Joint Report Upon the Survey and Demarcation of the Boundary Between the United States and Canada from the Gulf of Georgia to the Northwesternmost Point of Lake of the Woods

DR. W. F. KING FOR HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY

P. C. 2181-M

CERTIFIED COPY OF A REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE PRIVY COUNCIL, APPROVED BY HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR GENERAL ON THE 27TH JUNE, 1908

The Committee of the Privy Council have had under consideration a despatch, dated 10th June, 1908, from His Majesty's Ambassador to the United States, containing the information that the ratifications of the Treaty for the Delimitation of the International Boundary between the United States and Canada were exchanged on the 4th June, 1908.

The Minister of the Interior, to whom the despatch was referred, observes that the Treaty, for the purpose of the more complete definition and demarcation which it contemplates, divides the boundary line, from the Atlantic Ocean at the entrance to Passamaquoddy Bay, to the Pacific Ocean at the Strait of Fuca, into eight sections, and provides that for each section, with the exception of the fourth section, which includes the line through the St. Lawrence River and the Great Lakes, and which is to be dealt with by the existing International Waterways Commission, two expert geographers or surveyors shall be appointed, one by each Government, as Commissioners to accurately define and mark the line, with the understanding stated in Article 9, that the same persons shall be appointed Commissioners under the several sections, excepting the fourth section, unless either Government find it expedient for some reason which it may think sufficient, to appoint some other person to be Commissioner for any of the sections.

The Minister, in accordance with the provisions above mentioned, recommends that Mr. William Frederick King, Dominion Topographical Surveyor, and Chief Astronomer of the Department of the Interior, be nominated for the position of His Majesty's Commissioner for all the sections of the line except the fourth.

The Committee concurring advise that your Excellency may be pleased to inform his Majesty's Secretary of State for the Colonies of the desire of your Excellency's Government in this regard.

All which is respectfully submitted for approval.

RODOLPHE BOUDREAU,

Clerk of the Privy Council.

The Honourable

THE MINISTER OF THE INTERIOR.

MR. E. C. BARNARD FOR THE UNITED STATES

WOODROW WILSON, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

To all to whom these Presents shall come, Greeting:

Know Ye, that reposing special trust and confidence in the Integrity and Ability of Edward C. Barnard, of New York, I do appoint him the expert Commissioner on the part of the United States for the purpose of more accurately defining and marking the International Boundary Line between the United States and the Dominion of Canada, under the provisions of Articles I, II, III, V, VI, VII, and VIII of the treaty between the United States and Great Britain, signed at Washington on April 11, 1908, and do authorize and empower him to execute and fulfill the duties of this commission with all the powers, privileges and emoluments thereunto of right appertaining, during the pleasure of the President of the United States.

In testimony whereof, I have caused the Seal of the United States to be hereunto affixed. Given under my hand at the City of Washington this thirtieth day of April, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and fifteen, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and thirty-ninth.

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By the President:

WOODROW WILSON.

W. J. BRYAN, Secretary of State.

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MR. J. J. MCARTHUR FOR HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY

GEORGE R. I.

GEORGE by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas, King, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India, Etc., Etc.

To all and singular to whom these Presents shall come, Greeting!

Whereas by a Treaty concluded at Washington on the 11th day of April, 1908, between our Royal Predecessor His Majesty King Edward VII and our Good Friends the United States of America, respecting the Demarcation of the International Boundary between the United States and the Dominion of Canada, it was in effect provided that Commissioners should be appointed on Our part and on that of Our said Good Friends, and that the Commissioners so appointed should define and mark the boundary line, with the exception of that portion of it extending from the 45th parallel of north latitude through the St. Lawrence River, the Great Lakes and connecting waterways to the mouth of the Pigeon River;

Now Know Ye that We, reposing especial trust and confidence in the approved learning, wisdom and fidelity of Our Trusty and Well-beloved James Joseph McArthur, Esquire, Dominion Land Surveyor, have named and appointed, as We do by these Presents name and appoint him to be Our Commissioner for the purposes aforesaid and pursuant to the said Treaty, to meet the other Commissioner appointed or to be appointed in like manner by Our Good Friends the United States of America, to do and determine all such matters as are provided to be done by him under the said Treaty, in the manner therein provided.

In witness whereof We have signed these Presents with Our Royal Hand.

Given at Our Court of Saint James the Twenty-sixth day of February One thousand Nine Hundred and Seventeen in the Seventh year of Our Reign.

By His Majesty's Command:

ARTHUR JAMES BALFOUR.

MR. E. LESTER JONES FOR THE UNITED STATES

WOODROW WILSON, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

To all to whom these Presents shall come, Greeting:

Know Ye, that reposing special trust and confidence in the Integrity and Ability of E. Lester Jones, of Virginia, I do appoint him the expert Commissioner on the part of the United States for the purpose of more accurately defining and marking the International Boundary Line between the United States and the Dominion of Canada, under the provisions of Articles I, II, III, V, VI, VII, and VIII of the treaty between the United States and Great Britain, signed at Washington on April 11, 1908, and do authorize and empower him to execute and fulfill the duties of this commission with all the powers, privileges and emoluments thereunto of right appertaining, during the pleasure of the President of the United States.

In testimony whereof, I have caused the Seal of the United States to be hereunto affixed. Given under my hand, in the District of Columbia, this twenty-eighth day of February, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and twenty-one, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and forty-fifth. WOODROW WILSON.

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By the President:

BAINBRIDGE COLBY, Secretary of State.

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MR. J. D. CRAIG FOR HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY

(Sgd.) GEORGE R. I.

GEORGE, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas King, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India, Etc., Etc., Etc.

To all and singular to whom these Presents shall come, Greeting!

Whereas by Article VI of a Convention concluded at Washington on the 24th day of January 1903 between Our Royal Predecessor His Majesty King Edward VII and Our Good Friends the United States of America, respecting the adjustment of the Boundary between the Dominion of Canada and the Territory of Alaska, it was in effect provided that Commissioners should be appointed on Our part and on that of Our said Good Friends, for the purpose of laying down the boundary line in conformity with the decision of the Tribunal constituted under the terms of Article I of the said Convention;

And whereas by a Treaty concluded at Washington on the 11th day of April 1908 between Our said Royal Predecessor and Our said Good Friends, respecting the Demarcation of the International Boundary between the United States and the Dominion of Canada, it was in effect provided that Commissioners should be appointed on Our part and on that of Our said Good Friends, to define and mark the boundary line, with the exception of that portion of it extending from the 45th parallel of north latitude through the Saint Lawrence River, the Great Lakes and connecting waterways to the mouth of the Pigeon River;

Now know ye that We, reposing especial Trust and Confidence in the approved Learning, Wisdom and Fidelity of Our Trusty and Well-beloved John Davidson Craig, Esquire, Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Member of the Engineering Institute of Canada, Dominion Land Surveyor and International Boundary Commission Engineer, have named and appointed, as We do by these Presents name and appoint him to be Our Commissioner for the purposes aforesaid and pursuant to the said Convention and Treaty, to meet the other Commissioners appointed or to be appointed in like manner by Our Good Friends the United States of America, and to do and determine all such matters as are provided to be done by him under the said Convention and Treaty, in the manner therein provided.

In witness whereof We have signed these Presents with Our Royal Hand.

Given at Our Court of Saint James the Seventh day of March in the Year of Our Lord One thousand Nine hundred and Twenty-Five and in the Fifteenth Year of Our Reign.

MR. JAMES H. VAN WAGENEN FOR THE UNITED STATES

HERBERT HOOVER, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

To all to whom these Presents shall come, Greeting:

Know Ye, That reposing special trust and confidence in the Integrity and Ability of James H. Van Wagenen, of Iowa, I do appoint him the expert Commissioner on the part of the United States for the purpose of more accurately defining and marking the International Boundary Line between the United States and the Dominion of Canada, under the provisions of Articles I, II, III, V, VI, VII and VIII of the treaty between the United States and Great Britain, signed at Washington on April 11, 1908, and Article IV of the treaty between the United States and Great Britain, signed at Washington on February 24, 1925, and do authorize and empower him to execute and fulfil the duties of this commission with all the powers, privileges and emoluments thereunto of right appertaining, during the pleasure of the President of the United States. In testimony whereof, I have caused the Seal of the United States to be hereunto affixed. Done at the City of Washington this third day of May, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and twenty-nine, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and fifty-third.

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By the President:

HENRY L. STIMSON, Secretary of State.

HERBERT HOOVER.

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MR. NOEL J. OGILVIE FOR HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY

(Sgd.) GEORGE R. I. GEORGE, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the Seas King, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India, Etc., Etc., Etc.

To all and singular to whom these Presents shall come, Greeting!

Now know ye that We, reposing especial Trust and Confidence in the approved Learning, Wisdom and Fidelity of Our Trusty and Well-beloved Noel John Ogilvie, Esquire, Dominion Land Surveyor, Member of the Engineering Institute of Canada, Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, the Director of the Geodetic Survey of Canada, have named and appointed, as We do by these Presents name and appoint him to be Our Commissioner for the purposes aforesaid and pursuant to the said Convention and Treaty, to meet the other Commissioners appointed or to be appointed in like manner by Our Good Friends the United States of America, and to do and determine all such matters as are provided to be done by him under the said Convention and Treaty, in the manner therein provided, this appointment to be effective as and from the 14th day of May of this year.

In witness whereof We have signed these Presents with Our Royal Hand.

Given at Our Court of Saint James the tenth day of June in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Nine Hundred and Thirty-one and in the Twenty-second Year of Our Reign.

MR. THOMAS RIGGS FOR THE UNITED STATES

FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

To all to whom these Presents shall come, Greeting:

Know Ye, That reposing special trust and confidence in the Integrity and Ability of Thomas Riggs, of New York, I do appoint him the expert Commissioner on the part of the United States for the purpose of more accurately defining and marking the International Boundary Line between the United States and the Dominion of Canada, under the provisions of Articles I, II, III, V, VI, VII, and VIII of the treaty between the United States and Great Britain, signed at Washington on April 11, 1908, and Article IV of the treaty between the United States and Great Britain, signed at Washington on February 24, 1925, and do authorize and empower him to execute and fulfil the duties of this commission with all the powers, privileges and emoluments thereunto of right appertaining, during the pleasure of the President of the United States.

In testimony whereof, I have caused the Seal of the United States to be hereunto affixed. Done at the City of Washington this first day of August, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and thirty-five, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and sixtieth.

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By the President:

FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT

WILLIAM PHILLIPS, Acting Secretary of State.

RESERVATION OF LANDS ALONG THE INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY PROCLAMATIONS BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

(No. 810)

Whereas, the customs and immigration laws of the United States can be better enforced and the public welfare thereby better advanced when the Federal Government has complete control of the use and occupation of lands abutting on international boundary lines;

Now, therefore, I, Theodore Roosevelt, President of the United States, do hereby proclaim and make known that all unpatented public lands of the United States, lying within sixty feet of the boundary line between the United States and the Dominion of Canada, are hereby declared to be, and are set apart as a public reservation, and shall hereafter be subject only to such rights as have been heretofore legally acquired under settlements, entries, reservations, or other forms of appropriation, and are now existing, but shall not be subject at any time to any other claim, use, or occupation, except for public highways; and any patent issued for any legal subdivision affected by this reservation under any claim hereafter initiated, shall contain a recital that it is issued subject to this proclamation.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed.

Done at the City of Washington this 15th day of June, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and eight, and of the Independence of the United States the one hundred and thirty-second.

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By the President:

THEODORE ROOSEVELT

ELIHU ROOT, Secretary of State.

(No. 1196)

Whereas, the customs and immigration laws of the United States can be better enforced and the public welfare thereby advanced by the retention in the Federal Government of complete control of the use and occupation of lands abutting on International Boundary Lines;

Now, therefore, I, William Howard Taft, President of the United States, do hereby declare, proclaim, and make known that there are hereby reserved from entry, settlement, or other form of appropriation and disposition under the public-land laws, and set apart as a public reservation, all public lands lying within sixty feet of the boundary line between the United States and the Dominion of Canada.

Excepting from the force and effect of this proclamation all lands which were prior to June fifteenth, nineteen hundred and eight, embraced in any legal entry or covered by any lawful filing, selection, or right of way duly of record in the proper United States land office or upon which any valid settlement had been made pursuant to law, the statutory period within which to make or complete entry or filing of record had not expired, and which has been or may be perfected as required by law. Any claims lawfully initiated between June fifteenth, nineteen hundred and eight, and the date hereof, lawfully maintained and perfected, may be patented subject to the reservation prescribed in proclamation of the President dated June fifteenth, nineteen hundred and eight.

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