ia\,. |,.-,,h,i| t,. aiiili,,ri-, N",,iii Dv,,-!!, mv I.. i-..ii-|.|ii in in. -111. 1.' till. .Miuili pi.int- ,,f I'rin f Wal,.s IsLiml uithin th.- I!ii--ian fi-.ititi.-i-, ami i., taki- a- a lini- ..f ili'iiiai '■,ili"n a lini' (li.-Hvn fr-uiii thi' .■iii'.\. •■TIlc .■li lli" -i iimlatinns in .mr I'aM.nr. In far, lit' the fiiiv'.'oin:.' Ijl.rial, ]ilain. )..,inl. d, Matrsnianlikc doitnnfnls, wli.r.- il.»s tin- '■1 rant;" li..nnilary ut' Mi. I'.ayanI . .'lur in ' >ir ( 'l.arlr^ l..t't llic l{n>Man t 'nnrl al Si. rcli'i>linii.'lMt'uii- till- tiVaty wa, ^i;;ni(l. N alnial (liani,T « is niailr in tlic (•cinMnti..ii Ix'tuic 111'' arrival uf Mr. S.'Canninu, «lio sm'i'<'c.lril Sir Clia-li's in l»ii. inUcr. IS'Jt, and win' (•anicL'"i, iior for many years iifterwaiil.v, nnlil Isr.T. Il "may, llin.fon-, |.ertimiit ly lie a.ke.l wheiv anil liow iloe> llie " liooineranu' liound.arv come in ' Tlie followini.' extraet from Coloi,,! t 'ameioiis reliorl will, iieil,,i|.., e.si.lali. what hi- m.ani l,\ ll un-lrained and n.iliir.d ver-ion of the Ireaty, -iilliorled hy hi-, ari;iimenl -. ' (>'',' liaiiu-rajih I.) Iltivalsof ll ^reil eir.le," and .- i\ - ; "ll h.a.s already lieen exjilained thai ihe Miiilhernmost |ioii;t of rriiice of Wales l-lamlaiid llie I'oil lanil ( '.iii.il. as reu'illal in;; ihe lioiiiidarv line, weie adopteil on (he siiu-eslioii of ihe liiissian lOenipol.'ni iaries, as widl marked yeoi^raiihieal features, ele." |i is not a. i-orilinn lofa.t to slate that this j.oi I ion of ihe lin.> ha.i hei'ii ado|iliMl, the very levei-se is staled hy Sir Charles r.,-i;.'ol, who says "it is of the hi;;hesl iin|.ortainc for Cie.it I'.rilain lo pos.s.ss llie so\eirif;nly of (he two hanks." (of the rorlland Can.ali. The ri|.orl eontiniiis: ■• fnder liie-e eireiinistiiiiees it follows that the hoiiiidary ileserilied liv tie cohM iilion of ISL'oas 'a [larlier ilii |.oint |e plus meridional de I'ile dil<> rrim !■ of \Vales. ■ ■* ' L.a ditc liune remonti'r.i an liord leloni.' tie hi Jiasse dile I'ortland Channel; follows ihe ionise of a ureal einle helweei, tin- soul li of the I'riiiee of Wales M.md and the eeiitie of ihe I'oiilaiid Canal oeeaii entraliee. Sinh a line is the most diieel ihal ii liedr.awn on the earths suifaee hetweeii any two named lerininal points. All |ioiiit- on it Mi'wed from (■i|l"M- -xtieinitv appear to he what would he ]iopular!y ih sei ihed as ,// lln' . It is eonse.|iienl ly th .Iin]ilest." ll is simply aiii.-izinir I Another aii\iliarv is hroujiht to hear in ~trai-lilei;in,u up I'oilland Canal to aeeommod.ne Ihe new lionnd.iry, niimely, the medial line. Kesperl inj; i* tlierepoil say-: " 1': ..hahly as strict a iiractical ilelinit ion' of a medial line .siiital.le to the ea-e under diMUssion is that it shall he a line so pl.accd helMceii the opposite canal honndaries that lines inlerseclini.' il at ri,;,'lil angles, and limited hv the oppo-ite houndu ie>. shall he hi-e.ted hy ii. The eharadei islic of such il line is th.at u,'.|ea vessel mm in;; donu it the hoiind.irii's of the canal would he e.pii- distaiit on the vessels lie.ims. Yet llie delinilion fails to sati.sfy the prohl-m under 'he eircunistances of sudden or aii:.'ular ehan-e of direction, or of lireadth in th<> canal, .and i-c,(uires to h.' suiiplemenled hy the followiiiL': "Where the .applicil ion of tli.- foie-oini; delinilion fail- to -i\e !i oontinuons line, a caneniioiial medial line sh.dl he a-n. d 11) so us to coniiecl the .adjiicenl eviiemili.s of the interrupt, d lin.'s .1 -.ail....! in ...■.■onlan..' with the lietinition. ' On thi- principl.' thai you niisl ".at.-li y.iur hate li.foie y.ai can look it," It is prohahle thai th.' aii|ilii'ation .if h.nii th.- ^'i.'.at .-ir. 1.' and lie- medial lin.' may he .ii.it.' unnec.'ssary, for /»,//, /,„»/is- ,,f I'.irtlan.l C.inal w.r.' ami y.t aiv of importance to ( ir.'at liritaiii, thi'f.'forc she di.l not ivliii.piish ih.-i.i at th.' sm-.-um'sHoh ..f th.' Itussi.ui pl.'nipolentiari.'s : nuy is il al ah likelv that till- suijii.'stion of 1^-"' ''i «ill i"' any mo.-e successful. It tn.iv h.' all very well for Col I Cam. 'lor t.i stand on Cap.' Clia.-.ui, as if hy pnotise.l hv Mr. I'civar.i and t'hrow the ■■ hoomi'ian;,' ' cast M I'ortlan.l Canal: hut thi' w I.'rfnl niissil.' will .-ir.l.' annind l.v th.' .ilith il.'i;ir.-, until it ..■turns .if it. .iwn ai'diil an.l falls hannl.ssly h.'liiiid th.- oper.ili.r at Cap.' .Muzon. Th- Inaly hi.iinil.iry will not h.' alle.'t.'d in the least, as it i:.ies north (tKHii south I rtli), al-.n- CI irenc Strait an.l Krne-I S.aiml (i-alleil r.irtlan.l Channel in the tr.'aty), un.il it r.'a.h.s lli.' c.uitinent at "if. .l.'u'ivs. as .lut- line.l hy Sir Charles l!aj;ot and continued hv the Hiu'ht lion, (ieor-e (.'anniii',', Alkx.wukii P.ko... M. Torl.V. 11. .■ : rriTi..'.lli\ K.umiii Wi.l.iK.'-liKV, I'miM i- lliv hi' VKi-J. . Mr.ii i:Mil!iiit Majist.v.