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NORTH AMRKIOA. No. 10 (1873).

PllOTOCOL

STGXED AT AVASniXCTOX ON THE lOin OF IMARCH.' 1873,

nrnxTxr, rnr;

BOUNDARY LINE

rnnoron the

CANAL DE HARO,

r\ ArconB.vxcE tvith the

AWARD OF THE EMPEROB OF GERMANY

OCTOBER 21. 1872.

PrrsnUrd to hnlli HoiiKOit of Pnrliamrnt hj Command of Her Majesty.

1873.

[C— 73r>.] Price \d.

LONDON :
PRINTED BT nAUUISON AND RONS.

Protocol signed at Wasliinffion on tho lOtli of March, 1873,
<lefininL» th(^ Roundarv Line throuu:li tlie Canal do Ilaro, in
accordance wiili tlio Award of the Emperor of Germany of
October 21, 1N72.

WITERRAS it was proxiilcd by the Ist Article of tlic Treaty between Great Britain
and tlio United States of America, si-ncd at Wasliington on tiie 15th of June, 1H4G, as
follows : —

'ARTICLE J.

" From the point on tlie 4!)th parallel of north latitude, where the boundary laid down
in existing Treatie>^ and Conventions hetween (ireat Britain and the Un'itcd States
terminates, the line of boundary, between die territories of Her Britannic Maji'stv and
those of the United States, shall l)e continued westward aloni; the said 4!»th paralkl of
north latitude, to the middle of the cliannel which separates the Continent from Vancouver's
Island; and tlienee soullurly tliiou-h tiic middle of the >aid channel, and of Fuca's
Straits, to the I'ucitic Ocean ; provided, however, tiiat the navij:ation of the whole of the
said channel and straits, south of the 4!)t)i parallel of north latitude, remain free and oj)cu
to both Parties.'

And whereas it was provided liy the WXlVtli Article of the Treaty between Great
Britain and the United States of Ameriea, signed at Washiufijlon on tlie Hth of May, 1x71,
as follows : —

" ARTICLE XXXJV.

" Whereas it was stipulated by Article I of the Treaty concluded at Washington on
the l')th of June, ls4(;, between Her riritannic Majesty aiul the United States, that the
line of boundary between tla; territories of Her Britamiie Majesty and those of the United
States, from t lie point on the 4i)th jiarallel of north latitude, up' to which it had already
been ascertained, should lu' eontiuued westward aloiiu,' the said |)arallel of north latitude to
the middle of tlu ehaiuiel whicli ^eparates the Continent from A'anconver's Island, and
thence southerly tlirough the middle of the said channel and of Iniea Straits to the Pacific
Ocean, and whereas the Commissioners appointed by the two Ilij,di Contracting Parties
to detennine that portion of the bouiulaiy which runs southerly through the middle
of the channel aforesaid were unal)le to atrice upon the same ; and whereas the
Government of Her Ibitaimie Majesty claims tf-.t such boundary line shouhl, under the
terms of the Treaty above recited, be run through the llosaiio Straits, and the Government
of the United States claims thai it should be run through the Canal de llaro, it is agreed
that the respective clanns of the (lovermnent of ller Brilannie Majesty, and of the
Governnient of tlie United States shall be submitted to the arbitration and'award of His
Majesty the Eini)eror of (iermany, who, having regard to the abovementioncd Article of
the said Treaty, shall decide thereupon, tiiially and without appeal, which of those elaims
is most ill accordance witli the true interpretation of the Treaty of .lune 1 ;'», 184(i."

And wht.'reas His Majesty tiie Emperor of German) has, by his award dated the
21st of October, Is7l', decided that"Mit der riehtigen Auslegung der zwischen den
Rcgierungen Hirer Britischcn Majestiit und der vereinigten Staaten von aierika
gescblossencn Vertrages de dato Washington den 15ter Juni, l^AG, steht der Anspruch
der Regierung der vereinigten Staaten am nieissten ini EinUlangc, dass die Grenzlinie
zwischen den Gebii;ten liner Britischeu Majestiit und den vereinigten Staaten durch den
Ilaro Kanal gezogen werde."

[■•106 1 B 2

The I'luli isi.:iuil. llic Hiulit I ItiiKiunililc Sir I'.dward 'riioMitoii, one of Hit Miijcsty's
Most lldiioniMMc I'livy Coiimil. Kiiiulil ('oiiiiiiuikIii' ot tlif .Mo>t 1 loiioiinililc Ordrr of
tlic l^iitli. Hit Hritiimiic .Majesty's Kiivoy KMnionlinary and Miiiistir I'lcnipoteiitiivy to
llic I'lutiil SliiU's of Ainci'ica, and Ufar-Adniiial .iaiiios Cliaiii's l'ii>v(i-t, ( 'Mniinissioiii'i of
IliM- l^iitaimic Maji-ty in ri'S|Hit ofllu' houiidary aluii'^a'd, and Hamilton l'"isli. Srcrctary
of JSlntc (if the Initid Stati's, dniy anllioii/c'd li\ ilu'ir rc^iu'ctivo (;ov<'rinni'Uts to traco
out and marl; on liiail" jufpaii'd lor thai jimiiiox- tlir line ol' luxnidary in conl'ornntv with
the award ot His Maji-sty tfic I'lnipiTor ol' (icMir.any, and to roniiilctc llic di'tcrininatioii of
so ninc'li of till' lionndavy line bctwcvn tin- i)nss('s>ions of (Iri'at Initain and the territory of
the L'niti'd States, as was left uncoiuplcti'd l)y tlic C'oinniissiom rs iK'rctoforc ajjpointcd to
carry into clfi-ct tlif 1st Articli; of tlic Treaty of 1 jtli .lune, IMti, liavc met to^atlier at
Washington, and have traeid out and marked the said houndarv iini- on four eliarts,
severally I'ntitled '• North Anuriea, West Coast. Strait of .luan de I'nea, and the Cliannels
Itetwceii the Continent and \ ancoiiver Island, showing' the boundary Line between British
and Anieriean Possessions, from the Admiralty Surveys hy Captains H. Kellett, II. N.,
1^47, and (J. H. Kiehards, K.N., 1S.'jS-InGl' ;"' and havini,' on examination agreed tliat the
lines so traeed and marked on the respective eharls are identical, they iiave severally sii;ne<l
the said cliarf s on behalf of their respective (iovcrnments, two co|)ies thereof to be retained
by tlie (iovernmont of Her Hritannie Majesty, and two coj)ics thereof to be retained by
tlic Govcrmnent of the United States, to serve with the " Delinition of the l?oundarv
I.ine attached hereto, showing the general hearings of the line ul' boundary as laid down
on the charts, as a per|)etual record of ai,'reement between the two (lovernmcnts in the
matter of the line of boundaiy between theii' respective dominions, under the 1st Article
of the 'I'reaty eoneiuded at \\"ashini;ton on the l.'itii of .liu'c. ls:!';_

In witness whereof the Cndersigned have siij;iied this Protocol, and have hereunto
affixed their seals.

Uoiie in duplicate at Washington, this 10th day of March, in the year 1873.

EDWD. THORNTON. (L.S.)

JAMES C. PREVOST. (L.S.)

HAMILTON FISH. (L.S.)

Definition of the Boundon/ Linp.

The chart upon which the boundary line between the British and United St.ntcs'
Possessions is laiil down is entitled ''North America, West Coast, .Strait of .luan <le Fuca,
and tlie Channels between the ('ontinent and X'ancouver Island, show inir the boundary Line
between Ihitisb and Americim Possessions, from tiie Admiralty Surveys by Captains
II. Kellett. U.N., ls47,and C. II. Richards, U.N.. l^,".s-l ^c,:.'.-

The boundary line thus laid down on the chart is a black line, shaded red on the side
of the Hriiisli Pi)s-<e-sions. and blue on the side of the Povvt^.-ions of the L'nited Stales,

The iiduudaiv hue thus detined commences at the point on the lUth parallel of north
latitude on tiie west side of Point Robarts, which is marked by a stone monument, and the
line is contimicd alom; the same | U'allel to the middle of the channel which separates the
Continent from \ ancouver Island, that is to say, to a point in ion^'itude 12-'5 I'.l' 15" west,
as shown in the said chart.

It then ])rocceds in a direction about south .'>() east (true) for about filteen jjeographical
miles, when it curves to the southward passini^ e(|uidistant between the west point of Patos
l-land and the east ])oint of Saturna Island until the point midway on a line drawn between
Turn Point on Stewart Island and Fairtiix Point on Moresby Island bears south On west
(true , distant IH miU's, then on a courst' south (i8" west (true) 10 miles to the said point
midway between Turn Point or Stewart Island and Pairfax Point on Moresby Island,
tiicnee on a course aiiont south 12 ^lO' cast (true tor about xj miles to a point <lne
east 1 mile Iroui the northernmost kelp reel, which reef, on the .^aid chart, is laid
down as iu latitude His .'J.T north and in ioiii^itude PJ-'i \'i ue-i ; then its directiou
eontimio aiiout south lift l.')'cast (true) <>i miles to a point midway between Sea Bird
Point on Discovery Island and Pde Point on San Juan Island, thence in a strai^dit line
south 4.'') cast (true) until it touches the north end of the middle bank in between !•'$ and
]x fathoms of water; from this point the line takes a general south "JH" ."{(f west directiou
(true) for about !<• miles, when it reaches the centre of the fiirway of the Strait of
,)uaii dc Fuca, wiiich by the chart is in the latitude of IS 17' north and longitude
]-j:i 1 r -40 we^t.

Till nee the line rinis in a directi<in south 7.'i west (true) for I 'J miles to u point on

astrni-rht line dmwn from the lisht-l.onsc on Race lslm.,1 toAu-clus Point nii.lwnv lu-tnm.

Tl.cncv flu. lino runs thron-h Ihc .rnlrc of tl.c Strait olM.ian dc l',„.a fi"rsl in ■.
.Inrc ,on north SO" ;{..' wot al,„ut n; ...iKs to a point ...,ui.li.tant on a .tral.ht lin.. I,..hv.rn
I5,t(Irt Ik-a.l nn \ancouvcr i.laii.l and Tonu'.u- l'..int .wi the shore of Wa^hiir-ton
li-rntory: sm,n.l, ni a .Invction nnrij, 7'1 xv^.t i.i.uMt I.-.', n,i|., to a point i-,|„I.li-.tant !•.
a strai-ht Im,; l.dwm. Shrrri,i;;han, l'.,int „„ \ ancouvcr Island and I'ill'r j'oint „ii
th.« shor,. ot Waslnn-ton 1. mtor\ ; third, in a direction north CS'^ west, ahont ;x,' nnles to
flu. lanheOceanat apnuile,p.i.li.ta„| bHwecn U.-nilla Point on Van. unvrr Isl;„ul and
Jafoodi Island li-htlu.use ..., i|,.. .\n,ericaii shore, th.' liiu; hetween the point, hein'. nearly
due north and south (title,. ' o '"j

The courses and distaiuts a. ulveu in the lorc-oui- de-erip'uu. are not n-Miined to he
perfecls' aeeura e hut are as m.ariv so ;„ is supposed 1,. he necessary to a practical delini-
tioii ot the hue laid down on the cliart and inti-n.led to In- the honndary line.

(Si-ned) KDWi). 'iliOKXroN.

JAMKS ('. l'RK\()ST.
HAMILTON KISU.

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