Fur Seal Arbitration: Proceedings of the Tribunal of Arbitration, Convened at Paris Under the Treaty Between the United States of America and Great Britain, Concluded at Washington February 29, 1892 for the Determination of Questions Between the Two Governments Concerning the Jurisdictional Rights of the United States in the Waters of Bering Sea, Volume 2U.S. Government Printing Office, 1895 - Bering Sea controversy |
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... shores these fur- seals landed . Much time was spent in following them both upon their northward and southward courses . In 1786 the final search for them was undertaken by Gerassim Pribilof , who for five years had been employed by one ...
... shores these fur- seals landed . Much time was spent in following them both upon their northward and southward courses . In 1786 the final search for them was undertaken by Gerassim Pribilof , who for five years had been employed by one ...
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... shore of the sea and established a fort at the mouth of the Nushagak.1 The lands became Rus- early as 1800.⚫ great wealth to be derived from the fur- Shores and is- bearing animals led to permanent settlements , sian territory as the ...
... shore of the sea and established a fort at the mouth of the Nushagak.1 The lands became Rus- early as 1800.⚫ great wealth to be derived from the fur- Shores and is- bearing animals led to permanent settlements , sian territory as the ...
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... shores of Prince William Sound is chronicled , this being the first ship built in Alaska.2 Sitka . 3 Founding of But the most important step taken by Russia to permanently establish her authority over the islands and adjoining shores of ...
... shores of Prince William Sound is chronicled , this being the first ship built in Alaska.2 Sitka . 3 Founding of But the most important step taken by Russia to permanently establish her authority over the islands and adjoining shores of ...
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... shores and waters of the Pacific . The troubles which early in this cen- tury arose between the United States and Great Britain as to ownership of these coasts were left undetermined by the treaty of Ghent , following the war of 1812 ...
... shores and waters of the Pacific . The troubles which early in this cen- tury arose between the United States and Great Britain as to ownership of these coasts were left undetermined by the treaty of Ghent , following the war of 1812 ...
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... shores and the adjacent islands of the American continent south of latitude 60 ° as far as California were during the latter part of the eighteenth and the first quarter of the present century the subject of conflicting claims on the ...
... shores and the adjacent islands of the American continent south of latitude 60 ° as far as California were during the latter part of the eighteenth and the first quarter of the present century the subject of conflicting claims on the ...
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agent Alaska Commercial Company Alaskan seal herd Aleutian Islands American Bering Sea animals April Arbitrators Article Bayard Behring Sea Bering Sea Commissioners board of administration Britain British Blue Book bulls Canadian Capt catch Charles Bryant Chief Manager coast of America Colonies Commander Commander Islands cows decrease destruction engaged extermination female seals fur-seal George George Baden-Powell H. H. McIntyre hauling grounds hundred hunting Imperial industry island of St J. C. Redpath June jurisdiction Kadiak Kamchatka land latitude lease lessees limits Majesty Majesty's Government male seals ment miles natives navigation North Pacific Northwest Coast number of seals Okhotsk Pacific Ocean Paul Island pelagic sealing port Pribilof Islands prohibited protection regulations Report of American rookeries Russian American Company Samuel Falconer says schooner sealers sealing vessels seals killed sealskin Secretary ships shores Sitka Stanley Brown taken territory tion trade Treasury treaty ukase W. H. Dall waters
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Page 10 - America, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate thereof, and by Her Britannic Majesty; and the ratifications shall be exchanged either at Washington or at London within six months from the date hereof, or earlier if possible.
Page 47 - The uncivilized tribes will be subject to such laws and regulations as the United States may, from time to time, adopt in regard to aboriginal tribes of that country.
Page 36 - It is agreed that any country that may be claimed by either party on the northwest coast of America, westward of the Stony Mountains, shall, together with its harbors, bays, and creeks, and the navigation of all rivers within the same, be free and open for the term of ten years from the date of the signature of the present convention, to the vessels, citizens, and subjects of the two powers...
Page 5 - Party shall have specified or alluded to any report or document in its own exclusive possession, without annexing a copy, such Party shall be bound, if the other Party thinks proper to apply for it, to furnish that Party with a copy thereof; and either Party may call upon the other, through the Commissioners, to produce the originals...
Page 298 - Did not all the rights of Russia as to jurisdiction and as to the seal fisheries in...
Page 115 - It is the duty of the court to instruct the jury as to the law; and it is the duty of the jury to follow the law, as it is laid down by the court.
Page 46 - Straits on the parallel of sixty-five degrees thirty minutes north latitude, at its intersection by the meridian which passes midway between the islands of Krusenstern or Ignalook, and the island of Ratmanoff, or Noonarbook, and proceeds due north without limitation, into the same Frozen Ocean.
Page 47 - The inhabitants of the ceded territory, according to their choice, reserving their natural allegiance, may return to Russia within three years; but if they should prefer to remain in the ceded territory, they, with the exception of uncivilized native tribes, shall be admitted to the enjoyment of all the rights, advantages and immunities of citizens of the United States, and shall be maintained and protected in the free enjoyment of their liberty, property and religion.
Page 46 - ARTICLE II. In the cession made by the preceding article are included the adjacent islands belonging to Louisiana, all public lots and squares, vacant lands, and all public buildings, fortifications, barracks, and other edifices which are not private property.
Page 36 - ... a line drawn from the said point due north or south as the case may be, until the said line shall intersect the said parallel of north latitude...